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Went by SouthWest Alternative Care Sunday, drawn by their craigslist ad KBPI's Willie B's MMJ Dispensary - Lowest Prices:thumbsup:

It's a two-room operation across from the DMV and Family Dollar on West Mississippi, upstairs in a bright yellow building on the south side of Miss., parking in front.

No real hassles with paperwork - they have you fill out a form that basically says "my primary caregiver is not available today and I designate ____ as my temporary caregiver." Lawyers advice, they said. Excessive caution, perhaps, but it felt like protection for them, and for me, in this uncertain environment.

Into the back room with one other customer. 8 strains to choose from, prices capped at $50/eighth:smokin:. Using my neophyte's "If it looks and smells good, try it" theory of bud buying, I got some Blue Dream and some Stevie Wonder. Both later (no medicating on premises) turned out to be very satisfactory - vaping the Blue got me buzzing on housecleaning! and later Stevie hit me early and soon locked me down. Good pain relief (degen discs) from both.

They were very willing to spend time talking about the strains, and just gabbing about the biz in general (note to self: Sunday during Bronco games is a good time to go dispensary shopping). They seemed more knowledgeable than me - not a great feat - though the knowledge level varied between the two employees back there.

They're not growing their own yet, but have a grow in planning. We talked about caregiver status once they start growing and they indicated they were leaning toward/thinking of a gifting + discount deal for primary patients once they get underway.

They have a punch card program, only one I've come across, to reward regulars. 10 $50 purchases will get you $25 shop credit.

Something cool - they showed me a set of books, "Cannabible" (by Josh King, I believe). It's a collection of lots and lots of strain history and info, plus lots of inside biz gossipy/history stuff, and some reasonable photography. The photos don't compare to StrainMans' macro stuff, but along with the descriptions should be enough to help identify what you're being sold. This was three - all three volumes - heavy stock medium format paperbacks packaged in a neat hard slip box. I loved it, saw it on Amazon yesterday for $17 (list$ 25). Seemed like it would be a good ref for a dispensary to have on hand - and offer to clients to view, help their shopping!

This was a good place. Good people, good product. I'll definitely be going back. Love the $50 cap. We're getting there!
Just for info purposes, the author of the Cannabible series is named Jason King, and the 3 book set you refer to lists for about $105 (amazon sells for about $70) in a hard-cover version, which I thought would be a little more durable. I thought the photomicrography in the books was the best I have seen as applied to our favorite plant, but in terms of useful, objective info, I prefer the "Big Book of Buds" series by Ed Rosenthal.