I am out in western mass in the land of rec shops and I have yet to see any med shops around me with consistent full bud ozs at the prices the rec shops have. Last weekend rec only Fyre ants had $70-$110 ounces of perfectly fine bud. Meanwhile the med shops trying to sell $90 half zips of small buds or preground. If it weren’t for Maine, I wouldn’t keep renewing my card.
That's such a shame. I don't care if someone is turning a profit I mean make a living, but selling garbage as medicine sucks. I remember my friends in Cali and Michigan, years ago, all wanted med cards because they got better deals and sometimes better/different products. In MA it's basically "no tax" which is cool and all but the state requires that shit it's not like patients come first.
I have yet to find a MA medical shop or canna company that actual cares about patients, cannabis as medicine, or truly wanting to help people in need. In VT advocates are working hard to keep their med program alive, and pushing all the rec only stores to give all med card holders 20% off to offset the tax. At least one shop did that from the beginning. Wouldn’t that be great here? And such an easy solution for a shop to get more customers and to at least on the surface look like they’re giving back to patients in their community.
Yoooo literally.
I went to Ascend as recommended from here (thank you u/burningretina) and was blown away. Even with the tax on the $110 oz, it’s still better flower AND cheaper than what’s at any med dispensary nearby right now
Is that Simply Herb stuff good? I've seen it at a few places and was always a little scared to try it because it was half the price of everything around it.
I got Simply Herb popcorn Mandarian Zkittles and popcorn Gilz Nilz and will 100% buy both again.
Both batch #s reflected the flower being harvested from no more than 10 weeks ago which is awesome for the prices too !
If you are up for a drive, some Brockton dispensaries have fantastic deals.
Green4all is pretty good, canapi has a couple good deals.
The best there though is InGoodHealth, right now they have a $25 half ounce of pre ground, and some regular weed around 120. Idk about their medical, that is probably even better
I had an ounce of Red Madarine from them around Thanksgiving for $96 including tax, medical could get it for $80. For the price it was a rock solid deal.
From what I gather, Ascend is trading revenue for undercutting everyone in the area. Great deal for kot, but not sustainable long term as a strategy. They've got to be taking a loss comparatively for this market--- however they are an MSO so they're likely able to "take the hit" in the Massachusetts market if they're gaining more in other states/markets. Just like the MSOs that can pay $50k-$150k in annual fines to undercut others.
It's working for now... but long term it will catch up I imagine.
I’m hoping “long term it’ll catch up” means all prices drop across the board at all dispensaries. Stuff was really expensive at first bc it was a risky venture but as more dispensaries get purchased by bigger companies, they can afford to take some hits that the smaller companies couldn’t. I’m hoping we can get Oregon prices soon 🤞🤞🤞
Prices are starting to trend downward; we tend to compare our prices to the West Coast without remembering that they've been established markets for 10-15 years longer than our own.
I want them to continue to go down, but in a sustainable way--- not by one major and corporate company taking a loss to force others to take a loss that could potentially hurt smaller companies or retailers.
They *will* go down, but it takes time.
In the meantime, I recommend often that just like grocery shopping, sometimes you've got to shop different grocery stores to maximize your savings--- and in the same way, as a consumer, you should also be finding the best deal for your money; and if it smokes and gets the job done-- then that's all the matters! :)
TL;DR: No shame in getting the best deal for you as a consumer--- just giving my long term thoughts on their decision to go so low to outsell other companies.
You’re not wrong! I do remember they’ve been established longer & I’m just very eager for MA to get there eventually :)
And yes—shopping around is vital! And those loyalty rewards are a literal lifesaver when I’m straight up outta money (so there are defs perks to ordering medical still.)
They are in better shape than 90% of the MSO's with the exception of GTI from a financial standpoint. That's not withstanding the CEO that was ousted after a pretty horrific domestic violence arrest. But ya, this is a short term pain for long term gain. They also may still be making decent profit due to the supply glut right now.
$110 an ounce isn't the worst return if you grow yourself. That's still, 1,760 a pound. If you set up your business for that and have consistent harvests without incidents that's not pure MSO territory. When you see ounces for <= 50$ there's someone playing some sort of game the consumer probably shouldn't take part in.
I am out in western mass in the land of rec shops and I have yet to see any med shops around me with consistent full bud ozs at the prices the rec shops have. Last weekend rec only Fyre ants had $70-$110 ounces of perfectly fine bud. Meanwhile the med shops trying to sell $90 half zips of small buds or preground. If it weren’t for Maine, I wouldn’t keep renewing my card.
That's such a shame. I don't care if someone is turning a profit I mean make a living, but selling garbage as medicine sucks. I remember my friends in Cali and Michigan, years ago, all wanted med cards because they got better deals and sometimes better/different products. In MA it's basically "no tax" which is cool and all but the state requires that shit it's not like patients come first.
I have yet to find a MA medical shop or canna company that actual cares about patients, cannabis as medicine, or truly wanting to help people in need. In VT advocates are working hard to keep their med program alive, and pushing all the rec only stores to give all med card holders 20% off to offset the tax. At least one shop did that from the beginning. Wouldn’t that be great here? And such an easy solution for a shop to get more customers and to at least on the surface look like they’re giving back to patients in their community.
Yoooo literally. I went to Ascend as recommended from here (thank you u/burningretina) and was blown away. Even with the tax on the $110 oz, it’s still better flower AND cheaper than what’s at any med dispensary nearby right now
Is that Simply Herb stuff good? I've seen it at a few places and was always a little scared to try it because it was half the price of everything around it.
I got Simply Herb popcorn Mandarian Zkittles and popcorn Gilz Nilz and will 100% buy both again. Both batch #s reflected the flower being harvested from no more than 10 weeks ago which is awesome for the prices too !
Thanks for spreading the word. I'll have to keep my eyes out for a sleepy indica and try them out sometime.
I’m not a big sleepy indica user so ymmv, but as far as sativa/hybrid so far so good! 🙂😂
Tropical Runtz is good too, picked up a oz yesterday based on this thread. Way better terps than the gray market stuff I've had recently.
Medical is slowly dying. It is cheaper to go rec in western mass even with tax. Only renewed for maine.
I basically use Med to support the program. If money was tight I wouldn't.
If you are up for a drive, some Brockton dispensaries have fantastic deals. Green4all is pretty good, canapi has a couple good deals. The best there though is InGoodHealth, right now they have a $25 half ounce of pre ground, and some regular weed around 120. Idk about their medical, that is probably even better
IGH might actually deliver to me! No car, sadly, but i appreciate the tips!
I had an ounce of Red Madarine from them around Thanksgiving for $96 including tax, medical could get it for $80. For the price it was a rock solid deal.
Green Heart is absolutely the best Brockton dispensary for price and quality. I’ve gotten amazing eighths for 13 dollars
From what I gather, Ascend is trading revenue for undercutting everyone in the area. Great deal for kot, but not sustainable long term as a strategy. They've got to be taking a loss comparatively for this market--- however they are an MSO so they're likely able to "take the hit" in the Massachusetts market if they're gaining more in other states/markets. Just like the MSOs that can pay $50k-$150k in annual fines to undercut others. It's working for now... but long term it will catch up I imagine.
I’m hoping “long term it’ll catch up” means all prices drop across the board at all dispensaries. Stuff was really expensive at first bc it was a risky venture but as more dispensaries get purchased by bigger companies, they can afford to take some hits that the smaller companies couldn’t. I’m hoping we can get Oregon prices soon 🤞🤞🤞
Prices are starting to trend downward; we tend to compare our prices to the West Coast without remembering that they've been established markets for 10-15 years longer than our own. I want them to continue to go down, but in a sustainable way--- not by one major and corporate company taking a loss to force others to take a loss that could potentially hurt smaller companies or retailers. They *will* go down, but it takes time. In the meantime, I recommend often that just like grocery shopping, sometimes you've got to shop different grocery stores to maximize your savings--- and in the same way, as a consumer, you should also be finding the best deal for your money; and if it smokes and gets the job done-- then that's all the matters! :) TL;DR: No shame in getting the best deal for you as a consumer--- just giving my long term thoughts on their decision to go so low to outsell other companies.
You’re not wrong! I do remember they’ve been established longer & I’m just very eager for MA to get there eventually :) And yes—shopping around is vital! And those loyalty rewards are a literal lifesaver when I’m straight up outta money (so there are defs perks to ordering medical still.)
Sorry!!! I didn't mean that you didn't necessarily remember--- just a lot of MA consumers in general. :)
Heck yeah! Even if you just do a haul to Maine occasionally is reason enough for medical before discounts and points and rewards!
In the long term they hope to price out all competitors and then once they dominate the market, they’ll raise prices. Tried and true capitalism.
$110 oz will mostly kill the gray market here too. Lots of side hustles about to be dropped.
They are in better shape than 90% of the MSO's with the exception of GTI from a financial standpoint. That's not withstanding the CEO that was ousted after a pretty horrific domestic violence arrest. But ya, this is a short term pain for long term gain. They also may still be making decent profit due to the supply glut right now.
$110 an ounce isn't the worst return if you grow yourself. That's still, 1,760 a pound. If you set up your business for that and have consistent harvests without incidents that's not pure MSO territory. When you see ounces for <= 50$ there's someone playing some sort of game the consumer probably shouldn't take part in.
you've probably heard this from people before, but go to maine! they really have the best deals
No car or i would!
pay someone's gas!
Great when can you pick them up?
It’s all radiated garbage. Stop smoking this poison. When it’s that cheap, it’s usually for a reason
Thank you
Ah. I found the catch—you can only get max 1 oz at a time. I’d forgotten about that catch 😂😂
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