I honestly believe that we have not faltered on quality in the transition from being caregivers to the dispensary level. Most things have actually improved due to scale.

More patients and higher plant counts have allowed a much wider range of genetics. We have 50+ mothers now in a 10k sq ft show, where as caregivers we could only wrangle 6-10 strains into the continuous cycle in 700sq ft.

My apprentice grower keeps nute/ph levels and schedule actions much tighter and regimented in the garden than I ever could. This leaves me with more time to prune, evaluate, and inspect the plants intimately. I can check in with every mom, clone, veg, and flowering plant in the facility every single day and dictate change as needed.

Processing on larger scale has also seen improvement and standardization in curing and packaging. When you have full time trimmers on staff, they become very good at what they do. Digital hygrometers, stable temp and humidity in processing areas, as well as multiple QC checks along the way keep the meds tidy.

Maybe we're an exception because we don't use contract growers, but I can honestly say that I haven't seen the huge demise in patient care or product quality that's been predicted. Sometimes bigger can be better. Although I do have to admit that I have a difficult time remembering all the patient's names now . My partner runs the front end so I don't get to interact with patients as much as I did. But she's better with the people side of it than me anyways.

So, I guess it works out to more individuals becoming better experts at their little slice of the whole pie.

Someday we do hope to actually pull a paycheck without having to raise prices to do it