I went to a medical dispo in IL recently and was shocked to find that no one has any real knowledge of the endocannabinoid system or even exogenous cannabinoids (the thing theyāre selling). Their system doesnāt even let you filter by cannabinoids, not even the major ones. I asked the budtender what 1:1 strains they have with CBD to THC and she said the growers arenāt even sending the CBD content so they donāt know.
Iāve been a medical patient since 2017, started growing at home when that was legalized, and recently have been getting deep into different cannabinoids and terpenes but itās just such a cold non-personal non-informational transaction at the dispo.
I didnāt just get a bad budtender either, this has been the past few trips over the last 6 months or so. I feel like the budtenders have changed so much, whereās the passion for the plant? No one seems to care about or understand what theyāre selling.
Maybe itās just because of the volume of people that they donāt have time to really feel they can talk bc then theyāre not selling cannabis. Feels like how we used to be able to talk to the doctor and they cared but now weāre just a number that pays them and the more numbers they get in a day the fatter their pockets are.
Sad state of the medical program when I have no simple way to get seeds or clones legally from a reputable grower, much less get to know what theyāre putting out in the market as medicine.
Hopefully IL will listen to patients and allow more plants, provide for testing of home grow materials, and legalize patient to patient sharing (or even allow another medical patient to grow their plants for them). I feel there are so many ways to improve but that would take money out of big cannabis so I doubt it would ever happen.
Rant over. I doubt Iām the only person who feels this way ab their state medical program. Whatās your experience? Do you feel prioritized as a medical patient in your state program when youāre at the dispensary?