Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Spring 2012: MMJ centers
Acme Smoke
Strains: 20
Central: 1202 E. Fillmore St., 219-5766, acmesmoke.com
Top strain: Blue Dream
Top edible: Fat Daddy's
If you miss Acme's location next to Yakibob's and Conway's Red Top, look for its huge sign, where you'll find the usual suspects offered. And clones? Acme's got 15 kinds of clones. "They're Blue Dream clones, and they're huge and unbelievable," says manager Jocelyn (last name withheld).
Advance Cure for Vera Bestura
Strains: 25 to 30
Old Colorado City: 2755 Ore Mill Road, #13,505-8288, verabestura.com
Top strain: Carnival
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Advance Cure for Vera Bestura offers organic medicine, as well as edibles, tinctures, rubs and accessories.
All Saints Medical
Strains: 20
Central: 2101 E. Platte Ave., 634-8381
Top strain: Bruce Banner
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Located across from the Black Sheep on East Platte Avenue, ASM offers a small assortment of edibles, as well as an extremely discounted quarter-ounce of marijuana when a patient signs up. Members and non-, alike, can purchase eighths for around $35, and ounces for $200 to $220.
Alternative Medicine Colorado Springs
Strains: 24
OCC: 2606 W. Colorado Ave., 358-6955
Top strain: Godfather OG Kush
Top edible: The Growing Kitchen
Expect to find glassware and accessories, as well as hash, edibles and tinctures. Grams start at $7, and eighths at $25; also find discounts for seniors and those who serve in the military.
Altitude Organic Medicine
Strains: 10
OCC: 822 W. Colorado Ave., 313-9841, altitudeorganicmedicine.com
Top strain: Bubble Gum
Top edible: Baked Canna Goods
This Old Colorado City medical marijuana center offers all organic strains, tinctures, lotions, earwax hash and edibles. If spliffs are your thing, find cross, triple-cross and King Kong joints.
Amendment 20 Caregivers
Strains: 27
Central: 2727 Palmer Park Blvd., 375-5610, amendment20cos.com
Top strain: Purponics
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Located in the concrete-heavy shopping center that also holds Extreme Bargains, Amendment 20 offers low prices, including $145 ounces and $20 eighths. Find pipes, edibles and massage oils, among others, in a "homey, roomy environment," says one employee. Note: The center's owned by Tanya Garduno, who also serves as president of the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council.
American Wellness Center
Strains: 20
OCC: 3632 W. Colorado Ave., 630-5075, americanwellnesscenter.org
Top strain: Juicy Fruit
Top edible: Brownies
Reza Hassani's American Wellness Center offers members free eighths from among its strains every two months, as well as a free joint with every purchase of an eighth, and a free edible with every quarter. Also find earwax hash, Dixie Elixirs, medicated chews, brownies, clones and bath accessories. Note: Eighths here typically run from $22.95 to $39.97.
Best Budz
Strains: 20
Academy (North): 4132 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., 598-0168
Top strain: Ghost OG Kush
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
Located on the northeast corner of Austin Bluffs Parkway and Academy Boulevard, Best Budz provides edibles, drinks, hash, tinctures and a large assortment of glassware. All members of the center get buy-one-get-one-half-off deals on eighths.
Bijou Wellness Center
Strains: 22
Central: 2132 E. Bijou St., 465-2407, bijouwellnesscenter.com
Top strain: Pineapple Express
Top edible: Sweet Grass Kitchen cookies
Military-veteran-owned Bijou Wellness Center offers edibles, infused products such as Moon Rocks, high-end organic strains and a variety of therapies. Look for a focus on servicing the needs of veterans and active military members, as well as specials on Facebook.
Briargate Wellness Center
Strains: 45
Briargate: 890 Dublin Blvd., Suite C, 598-3510, briargatewellnesscenter.com
Top strain: Red Dragon
Top edible: Hash Caps
Joe DiFabio's BWC is one of the few centers in Colorado Springs fully licensed by the city and the state, with most of the other centers still waiting for one or the other. So confidently medicate with its edibles, tinctures, creams and lotions, not to mention hash oil, keef and $25 grams or $80 eighths of Caviar.
Broadmoor Wellness Center
Strains: 25
Southgate: 1414 S. Tejon St., 634-0420, broadmoorwellnesscenter.com
Top strain: Bubba Kush pre-'98
Top edible: Headibles
The center just south of downtown offers a spa-like atmosphere, where you can find candies, vaporizers, tinctures, hash caps, lotions, balms and more. Look for rotating specials as well.
Canna Caregivers
Strains: 25
Academy (North): 3220 N. Academy Blvd., #4, 597-6685, cannacaregivers.com
Top strain: Super Lemon Haze
Top edible: Baked Canna Goods
The Canna Center
Strains: 30 to 40
Powers: 2306 N. Powers Blvd., 597-9333
Top strain: Blue Cheese
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Caregivers at Canna say all the house strains are Colorado-grown and organic. "What people like is that we are medical in nature. We're located in a medical building, not just a retail store," says owner Tyla Reimers. "It seems to be what sets us apart for our patients."
Canna Meds Wellness Center
Strains: 20
Academy (North): 2363 N. Academy Blvd.,638-6337, cannamedswellnesscenter.com
Top strain: Lime Green Skunk
Top edible: Canna Chews
Billed as "a full wellness center," CMWC offers all the usual lotions and balms, pipes, jewelry, hash and edibles. Five to seven different strains are typically harvested every week, so the stock is "constantly revolving," says owner Chris Rice. Eighths for top-shelf meds typically run around $25 for members, and the center's open seven days a week.
Cannabicare
Strains: 30
Powers: 1466 Woolsey Heights, 573-2262, cannabicare.com
Top strain: Kong
Top edible: Green Kure Plus Elixir
Located near Peterson Air Force Base, Cannabicare is offering $25 to $35 eighths for members, and smoking accessories and edibles. Some specials: At the end of the week comes "free fatty Fridays," and every Saturday, nonmembers receive member pricing.
Cannabis Therapeutics
Strains: 60
Central: 907 E. Fillmore St., 633-7124, cannabistherapeutics.net
Top strain: Blue Dream Haze
Top edible: Pumpkin Carrot Cake
Cannabis Therapeutics offers $31.25 top-shelf eighths and daily specials including eighths starting at $15. Also find a variety of infused products like medicated bubble bath, edibles like bubble gum, and a variety of smoking accessories all sent out the door in odor-proof, waterproof bags.
Cannacare
Strains: 20
Academy (South): 1675 Jet Wing Drive, 596-3010
Top strain: Golden Goat
Top edible: Olive oil
Tucked behind a 7-Eleven at the northeast corner of Fountain Boulevard and Jet Wing Drive, Cannacare serves patients' needs with a variety of medication as well as member pricing that's half-off what nonmembers pay.
Colorado Alternative Care Services
Strains: 29
OCC: 1402 W. Colorado Ave., 635-5963, csmmd.com
Top strain: White Rhino
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
The center offers a tiered system: $35 eighths, $65 quarters, $120 half-ounces and $200 ounces. Also, new patients get a buy-one-get-one deal on eighths, a free pre-rolled joint with the purchase of an eighth, and a free eighth with the purchase of an ounce.
Crossroads MMC
Strains: 15
Central: 176 Talamine Court, #110, 219-0054, crossroadsmmc.com
Top strain: Blue Dream
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Owner Triton Gulczynski, whose center is tucked away in an industrial park, says to look for a full lineup of edibles, $10 grams, and a $180-per-ounce mix-and-match special.
A Cut Above
Strains: 25 to 30
Central: 1150 E. Fillmore St., 434-1665
Top strain: Dog Waltz
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
A Cut Above offers a waiting room featuring a big-screen TV and leather couches, leading into a separate space containing edibles, tinctures, hash, joints and medical pain relievers.
Doctors Orders
Strains: 12
Central: 2106 E. Boulder St., 634-8808, 719doctor.com
Top strain: Vanilla Kush
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Doctors Orders offers glassware, stash boxes, $10 grams of bubble hash on Wednesdays, and a variety of edibles. Member pricing includes $30 eighths, $60 quarters and $205 ounces.
Eagle's Nest Wellness Center
Strains: 30
Cascade: 8455 W. U.S. Hwy. 24, 687-2928, eaglesnestsanctuary.com
Top strain: Euphoria
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Eagle's Nest Wellness Center, located in the old Swiss Miss building, offers holistic and naturopathic medicines, and nature walks. There's also a dispensary, which the religion of Ho'ala Huna considers a natural offshoot of its practice, as well as an extensive lineup of glass pipes.
Enlightened Care
Strains: 20
Northwest/Rockrimmon: 757 W. Garden of the Gods Road, 531-7079
Top strain: Vortex
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Behind the Wendy's lies Enlightened Care, which one employee describes as a "café-style" center, with a coffee bar, waiting room and a showcase of different medications. Additionally, look for what the center describes as one of the city's largest selections of edibles, tinctures, bubble hash, keef and oils.
FRAM
Strains: 14
Northwest/Rockrimmon: 5913 N. Nevada Ave., 213-0118, 719fram.com
Top strain: Pot of Gold
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Front Range Alternative Medicines offers hash, tinctures, edibles and Colorado-grown medication. According to one employee, find the "cheapest bongs and glass pipes in town."
Garden of the Gods Wellness Center
Strains: 15
West side: 5030 Boardwalk Drive, 268-0063, gardenofthegodswellness.com
Top strain: Space Helmet
Top edible: Sarah's Medicated Teas
Discreetly located on the west side, GotG offers a variety of rotating specials. For instance: First-time visitors can receive member pricing, which typically runs around $25 an eighth. Also find $50 ounces of shake.
Green Earth Wellness Center
Strains: 20
OCC: 519 N. 30th St., 633-6337, greenearthwellnesscenter.com
Top strain: TRON
Top edible: Mountain Medicinals
Green Earth folks say they specialize in higher-end medicines and edibles, and carry all flavors of Dixie Elixirs & Edibles and Keef Cola. You'll also find a full line of rubs, tinctures and related items in a space with an art-gallery feel.
The Green House
Strains: 35
OCC: 1024 W. Colorado Ave., 344-5996, thegreenhousecs.com
Top strain: Herijuana
Top edible: Blue Kudu
Owner Isaac Mavashev says the center has some of the cheapest pipes in town, as well as hash, a wide range of edibles like Gaia's Garden and Cheeba Chews, and more.
Green Pharm
Strains: 20
Central: 325 Delaware Drive, 591-2070
Top strain: Blue Dream
Top edible: Brownies
Co-owner Gary Beierle says, "Though we are in a hard-to-find location, it's well worth it." As proof, grams of medication start at $7.50, eighths at $24, and ounces at $170 (though members may find ounces as low as $153). Also find hash products, accessories, various infused products and more.
Greenwerkz
Strains: 18
Academy (North): 2233 Academy Place #201, 597-4429
Top strain: Strawberry Cough
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Recently, owner Brandon Mackey's changed the center's name from Healthpoint Wellness Center to Greenwerkz. It's currently located in a medical building, but moving within a few weeks of this guide being published. (See CannaBiz for updates.) Either way, find $6 edibles all the time.
Grow Life
Strains: 20
Downtown: 219 W. Colorado Ave., #106, 635-1700, growlifecolorado.com
Top strain: Killer Queen
Top edible: N/A
Grow Life says strains are 100 percent organic and soil-based (as opposed to hydroponically grown). It also sports exclusive growers so that each strain is unique to the center. Specials-wise, all eighths are less than $40 with caregiver designation, and new patients benefit from a free edible. Grow Life also dedicates a wall to an artist of the month.
H.E.M.P.
Strains: 25
Central: 700 Juanita St., 635-4367, hempcos.com
Top strain: Durban Poison
Top edible: Twirling Hippy Confections
Higher Elevation Medical Products calls a location behind Fargo's Pizza Co., home. Members and non-members alike enjoy low prices, such as no eighth over $30, which drops to $15 on select days.
Happy Buddha Wellness
Strains: 6
Academy (North): 3612 Galley Road, 638-1888
Top strain: Sugar Haze
Top edible: Discreet Treats
Owned by Terry Cullen, Happy Buddha Wellness offers a pleasant atmosphere and a private location, next to offices for a dentist and massage therapist. Look for $25 eighths and $185 ounces on all strains, for members.
Hawaiian Herbal Health Center
Strains: 20
Academy (North): 3729 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., 522-4442, hawaiianherbalhealth.com
Top strain: Molokai Diesel
Top edible: North Shore Edibles
Manager Kiliki says the center — located down the road from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs — offers "a warm tropical feeling and plenty of 'aloha,' along with being discreet." Find medicated spa products, tinctures, hash, balms and Hawaiian souvenirs.
The Healing Canna
Strains: 30
Academy (North): 3692 E. Bijou St., 637-7645, thehealingcanna.com
Top strain: Phish
Top edible: N/A
Once you make it through its discreet, no-sign entrance, the Healing Canna offers a large, well-lit waiting area for patients. Also find punch cards that offer a free eighth after 12 are purchased, a refer-a-friend program where both parties receive $20 eighths, and daily web updates.
The Healthy Connections
Strains: 20
OCC: 1602 W. Colorado Ave., 203-6004
Top strain: Lemon Skunk
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
The Healthy Connections offers roughly 20 strains, and a wide selection of keef. Plus, find vaporizers, related smoking accessories and a punch-card promotion where your eighth eighth-of-an-ounce is free.
Heavenly Medical Caregivers
Strains: 31
Academy (North): 5323 Montebello Lane, 598-8218, heavenlymedical.com
Top strain: Kilo
Top edible: N/A
Discounts abound at Heavenly Medical Caregivers: Members get three for the price of two on Mondays; buy one and get the second half-off on Thursdays; and $21 eighths on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Hemp Center
Strains: 25
OCC: 2501 W. Colorado Ave., 633-1611, the-hemp-center.com
Top strain: Juliet
Top edible: House pomegranate candy
Co-owner Jim Van Diest says members receive a free gram and joint after signing up, 5-gram eighths thereafter, and a free eighth on their birthday. "We have an RN on staff and an herbalist," says Van Diest, adding: "We make our own salves, lotions, candy, edibles and tinctures."
The Herb Shoppe
Strains: 20
OCC: 3020 W. Colorado Ave., 634-6337, herbshoppemmj.com
Top strain: Razzle Dazzle
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Owned by husband-and-wife team Ashley and Kasey Knutson, THS offers $25 eighths on select strains to all patients, as well as free yoga and 10 percent off edibles to members. Also find clones, hash, hash oil and bubble hash.
Humboldt Care and Wellness Center
Strains: 13
Powers: 6823 Space Village Ave., 597-4292, us-hcwc.com
Top strain: Blueberry
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
Strains: 13
West side: 1324 W. Garden of the Gods Road
Top strain: Blueberry
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
Members who have just joined receive a $20 credit, and can take advantage of $22 eighths ($25 for nonmembers). "As far as edibles," says one employee, "we do have a lot of edibles."
Indispensary
Strains: 45
OCC: 3044 W. Colorado Ave., 203-4592, indispensary.com
Top strain: Chocolope
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Strains: 60
Central: 3031 E. Platte Ave., 203-4542
Top strain: Bubba Kush
Top edible: Discreet Treats
Sister to Independent Records, Indispensary combines more than 30 years of customer service experience with a high-altitude, all-organic cultivation facility. Recently, it became one of the first in the city to feel the federal government's wrath when it was forced to close its downtown location under threat of prosecution, because of its proximity to Palmer High School.
JP Wellness
Strains: 25
Academy (South): 1741 S. Academy Blvd., 622-1000
Top strain: Hawaiian Banana
Top edible: Brownies
Besides its large collection of glass, JP has recently expanded its selection of strains, infused products and concentrates. As far as perks, members receive 20 percent off of edibles, and can receive a free eighth of medication after purchasing nine.
Levity Wellness
Strains: 30
Central: 426 W. Fillmore St., 266-5463, levitywellness.com
Top strain: Hawaiian Banana
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Levity is all about the discounts: Free joints on Mondays and Fridays with any purchase of an eighth for nonmembers (Monday through Friday for members); a free eighth for those who refer patients; a buy-one-get-one free eighth for the new member; 20 percent off on your first visit; $150 ounces; and more.
Maggie's Farm
Strains: 30
Southgate: 1424 S. Nevada Ave., 328-0420
Top strain: N/A
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Strains: 30
Penrose: 880 Marilyn Road, 719/372-1014
Top strain: N/A
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Owner Bill Conkling says his center offers a full line of hybrid indica-sativa strains, as well as a variety of edibles. "My focus on this thing is meds," Conkling says. "We're trying to be straight-up and simple." To that end, the grower offers 100 percent organic strains like Cold Creek Kush.
Marimeds
Strains: 20
Downtown: 222 E. Moreno Ave., 634-8285
Top strain: Blue Cheese
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
The self-proclaimed home of the famous Blue Cheese, Marimeds offers quality strains and edibles. Specials include: Spend $100 and get a $10 store credit , and $215 ounces.
Marisol Therapeutics
Strains: 25
Pueblo West: 922 Kimble Drive, 719/547-4000, marisolmed.com
Top strain: Santa Maria
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Marisol offers an extensive line of edibles and topicals. Eighths for strains — like its Knee High Grape strain, described as "more of an indica" — run around $25 for members.
Medibis
Strains: 30
Central: 3701 N. Nevada Ave., 633-8882
Top strain: Qrazy Train
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Located at the old greyhound racing track on North Nevada Avenue, Medibis offers rotating daily specials for members, as well as credit for those who refer new ones. Look for $15, $20 and $25 eighths.
Medical Cannabis Caregivers
Strains: 27
Academy (North): 6020 Erin Park Drive, 264-6337, mccaregivers.com
Top strain: L.S.D.
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
MC Caregivers sells cannabis, accessories, a wide range of edibles and topical lotions and oils. Instead of specials, look for prices like $33 for eighths and $200 for ounces, of anything on the shelf.
Mile High Holistics
Strains: 20
Palmer Lake: 626 State Hwy. 105, 487-0901, milehighholistics.com
Top strain: Deadhead OG
Top edible: Phoenix Tears
In an environment that co-owner Susie Breward calls "a groovy, little upscale spot," Mile High Holistics offers medication, as well as a large selection of edibles, balms and accessories. As for specials, Mile High runs a different one every day of the week.
Mountain Med Club
Strains: 20
OCC: 22 S. Chestnut St., 599-4180, mountainmedclub.com
Top strain: White Fire
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Off West Colorado Avenue lies Mountain Med Club, where you can find edibles, natural rolling papers, storage containers and hand-blown glass pipes.
Mountain Medicals
Strains: 12
Divide: 11505 W. U.S. Hwy. 24, 357-9893, mountainmedicals.com
Top strain: 91 Chem
Top edible: Twirling Hippy Confections
Mountain Medicals, where organic marijuana's grown in soil, offers discounts to those who designate it as their center. Look for a large variety of edibles, as well as classes on how to make cannabutter and tinctures.
Natural Advantage Medical Marijuana Center
Strains: 20
OCC: 925 W. Cucharras St., 533-1177
Top strain: L.A. Confidential
Top edible: N/A
Natural Advantage offers in-house chiropractic care, information on natural herbal medicine, lifestyle and pain counseling, and doctor referrals. Members get 10 percent off of most products, and can purchase ounces of medication at wholesale prices.
Natural Mystic Cannabis Caregivers
Strains: 20 to 30
Downtown: 416 E. Colorado Ave., #101, 203-5094
Top strain: Tora Bora
Top edible: Mountain High Suckers
Locally owned Natural Mystic offers a discreet downtown location with roughly 30 top-shelf strains, as well as a variety of edibles. More than 10 years of working with medical marijuana patients ensures that the center knows what it's doing in the realm of patient care, says an unidentified owner.
NaturaLeaf
Strains: 14
Downtown: 907 S. Tejon St., 630-7300, thenaturaleaf.com
Top strain: Vanilla Kush
Top edible: Healthy Creations
Look for literature on a variety of health issues and $5 grams. Otherwise, enjoy keef and hash made in-house, as well as tinctures, balms, salves and edibles.
Nature's Way Wellness Center
Strains: 30
Academy (North): 5012 N. Academy Blvd., 531-6337
Top strain: Wi-fi OG Kush
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
Both members and nonmembers can get specials for eighths as low as $25, single-strain ounces for $160, or a mix-and-match deal for $190; first-time patients can purchase an eighth of any strain for $25. Also find edibles as well as vitamins, hash, pipes and joints.
Original Cannabis Growers
Strains: 12
Central: 2625 E. St. Vrain St., Unit A, 475-9333
Top strain: UK Cheese
Top edible: Keef Cola
OCG offers $25 eighths and $7.15 "grade A" grams, says owner Paul Elias. Keef and infused products are also available. "We're a simple center, but we keep it real," says Elias.
Pain Management Solutions
Strains: 15
Southgate: 1022 S. Royer St., 473-0279, pmsmedicalmarijuana.com
Top strain: Kush 18
Top edible: Dr. J's Hash Infused Medical Edibles
Located just south of downtown, near the train tracks and warehouses, PMS offers a variety of tinctures, bath products, lotions and cannabidiol (CBD) syrups. Members and non-members alike enjoy like pricing, while those that name PMS as caregiver receive 10-percent off glassware and edibles, as well as a free quarter-ounce of marijuana.
Pikes Peak Alternative Health & Wellness
Strains: 30
Southgate: 1605 S. Tejon St., #101, 575-9835, ppahw.com
Top strain: Bruce Banner
Top edible: Bad-Ass Brownies
Handicap-accessible PPAHW specializes in treating hospice and cancer patients, as well as those with disabilities. There are also grow classes, while do-it-yourself patients can purchase clones and growing supplies.
Pikes Peak Cannabis Caregivers
Strains: 15
Academy (South): 3715 Drennan Road, 216-5452, pikespeakcannabiscaregivers.com
Top strain: Cherry Diesel
Top edible: N/A
In addition to top-shelf medical marijuana, Pikes Peak Cannabis Caregivers offers a wide array of edibles, infused products and smoking accessories. First-time customers who buy an eighth get a free pipe, as do patients who refer a friend.
Pure Intentions Wellness Center
Strains: 17
Academy (North): 201 N. Academy Blvd., 570-7432, pureintentionswellness.com
Top strain: The Purps
Top edible: The Growing Kitchen
At any time, patients receive $3 edibles from the center's selection. Also: earwax hash for $35 per gram. Bud grams start at $9, with members receiving pricing starting at $17.50 to $38.50 per eighth. The center also sports more than 20 different types of infused products.
Pure Medical
Strains: 40
Downtown: 19 N. Tejon St., #108, 634-7390, puremedicalcolorado.com
Top strain: Golden Goat
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Pure Medical 2
Strains: 40
Northwest/Rockrimmon: 207 Rockrimmon Blvd., Unit C, 264-0800
Top strain: OG Kush
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
In addition to a broad array of Colorado-grown strains, Pure Medical carries edibles, tinctures, keef, hash, hash pills, pipes and vaporizers.
Rocky Mountain Miracles
Strains: 65
Central: 2316 E. Bijou St., 473-9333, rockymountainmiracles.com
Top strain: Skywalker OG Kush
Top edible: Standing Akimbo
"We've got great prices," says owner Ali Hillery. "All new members get a free eighth." Members also enjoy $199 ounces, two ounces for $350, and new strains released biweekly.
Rocky Road Remedies
Strains: 20
Academy (South): 2489 S. Academy Blvd., 574-4230, rockyroadrx.com
Top strain: Cinderella 99
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
Located behind a Subway, Rocky Road offers $25 eighths for anyone in on their first time. Otherwise, members get eighths for $27.58, and half-price quarter-ounces every month.
The Secret Stash Progressive Medicine
Strains: 30
West side: 2845 Ore Mill Road, #6, 633-8499, the-secret-stash.com
Top strain: Bazooka Joe
Top edible: Standing Akimbo
This family-owned dispensary offers newcomers a membership package that includes 50 percent off the first purchase for amounts not exceeding a quarter-ounce. "We're in a discreet location, with plenty of parking," notes co-owner Alex (last name withheld).
Simple Care Wellness Center
Strains: 20
Academy (North): 8270 Razorback Road,799-6881, simplecarewellness.com
Top strain: L.A. Kush
Top edible: TinctureBelle
Simple Care Wellness Center "focuses on the medication," says owner Keith Northwood. Look for pipes, bath products and a wide selection of edibles. Price-wise, eighths start at $40 and grams at $15. Note: 90 percent of the center's marijuana is grown on-site.
Southern Colorado Medical Marijuana
Strains: 20
Central: 2815 N. El Paso St., Unit D, 344-5021, socommj.com
Top strain: DJ Short's Flo
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Co-owner Don McKay says other dispensary owners shop at his recently expanded 10,000-square-foot center. Note: SoCoMMJ only offers prepackaged bulk, with half-ounces running in the $99 range — no grams or eighths.
S.S.I. Care Center
Strains: 15
Central: 549 E. Cimarron St., 632-3232, ssicares.com
Top strain: OG Kush
Top edible: Ganjaroo bars
As far as freebies, customers receive free pre-rolled joints with any purchase of an eighth or more. Also look for a variety of edibles.
Strawberry Fields Alternative Health and Wellness
Strains: 50
OCC: 3404 W. Colorado Ave., 471-2837, strawberryfieldsmmj.com
Top strain: Voodoo Star
Top edible: Edi-Pure edibles
The center that won last year's Indy readers' pick for best dispensary in Colorado Springs offers specialized member pricing on its "100 percent organic" medication. Also find "literally everything," says one employee, when it comes to edibles, and specials like store credit when you become a member, and even more if you renew each year.
Third Day Apothecary
Strains: 25
Academy (North): 4865B N. Academy Blvd., 266-6699, thirddayapothecary.com
Top strain: Acapulco Gold
Top edible: Caribbean Spice cookies
Third Day Apothecary is located on the northeast corner of Flintridge Drive and North Academy Boulevard. The center says all strains are grown organically in-house, in soil.
Todays Health Care
Strains: 40
West side: 221 S. Eighth St., 635-9002, todayshealthcaremeds.com
Top strain: Alaskan Ice
Top edible: The Growing Kitchen
Strains: 40
West side: 1635 W. Uintah St., 633-1300
Top strain: Alaskan Ice
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
The dispensary offers free rides to medical appointments for terminal cancer patients, even if they're not the center's own patients. Look for happy hours from 2 to 3 on weekdays, when patients get 10 percent off.
Total Health Concepts
Strains: 16
Downtown: 502 S. Weber St., 471-4180, mmj-centers.com
Top strain: King's Kush
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Total Health Concepts offers edibles, as well as a large supply of infused products. Free, gated parking is available, plus a collection of original hand-blown Colorado glass.
Tree of Wellness
Strains: 30
Northwest/Rockrimmon: 1000 W. Fillmore St., #105, 635-5556, csdispensary.com
Top strain: Skywalker
Top edible: In-house butter
Tree of Wellness promises a comprehensive medicinal array of edibles and infused products. The center also sells pipes, and 10 different kinds of hash, plus hash oils. Most of the medication comes from a recently expanded LED grow system.
Trichome Health Consultants
Strains: 30
OCC: 2117 W. Colorado Ave., 635-6337, thcmed.com
Top strain: Purple Kush
Top edible: Pot corn
The center, which opened in late 2008, specializes in high-grade clones, and carries a large selection of edibles, infused products and topicals. Look for a recently introduced competition where patients are invited to find another grow considered "nicer" than THC's and receive a complimentary ounce of cannabis.
We Grow Colorado
Strains: 8
Central: 2502 E. Bijou St., 634-4100
Top strain: Evergreen Kush
Top edible: Cookies
We Grow Colorado offers edibles, glassware, vaporizers, lotions and rubs, and focuses on military veterans.
A Wellness Centers
Strains: 25
Central: 2918 Wood Ave., 375-1907
Top strain: L.A. Confidential
Top edible: Karma Candy
Manager Tom Scudder has an idea of why people should shop here for edibles. "We've had six [or] seven vendors say we've got the biggest selection they've ever seen," he says.
Westside Wellness Center
Strains: 15 to 20
West side: 2200 Bott Ave., 344-8441, westsidebuds.com
Top strain: New York City Diesel
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
The family-owned center welcomes patients who need recommendations and help setting up doctors' visits. It also offers a 15-percent discount for veterans, plus pipes, vaporizers, tinctures and lotions.
White Mountain Medicine
Strains: 20
Central: 3226 N. Nevada Ave., 622-6652
Top strain: Blue Dream
Top edible: Chocolate tortes
Owned by Denver's Beyond Broadway, White Mountain carries infused products from BB, Benjamin's Edibles and more, as well as accessories like pipes, bongs and vaporizers.
Woodland Wellness
Strains: 8
Woodland Park: 213 Aspen Garden Way, #2, 686-8144, pikespeakcomfortcarecenters.com
Top strain: Critical Plus
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
One of the few dispensaries located in Teller County, Woodland Wellness offers 10 percent off the first purchase of new members; also look for keef, edibles, tinctures, lotions and rotating weekly specials.
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