I was hesitant to go to this store. I had never bought cannabis legally and wasn't sure how to do it.
--The problems that I have are arthritis in my hips and lower back (but not bad enough for pain killers), PTSD and chronic insomnia, among other things. I had absolutely no idea how to pick a strain. I didn't even know how much it would cost. The last time that I bought cannabis was many years ago and it was a "dime bag" and all I did was contribute to the cost.
--The front office of Sweet Relief is very calm and professional. There is a small couch and some chairs for non-customers to sit on while they wait for the customers. There are handouts in a rotating rack, as well as some in the bookcase next to it.
--Your first time you will give the receptionist your Drivers License or ID. They will swipe it through a reader and confirm your identity. Once that is done, all you have to do in future visits is show your ID. The receptionist will then buzz you through to the actual store.
--The first time that I went in there I was rather overwhelmed by the amount of various products on their sales floor. Food products are not allowed to be bought by recreational users. But pretty much everything else is.
--There are glass counters and you can see all the products. The sales staff is very, very helpful. I am on SSDI so I have an extremely limited budget. Based on what I told the clerk, she recommended Sticky Bitch. I bought one gram. The total came to $15.
--This last time (I have been there a total of 4 times) I went there, two days ago, I tried something different in packaging. I bought a 7 gram bag of stems and pieces. It was, with taxes, $18.75. Every thing that I had bought before this were tight little buds and I found them somewhat difficult to use. But this is the cannabis that I know. There are not many stems but there are a LOT of pieces. This leaf is called Northern Cheddar.
--Every person that I have come in contact with, including the other customers, have been super nice and helpful. I highly recommend this store.
--As an offside question, does anyone know why cannabis is illegal in so many states, when it has not killed anyone, but you can purchase digitalis (Foxglove), which is extremely toxic, in any garden store?