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04-21-2010, 01:29 PM #11Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
Originally Posted by neversummer
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04-21-2010, 01:42 PM #12Senior Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
Originally Posted by TurboALLWD
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04-21-2010, 01:47 PM #13Senior Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
Originally Posted by lampost
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04-21-2010, 09:28 PM #14Senior Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
Originally Posted by micjen
Here's a post I did on a moldy strain I got from a dispensary with some pictures so you can see what to look for: MMJinColorado - Moldy Meds Warning! | MMJ in Colorado. Basically, anything that seems fuzzy (it's generally white) and is not crystals, is most likely mold. It's difficult to see with the naked eye unless it's VERY bad -- the sample that I got I didn't notice it at all until I checked it out with the scope, then I could see the tiny white splotches on the leaf surfaces with my naked eye.
As far as general quality, here's what I look for:
1) Well-dried: meaning that the stems snap easily when bent and don't bend, as that indicates a LOT of residual moisture.
2) Well-cured: this is a lot harder to tell, but generally if a strain is not cured it will smell like hay, grass, or simply vegetable matter rather than something pungent like you'd normally expect. some strains simply don't have a lot of smell, but if you can't get much out of it when pinching it underneath your nose, etc., then it's probably just either a very crappy strain or it wasn't cured properly. Another way to tell is how it burns -- if it can't hold a "cherry" and you have to keep relighting it, or if it burns and there's a good amount of black ashes left as opposed to fluffy white ash, that means it probably wasn't dried/cured properly.
You can't cure it properly without drying it out well basically... shops that sell wet meds are likely not curing it at all and simply are trying to push out product as quickly as possible.
3) Good trich coverage: Trichomes are the crystals that you see all over quality bud. I generally make sure I see a visible layer of trichs before even considering a purchase. It's VERY rare to see strains without many trichs, but generally that means that it has been harvested for hash by the dispensary (probably by using a screen or something similar to knock the trich heads off of the plant) or was just of poor quality (possibly not let grow long enough, possible just an amateur grower).
That's my general guide. There's of course more to it, but that along with the basic mold inspection should help you get nice meds. Aside from the trichs/mold inspection, I rely almost entirely upon my nose... I can probably count on one hand the number of times that I've been impressed with a strain's smell but it did not deliver... that's my go-to measuring stick.
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04-22-2010, 10:57 AM #15Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
Here's the thing with the smell and perhaps it's me. The shop I go to like many shops carry many strains. Where I go it's probably 20+ at any given time. I get socked in the face with "a combination smell" before even opening the door. I smell and smell and it's rare I detect anything distinct until I get it home. Some seem to barely give off an odor in the shop, with my nose in the jar, but when I get home, I can put a gram in double bags and then a mason jar and it will still stink up the room.
Stuart
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04-22-2010, 11:15 AM #16Senior Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
I know of some places that have coffee available to cleanse your pallet. I think it was D9 but it was a nice idea.
It appears that most of the dispensaries I have visited do have some poorly dried/cured product, but most of the budtenders will say something like "This is not the best example of this strain." Not much of a consolation but better than nothing I guess.
It is important for the patient to be knowledgable with Medical Marijuana just as it's important for a patient to be knowledgable of anything that has an impact on their health. You want to know the side effects of a prescription drug and you should learn what you can about MMJ. This does not condone those vendors/dispensaries for selling poorly grown or cured medicine but its important to know what is best for you.
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04-22-2010, 03:56 PM #17Senior Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
The wife and I decided to travel this weekend and check out some western slope disp. The one that I found the worst was Gods Gift in Clifton, meds were schwag and some girl named kristie working did not know shit, more of the parade around and look at me type person, found out later 2 of the owners were former meth dealers and one even suspected of murder, verified this by public info arrest records.
On a brighter note found a couple of good ones in Glenwood with the exception of one called CMD, their egos were bigger than my suv and their actually knowledge was pathetic to say the least.
Tree line Premier in Avon seemed to be the best in my opinion.
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04-22-2010, 04:24 PM #18Senior Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
Originally Posted by MysteryBee
Shit, half of the times I've been in there there's a vendor selling some half-ass buds to them....Brown-eyed women and red grenadine...
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04-22-2010, 04:28 PM #19Senior Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
It's funny because in some places you need to trust the budtender and in other places you need to do exactly the opposite of what he says!!
I've found in the shady places (and even some reputable ones) if you ask for a recommendation they'll just pawn off the nastiest buds to you... or maybe ones that look good, but are too wet, not cured, or just not potent enough.
It's nice when you find some trustworthy peeps who'll actually recommend the best stuff to you instead of trying to push the stuff that's not selling...Brown-eyed women and red grenadine...
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04-22-2010, 04:39 PM #20Senior Member
Worst Dispensary in the state..Mr Nice Guys
Originally Posted by MysteryBee
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