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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
We are really spoiled in Alberta where our retail cannabis execution is concerned.
I flew in to Toronto on Wednesday night and wanted to stop by a shop to pick up a pre-roll to help me sleep. Nothing in the government run cannabis stores anywhere near where I was staying. Ended up going to one of the grey market storefronts, cash only so I ended up paying the price plus $3.00 for the stupid ATM fee, and then they give you a receipt and you have to wait in line while someone in the back goes and puts your order together.
Here, we have boutique-style stores, stores run like liquor/grocery stores (Using your Co-op card to get cash back on cannabis is awesome), and they are all over the place. I think Alberta has really done it the right way.
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I would take it a step further and say it's among the best in the world for the dispensary purchasing experience. I'll raise you another city in Amsterdam that Alberta clearly outdoes when it comes to marijuana service.
Everyone thinks that Amsterdam is this euphoric stoners paradise where the weed is smoked liberally and coffee shops everywhere. While that's true to a certain extent, unless you buy from a dealer you need to buy from an actual coffee shop. You cannot buy it in stores like you can here. Don't let the hundreds of store shops with weed stickers plastered all over the window fool you. Unless the guy is selling behind the counter, there is no weed to buy at any store. Even the edibles are fake. They have the ''taste'' of weed, but no actual hemp and will do nothing if you eat them.
I was actually surprised to learn I had to step inside of loud sketchy coffee shop and buy weed from the bartender like I was ordering a shot. Way over priced, no display to look at, no pamphlets or information. It's like buying a shot and then off you go.
I'm genuinely impressed how most places here have good service, information and wide range of product. Sure there's some things they can improve on. But IMO Alberta has really set the bar world wide for how marijuana retail should be. I'd also imagine some places in the US would do it equally as good as they do here.