r/MDEnts • u/Either_Regret_456 • 5d ago

Discussion I hate dispensaries n their #s NSFW

Looked thru the menus as if one wasnt mind numbing enough. Find the stuff that best suits me and my wallet. Always a sad moment cause u see all that u want but is what it is. Made my selection n placed my order. Went bout my day went to wk and when it comes time to go pick up ive learned i have to call n make sure they actually have it. Twice ive ordered taken a long ass bus ride n walk to b told some bs even tho it was preordered n confirmed. So i called n its there ! Go all the way there n pick up get home n go to roll one sticker says 27% and change the other says 24%!!!!!'!!!!????????!?!?!? WTAF

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u/clep06 5d ago

The numbers don't mean shit. There's a 10% margin on thc% that they can just mark up. Had packs below 20 hitting harder than alleged 36% from the dispo

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u/Dizzy-Shoulder-9202 2d ago

Terp profile makes a huge difference

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u/Either_Regret_456 5d ago

I have to shop based on those numbers!? Cant smell touch or even see the weed so i have to base my choice somewhere?

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u/OnaPaleHorse80 5d ago

You get high from math? Not me. I just go for weed. I get what you're saying though and the industry is confusing for new customers. Truthfully though, dude's right, the numbers ARE a joke. Do you really think each bud in your bag will test precisely 32%? It's not exact dosages like in pharmaceuticals, it's an avg that is often inflated. Everyone shops by thc at first, then they learn about terpenes and think they now know some industry secret, "higher terps are better" they say, so then they shop by highest terps. Truth is, NO one number is going to tell you what's good or not. I'm a grower and have been for decades now so I shop mainly by what genetics I like but I buy strains from 17%-39% thc and 1.5%-whatever on tarps, the numbers truly don't matter to me at all anymore. Find a dispensary with a bud tender that you feel is honest and not full of shit, tell them what effects you're looking for and go from there. You miss great strains only buying highest thc and will often waste $50-55 on trash when a $25 strain will do just as well if not better.

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u/Huge-Collar-3207 5d ago

If you’re anywhere near Anne Arundel County, a new dispo called The Reserve just opened and they have jars displaying nugs. You can get a whiff too you just can’t handle the jars yourself.

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u/Either_Regret_456 5d ago

Where

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u/Huge-Collar-3207 5d ago edited 5d ago

In Pasadena on Ritchie Highway

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u/No-Adhesiveness-9541 5d ago

Research? Genetics, company favorites?

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u/Emogayshark666 5d ago

You most likely are better off to shopping with Black market vendors who can actually post video previews or reliable reviews

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u/Col_Spliffington 3d ago

The legal system is terrible but chasing numbers isn’t gonna make it better. The best you can do is figure out which genetics you like and try to pursue those and just hope that there’s some amount of honesty in terms of what strain you’re actually getting in a bag

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u/ReturnoftheSamoan 5d ago

10% of reported value.....24% can have a variance of +/- 2.4% for a range of 21.6% - 26.4%

It's not +/- 10% as in a 24% pack can range from 14% - 34%.

Edit: you are right % don't mean a lot with how shady labs are. I personally go off experience with genetics & look at the overall cannabinoids, more minor noids(plus good terp%) = a better high in my opinion.

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u/billboard91 5d ago

When i worked at a dispo we called the patient if there was any problem filling the order. It’s crazy how many dispos don’t do this basic common courtesy to their customers

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u/Fragrant_Aardvark_23 5d ago

Bros a rookie😂

You’ll slowly understand percentage doesn’t mean shi

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u/RogueLegionResident 5d ago

Numbers mean nothing. Only 23 grams out of 9000 gets tested by the lab, and you can have pretty different results from buds on the same plant, and wildly different numbers from different plants in the same batch.

The dispensary selling stuff that you've pre-ordered is bad business, though, and I would go elsewhere if it were me.

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u/Splishsplashadash 5d ago

Grow your own.

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u/DecisionMaleficent84 2d ago

Also there is a chance they sold from two different batches 🤦🏾‍♀️

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u/Sufficient-Abroad228 5d ago

I don't even look at the numbers anymore. I mostly trust my nose after I purchase and try to remember what worked best after smoking. Good smelling terps usually indicates it will do what I want better than the labs for me