NETA - Northampton (Rec)

It’s location for the extreme volume this landmark has done is excellent with 91 n&s within a stones throw ; ) and staff has always been upbeat and eager to assist. Having been to only this dispensary exclusively a dozen or so times, I think they’ve put the bar pretty high ; ) The wait times are getting so much better and will be nonexistent I’d imagine once more stores are up and running. Price for an “adult user” is a bit much with the Massachusetts Marijuana taxes @20% but I tell you what, you absolutely get what you pay for at NETA, products are amazing and online menu and pre-order have functioned very well for me.

the menu is ver well laid out and leaves little room for questions, beautiful establishment, quick and easy and Absolutely amazing staff, (especially the really hot one that’s into disc golf)

Great product and friendly staff. Highly recommend!

my experience is the new patient en NETa was outstanding I did not know what to expect and everybody was polite they explained everything carefully I think that they took the time to understand what I needed the staff was very friendly and treated me with respect thank

It was my first time at any dispensary, so I don’t have any reference point for comparison, but I thought they were great! They spent at least a half hour with me, letting me go on and on indecisively about what products to get, and helping me make informed choices based on my description of my mental health symptoms. I would also like to mention that the company must have an amazing design team! The interior design of the shop is beautiful; earthy, woodsy and relaxing, yet somehow still very modern. The product packaging is art museum gift shop level gorgeous (though possibly too minimal, as I did find myself wanting more info). And their product catalog is beautiful enough for a coffee table book; I’m keeping it for my own personal design inspiration, because it is so dang pretty it would make anyone want to shop there even if they initially had no interest!

I've only been to 3 dispensaries, but this one is the best one I've been to, it's always my first choice now. The staff there are very nice and extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I really love the quality of what I get here, I haven't tried their shatter or wax yet, but their other products never disappoint and usually end up testing higher than advertised. I love that they're open 7 days a week too and take walk ins. they're always adding new stuff to their menu, and the prices really aren't bad. love this place!

I visited NETA for the first time yesterday and it was an amazing experience. From start to finish, all the staff members were polite, engaging, and really seemed to enjoy their jobs. Security was very professional and kind. No metal detectors or pat-downs. I was in-and-out of NETA in about 15 minutes, as a first-time customer, so the efficiency of the place is outstanding. (I did pre-fill the paperwork ahead of time.) Picked up three strains: Anmesia Haze, Grape Trainwreck, and Walker Kush as well as a few edibles. Flower is great, better than ~90% of what's around on the street. I will definitely be a repeat customer.

2+ hr drive each way to neta.... Staff was very friendly including security. Place was very clean and quiet. Grabbed three strains: Jack Frost, domnesia and dela haze. The Jack Frost and the dela haze i was kind of disappointed with. The domnesia was pretty decent though. Probably too far for me to drive again anytime soon unless they have some more potent product.

very nice building and staff. I've gone a handful of times and the product has only gotten better. So far I found Walker Kush to really be consistent and Jack Frost I just tried and it's a great Sativa which is normally what I tend to like. Walker Kush has been the best Indica I've had. NETA will be my go to. Might visit the Brookline building soon the Northampton one is 20 mins from me.

Easy to get to and a good selection of products. Very friendly and reasonably knowledgeable staff!

The staff in this dispensary are professional. The prices are semi-reasonable for now, eventually they should go down to make it reasonable. The service was very fast and on point(wearing gloves = cleanliness). It is easy to make a quick purchase without much hassle or confusion. The menu were very easy to understand and the variety is highly appreciated! I definitively recommend this dispensary to anyone who wants an easy & legal purchase of your favorite cannabis products.

I am a new medical marijuana patient being treated for Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. On my first trip to NETA upon entering a nice young woman came to sit with me and discuss any of my questions or concerns. It is a very comfortable and welcoming environment even for new users. The purchase process is clear and easy. Everyone was extremely patient and kind. The product itself has been excellent. I've been back once more and will be making another trip soon. The edibles are excellent. I used to have chronic pain, nausea and insomnia - now I am able to relieve pain and nausea with ease and I sleep every night. This plant is a gift to those who are suffering, this dispensary treats it as such. I have already and will continue to recommend NETA as a reliable, comfortable dispensary for medical marijuana needs.

NETA has excellent quality products, having tried their edibles, flower, and shatter, and a knowledgeable staff that constantly gives off good vibes and seems to enjoy a good conversation without being pushy or annoying. The flower is top notch. It really does not get better. Of course some strains are not that strong, but really that's a good thing, as bigger variety means more patients' needs are met. That said, pretty much every day they have at least one strain that batch tested at greater than or equal to 25% total active cannabinoids (TAC), often one pushing 30% or higher (the Bruce Banner seems to always push 35%, and my personal favorite, Flo OG, seems to always be above 30%). Marijuana really does not get more potent than this, East or West coast. That said, these super-potent batches usually seem to sell out before the end of the day, but from what I've heard they're only going to be expanding their grow operation, so I think this will be getting better. Their shatter routinely clocks in at 90%, depending on the strain. A few days ago they had an indica-dom hybrid shatter that tested at 94.9% TAC. That's the highest test result I've ever seen for shatter, notwithstanding people boasting (without proving) they can squeeze an extra couple percent out of there. Truthfully, most people's shatter does not ever break 90%. Once you're into that level, there's no point knit-picking the difference of a few percentage points. It's top-teir strong. Done. The visuals of the shatter vary with batch and strain, although the Arcata Trainwreck shatter I got a month ago or so was pure amber. Gorgeous. Best looking shatter I've ever seen in person and I've seen a lot. It was also some of the sweetest tasting vapor I've ever experienced, to the extent that the vapor can even be tasted. That said, the looks and taste are pretty irrelevant. There's all kinds of reasons, as I understand it, that shatter can become darkened that have nothing to do with the quality or safety of the extraction. I really don't care too much about commenting on the taste, size, or scent of the plants/nugs either, as these things have nothing to do with the quality of the psychoactive effects and are purely subjective. Some tokers may feel they have such superhuman perceptions of the taste of their incinerated plant matter and oils that they can sense differences between different people's products on the molecular level before incinerating them, but let's face it, even if that were true (it's not), most of us do not have such rarefied senses, and nobody smokes weed for the taste anyway. Give me a break. Sorry-not-sorry to call out power trippers. Nevertheless, these weeds smell, look, and taste phenomenal to me. If I could I would post some HD photos to show you how dank these nugs are and how clear this shatter is. Most importantly, they will get high you AF. If they don't, you and your wallet need to take time off from the holy ganja.

This was stop #6 of the Original 8 tour and my second NETA location. It re-affirms my belief that NETA is the state-wide leader in the early stages of Massachusetts' medicinal (and soon recreational) marijuana business. This is a buttoned up operation, plenty of staff, organized set up and quality product. Easy access off Route 91 with ample parking and a very chill space that includes showroom for vaping products from entry-level to expert user. The one bummer is that NETA has had to institute a 1/4 oz flower limit for the time being. (As of 11/12-16) Seems demand is outpacing supply!! No surprise there. Still, good strain diversity across platforms (bud, vape, shatter, edibles, kief, etc) and super helpful budtenders. Kate and Hannah helped me and both were phenomenal - friendly, informed and patient. Be sure to ask for shake discounts - great for home rolling, dugouts and other old school methods!!

The staff is great! Helpful and knowledgeable. I enjoy picking things up because they can guide me to what I need.

another lovely location from NETA that just impresses me. the staff is always amazing and so easy to talk to. this location has a bit of a better parking lot, and offers a bigger seating area. only downside is that it's on the other side of the state from a lot of patients. lucky for me I have a car and friends I can visit in the area. keep up the good work!

Sorry guys I agree with Donny! The shatter is average at best! I like the flower you guys sell, but the rest, shatter, edibles, and tincture is not good at all.

Every time I shop here it's a lovely experience - NETA is organized & always fully staffed but I have to keep in mind it's not a 5 min pit stop. MMJ is part of an ongoing effort to keep my life in balance - so I take a moment to smell the buds and be present in a reality that includes legal medical cannabis use. One thing I would like to see is more edibles & carded tasting events. Boston has a Meetup group - why not here? While NETA is working on retail infused products - consider providing customers potent tinctures & oils so we can at least bake our own.

Excellent, excellent service. Although it has suffered a bit from thier explosive growth (50+ new patients a day for months...), but they're doing their best.

Always helpful and nice here. Easy to get in and out. Attentive to medical patient needs even with the addition of recreational.

Neta replyed back with this: "Our team takes great care to ensure that all flower is carefully dried and cured as best as possible for each batch. This is usually about 10-14 days for dry time, then 7-14 days for cure time, depending on the batch. The majority of our patients prefer flower that has not been overdried and we use Boveda packs to prevent this after cure is finished." Their dry time is Good 10-14 days but you need to cure bud for atleast 5 months. The bud will not become any dryer then what Neta offers now, but instead the process of the water being pulled from the buds is at a much slow rate and is overall big factor with smoothness and tast of the marijuana. If you speed this process up you will lock in chlorophyll pigments making all the weed tast the same&bad and harsh on the lungs. Marijuana is like wine, if it take 20years for the wine to be ready then it takes 20years not a day shorter or your being sold a wine that's not ready. newb then u'l never notice this issue and that is wrong of neta. They speed the entire process up if the growing to get the marijuana out fast ( u'l never get big fat nug from them)! I don't see how testing the product could cost so much and still call it competitive price and good explanation. Okay, the concentrates are bomb because you don't need to cure concentrates ( some of the best shatter is made from fresh trimmings)”. You do not need to cure marijuana when makeing concentrates with butane because chlorophyll is a polar bond & butane is a non-polar bond so the extract of concentrates has no chlorophyll.

So I’ve been to NETA several times and each time my experience has gotten worse. The flower I got the last time I visited was what i would consider mostly shake and dry (and no this was not a shake 8th it was full price) the wax and shatter are the only thing I would recommend. APEX cartridges were hit or miss I’ve purchased around 8 and have only really enjoyed 2 or 3. Probably won’t be returning to neta as insa is my go to in that area now.

Had no preroll Sativa bought 3.5 grams of Green Haze, has no THC in it according to assay, stuff is crap. Leafly not the same quality or availability of product, call ahead to see if they have what you want.

It is a shame to hear people disparaging NETA in Northampton. Most of the complaints are based on a lack of understanding of the state regulations on MMJ in Mass. As a patient, first of all, the legal access to a variety of products is welcome. I have been in NETA on days of long lines where they have implemented an express system effectively, and even with the busiest times I have never felt rushed by a bud tender and they have always been honest in their assessment of any products I asked about. In general, everything has been as advertised, and the bud tenders genuine enthusiasm about giving you a smell is nice, even if it is clearly a trained behavior. They enjoy it too. Since I have actually read and taken the time to understand the laws in MA, I am hopeful that the quality and diversity of what is available will continue to improve. So far, so good.