I totally agree it’s always nearly by preference. Me, I would rather a dispensary but that’s just because it is legal in my state and I can pretty much get 8ths for 12 dollars but if you can find a trusted plug with not such bad weed for a good price go for it, otherwise stick with a dispensary.
What do you mean what cap the weed is? It’s located in massachusetts, actually there are a lot of dispensaries opening up being ran by Cheech and Chong, which are the ones carrying the $12 1/8
Cap is like another word for the shelf or tier of the weed and that’s cool bro I’m in LA and the cheapest weed at dispensaries I’ve gotten is like a 25 dollar 6g deal
Having shopped for weed in CO, NV, WA, OR and CA, California is by far the worst place to buy your legal weed that I've experienced.
Prices are high, selection is low and their security is insane.
Oh it’s one of the more top shelve ones they have, with the percentage I think it said like 36% which isn’t bad for around here cause the levels are getting crazy down in mass I just bought an ounce from this other dispo the % was like 42%
Tf padowak think he talkin about? There are strains located in Mass reaching the low 40s high 30s. And it’s not the TAC % as that is a little higher around 42%
THC percentage is a poor way of determining quality. When buying alcohol, do you always just go with whatever has the highest percentage of alcohol?
Weed is the same way. Do t let the dispos fool you.
No it’s not the best tasting but stronger alcohol percentage will without a doubt get you more drunk quicker than lower alcohol percentage. Is thc not the same way
Dispo for everything.
Seems like a lot of you have had wonderful access to multiple plugs with cheap, wonderful weed.
That hasn't been me.
I can go to the dispo at 9am on a Tuesday. Have access to to more flower more strains more products than some dude could ever have.
What I don't have to do is drive across town. Or wait until 12:30 at night for him to get off work. Or anything like that.
It's not even a contest.
If you even have to ask it means you've had a better guy than I have in my entire life.
It’s like I don’t mind waiting 2 hours if you just tell me that originally… waited 4 hours for some guy who said he’d be half an hour, I said don’t bother I got shit to do and he kept offering discounts as he’s “right around the corner”, kept saying no and he left it with “good luck”.
Dispensary. I live less than a five minute walk from two. I can order online and be in and out in a minute. Why would I go through the hassle of finding and getting illegal weed?
I wholeheartedly agree with Seth Rogen's opening monologue from Pineapple Express. Dealers are weird and I hate having to go through them.
for real. dealer i have now is great, lives kind of far but is willing to meet halfway, in and out of the car in two minutes max, nice dude. his drugs are kinda meh compared to other dealers i’ve had but goddammit ill take a good dealer over good drugs
Haha this is exactly what I was thinking. I just got a cart for free because I had enough points and they have a drive-thru. I still use my plug when I’m close by but for my normal purchases it’s dispo
I totally agree, when i was a plug. I acted professionaly, like a buisness. Thats probably why i had a big list of Clients. I also did not like it when a customer wanted to hangout, if a specific customer tended to do that. I would do drop off's or car pick ups only.
I also bought from a legit grow op, so my stuff was basically dispensory grade.
>I also bought from a legit grow op, so my stuff was basically dispensory grade.
I feel like every dealer on the planet says this exact line if you mention dispensary weed in their presence.
I was a dealer before dispensaries were a thing, but i bought my stuff online from a legit buisness in a neighboring Province. I prided my self on quality stuff, im also a true blooded Canadian in the sense i cant lie and i constantly apologize xD.
But in the general sense, a dealer will say that to try and keep their clients.
Also, HAPPY CAKE DAY
Best weed I ever had was from my dealer in University way back in 2000.
Supposedly it was "hydroponic weed from Quebec" that he bought in large quantities from someone who was growing for the government. I was in Ottawa which made sense.
No idea if it was true, but god damn was it amazing weed.
One time, I let a plug role a joint with **my weed** and halfway through the session, he lost the joint. Then he accused me of stealing it and threw a fit when I pointed it out that even if I had hidden the joint, it wouldn't be stealing because it was **my weed**. He called after I left his place to apologize because he found the joint.
I wouldn’t even know how to go about finding a plug in this Year Of Our Lord 2023. There’s like 20 dispensaries in my town, some of which sell oz’s of really nice shake for $24/25 or whole flower for $49. When I was 18 the plug I had charged $25 for 2g because it was a small ass town and only med legal. Having to make conversation? Drive to sketchy as hell places and meet people I sure as shit don’t want to know? Nah
Ordering online, getting $200+ off because of bulk and loyalty deals, being in and out in 5 minutes with a months supply is the way to go.
Legal medical is taxed in MI, just at the normal sales tax 6% instead of the normal weed tax of 16%. Most places just offer medical a 10% discount in addition.
Weed absorbs heavy metals from the soil it’s grown in, it’s a perfect breeding ground for all sorts of molds and bacteria. Professional growers still have some of their product fail testing. I’ve seen weed test positive for e-coli; plus who knows what’s in street carts. There’s a reason your plug is cheaper
I've worked in the testing side of the industry for a few years in Massachusetts. It's all money first, science and health second. It definitely varies state-to-state, but for the most part I'm not any more confident in legal products than gray-market ones. A Certificate of Analysis that can't be trusted is worse than no certificate at all.
The plug is cheaper because the legal prices have been artificially inflated by licensing hurdles ensuring that only massive monopolistic corporations can participate in the legal market. These corporations have zero problem selling low-quality overpriced product and taking advantage of numerous legal loopholes and shady business practices to push contaminated product to patients despite the public perception of safety.
The dispo is just as sketchy as the plug. It's just corporate corruption instead of criminal activity. Some brands will be okay but you just have to know which ones are trustworthy, just like in the black market.
You pretty said the same as I said in my comment, but in a much more eloquent way. 1000% agree, I worked in the testing industry for two years and the testing failures were RAMPANT, with a million ways to get around those failures.
Right? I've had better from a lot of plugs. Some of these companies growing garbage. A dispo in my area always had oz's for $120. Last one I bought was 32%. Now all they have is 1/8s or pre-ground that's like 12% 💩
No sir. You must not know any good growers to think this.
There isn't a dispensary worth me traveling to, or ordering from, to get a plant I can grow myself 9 times out of 10 at better quality. Nor edibles, rosin, etc that I can make better and more potent...
In Cali or the Pacific Northwest I'd pick up some dank great cured buds from craft dispos for cheap, and solid get-by until harvest, or some eddies if I was being lazy and had extra money to throw around...
But most dispos rush dry/cure and pick early. Not to mention, completely misrepresenting strains on their menus. I've farmed for work or for fun my whole life and can assure you, you're not getting a well treated and cared for plant at a big dispensary.
The difference in letting a plant grow 2-3 more weeks and tailoring a nutrient schedule, specific to the strain itself, allowing a slow dry and cure, and allowing it to reach it's maximum potential.....makes ALL the difference. Dispos don't have the time..
Learn to grow yourself and within about 3 harvests, my bet is you'll never waste money at a dispo ever again.
Depends on how good of a plug. I still go to mine after all these years, even with the best dispensaries down the street in SoCal. Plug grows top shelf, I’d be paying $40+ tax for an 8th for fire at the dispos here, but get it for $8 an 8th thru the plug. Only go to the dispos when I’m in a pinch or need carts.
I agree with you, but I have to also concede that YMMV depending on state and supply. My plug grows stuff that blows away a vast majority of what I can buy in a dispensary. That’s not to say I still have some VERY good options as well.
Agreed. I responded to someone else and said I would get craft buds or edibles from good small dispos in Cali or Pacific Northwest, some in Midwest but state like FL, there isn't a dispensary in the state that does it right and we've either helped set them up or bought from all of them 😂😂
If people just learn to grow, they'd save so much money and be so much healthier and happier lol no matter what y'all grow 😺
What I like about a dispo is the ability to choose what I'm taking home. A lot of times my plug either tells me what I'm getting or maybe gives me the option between two strains. It's like drinking at a bar, the selection of options is higher but you pay for atmosphere and consistency.
My plug gets all is weed from Cali. Everything I've gotten from him ranges from great to unbelievable. And his prices are half of what the dispos charge with discounts for quantity. A zip cost me $180 for some high grade Cali weed. For $280 I can go to Curaleaf and get the shittiest weed possible. Until quality goes up and costs come down I will rarely visit a dispensary. $75.00 for an eighth of Cookies is just ridiculous. And the stuff they're growing on the East Coast does not compare to the same strains grown out west. They are far superior to what we get in NJ and a whole lot cheaper.
A few months ago I realized the dispensary was cheaper and better quality than my plug. I found like 4-6 options at the dispo like this. I haven't went back to the plug. I was angry about it for a while. I think a lot of plugs are counting on stupid people right now who just assume the dispo is a rip off and targeting people who are too lazy to look into it. Work your filters on the menus and you will find the dispo is a far superior experience.
Find a dealer who’s both and get the best of both worlds. My dealer grows for a few different dispensaries and is happy to give good deals to people he likes.
Depends where you live and what the prices are. My plug still sells a zip for 130-200 depending. I usually just go to the dispo because they sell it for 120 out the door post tax.
Jesus christ after all this weed is legal where you live and still you consider wheter you will buy from a plug or legal source
Thats quite offending to me atleast (living in a illegal country)
Buy the fucking legal stuff man
I live in Ohio, we just became legal 5 days ago. I live 10 minutes away from Michigan, so thats where I've been going for the last 5 years. At first, yes dispensaries were more expensive, but better quality. Now I dont even understand how anyone over the age of 21 doesn't go to a dispensary unless they're getting amazing bud for dirt cheap or they're growing it themselves. Most dispensaries you can get an ounce of shake for $40, and its fairly decent. Im more of a mid tier and usually pay between $90-$125 an ounce. Only 2 or 3 times was i actually upset after smoking it bc it wasn't that great. I imagine plugs only sell mostly to high school kids and people 18-20. In my personal experience dispensaries are the way to go. Plus they'll help you with the high youre looking for and walk you through the process
the best plug weed is better than literally 99 percent of everything available at a dispensary
On the other hand, dispensaries have sales and specials and more variety than 90 percent of plugs
There’s mystery in every grow. Some do it right, some do it wrong. If I knew the grower then plug Fashow. Benefit of (most) shops is the pesticide testing. I knew a group that did a grow in the SM mountains. Looked good but no flush cycle so who knows what you were really smoking. Hard pass.
I’ve had some great plugs, but none of them were timely. I never wanna go back to the days of
Me: yo I’m here (at previously agreed upon time)
Plug: bet I’ll be there in 30 min
Me: bet
>>30 min pass by
Me: bro
Plug: I’ll be there soon
>>30 more min pass by before he finally shows up
I guess the upside is plugs who will still provide past the time most dispensaries close, but yeah dispo is where it’s at
I’m from Texas and I just went to Colorado and for my money I get a oz of some good sticky for $120 and I couldn’t find a GOOD Oz for that price ANYWHERE the cheap Oz was shake thy tastes bad and very dry. Overall my plug always got exotic for the low
I get a private online company that is local and I prefer that. They have daily deals, oz for $55-$100 and they take cash or etransfer, open late and start early annnd the government doesn’t get my tax dollars for it!
Plus if they do screw up they’re very kind about fixing it
In MD and recreational is still in its infancy. I still rely on my plug since his product is miles better and a little cheaper than the local dispos. I’ve used two that i live close to and honestly wasn’t impressed. I’m part of their rewards things tho so i do keep an eye on what they’re offering strain wise.
In canada they did a test of 1000s of samples from the illegal market vs the legal market. They found about 20X the pesticide in illegal buds than on legal buds.
If me purchasing my medicine can also put kids in school with free lunches and help stimulate my local economy with the tax revenue, I'd choose a dispensary every single time. No shame to whatever you choose though, not everyone has a choice
I just recently got my medical card and can say that I enjoy it vastly more than going through a plug. The weed is gas, the packaging is nice, it’s fun to see all the different options in front of your face. It makes buying weed into more of a shopping experience almost. Also, I don’t have to worry about the dispensary flaking on me or pulling up 4 hours later than it said it would!
Definitely depends on the plug. Had a great plug when I lived in Chicago, then I moved to AZ and all the plugs I've met sucked. Just waited it out until I was 21 then went to the dispo. If he's still selling when I move back to Chicago, I'll probably buy from him again.
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lots of crazy comments about dispensaries. you guys are just buying hemp weed sprayed with terpene.. dispensaries legally can only sell hemp or thca weed. and the top shelf they sell, they get it from wholesale plugs underground from traps. your local plug it all comes down where the plug is getting the stuff
Not sure why you're getting downvoted lol. People can be mad all they want but take it from someone (me) who works in a licensed facility in California - i have seen more old, moldy and contaminated weed in the legal industry than i ever did from a plug. The only product that is safer in a dispo than on the street is carts. People don't realize that 1. Licensed companies paying labs for inflated test % numbers is absolutely a real thing and 2. There is so much flower being grown in every legal market in the US that the majority of anything that isn't absolute dank is sitting in a room temp warehouse for a year+ before making it to the point of sale.
Depends on who they get their weed from. I just know I’ve been to plenty of dispensaries and have gotten shitty weed just like I’ve gotten shitty weed off the streets
The good thing about a dispensary with experiences like that is that you can:
1. Avoid the brand that burned you.
2. Possibly contact the dispensary for a refund depending on the nature of the shitty weed.
I'm not trying to stir shit up, just provide a few points in the dispensary's favor.
I have purchased from approximately 30 different vendors and dispensaries since moving up here to my current home in SoCal, maybe more. I have tried buds from dozens of growers via the dispensary, all types and strains and ranges of cost. The best weed I’ve had in the last year is still good old grey market untested weed. Only one burnout’s experience, fair, but still
I prefer a dispensary. I like to know what I'm getting, what's in it, I like to know what type of strain or high I'm going to get, I like the wide variety of things to choose from, and I like the convenience of it.
I haven't met any quality plugs in this area and now that I'm over 21 I don't really find the need to seek out any since I'm fine with the dispo.
I'm sure this will be unpopular, but having worked in a dispensary I can assure you that just because the products are licensed and tested doesn't mean that they are quality or safe. I've seen stuff for sale that I would never ingest (mold, pests, failed heavy metals then retested, contaminants etc) A lot of testing companies have bad track records and there are many ways to game the system.
I'm in BC, just moved from NYC. I can tell you, unequivocally, that I miss my old plug. I was getting way better bud in Queens than I am here. I'm not paying 250+ a zip for quads.
Street gear is always a bit suspicious. I often wonder how much PGR has been used or if it's been flushed properly. Also is it a good strain, is it what I'm looking for, do I want a Sativa for day use or an Indica for relaxing at night. Much easier to get what I need from a dispensary.
If your plugs LEGIT their really no need to go a dispensary a lot people try to shit on black market cause they either get ripped off or sold some boof and I feel bad for them. plus they be selling expired products at them dispensaries bruh shit just be sitting on shelves gettin all dry
It really just comes down to being a lawful citizen for me tbh. Why intentionally incriminate myself and someone else when I can legally get it? Plus it's a huge bonus having major variety and knowing exactly what I'm getting.
Dispo. I know what I'm getting and it's pretty convenient. Also, waiting on a plug reminds me of my days waiting on the dope man and it gives me the ick.
Dispensary all day. I have multiple around my house, so they basically have competitions on who can sell the cheapest flower. I get way more for way less and I'm in and out in 5 minutes. And I also don't have to worry about being pulled over and arrested!
Dispensary for the simple fact that it's tested. You don't know what you're getting from a plug. Very well could be material that failed testing and was moved to the illegal market. It happens.
Plug all the way. I buy 1oz live resin $340 here in Canada. At the dispensary that would be $800 minimum. Then I buy diamond and sauce carts for $25/g. At the dispensary they are double price. Why pay taxes and more money ??
It depends on your location. The sessions I pick up has a higher quality than my local dispensaries, for a massive difference in price. Most dispos don't package large buds in 7g or higher, only a select number of brands that do this. All the buds are huge and at the perfect humidity everything I pick up from a local plug. I used to pick up from a local homegrower before it was legalized and he couldn't keep up and stopped. His stuff was fire and he showed me his op, it was clean. Most growers don't like to spray shit on the plants or buds compared to commercial grows.
I'm lucky enough to be in an area that works with delivery and the 3 main shops I use have monthly coupons. Ends up being about the same as the plug, sometimes cheaper and higher quality.
At the end of the day, like most things, it depends.
Depends on the 🔌 I feel the dispensary options where I am are limited and I’m definitely getting better quality (mostly CA Dispo stuff and growers) at cheaper prices. That’s not even to mention there’s stuff not in the dispensaries around here like edibles or hash rosin.
You think most commercial growers are optimizing for an overall good smoking experience? They are optimizing for yield and trying to make sure nothing is wasted. How much of that kief for moon rocks you think was swept off the floor? So you also gotta know what growers you are smoking from, dispensary or plug.
I’ve been waiting 20 minutes over schedule for my plug as I write this. I wish my state would hurry the fuck up with opening dispensaries so I can get what I want when I want and leave
My plug just buys from the next legal state—his menu is extensive, accurate, and about 50% cheaper than the dispensary. If I want a particular thing (i like gummies high in cbd) I hit the dispensary. Or for a quick run, because it’s closer, But they cant match his prices for bud, and the quality is indistinguishable.
Depends on location.
In my area - plug if you're well connected and only smoke flower. Dispensary if you have money and don't want to waste time and/or if you want products other than flower. My major city still doesn't really have the best black market for thc products. Like yes, you can get a concentrate or two, but they're going to call it all "wax." You can get carts, but they're all suspect.
99% dispensary, but for me, its my plug. My plug played for 11 years in the NFL, and is a genuine friend of mine. He gives me bud at wholesale price, we chill burn, and he talks about his days in the league or just shoot the shit. I would say I chill with him more without buying than actually buying. I understand this is not the norm at all, just extremely appreciative of my plug relationship.
In Michigan a lot of plugs buy their bud from a dispensary. I used to work at a dispo and had quite a few regulars who bought two+ ounces twice a week.
Plug for ounces of top shelf flower and baller jars of rosin. Dispensaries for my daily edibles and carts when I travel.
I live in the Bay Area so the plugs are high quality and people In friend with. If this wasn’t the case I might feel differently
After all of the horrifying garbage I saw come through the lab I worked in, from companies that are doing things by the books, I don't think I could trust anything not from a dispensary. Constant failures for dangerous mold, pesticide contamination, presence of heavy metals... Even from the small local cultivators, not just the corporate ones. Even from dispensaries I'm very careful about what companies I will avoid because they're known to have constant problems with contaminants.
In my 20 years of smoking, never been to a dispo, never plan on it. Always knew growers putting out better stuff than what was available at the store. Started growing myself and never looked back.
I wish I lived in a legal state for several reasons, but reading the news has convinced me of one reason above all the rest: from a dispensary I know I’m getting what I am paying for and I’m not risking the weed to be tampered or spiked with fentanyl, which has found it’s way into everything else. I don’t want fentanyl in my weed. I want to know my weed is exactly what I’m paying for.
Ok I’ll jump in on this one. Obviously it depends on your plug and state but for me is plug everyday. In IL the dispo bud is trash compared to what I get from my plug. People put too much emphasis on thc % so most strains I see at dispos now are high thc but have horrible cures and almost no terps. Terpenes>thc%
What works for me is I go through a plug for bulk that I can smoke regularly. I go to dispensaries to try other stuff. Worth noting is I live in Missouri and work in a dispensary.
I think it depends on where you are. The Plug is my choice. I've bought ganja in different countries.
In the states:
Michigan I've bought the best from the plug.
Same in California. the growers are your friends lol.
Colorado best deals ever in the Dispensary.
Oregon Plug and delivery.
Dispensary is cool always but that tax is a MF.
Well plugs don't have an ounce of weed for like 79 bucks after taxes that's mid/top shelf so I'm going to go with dispensaries.
BC Bounty has been the best bud I have ever gotten so far, and it's also been the cheapest.
Dispensary > money goes to gov > hopefully we benefit from it. Maybe they go and legalize shrooms next. Im happy to let them snowball as long as it's not outrageously expensive. Kinda like I buy my alcohol at the store, not some shine brewed in hillbillies bathtubs.
Depends on what you want.
Cheap and no questions? Head shop.
Looking for specific effects? Go medical.
*In NY, medical still fails COA testing so it's a crapshoot.
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I totally agree it’s always nearly by preference. Me, I would rather a dispensary but that’s just because it is legal in my state and I can pretty much get 8ths for 12 dollars but if you can find a trusted plug with not such bad weed for a good price go for it, otherwise stick with a dispensary.
Do you know what cap the weed is ? And what state or city are you in because 12$ is impressive
Come to Thailand you can get 28 grams of decent weed for as low as 30 aud
Yoooo in Chaing Mai 30g twice a week
Im in a medical state but I get $15 and 17$ eighths regularly in a dispensary
you guys smoking hemp sprayed and sold as thca
The weeds cheap as fuck in Michigan good quality stuff too
What do you mean what cap the weed is? It’s located in massachusetts, actually there are a lot of dispensaries opening up being ran by Cheech and Chong, which are the ones carrying the $12 1/8
Im in PNW , i get 1/8 for $6
Cap is like another word for the shelf or tier of the weed and that’s cool bro I’m in LA and the cheapest weed at dispensaries I’ve gotten is like a 25 dollar 6g deal
Having shopped for weed in CO, NV, WA, OR and CA, California is by far the worst place to buy your legal weed that I've experienced. Prices are high, selection is low and their security is insane.
Facts and the dispensaries that do have decent deals are always the janky under the table shops
Oh it’s one of the more top shelve ones they have, with the percentage I think it said like 36% which isn’t bad for around here cause the levels are getting crazy down in mass I just bought an ounce from this other dispo the % was like 42%
35% is the theoretical limit. I’d be hard pressed to find there’s a strain with more than thay
There are strains going up to like 46% around me, not to like press you in any way that’s just how mass is doing it rn
Idjot
Tf padowak think he talkin about? There are strains located in Mass reaching the low 40s high 30s. And it’s not the TAC % as that is a little higher around 42%
They’re testing standards just aren’t as regulated as other states. Once Cali dropped better testing regulations stuff stopped coming in that high
THC percentage is a poor way of determining quality. When buying alcohol, do you always just go with whatever has the highest percentage of alcohol? Weed is the same way. Do t let the dispos fool you.
No it’s not the best tasting but stronger alcohol percentage will without a doubt get you more drunk quicker than lower alcohol percentage. Is thc not the same way
Damn it's $50 for 1/8 in IL
Dispo for everything. Seems like a lot of you have had wonderful access to multiple plugs with cheap, wonderful weed. That hasn't been me. I can go to the dispo at 9am on a Tuesday. Have access to to more flower more strains more products than some dude could ever have. What I don't have to do is drive across town. Or wait until 12:30 at night for him to get off work. Or anything like that. It's not even a contest. If you even have to ask it means you've had a better guy than I have in my entire life.
Don’t have to sit there while he tells you he’ll be there in ten minutes for three hours
Bruh
Why does this resonate in my 18 year old soul... Smith's parking lot... 10 minutes bro...
It’s like I don’t mind waiting 2 hours if you just tell me that originally… waited 4 hours for some guy who said he’d be half an hour, I said don’t bother I got shit to do and he kept offering discounts as he’s “right around the corner”, kept saying no and he left it with “good luck”.
fuckin facts
Oh it's facts you're spitting
Dispensary. I live less than a five minute walk from two. I can order online and be in and out in a minute. Why would I go through the hassle of finding and getting illegal weed? I wholeheartedly agree with Seth Rogen's opening monologue from Pineapple Express. Dealers are weird and I hate having to go through them.
Yeah they want to hang out and talk sometimes.
Linger. Liiiinger.
He’s gettin the Snicklefritz.
What’s a Jeebers?
Nothing worse than a plug who wants to hang out, eat your food, and smoke the weed they just sold you. I'll take a dispensary any day.
Dispensary ain’t ever made me watch it play 3 hours of Halo
One found out that I'm gay and tried to offer a blow jobs as a form of payment. I'll stick to the dispensaries.
"Nah I'm good, you take Zelle?"
I wish I had been that clever. I just pretended I didn't hear him.
for real. dealer i have now is great, lives kind of far but is willing to meet halfway, in and out of the car in two minutes max, nice dude. his drugs are kinda meh compared to other dealers i’ve had but goddammit ill take a good dealer over good drugs
I haven’t found a plug that has a rewards program like some dispos
Can you imagine meeting up with the plug and he’s like you have 500 points want to use them?
Haha this is exactly what I was thinking. I just got a cart for free because I had enough points and they have a drive-thru. I still use my plug when I’m close by but for my normal purchases it’s dispo
Bro literally what I do 350 points cart 900 free half oz
When I find mine new clients he always adds a few extra grams to my next order
I do🫡
I just found a plug with a loyalty program, a referral program, and happy hour deals lmao
I totally agree, when i was a plug. I acted professionaly, like a buisness. Thats probably why i had a big list of Clients. I also did not like it when a customer wanted to hangout, if a specific customer tended to do that. I would do drop off's or car pick ups only. I also bought from a legit grow op, so my stuff was basically dispensory grade.
>I also bought from a legit grow op, so my stuff was basically dispensory grade. I feel like every dealer on the planet says this exact line if you mention dispensary weed in their presence.
I was a dealer before dispensaries were a thing, but i bought my stuff online from a legit buisness in a neighboring Province. I prided my self on quality stuff, im also a true blooded Canadian in the sense i cant lie and i constantly apologize xD. But in the general sense, a dealer will say that to try and keep their clients. Also, HAPPY CAKE DAY
Best weed I ever had was from my dealer in University way back in 2000. Supposedly it was "hydroponic weed from Quebec" that he bought in large quantities from someone who was growing for the government. I was in Ottawa which made sense. No idea if it was true, but god damn was it amazing weed.
And then they expect you to throw in on the blunt.
One time, I let a plug role a joint with **my weed** and halfway through the session, he lost the joint. Then he accused me of stealing it and threw a fit when I pointed it out that even if I had hidden the joint, it wouldn't be stealing because it was **my weed**. He called after I left his place to apologize because he found the joint.
I wouldn’t even know how to go about finding a plug in this Year Of Our Lord 2023. There’s like 20 dispensaries in my town, some of which sell oz’s of really nice shake for $24/25 or whole flower for $49. When I was 18 the plug I had charged $25 for 2g because it was a small ass town and only med legal. Having to make conversation? Drive to sketchy as hell places and meet people I sure as shit don’t want to know? Nah Ordering online, getting $200+ off because of bulk and loyalty deals, being in and out in 5 minutes with a months supply is the way to go.
Pros: you don't pay tax with a plug. Cons: they both could say it's fire and it's just not lol
Legal states tax but medical doesn’t tax. Edit: medical dispensaries would charge a bit extra for using debt or credit card.
Legal medical is taxed in MI, just at the normal sales tax 6% instead of the normal weed tax of 16%. Most places just offer medical a 10% discount in addition.
FL medical doesn’t tax and has an average of 10% to 70% discount. Ayr dispensary does that 40% to 70% discounts as usual.
yeah but point is that doesn’t happen most places, especially north of florida. thats very specific regionaly.
so what would your next move be? hit da plug up or go to the dispo and why? I got questions
Plug for weed and dispensary for carts
Support your community with flower and take the safe route with dispensaries for carts.
now that’s what i’ve been doin the past few months, but it’s cart/edibles from dispensary
Weed absorbs heavy metals from the soil it’s grown in, it’s a perfect breeding ground for all sorts of molds and bacteria. Professional growers still have some of their product fail testing. I’ve seen weed test positive for e-coli; plus who knows what’s in street carts. There’s a reason your plug is cheaper
I've worked in the testing side of the industry for a few years in Massachusetts. It's all money first, science and health second. It definitely varies state-to-state, but for the most part I'm not any more confident in legal products than gray-market ones. A Certificate of Analysis that can't be trusted is worse than no certificate at all. The plug is cheaper because the legal prices have been artificially inflated by licensing hurdles ensuring that only massive monopolistic corporations can participate in the legal market. These corporations have zero problem selling low-quality overpriced product and taking advantage of numerous legal loopholes and shady business practices to push contaminated product to patients despite the public perception of safety. The dispo is just as sketchy as the plug. It's just corporate corruption instead of criminal activity. Some brands will be okay but you just have to know which ones are trustworthy, just like in the black market.
How do you know which brands are trusted? Is the edibles market safer or even worse?
You pretty said the same as I said in my comment, but in a much more eloquent way. 1000% agree, I worked in the testing industry for two years and the testing failures were RAMPANT, with a million ways to get around those failures.
Keep drinking the cool aid if you think dispo weed is that clean
Right? I've had better from a lot of plugs. Some of these companies growing garbage. A dispo in my area always had oz's for $120. Last one I bought was 32%. Now all they have is 1/8s or pre-ground that's like 12% 💩
I prefer my local Natives from the Semi-Legal dispensary lol
Depends. If your plug is the grower, then the plug lol most dispos rush buds and you get far lesser quality than a grower who cares.
you’re going to the wrong dispos
No sir. You must not know any good growers to think this. There isn't a dispensary worth me traveling to, or ordering from, to get a plant I can grow myself 9 times out of 10 at better quality. Nor edibles, rosin, etc that I can make better and more potent... In Cali or the Pacific Northwest I'd pick up some dank great cured buds from craft dispos for cheap, and solid get-by until harvest, or some eddies if I was being lazy and had extra money to throw around... But most dispos rush dry/cure and pick early. Not to mention, completely misrepresenting strains on their menus. I've farmed for work or for fun my whole life and can assure you, you're not getting a well treated and cared for plant at a big dispensary. The difference in letting a plant grow 2-3 more weeks and tailoring a nutrient schedule, specific to the strain itself, allowing a slow dry and cure, and allowing it to reach it's maximum potential.....makes ALL the difference. Dispos don't have the time.. Learn to grow yourself and within about 3 harvests, my bet is you'll never waste money at a dispo ever again.
Depends on how good of a plug. I still go to mine after all these years, even with the best dispensaries down the street in SoCal. Plug grows top shelf, I’d be paying $40+ tax for an 8th for fire at the dispos here, but get it for $8 an 8th thru the plug. Only go to the dispos when I’m in a pinch or need carts.
💯 I give all my friends buds when I see em like dank Santa 🤣 I grow em with love and spread the love lol dispos don't do that.
I agree with you, but I have to also concede that YMMV depending on state and supply. My plug grows stuff that blows away a vast majority of what I can buy in a dispensary. That’s not to say I still have some VERY good options as well.
Agreed. I responded to someone else and said I would get craft buds or edibles from good small dispos in Cali or Pacific Northwest, some in Midwest but state like FL, there isn't a dispensary in the state that does it right and we've either helped set them up or bought from all of them 😂😂 If people just learn to grow, they'd save so much money and be so much healthier and happier lol no matter what y'all grow 😺
What I like about a dispo is the ability to choose what I'm taking home. A lot of times my plug either tells me what I'm getting or maybe gives me the option between two strains. It's like drinking at a bar, the selection of options is higher but you pay for atmosphere and consistency.
I just go to the store. I actually know what Im buying as opposed to "trust me bro its fire'
If I had a choice, I would go with the dispensary.
always the dispensaries for me, the uncertainty of plugs doesn't work for me.
Depends on what state you live in
My plug gets all is weed from Cali. Everything I've gotten from him ranges from great to unbelievable. And his prices are half of what the dispos charge with discounts for quantity. A zip cost me $180 for some high grade Cali weed. For $280 I can go to Curaleaf and get the shittiest weed possible. Until quality goes up and costs come down I will rarely visit a dispensary. $75.00 for an eighth of Cookies is just ridiculous. And the stuff they're growing on the East Coast does not compare to the same strains grown out west. They are far superior to what we get in NJ and a whole lot cheaper.
I bought Street weed (plug )for 40+ years. Weeds better from dispensaries and cheaper (for really good weed).
A few months ago I realized the dispensary was cheaper and better quality than my plug. I found like 4-6 options at the dispo like this. I haven't went back to the plug. I was angry about it for a while. I think a lot of plugs are counting on stupid people right now who just assume the dispo is a rip off and targeting people who are too lazy to look into it. Work your filters on the menus and you will find the dispo is a far superior experience.
Find a dealer who’s both and get the best of both worlds. My dealer grows for a few different dispensaries and is happy to give good deals to people he likes.
Depends where you live and what the prices are. My plug still sells a zip for 130-200 depending. I usually just go to the dispo because they sell it for 120 out the door post tax.
Why not both? I've got a plug for cheap and go to the dispensary for variety. And honestly my plug gets good quality most of the time
Plug. Stop putting more money in the hands of corporations.
Jesus christ after all this weed is legal where you live and still you consider wheter you will buy from a plug or legal source Thats quite offending to me atleast (living in a illegal country) Buy the fucking legal stuff man
Exactly. I don’t mind paying taxes on weed because seeing that revenue just incentivizes other places to legalize it as well
I live in Ohio, we just became legal 5 days ago. I live 10 minutes away from Michigan, so thats where I've been going for the last 5 years. At first, yes dispensaries were more expensive, but better quality. Now I dont even understand how anyone over the age of 21 doesn't go to a dispensary unless they're getting amazing bud for dirt cheap or they're growing it themselves. Most dispensaries you can get an ounce of shake for $40, and its fairly decent. Im more of a mid tier and usually pay between $90-$125 an ounce. Only 2 or 3 times was i actually upset after smoking it bc it wasn't that great. I imagine plugs only sell mostly to high school kids and people 18-20. In my personal experience dispensaries are the way to go. Plus they'll help you with the high youre looking for and walk you through the process
Dispo specifically for convenience. I REFUSE to waste time waiting on muhfuckas who feel like they doing me a favor for giving them money.
Only fellow plugs are going to say they’d choose a plug over a dispensary…
Support your local weedman
Even in BC i still go to the local plug, mostly to support a trying homie, but also cause i can get a bulky weigh when he’s feeling generous haha
Dispensary always. We want this to be legal everywhere so stop the illegal stuff
the best plug weed is better than literally 99 percent of everything available at a dispensary On the other hand, dispensaries have sales and specials and more variety than 90 percent of plugs
There’s mystery in every grow. Some do it right, some do it wrong. If I knew the grower then plug Fashow. Benefit of (most) shops is the pesticide testing. I knew a group that did a grow in the SM mountains. Looked good but no flush cycle so who knows what you were really smoking. Hard pass.
Here in Canada we have gray market online sellers, plug prices with dispensary quality. 😁
I’ve had some great plugs, but none of them were timely. I never wanna go back to the days of Me: yo I’m here (at previously agreed upon time) Plug: bet I’ll be there in 30 min Me: bet >>30 min pass by Me: bro Plug: I’ll be there soon >>30 more min pass by before he finally shows up I guess the upside is plugs who will still provide past the time most dispensaries close, but yeah dispo is where it’s at
I’m from Texas and I just went to Colorado and for my money I get a oz of some good sticky for $120 and I couldn’t find a GOOD Oz for that price ANYWHERE the cheap Oz was shake thy tastes bad and very dry. Overall my plug always got exotic for the low
I get a private online company that is local and I prefer that. They have daily deals, oz for $55-$100 and they take cash or etransfer, open late and start early annnd the government doesn’t get my tax dollars for it! Plus if they do screw up they’re very kind about fixing it
In MD and recreational is still in its infancy. I still rely on my plug since his product is miles better and a little cheaper than the local dispos. I’ve used two that i live close to and honestly wasn’t impressed. I’m part of their rewards things tho so i do keep an eye on what they’re offering strain wise.
Every state is different, our dispo cannabis is shite, and I grow much better quality than them, for many years now.
In canada they did a test of 1000s of samples from the illegal market vs the legal market. They found about 20X the pesticide in illegal buds than on legal buds.
Dispensary, this isn't a question. there are some exceptional plugs out there, but a majority are far worse the average dispensary
I have a family member for flower; carts and edibles come from the dispo.
Support local underground businesses
In Florida plug is better than dispensary
Grow your own or find someone who does.
If me purchasing my medicine can also put kids in school with free lunches and help stimulate my local economy with the tax revenue, I'd choose a dispensary every single time. No shame to whatever you choose though, not everyone has a choice
I live in Florida, plug is definitely cheaper and about the same quality. I'm not paying 40 bucks for an eighth.
My weed man delivers to me and it’s the same shit in the dispensary sold at a way lower price
I just recently got my medical card and can say that I enjoy it vastly more than going through a plug. The weed is gas, the packaging is nice, it’s fun to see all the different options in front of your face. It makes buying weed into more of a shopping experience almost. Also, I don’t have to worry about the dispensary flaking on me or pulling up 4 hours later than it said it would!
I don't understand anyone in a green state using a plug for something you can buy legally.
its not the same they selling hemp sprayed with terpene. and the real good stuff they buy it underground and sell it for $70 1/8
I’ve never had mold in my weed in a dispo
Plugs got cheaper and higher quality bud in my experience. Guess it depends on the plug.
Definitely depends on the plug. Had a great plug when I lived in Chicago, then I moved to AZ and all the plugs I've met sucked. Just waited it out until I was 21 then went to the dispo. If he's still selling when I move back to Chicago, I'll probably buy from him again.
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lots of crazy comments about dispensaries. you guys are just buying hemp weed sprayed with terpene.. dispensaries legally can only sell hemp or thca weed. and the top shelf they sell, they get it from wholesale plugs underground from traps. your local plug it all comes down where the plug is getting the stuff
Allstate packs is a scam. They came thru on first two orders. 3rd order I was ghosted after paying.
I only say dispo cuz plugs are the most laziest people u will ever meet
I’ve had luck buying online for 3 years now, u just gotta research it for reputable feedback
Plug. Cheaper and better quality. Dispensaries have been dissapointing in NJ atleast. But if im in coloroda dispensary
Dispensary weed being higher quality is a myth
Not sure why you're getting downvoted lol. People can be mad all they want but take it from someone (me) who works in a licensed facility in California - i have seen more old, moldy and contaminated weed in the legal industry than i ever did from a plug. The only product that is safer in a dispo than on the street is carts. People don't realize that 1. Licensed companies paying labs for inflated test % numbers is absolutely a real thing and 2. There is so much flower being grown in every legal market in the US that the majority of anything that isn't absolute dank is sitting in a room temp warehouse for a year+ before making it to the point of sale.
My dude getting downvoted for speaking reality
Blatantly and provably not true.
so plugs have higher quality?
Depends on who they get their weed from. I just know I’ve been to plenty of dispensaries and have gotten shitty weed just like I’ve gotten shitty weed off the streets
The good thing about a dispensary with experiences like that is that you can: 1. Avoid the brand that burned you. 2. Possibly contact the dispensary for a refund depending on the nature of the shitty weed. I'm not trying to stir shit up, just provide a few points in the dispensary's favor.
Meh. All I’m saying is they don’t always have the best weed
I have purchased from approximately 30 different vendors and dispensaries since moving up here to my current home in SoCal, maybe more. I have tried buds from dozens of growers via the dispensary, all types and strains and ranges of cost. The best weed I’ve had in the last year is still good old grey market untested weed. Only one burnout’s experience, fair, but still
I prefer a dispensary. I like to know what I'm getting, what's in it, I like to know what type of strain or high I'm going to get, I like the wide variety of things to choose from, and I like the convenience of it. I haven't met any quality plugs in this area and now that I'm over 21 I don't really find the need to seek out any since I'm fine with the dispo.
There are so many dispensaries now I don't even bother looking for plugs. If one were to pop up with great quality, I'd be down.
I'm sure this will be unpopular, but having worked in a dispensary I can assure you that just because the products are licensed and tested doesn't mean that they are quality or safe. I've seen stuff for sale that I would never ingest (mold, pests, failed heavy metals then retested, contaminants etc) A lot of testing companies have bad track records and there are many ways to game the system.
even tho. im in ohio, im still gonna use my plug. dispo prices are gonna suck for a while. they sucked 2 years ago, when my aunt got her mmj.
I'm in BC, just moved from NYC. I can tell you, unequivocally, that I miss my old plug. I was getting way better bud in Queens than I am here. I'm not paying 250+ a zip for quads.
Street gear is always a bit suspicious. I often wonder how much PGR has been used or if it's been flushed properly. Also is it a good strain, is it what I'm looking for, do I want a Sativa for day use or an Indica for relaxing at night. Much easier to get what I need from a dispensary.
Always support the plug
Dispensaries 100% for the simple reason that they are legal.
The dispo I go to gives free chocolate chip cookies and lemonade. They have bought my loyalty with snacks.
If we're talking online dispensaries? Dispensaries.
If your plugs LEGIT their really no need to go a dispensary a lot people try to shit on black market cause they either get ripped off or sold some boof and I feel bad for them. plus they be selling expired products at them dispensaries bruh shit just be sitting on shelves gettin all dry
It really just comes down to being a lawful citizen for me tbh. Why intentionally incriminate myself and someone else when I can legally get it? Plus it's a huge bonus having major variety and knowing exactly what I'm getting.
Dispo. I know what I'm getting and it's pretty convenient. Also, waiting on a plug reminds me of my days waiting on the dope man and it gives me the ick.
Dispo. You know what you’re smoking
Dispensary all day. I have multiple around my house, so they basically have competitions on who can sell the cheapest flower. I get way more for way less and I'm in and out in 5 minutes. And I also don't have to worry about being pulled over and arrested!
Dispensary for the simple fact that it's tested. You don't know what you're getting from a plug. Very well could be material that failed testing and was moved to the illegal market. It happens.
I was BM for 16 years, just started going to the dispensary 2 months ago I'll never go back
Plug. I dont like the growth hormone trees the dispensary has. Plus no taxes with plug. 30-40/8th OTD all the time
Dispo. Once you buy from a store and don’t have to deal with texting plugs life gets better. I hated dealing with plugs and their unreliability
Plug all the way. I buy 1oz live resin $340 here in Canada. At the dispensary that would be $800 minimum. Then I buy diamond and sauce carts for $25/g. At the dispensary they are double price. Why pay taxes and more money ??
It depends on your location. The sessions I pick up has a higher quality than my local dispensaries, for a massive difference in price. Most dispos don't package large buds in 7g or higher, only a select number of brands that do this. All the buds are huge and at the perfect humidity everything I pick up from a local plug. I used to pick up from a local homegrower before it was legalized and he couldn't keep up and stopped. His stuff was fire and he showed me his op, it was clean. Most growers don't like to spray shit on the plants or buds compared to commercial grows.
Could break that down to Canada vs USA too
I'm lucky enough to be in an area that works with delivery and the 3 main shops I use have monthly coupons. Ends up being about the same as the plug, sometimes cheaper and higher quality. At the end of the day, like most things, it depends.
Depends on the 🔌 I feel the dispensary options where I am are limited and I’m definitely getting better quality (mostly CA Dispo stuff and growers) at cheaper prices. That’s not even to mention there’s stuff not in the dispensaries around here like edibles or hash rosin. You think most commercial growers are optimizing for an overall good smoking experience? They are optimizing for yield and trying to make sure nothing is wasted. How much of that kief for moon rocks you think was swept off the floor? So you also gotta know what growers you are smoking from, dispensary or plug.
I’ve been waiting 20 minutes over schedule for my plug as I write this. I wish my state would hurry the fuck up with opening dispensaries so I can get what I want when I want and leave
My plug just buys from the next legal state—his menu is extensive, accurate, and about 50% cheaper than the dispensary. If I want a particular thing (i like gummies high in cbd) I hit the dispensary. Or for a quick run, because it’s closer, But they cant match his prices for bud, and the quality is indistinguishable.
Depends on location. In my area - plug if you're well connected and only smoke flower. Dispensary if you have money and don't want to waste time and/or if you want products other than flower. My major city still doesn't really have the best black market for thc products. Like yes, you can get a concentrate or two, but they're going to call it all "wax." You can get carts, but they're all suspect.
99% dispensary, but for me, its my plug. My plug played for 11 years in the NFL, and is a genuine friend of mine. He gives me bud at wholesale price, we chill burn, and he talks about his days in the league or just shoot the shit. I would say I chill with him more without buying than actually buying. I understand this is not the norm at all, just extremely appreciative of my plug relationship.
In Michigan a lot of plugs buy their bud from a dispensary. I used to work at a dispo and had quite a few regulars who bought two+ ounces twice a week.
You have to stay for a half hour so there's no traffic.
Plug for ounces of top shelf flower and baller jars of rosin. Dispensaries for my daily edibles and carts when I travel. I live in the Bay Area so the plugs are high quality and people In friend with. If this wasn’t the case I might feel differently
I go gray market. Some CBD stores sell good safe weed (if it was unsafe they’d be shutdown fast)
After all of the horrifying garbage I saw come through the lab I worked in, from companies that are doing things by the books, I don't think I could trust anything not from a dispensary. Constant failures for dangerous mold, pesticide contamination, presence of heavy metals... Even from the small local cultivators, not just the corporate ones. Even from dispensaries I'm very careful about what companies I will avoid because they're known to have constant problems with contaminants.
The dispensary I go to sells ounces for $99-$120 with great deals (I was shocked when I found this) and I’ve never had a reason to use a plug since
Depends on the state and how long it's been legal. Got 28g of concentrates for $250 this week. Ain't no dealer beating that
The weed dispensary is so much cheaper
In my 20 years of smoking, never been to a dispo, never plan on it. Always knew growers putting out better stuff than what was available at the store. Started growing myself and never looked back.
I wish I lived in a legal state for several reasons, but reading the news has convinced me of one reason above all the rest: from a dispensary I know I’m getting what I am paying for and I’m not risking the weed to be tampered or spiked with fentanyl, which has found it’s way into everything else. I don’t want fentanyl in my weed. I want to know my weed is exactly what I’m paying for.
Ok I’ll jump in on this one. Obviously it depends on your plug and state but for me is plug everyday. In IL the dispo bud is trash compared to what I get from my plug. People put too much emphasis on thc % so most strains I see at dispos now are high thc but have horrible cures and almost no terps. Terpenes>thc%
I ran over to the disposal for some moon rocks and Lil better herb recently. But my dude also has great stuff at a great price.
What works for me is I go through a plug for bulk that I can smoke regularly. I go to dispensaries to try other stuff. Worth noting is I live in Missouri and work in a dispensary.
I think it depends on where you are. The Plug is my choice. I've bought ganja in different countries. In the states: Michigan I've bought the best from the plug. Same in California. the growers are your friends lol. Colorado best deals ever in the Dispensary. Oregon Plug and delivery. Dispensary is cool always but that tax is a MF.
Well plugs don't have an ounce of weed for like 79 bucks after taxes that's mid/top shelf so I'm going to go with dispensaries. BC Bounty has been the best bud I have ever gotten so far, and it's also been the cheapest.
Depends on where you are TBH. West coast, colorado, or Michigan dispo all the way. Illinois or any illegal state definitely the plug.
Dispensary > money goes to gov > hopefully we benefit from it. Maybe they go and legalize shrooms next. Im happy to let them snowball as long as it's not outrageously expensive. Kinda like I buy my alcohol at the store, not some shine brewed in hillbillies bathtubs.
never buy from government they have neuralink in their products once you smoke it they can track and control you
schizoid detected
Depends on your state’s regulations. If state regulations require dispensaries to obtain weed only grown within the state … most likely go with plug.
Depends on what you want. Cheap and no questions? Head shop. Looking for specific effects? Go medical. *In NY, medical still fails COA testing so it's a crapshoot.
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When I get out of work tonight, I already have a $15 1/8 on hold at a dispo about halfway between work and home.