i feel ya. but its pretty fuckin sad that i could go get much MUCH better stuff down the street from a friend, than at MOST dispensaries.
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I thought dispensary experiences were suppose to be pleasant
i feel ya. but its pretty fuckin sad that i could go get much MUCH better stuff down the street from a friend, than at MOST dispensaries.
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Marywanna
I do like it. I would rather do that than have a caregiver to grow for me. You pretty much have to take and pay for what he grows,at least the dispensary tells you if you don't like it bring it back and they will replace it with something else.Caregiver-grower system sucks dog ass.Let em pay their own damn 300 bucks a year like us pts have to.
MoldyFrogToe
Member
Whats wrong with getting a buzz and helping your medical needs? Are they not one in the same?
Who are "they" to set the standard? Fuck them and their bullshit impersonal big pharma pharmacy.
We are being provided a beautiful herb from nature here, not a pill made in a lab!
I for one like a warm relaxed environment with friendly faces and spaces.
It's more about convincing the masses of reputable business practices so that people take the medicinal MJ movement seriously in order to advance its goals further.
Most dispensaries are an offense to that and in effect make it harder to win over the hearts and minds of uncertain constituents that this movement depends on.
This whole knee-jerk "OH MY GOD WE CAN'T MAKE IT LIKE BIG PHARMA" is a load of shit..It's great to have more relaxed atmospheres and is more desirable but the general public doesn't take it seriously. In the long run that hurts the movement more than anything and if it means that, I could give 2 shits about whether it's a 100% lab pharma environment or not..o well just an opinion..
MoldyFrogToe
Member
You have a good point, these ones actually are pretty good, but pretty-good-looking-like-a-tattoo-shop isn't really too great..
Right.
In order for the MS to except the fact(in the light of day) they must, to some chagrin, resemble MS businesses to a degree.
This is HortiPharm in Santa Barbara...Raided and shut down 2 weeks ago.
I don't remember the name (yes the hash was that good) but there is a club in Venice right on the boardwalk. I'll try to get pics. Hash bar and a medicating room that has tinted bay windows overlooking the boardwalk and the beach. Cool thing about this place is that you can bring in your own meds and use their lounge to medicate in a safe atmosphere....beats lighting up in the car
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THCV
When you got to an authentic mexican restaurant, are you annoyed that they haven't "gone mainstream" and outfitted the place like McDonald's? No. Restaurants, and many other businesses, will sort of pay homage to the product they are selling--paintings of vineyards on the walls of wine stores, Coffee plantations at coffee shops-etc. You don't need to agree with the lifestyle the paintings portray or even have any particular relationship with the world portrayed inside the establishment; you are there for the product (food and ambiance in one, medical marijuana in the other). They are, however, creating a vibe based on the product, and who could deny that Bob Marley smoking a spliff is a classic pic from the history of Marijuana? Does the presence of a nice pic like that somehow seem unprofessional in a place that is selling smokable marijuana?? Jesus, guys, you are willing to sell out and make some weird corporate lab version of weed sales to the exclusion of sellers that choose to respect and pay homage to the history of this fine weed. Why be so closed minded? Public acceptance is happening, but do we have to all dress in suits and ties in harsh flouro lighting for you to think that it will be ok for the "mainstream"? Fuck that! This is America!
And I am not talking about the thuggish places where you feel unsafe, that is truly bullshit. But places that have a different decor than you personally like, f it, go somewhere else or "suffer" through it for some top notch meds, if that's what it takes. I don't mind buying shit from casually dressed people--people buy shit from me while i am casually dressed and i wouldn't have it any other way. For potheads, some of you are oddly uptight.
And I am not talking about the thuggish places where you feel unsafe, that is truly bullshit. But places that have a different decor than you personally like, f it, go somewhere else or "suffer" through it for some top notch meds, if that's what it takes. I don't mind buying shit from casually dressed people--people buy shit from me while i am casually dressed and i wouldn't have it any other way. For potheads, some of you are oddly uptight.
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THCV
This is HortiPharm in Santa Barbara...Raided and shut down 2 weeks ago.
Great pic, but the "mainstream" will say: "That young man sure looks strong and healthy! It's all a scam to legalize weed!" ;-)
That is one fine looking dispensary. The fact it got shut down just goes to show you that the way it looked did little for its "mainstream" acceptance.
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Chong_Irie
people seem to be abandoning (or weren't smoking back then) the people/groups that allowed for "medical marijuana" to even be allowed nowadays. And in regards to the shops. In California, for people not to see what has/had been going on, you are either dumb or naive. At best, shops were selling to "patients" to be able to help patients.
Edit: trust me, if someone has chronic back pain and needs to smoke to help it, i doubt they would care for the names on the board that these places seem to have a hard on for... Super Purple Ocean Grown Master Kush, Reggie Bush, B real Og Kush, etc.........
Edit: trust me, if someone has chronic back pain and needs to smoke to help it, i doubt they would care for the names on the board that these places seem to have a hard on for... Super Purple Ocean Grown Master Kush, Reggie Bush, B real Og Kush, etc.........
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Marywanna
The place we went to was a warehouse with put up walls. You had to show your card then wait for a person to come and get you and take you into the back part. Nobody was wearing a gun. You can't take pics or record on your phone. You can't bring in weapons. I felt safe there,and didn't really care if it was all fancy. The people were helpful in every aspect of MMJ,including Drs and individual care plans for pts. Each purchased was sealed and the bag it was in was also sealed. So taking it home was safe. There really are people out there that use MJ for relieving symtoms. So what if they get high from it? Isn't that the benefit of pain contol? People get blasted on their Oxy and Vicoden all the time and sales of those drugs illegally is very high.
Dojo
Member
OMG stop fucking whining...sounds to me like your problems arent with the dispensarys its with some "thug" wearing clothes you dont fucking wear cause you dont get down with that culture...stop being shallow...so the fuck what if someone behind the counter has a mohawk thats blue or a fucking fubu shirt on...so fucking what if bob marley is pictured in the joint...
Oh and wearing a fucking hat is "thug" now...jesus give me a break
Just be lucky you even have a safe place to go to get your medicine from regardless of whos or what pictures are behind the fucking counter...GEESH
And those pictures of that dispensary look fucking elite
Oh and wearing a fucking hat is "thug" now...jesus give me a break
Just be lucky you even have a safe place to go to get your medicine from regardless of whos or what pictures are behind the fucking counter...GEESH
And those pictures of that dispensary look fucking elite
Wow, you're certainly taking it to the extreme.
You need to look at it from the other side of the equation.
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THCV
how is it extreme? just putting it in perspective. weed culture doesn't need to conform to the mainstream; eventually it will be accepted into the mainstream and be heavily expanded upon. See: jazz, rock, equal rights, etc.
I think it can be said best with the phrase - Looks aren't everything.
I'm all about the quality of the herb, if that is present & prices are good well then I could care less if I am buying it from Snoop Dog in some ghetto ass hole in the wall or fucking President Bush himself in an oval office dispensary. I don't hang out and chill at the dispensary, I just get some herb if need be and get the fuck out and go smoke at home or with close friends. I think people can and should be allowed to make their business how they want it to appear. I also don't see anything wrong with an owner or manager having a gun because it's there to keep their business, them, and YOU safe. So what if someone at a dispensary has a fucking gun? Big deal, it's a legal business and they have a right in America to protect it.
I mean everyone does remember this is America right?
I'm all about the quality of the herb, if that is present & prices are good well then I could care less if I am buying it from Snoop Dog in some ghetto ass hole in the wall or fucking President Bush himself in an oval office dispensary. I don't hang out and chill at the dispensary, I just get some herb if need be and get the fuck out and go smoke at home or with close friends. I think people can and should be allowed to make their business how they want it to appear. I also don't see anything wrong with an owner or manager having a gun because it's there to keep their business, them, and YOU safe. So what if someone at a dispensary has a fucking gun? Big deal, it's a legal business and they have a right in America to protect it.
I mean everyone does remember this is America right?
I disagree.
Those 'cultures' remained underground for a very long time and didn't truly need mainstream exceptance to thrive(coupled with the fact you didn't go to jail for 20 years for playing in a jazz band).
You're asking for the 'help' of the mainstream in changing archaic laws, we at least need to play the game a bit
If that's your reasoning, why object to a medical dispensary looking like a medical dispensary? They dispense medicine, not burritos.
MacDs isn't an authentic Mexican anything. Authentic cultural resturants decorate themselves as such so you know you're not in a MacDs. Why hide the fact you're in a dispensary unless in fact you're not in a dispensary but rather a drug den or a church?
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THCV
um, what on earth is an actual "medical dispensary" this day in age? if not Rite Aid or CVS, as i clearly discussed in my earlier post, do you mean like the pharmacy inside a hospital? Is that something to strive for? Or do you mean a 50's style pharmacy with milkshakes and sandwiches? Honestly, there isn't a definition of what an MJ dispensary is supposed to look like, so people are free to make it up as they go along and the market will either support them or not.
I really don't get it? Why hide the fact you are selling an herb that has a long, storied history, even aside from being illegal? Since when is the "correct" way to get herb in a sterile lab or similar? You guys take it too far. I have been to dispensaries that are like clinics and I don't like it at all--i hate clinics. But that's me--and like I said, different strokes.
I really don't get it? Why hide the fact you are selling an herb that has a long, storied history, even aside from being illegal? Since when is the "correct" way to get herb in a sterile lab or similar? You guys take it too far. I have been to dispensaries that are like clinics and I don't like it at all--i hate clinics. But that's me--and like I said, different strokes.
here2learn
Member
I join ... I hate dirty stoners.. and dogs and bunnies..... where has this thread gone????
just to play "the devils advocate" a little bit... or maybe inspire someone...
Really i hope this inspires someone to get off the sidelines and into the playing field.
i think its funny theres so many ideas and strong opinions about how dispensaries 'should' be run... anyone ever try opening & operated one? i mean its got to be so easy, right???
if you have a vision of how to do something 'correctly' and feel strongly that you can make a drastic positive impact in your community, why not pony up the greenbacks, sack up and make it happen?
lots and lots of talk, and no action. "i would do this" and "i wish they would do that" blah blah blah - quit being a pussy!!!!! change starts with you!!!!!! if you are that bothered by how dispensaries operate and you know you can do it better/the right way, then quit being a ham and egger 9-5 company suck up - you will never move past mid management anyways... open up your own dispensary!
you want change - make change.
quit waiting for others to do it for you.
quit being a little nut in the peanut gallery.
be a rainmaker.
i was inspired to open my own dispensary after my very first visit to a now defuct operation in san diego a few years ago. with that bit of inspiration and some leg work i was able to start helping a lot of sick people in my community in a very short time, the way i wanted to be helped. if you back read my posts, you'll see pretty much im a dumbfuck! if i can make it happen, you can too....
if you're that bothered by how things are done, do something different - DO SOMETHING
edit: i meant to direct my inspiration to those in ca (or other med friendly states) that have the mouths to talk shit but not the balls to do something about it.
Really i hope this inspires someone to get off the sidelines and into the playing field.
i think its funny theres so many ideas and strong opinions about how dispensaries 'should' be run... anyone ever try opening & operated one? i mean its got to be so easy, right???
if you have a vision of how to do something 'correctly' and feel strongly that you can make a drastic positive impact in your community, why not pony up the greenbacks, sack up and make it happen?
lots and lots of talk, and no action. "i would do this" and "i wish they would do that" blah blah blah - quit being a pussy!!!!! change starts with you!!!!!! if you are that bothered by how dispensaries operate and you know you can do it better/the right way, then quit being a ham and egger 9-5 company suck up - you will never move past mid management anyways... open up your own dispensary!
you want change - make change.
quit waiting for others to do it for you.
quit being a little nut in the peanut gallery.
be a rainmaker.
i was inspired to open my own dispensary after my very first visit to a now defuct operation in san diego a few years ago. with that bit of inspiration and some leg work i was able to start helping a lot of sick people in my community in a very short time, the way i wanted to be helped. if you back read my posts, you'll see pretty much im a dumbfuck! if i can make it happen, you can too....
if you're that bothered by how things are done, do something different - DO SOMETHING
edit: i meant to direct my inspiration to those in ca (or other med friendly states) that have the mouths to talk shit but not the balls to do something about it.
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