That may very well be true after the rash of busts down here in SoCal, but before the federal raids, a friend of mine had a medical card, and the herb he got from the dispensary was absolutely some potent fucking chronic. He had friends with cards who bought and sold large amounts from the dispensary.

The friend with the card moved to Humboldt, so I have no clue what the weed from the dispensaries is like now.