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our local shop; love these folks.

I've been to all 3 recreational stores in Vancouver, and around 5 or 6 other medical locations here in Portland and this is hands down the best experience I've had with a retailer. Truth be told I haven't tried the bud yet, but that's only because I had to write this review the moment I walked out. This store has a serious top of the line atmosphere. Beautiful decor and chill music playing. They had a pretty large selection, maybe 25-30 strains or so. All looked and smelled excellent and varied. Jeremy at the counter helped me out, he easily gave me the best service I'd ever had at a rec shop. Relaxed, friendly, helpful, good listener, and didn't make me feel rushed at all. I'm not a customer service snob by any means, but I appreciate friendly human beings who know what they're taking about and seem to dig what they do. Anyway, this place is the place I've been looking for. If you've got a couple extra bucks to spend on a gram, or just want to treat yourself to a premium experience every once in awhile, go to Kings of Canna, they'll treat you right.

New Vansterdam has improved a lot since first opening. I've always liked the atmosphere there, I'll forgive them for being sparse in their first year of business, not sure why that's such a surprise to people. But they've filled out a lot since first opening. The service is better now. In my most recent visit, I got great advice from one of the employees about finding a strain that worked well for me. Friendly, helpful, suggested a lot of strains. He wasn't bullshitting either, he clearly had actually smoked the product. Again, let's be fair, it's going to take a little time before the employees really get to know their product. Quality has always been good in my opinion. I have had iffy experiences with Main Street Marijuana early on where I paid double street price and got half the quality (though those folks have improved A LOT too.) At New Vansterdam I've always got great weed. Not super premium every time, but always great stuff. And you can get premium if you pay for it. Finally and most importantly, price. Everyone's prices are way better than they used to be. In the beginning, I paid around $40 or $50 for 2g of alright bud. Just last week I walked out with 2g of nice Jack Herer for $30. It gets a lot cheaper than that too if you're willing to pick up whatever's on sale. I also bought 2g of Blue Dream for $10. Only about 13% THC, but the high was still great if you smoked a little more. If I do the math, that works out to better value for the same prices folks were paying on the black market. If you haven't been to a recreational retailer recently, go back and try again. Things have improved and prices have indeed leveled out as expected. Sure you can still pay $25 a gram if you want something specific and premium, but the inexpensive options are there, and the quality is still good. In my opinion, buying legal is now a totally viable option, and New Vansterdam is a great place to do it.

This is the first strain that has really done it for me. I often get stressed out when I'm high, have difficulty hanging out with others or being in public, etc. Sometimes weed just makes me too introspective and makes my depression worse. This is the first strain I've tried that consistently gives me a functional, stress free high. If you're weird like me and weed often stresses you out more than it relaxes you, try Super Lemon Haze.