Proposition 64 – also called the “Adult Use Marijuana Act” – legalized marijuana for recreational use at the start of 2018. Now California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, Washington D.C. and Colorado all offer both recreational and medical marijuana. However, for the medical cannabis patient moving to the Palm Springs area, the idea of finding a new dispensary can cause some anxiety. Here’s what to look for in a good medical marijuana dispensary in the Palm Springs area.
Do Your Homework
The first thing to know – you must be eighteen with a medical card to purchase medical cannabis. The age in California to purchase recreational marijuana is the same as the drinking age – twenty-one. If you’re coming from out of state, you may not be able to find your favorite strains, edibles, or topicals, so in this case, the internet is your friend. Start stalking those menus and look for what they offer. Leafly is a great place to read up on unfamiliar strains and find a substitute for, say, your high-CBD indicia Nine Pound Hammer strain. Most of all, look at reviews – when people have a great experience, they want to talk about it. When they have a poor experience, they want to warn you.
Be Choosy
You want to work with a Palm Springs dispensary that is aboveboard and has a good reputation with other patients. Since recreational marijuana use became legal, less-than-legit dispensaries have been popping up. With the new labeling laws that went into effect, it’s now much easier to tell when you’re dealing with a legitimate business and when you’re dealing with an illegal dispensary. Above all, take the time to visit dispensaries, case out the products specifically intended for patients and talk with the budtenders – they should be polite, knowledgeable, and compassionate. Recreational may mean big profits, but the patients who rely on dispensaries for their medicinal marijuana should not be pushed aside.
