I already alluded to this in the other thread and it's been mentioned several times here too. It's just plain hard to review a strain. It's like trying to review an apple from a grocery store. Even if it was great when you got it, doesn't mean the next batch of apples is going to taste great. Plus some like Red Delicious, others like Granny Smith.

I do appreciate & like to read reviews on dispensaries. Sure maybe the new guy is working the counter but if he's a good hire - he should know when he's getting in over his head and call in a more experienced staff member. Plus even if you get the new guy, you can observe how the other staff members are interacting with other customers. Have been in places that had decent product, and the staff was nice but not very educated on the strains they were carrying. Have also been in places that had great staff, pretty well educated, but only ok meds (which they honestly stated and informed me their own were in the process of being grown). Have been to both high-end & ghetto places. Had good & bad service at both. Have found good, mediocre, and crap at every place I've been in (which at last count is over 50!). It got to be expensive so I don't go to too many places now. Luckily more places are opening up closer to me so no more driving 30mins! Yeah!

If any review site would like an honest dispensary reviewer, I'm available. Could even develop a "checklist" of items to look for & questions to ask, so things are more standardized.

One idea I think someone sort of mentioned is a forum. Each part of town would have it's own forum, further divided by dispensary subforums, further divided by threads on each strain they carry & also a general threads like daily menu & overall review on the dispensary.

Example:
Colorado MMJ review site
-- Denver forum
---- Dispensary #1 subforum
------ daily menu thread
------ general Q & A and site review thread
------ strain #1 thread with reviews from the public
------ strain #2 thread with reviews from the public
------ strain # etc....

Part of it could be to public like the daily menu, other parts would require a small membership fee - particular the strain part.

Of course some schilling will probably happen but it's usually easy to figure out after awhile.

Just tossing out ideas...