Front Avenue Medicinals
7/13/2014
I don't know how their flower is, so I can't comment on it.
The people here are very nice. They're kind. They make you feel comfortable being there. I like that. They're doing it by the books, which is also comforting (cameras, logs, locked separate room, etc.). The place is also open 24 hours, which you know if you've read the reviews. People are very psyched on that.
I got the smallest bit of shatter I could because I had never used anything but flower and edibles and didn't want to throw away too much money if I didn't like it. I asked the budtender what the difference was between shatter, wax, and crumble. I got a brief rundown, but one important detail that was left out was how it was made. I had no idea that shatter was made using butane, and if I was told that I probably would've opted for something else. But to be fair, I could've asked that specifically.
I found out about the butane thing when I did some research to find out why I had this odd gasoline-like taste in the back of my throat, why I was coughing way more than I ever do when I smoke or vaporize flower, why my mouth felt weird, why I had a headache, and why I had a strange taste in my mouth the next morning. Also, the bud tender should definitely wear gloves when handling medications, especially sticky, gooey stuff.
I know they're all going to read this, because that's what any employee or owner of a business or service would do. I hope you don't take this review personally. I thought everyone was good to me and your flower looked really good. You seem to have a nice dispensary. I just didn't like my experience with the shatter. I'm going to do more research on concentrates and maybe try something else. I did some quick reading on them before coming in but I was also counting on someone at the dispensary (whichever one I went to) to tell me more. That was my first visit and didn't know what to expect.
I also missed out on the happy hour donation prices and the free gift for new patients. I don't have a problem with that and I'm not complaining, but be careful not to forget that stuff if you're going to advertise it. Someone else might whine about it. It's all good though. You guys are new. I bet it's real stressful. Good luck. Welcome to Portland.