The 64 Store
Strains: 10
Downtown: 502 W. Colorado Ave., 602-0640
Top strain: Chem Dawg
Top edible: marQaha
"We opened the store, you know, with the name, in hopes that Colorado Springs would allow recreational sales," said one employee to the Indy last year. "But unfortunately they didn't, so we're just another medical-marijuana dispensary with a funny name." Still, find member pricing for everybody, and then a loyalty rewards program if you designate the center as caregiver.
The 710 Club
Strains: 12
Southgate: 1605 S. Tejon St., #101, 358-7708
Top strain: Tangerine Haze
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Called Pikes Peak Alternative Health & Wellness until a sale in recent weeks, The 710 Club will soon offer an on-site notary to go with its selection of five different concentrates, glass, hardware and accessories like the Atmos vape pen.
Acme Smoke
Strains: 12 to 15
Central: 1202 E. Fillmore St., 219-5766, acmesmoke.com
Top strain: Blurple
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
If you miss it next to Yakibob's, look for the huge sign. At Acme, you'll find the usual suspects offered, as well as a large selection of clones. "We probably have the best selection of clones," says one employee. "Everything grown and sold in the store comes from the same clones."
Advance Cure for Vera Bestura
Strains: 20 to 25
Old Colorado City: 2755 Ore Mill Road, #13, 505-8288, verabestura.com
Top strain: Rainbow Kush
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
From a professional-looking lobby furnished with local art, Advance Cure for Vera Bestura — meaning "well-being" in Icelandic, says the center — offers organic medicine, as well as edibles, tinctures, rubs and accessories. Patients also get 10 cents back on every dollar spent.
Altitude Organic Medicine
Strains: 68
Downtown: 523 S. Tejon St., 313-9841, altitudeorganic.com
Top strain: Bubblegum
Top edible: incredibles
Across from McCabe's Tavern, Altitude offers organic strains, tinctures, lotions, concentrates, edibles and a variety of large joints. "We are a top-shelf-only dispensary," says one employee. "It's all about quality here."
Best Budz
Strains: 20 to 25
Academy (North): 3729 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., 598-0168, thebestbudz.com
Top strain: Blue Widow
Top edible: Mile High Bar
Located on the southwest corner of Austin Bluffs Parkway and Academy Boulevard, Best Budz provides hash, tinctures and a large assortment of glassware; all members of the center get $60 quarters.
Bijou Wellness Center
Strains: 10
Central: 2132 E. Bijou St., #114, 465-2407, bijouwellnesscenter.com
Top strain: Pineapple Express
Top edible: incredibles
Military-veteran-owned Bijou Wellness Center offers edibles, various concentrates, high-end organic strains and a variety of therapies. Look for a focus on servicing the needs of veterans and active-duty military members — with offerings like acupuncture and psychological counseling — as well as daily specials. In the near future, a new organic grow will debut, as well as new incentives.
Briargate Wellness Center
Strains: 26
Academy (North): 890 Dublin Blvd., Suite C, 598-3510
Top strain: Cataract Kush
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
Joe DiFabio's BWC offers tinctures, creams and lotions, among other treatments. Also find hash oil, keef, $10 grams and $70 quarters of Caviar, and $60 quarters of various strains.
Broadmoor Wellness Center
Strains: 30 to 40
Southgate: 1414 S. Tejon St., 634-0420, livwellco.com
Top strain: 303 Kush
Top edible: SweetStone Candy
Like sister center White Mountain Medicine, Broadmoor WC is owned by Denver's LivWell. Look for a spa-like atmosphere where you can find candies, vaporizers, tinctures, hash caps, lotions, balms and more. Rotating $99 ounces are regularly available to non-members.
Canna Caregivers
Strains: 15 to 25
Academy (North): 3220 N. Academy Blvd., #4, 597-6685
Top strain: Kill Shot
Top edible: Canna Creations Kitchen
The Canna Center
Strains: 20 to 30
Powers: 2306 N. Powers Blvd., #100, 597-9333
Top strain: Super Lemon Haze
Top edible: Canna Creations Kitchen
Canna Caregivers offers a one-stop-shop experience, growing more than 70 strains, making its own infused products through its in-house Canna Creations Kitchen, and selling a large variety of edibles and concentrates. The Canna Center, under the same ownership, also has copious glassware and accessories.
Canna Meds Wellness Center
Strains: 20
Academy (North): 2363 N. Academy Blvd., 638-6337, cannamedswellnesscenter.com
Top strain: Strawberry Diesel
Top edible: Canna Chews
Sporting High Times covers from the '60s on the walls, Canna Meds offers lotions, balms, pipes, jewelry and hash, among other items. Different hydroponically grown strains are typically harvested every week, so the stock is "constantly revolving," says owner Chris Rice. "We're never out of any strains, ever." Eighths of top-shelf meds typically run around $30 for members and $40 for non-members, while new specials rotate throughout the week.
Cannabicare
Strains: 14
Powers: 1466 Woolsey Heights, 573-2262, cannabicare.com
Top strain: Casey Jones
Top edible: Mile High Bar
Located near Peterson Air Force Base, Cannabicare offers daily specials, a loyalty program, smoking accessories, and killer prices on edibles. "Nobody is selling them for less than us," says one employee. "I'm not lying."
Cannabis Therapeutics
Strains: 39
Central: 907 E. Fillmore St., 633-7124, cannabistherapeutics.net
Top strain: La Chocolat
Top edible: Poundcake
Cannabis Therapeutics offers $30 top-shelf eighths, and daily specials including eighths starting at $12. Also find a variety of infused products like medicated bubble bath, edibles like bubble gum, a variety of smoking accessories, and a large selection of glass. Note that new strains are available every four weeks or so.
Clinic 5280
Strains: 96
Southgate: 1629 S. Nevada Ave., #120, 630-5280
Top strain: Yo Mama
Top edible: Medibles brownies
Jonathan Cho's new MMJ center stocks roughly 100 strains on the shelf — all sitting somewhere between 22 and 25 percent THC — that will soon be joined by infused products made in-house.
A Cut Above - Fillmore
Strains: 30
Central: 1150 E. Fillmore St., 434-1665
Top strain: The Wookies
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
A Cut Above - Astrozon
Strains: 20 to 25
Academy (South): 3750 Astrozon Blvd., #140, 391-5099
Top strain: Purple Cheese
Top edible: SweetStone Candy
Though separately owned, both locations offer tinctures, hash, joints and medical pain relievers. Find a member rewards system at the original Fillmore location, and an ATM at the Astrozon Boulevard center. Also there, "Hippie Hour" brings dollar joints between 4:20 and 5:20 p.m., while 4-gram eighths start at $15 and grams of Caviar at $18.
CYS Center
Strains: 7
Academy (South): 1657 Jetwing Drive, 418-5320
Top strain: Lemon Skunk
Top edible: incredibles
Located behind the 7-Eleven at Jetwing and Fountain, CYS offers member pricing to first-time customers, and those who sign up get an eighth for a dollar.
Discreet Treats
Strains: 32
Downtown: 101 N. Tejon St., 633-5947
Top strain: N/A
Top edible: Discreet Treats
Strains: 40
Academy (South): 288 S. Academy Blvd., Suite C, 630-2137
Top strain: Maui Wowie
Top edible: Discreet Treats
One of the earlier players in the Colorado Springs scene, Discreet Treats makes its edibles in-house, including brownies, rice krispy treats and chocolate cups, as well as savory options and drinks, with more to come. All cannabis is produced in-house, as are the center's wax and resin. Find member pricing as well as daily specials, like 4.2-gram eighths on Tuesdays.
Doctors Orders
Strains: 10 to 12
Central: 2106 E. Boulder St., 634-8808
Top strain: Sour Diesel
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
Doctors Orders offers custom glassware, earwax and shatter hash, stash boxes and a variety of edibles. Member pricing includes $25 eighths, $48 quarters and $170 ounces, while non-members get the same pricing on their first visit.
Dr. Releaf Inc.
Strains: 20 to 25
Central: 2639 E. Willamette Ave., 635-0929
Top strain: Bubba Kush
Top edible: House lemon poppy cookies
Located in the neighborhood near Fargo's Pizza, Dr. Releaf features a stock of unique glass, shatter hash, dab rigs, bongs, papers, a full line of capsules and more. "Everything is one price, one shelf," says one employee.
Eagle's Nest Wellness Center
Strains: 25 to 35
Cascade: 8455 W. U.S. Hwy. 24, 687-2928, eaglesnestwellnesscenter.com
Top strain: Juicy Fruit
Top edible: The Growing Kitchen
Eagle's Nest Wellness Center, located in the old Swiss Miss building, offers holistic and naturopathic medicines. There's also a dispensary — which the religion of Ho'ala Huna considers a natural offshoot of its practice — that offers rotating strains; full-melt waxes, like Huxley's Flake; and a large selection of edibles and concentrates.
Emerald City Wellness
Strains: 15
OCC: 2606 W. Colorado Ave., 358-6955
Top strain: Sour Diesel
Top edible: incredibles
Formerly called Alternative Medicine Colorado Springs, Emerald City offers glassware and accessories, as well as hash, clones, hash oils and edibles. Grams start at $8, and eighths at $25 for members. Also find discounts for seniors, those who travel to the center from out of town, and those who serve in the military. Members get a BOGO eighth every month.
Enlightened Care
Strains: 20 to 25
Northwest/Rockrimmon: 1330 Garden of the Gods Road, 531-7079
Top strain: Purple Haze
Top edible: Yummy Gummies
From its new location, the café-style center, with a coffee bar, waiting room and a showcase of different medications, offers first-timers a pre-roll as well as member pricing. It also carries top-shelf concentrates.
EZ Natural Alternatives
Strains: 15 to 20
Central: 3475 Pine Tree Square, Suite E, 694-9384, eznaturalalternatives.blogspot.com
Top strain: Dry Caviar
Top edible: Ganja Bar
Located south of the Walmart on East Platte Avenue, EZ Natural Alternatives offers members and first-time customers eighths for $26.94.
FRAM
Strains: 75
Central: 5913 N. Nevada Ave., 213-0118
Top strain: Acapulco Gold
Top edible: Chai High
Front Range Alternative Medicines has daily specials and offers high-CBD strains, earwax hash, edibles, vaporizers, bongs, glass pipes, Caviar and THC vaporizer attachments.
Gaia Plant-Based Medicine
Strains: 40
Central: 417 N. Circle Drive, 465-1331, gaiapbm.com
Top strain: Black Cherry Soda
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
One of a trio of centers — the others are located in Denver and Berthoud — GPBM offers "massive selection and high quality product," according to its website, not to mention "friendly consultants."
Green & Healthy Wellness
Strains: 10
OCC: 212 S. 21st St., 465-1331
Top strain: Alaskan Thunder Fuck
Top edible: N/A
Though the kitchen to make infused products won't come together until early May, G&HW is making its own concentrates and waxes in-house right now. Also find dab rigs, vape pens and glass pipes "for pretty cheap," says one employee, Weed Pimp merchandise and more. Members receive bottom-shelf eighths for $25 and top-shelf for $30.
Green Earth Wellness Center
Strains: 20
OCC: 519 N. 30th St., 633-6337
Top strain: Golden Goat
Top edible: Keef Cola
Green Earth folks say they specialize in higher-end medicines and edibles, but beyond that you'll find a full line of rubs and tinctures in a space with an art-gallery feel.
The Green House
Strains: 40
West side: 410 S. Eighth St., Suite B, 344-5996, thegreenhousecs.com
Top strain: Herijuana
Top edible: N/A
The Green House has a larger selection of everything, says one employee. Additionally: "We always have earwax and concentrates in stock."
Green Pharm
Strains: 27
Central: 325 Delaware Drive, 591-2070
Top strain: POW
Top edible: Snockered Bars
Grams at Green Pharm start at $6.30, eighths at $20, and ounces at $124.20. First-time visitors receive member pricing at the center's discreet location.
*The Greener Side
Strains: 10
Pueblo: 3321 S. Interstate 25, 719/251-4638
Top strain: Girl Scout Cookies
Top edible: Gaia's Garden
Strains: 10
Pueblo West: 749 Enterprise Drive, 719/547-4274
Top strain: Golden Goat
Top edible: Gaia's Garden
The original Greener Side location is described by owner Hank Borunda as "more laid-back with a nice hippie feel to it, out in the country," while the Pueblo West location, which opened in November, is "more up-scale with couches, a flat screen TV and wood floors." Despite the difference in ambiance, Borunda promises that the two stores carry the same great buds, soil-grown both indoors and in greenhouses.
GrowLife
Strains: 24
Southgate: 1516 Dustry Drive, 635-1700
Top strain: Killer Queen
Top edible: Mile High Edibles
GrowLife says its strains are 100 percent organic, hand-trimmed and soil-based, from growers unique to the center. Concentrates are made in-house, all eighths are less than $30 with caregiver designation, and GrowLife accepts debit cards.
Happy Buddha Wellness
Strains: 60
Academy (North): 3612 Galley Road, 638-1888
Top strain: Querkle
Top edible: TinctureBelle
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 $150 ounces for members.
The Healing Canna
Strains: 40
Academy (North): 3692 E. Bijou St., 637-7645, thehealingcanna.com
Top strain: Colorado Crippler
Top edible: Dixie Elixirs & Edibles' Colorado Bar
The Healing Canna offers a spacious lobby, dispensary and patient-viewable flowering room. Find an incentive program for all customers, called Canna Cash, where every $420 spent yields a $35 credit toward the next $40 purchase; a "reefer-a-friend" program, where both parties receive $20 eighths; and mobile specials by texting "THC" to 719/355-8211.
The Healthy Connections
Strains: 11
OCC: 1602 W. Colorado Ave., 203-6004
Top strain: White Fire OG Kush
Top edible: Chronic Krispies
Though the name is expected to change soon, as The Healthy Connections is under new ownership, it still offers a wide selection of keef, as well as $20 grams of wax.
The Hemp Center
Strains: 25
OCC: 2501 W. Colorado Ave., #106, 633-1611, the-hemp-center.com
Top strain: Ghost
Top edible: BlueKudu
Co-owner Jim (last name withheld) says members receive a gram and joint after signing up, 5-gram eighths thereafter, and an eighth on their birthday. "We have an RN on staff and an herbalist," says Jim, noting that they also make their own fertilizer.
The Herb Shoppe
Strains: 15 to 25
OCC: 3020 W. Colorado Ave., 634-6337, herbshoppemmj.com
Top strain: Power Africa
Top edible: Chill Pills
Owned by husband-and-wife team Kasey and Ashley Knutson, THS offers $25 eighths on select strains to all patients, and $175 ounces for members. Also find clones, an increased selection of edibles and a variety of concentrates.
Indispensary
Strains: 60
OCC: 3044 W. Colorado Ave., 203-4592, indispensary.com
Top strain: Flow
Top edible: incredibles
Strains: 10
Central: 3031 E. Platte Ave., 203-4542
Top strain: Bubba Kush
Top edible: Brownies
Sister to Independent Records, Indispensary combines more than 30 years of customer service experience with a high-altitude, all-organic cultivation facility. The affiliated Realm of Caring nonprofit specializes in high-CBD strains designed to treat ailments, with no psychoactive side-effects. "We're helping those patients get the discounted oils they need," says one employee.
JP Wellness
Strains: 70
Academy (South): 1741 S. Academy Blvd., 622-1000
Top strain: Sugar Black Rose
Top edible: Medibles
JP Wellness features a revolving lineup of strains; "a helpful, knowledgeable staff," as characterized by one employee; and edibles, concentrates and hashes. First-time customers get member pricing, while everyone gets it on Mondays. Also find TC Labs' shatter hash.
Levity Wellness
Strains: 20
Central: 426 W. Fillmore St., 266-5463, levitywellness.com
Top strain: Lemon Skunk
Top edible: incredibles
Levity Wellness is all about the discounts: On Mondays and Fridays, non-members get a joint with any purchase of an eighth (and the same deal applies every day for members). "And we always weigh heavy," says an employee. "All we carry is top grade, and we weigh it heavy."
LivWell
Strains: 30 to 40
Central: 570 N. Murray Blvd., 574-8443
Top strain: 303 Kush
Top edible: Full Melt Bar
Newly opened in 2014, the latest iteration of the nine-member LivWell chain offers a clean, modern space located near the Ramada Limited hotel. Find a "super friendly staff, and a huge space," says an employee. "It's pretty much, like, our flagship store."
LivWell White Mountain Medicine
Strains: 20 to 30
Central: 3234 N. Nevada Ave., 622-6652
Top strain: Blurple
Top edible: Full Melt Bar
Owned by Denver-based LivWell, White Mountain describes itself as a premier dispensary in Colorado Springs, carrying a large line of cannabis, edibles, concentrates, vaporizers, strain-specific cartridges and seeds.
Maggie's Farm
Strains: 45
Southgate: 1424 S. Nevada Ave., 328-0420, maggiesfarmmarijuana.com
Top strain: Plush Berry
Top edible: Granola Bars
Strains: 45
Central: 818 E. Fillmore St., 358-8849
Top strain: Querkle
Top edible: Colorado Bars
Strains: 45
*Pueblo West: 74 N. Component Drive, #170, 719/547-8345
Top strain: Querkle
Top edible: Colorado Bars
Owner Bill Conkling says his centers offer a full line of strains, as well as a variety of edibles. "My focus is really on cultivation," he says. "We're trying to be straight-up and simple." The center will open a fourth location in Manitou Springs in June that will join other Maggie's Farm locations across the state. The company also last year won multiple honors from readers of both the Independent and The Gazette.
Marimeds
Strains: 20
Downtown: 222 E. Moreno Ave., 634-8285
Top strain: Blue Cheese
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
The home of the Blue Cheese strain, Marimeds offers bubble and earwax hash made in-house, $200 organic ounces, and specials like spend-$100-and-get-various-freebies. Also note that strains rotate through around twice a month. On Sundays, all eighths are $30.
*Marisol Therapeutics
Strains: 25 to 32
Pueblo West: 922 Kimble Drive, 719/547-4000, marisolmed.com
Top strain: Orange Kush
Top edible: White Buffalo
One of the few centers in this guide also selling recreational marijuana, Marisol is located near the Do Drop Inn. Find a large selection of strains, edibles and concentrates, as well as the occasional visit from Tommy Chong, who stopped by in early January.
Medibis
Strains: 20
Central: 3701 N. Nevada Ave., 633-8882
Top strain: Blue Bubba
Top edible: Colorado Hemp Tears
Currently located at the old greyhound racing track on North Nevada Avenue — but likely to move sometime this spring — Medibis offers strains grown in-house, as well as credit for members who refer new members. Look for eighths priced from $15 to $30.
Medical Cannabis Caregivers
Strains: 20 to 25
Academy (North): 6020 Erin Park Drive, Suite A, 264-6337, mccaregivers.com
Top strain: Super Lemon Haze
Top edible: Canna Cappuccino
MC Caregivers offers a full line of sublingual drops for sleep aid, depression, anxiety and more, as well as daily specials, made-in-house concentrates, vape cartridges and text-message discounts. "It's a great location," says one budtender. "We pride ourselves on professionalism, and a discreet location."
Mountain Med Club
Strains: 20
OCC: 22 S. Chestnut St., 599-4180
Top strain: Sour Diesel
Top edible: Colorado Bar
Mountain Med Club, a smaller spot, describes itself as a "premier connoisseur dispensary." Find edibles, natural rolling papers, storage accessories, "pretty amazing" concentrates, says one employee, and locally made hand-blown glass pipes. Also check out its Mahatma Extreme Concentrates.
Mountain Medicals
Strains: 34
Divide: 11505 W. U.S. Hwy. 24, 357-9893, mountainmedicals.com
Top strain: Matanuska Thunder Fuck
Top edible: Big Dogs
Mountain Medicals offers organic marijuana grown in soil and discounts for those who designate it as their center. Look for a large variety of edibles and hash.
Natural Mystic Cannabis Caregivers
Strains: 30
Downtown: 416 E. Colorado Ave., #101, 203-5094
Top strain: Tora Bora
Top edible: CBD oil
Locally owned Natural Mystic offers a discreet downtown location with roughly 30 top-shelf strains, as well as a variety of edibles. Look for its award-winning active CBD oil.
NaturaLeaf
Strains: 20 to 30
Downtown: 1004 S. Tejon St., 630-7300, thenaturaleaf.com
Top strain: Papa's OG
Top edible: The Healthy Creations
NaturaLeaf offers literature on a variety of health issues and $5 grams for members. Otherwise, enjoy keef and hash made in-house, as well as tinctures, balms, salves and edibles.
*Nature's Remedy
Strains: 12
Pueblo West: 748 E. Industrial Drive, 719/547-8011
Top strain: Sour Diesel
Top edible: incredibles
Owner David Jimenez says his recreational and medical dispensary doesn't look like a head shop, but has more of a "country club environment" — both "classy and modern." Not only does the center pride itself on the sleekness they keep indoors, they're also planning to build an outdoor patio so customers can smoke outside. Jimenez also encourages patrons to check out the massage and acupuncture services offered, which come with discounts for members. Also find extensive non-medicated food options.
Nature's Way Wellness Center
Strains: 25
Academy (North): 5012 N. Academy Blvd., 531-6337
Top strain: Skywalker OG Kush
Top edible: Dixie Elixirs & Edibles' Colorado Bar
Strains: 16
Academy (North): 2815 N. El Paso St.
Top strain: Skywalker OG Kush
Top edible: Dixie Elixirs & Edibles' Colorado Bar
Now boasting a recently opened second location, Nature's Way offers shatter, earwax and other concentrates, as well as $10 eighths for first-time customers from its top shelf, or $20 from its "designer shelf." Also find vitamins, pipes and joints.
New Age Medical
Strains: 20
Powers: 6823 Space Village Ave., 597-4292
Top strain: Super Lemon Haze
Top edible: incredibles
Strains: 20
West side: 1324 W. Garden of the Gods Road, 696-1402
Top strain: The White
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
Formerly known as Humboldt Care and Wellness Center, New Age Medical, which also has a Denver location, offers members a $30 credit if they spend $30, and 20 percent off edibles and accessories. New patients get two free joints with their first purchase.
Original Cannabis Growers
Strains: 20
Central: 2625 E. St. Vrain St., Unit A, 475-9333
Top strain: Comfortably Numb White
Top edible: Keef Cola
OCG offers soil-grown, $25 eighths and $150 ounces on all strains for all customers, says owner Paul Elias. Also find an expansive selection of edibles, as well as weekly specials. "We're a simple center, but we keep it real," says Elias. "We're always expanding on as many good items that we can get." Buy an eighth and get the second half-off.
Pain Management Solutions
Strains: 18
Central: 1022 S. Royer St., 473-0279, pmsmedicalmarijuana.com
Top strain: Kush 18
Top edible: Earwax hash
Near Middle Shooks Run Park., PMS offers a variety of tinctures, bath products, lotions, hash capsules made in-house and CBD syrups. Those who name it as caregiver receive $40 worth of hash oil every month.
Palmer Lake Wellness Center
Strains: 24
Palmer Lake: 850 Commercial Lane, 488-9900
Top strain: Pineapple Express
Top edible: Cheeba Chews
This northern center — which led the charge for the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to allow recreational marijuana sales in town — offers a selection of glass, medicated drinks, tinctures, earwax hash, Delta-9 oils and more. Also find rotating daily specials, while first-time customers receive member pricing.
Pikes Peak Cannabis Caregivers
Strains: 25
Academy (South): 3715 Drennan Road, 216-5452
Top strain: G-13
Top edible: Dixie Elixirs & Edibles' Colorado Bar
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.
Pink House
Strains: 20
Central: 700 Juanita St., 635-4367, wherestheweed.at
Top strain: San Fernando Valley OG Kush
Top edible: Peanut Butter Buddha
Formerly known as Higher Elevation Medical Products, the Colorado Springs location of the Denver-based Pink House chain of MMJ centers grows over 150 strains organically in soil. The Super Silver Haze strain won Patient's Choice at the 2012 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup.
Pueblo West Organics
Strains: 23
Pueblo West: 609 E. Enterprise Drive, #140, 719/647-2043, pueblowestorganics.com
Top strain: Headband
Top edible: TinctureBelle
"People just feel comfortable, not like it's still frowned upon," says an employee at PWO, speaking about the establishment's focus on professionalism. The center's cannabis is all grown in soil. A store representative declined to comment on whether it sells recreational marijuana.
Pure Intentions Wellness Center
Strains: 16
Academy (North): 201 N. Academy Blvd., 570-7432
Top strain: The Purps
Top edible: Dixie Elixirs & Edibles' Colorado Bar
Bud grams here start at $6.75, with members receiving pricing from $22 to $33 per eighth. Pure Intentions also sports more than 30 different types of infused products, grams of earwax hash for $25 for members, and $3 edibles, also for members.
Pure Medical
Strains: 20
Downtown: 19 N. Tejon St., #108, 634-7390, puremedicalcolorado.com
Top strain: Durban Poison
Top edible: Truffles
Strains: 20
Northwest/Rockrimmon: 207 Rockrimmon Blvd., Unit C, 264-0800
Top strain: Carnival
Top edible: Brownies
In addition to a broad array of Colorado-grown strains, Pure Medical carries edibles, tinctures, keef, hash, pipes and vape pens, as well as inventory from OrganiLabs. Also enjoy member pricing and a rewards program.
Reserve 1
Strains: 9
Manitou Springs: 2 Manitou Ave., 375-1234
Top strain: Chem Dawg
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
Come May, the small center on the north side of the avenue formerly known as Absolute Manitou Wellness Center is set to be the focus of recreational marijuana in El Paso County, along with an additional Maggie's Farm location. As for what's on offer, "We have all the dabbing equipment," says one employee, "and some nice glass pieces in here."
Rocky Mountain Medical
Strains: 20 to 25
Central: 616 Arrawanna St., 337-6132
Top strain: L.A. Confidential
Top edible: incredibles
Located off of East Platte Avenue, Rocky Mountain Medical offers a full lineup of concentrates, infused products from incredibles, strain-specific hash-oil pens, and center-specific pipes from Pukinbeagle Glass.
Rocky Road Remedies
Strains: 35
Academy (South): 586 S. Academy Blvd., 574-4230, rockyroadrx.com
Top strain: New York City Diesel
Top edible: Karma Kandy
Strains: 35
Academy (North): 3995 N. Academy Blvd., 434-2040
Top strain: New York City Diesel
Top edible: Karma Kandy
Located in front of the Satellite Hotel, with another location near Harmony Bowl, Rocky Road offers $25 eighths for first-time customers. Otherwise, members get eighths for $27, and over 80 rotating strains.
The Secret Stash Progressive Medicine
Strains: 20 to 25
OCC: 2845 Ore Mill Road, #6, 633-8499, the-secret-stash.com
Top strain: Bazooka Joe
Top edible: TinctureBelle
This family-owned dispensary offers member pricing for first-time customers, as well as two retail rooms so patients can avoid long wait times.
Southern Colorado Medical Marijuana
Strains: 25
Central: 3410 N. Prospect St., 344-5021
Top strain: Wreckage
Top edible: SweetStone Gummy Bears
Co-owner Don McKay says SoCoMMJ only offers prepackaged bulk — no grams or eighths — with quarter-ounces starting at $49 and half-ounces at $89. The center also offers award-winning bubble hash, made in-house, and a newly expanded 20,000-square-foot grow room.
Strawberry Fields Alternative Health & Wellness
Strains: 25 to 50
OCC: 3404 W. Colorado Ave., 471-2837, strawberryfieldsmmj.com
Top strain: Champagne
Top edible: O. Pen Vape
SF boasts "completely organic" marijuana, all of which is planted in soil and watered by hand by a grower. Also find "one of the largest collections of edibles in the state," says one employee. All those carrying temporary paperwork — used to prove registry access in lieu of receiving the red card — receive member pricing, while those who sign up get a quarter-ounce for $5.
Steel City Meds
Strains: 14
Pueblo West: 74 N. McCulloch Blvd., #120, 719/547-5152, steelcitymeds.com
Top strain: Pre-'98 Bubba Kush
Top edible: Edi-Pure Edibles
The thing that sets Steel City apart from other centers is its focus on creating a personal experience. "We do individual one-on-one sales with the budtender, and try to find out what they've had, their history, what works and what doesn't work," says general manager Josh Behling.
Third Day Apothecary
Strains: 20 to 25
Academy (North): 4865 N. Academy Blvd., Suite B, 266-6699
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: 25 to 40
West side: 225 S. Eighth St., 635-9002, todayshealthcaremeds.com
Top strain: Alaskan Ice
Top edible: BlueKudu
Strains: 20
West side: 975 W. Fillmore St., 633-1300
Top strain: Alaskan Ice
Top edible: BlueKudu
Strains: 20 to 25
Central: 2103 E. Platte Ave., 302-2032
Top strain: Alaskan Ice
Top edible: BlueKudu
THC offers free rides to medical appointments for anybody with one, as well as 10 percent off during happy hour, 2 to 3 p.m. on weekdays; $5 grams for members; and an expansive selection of edibles.
Tree of Wellness
Strains: 30
Northwest/Rockrimmon: 1000 W. Fillmore St., #105, 635-5556
Top strain: Skywalker OG Kush
Top edible: Dabba Mints
Tree of Wellness promises customers a comprehensive array of edibles, infused products and pipes, as well as a selection of hash. All of the medication comes from an expansive LED grow system.
Trichome Health Consultants
Strains: 30
OCC: 2117 W. Colorado Ave., 635-6337, thcmed.com
Top strain: UK Cheese
Top edible: World's Strongest Brownie
Trichome, which opened in late 2008, specializes in high-grade clones, and carries a large selection of edibles, infused products and topicals. Also find over 15 different concentrates.
A Wellness Centers
Strains: 21
Central: 2918 Wood Ave., 375-1907
Top strain: Sour Diesel
Top edible: The Growing Kitchen
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, adding that the center also boasts the largest selection of Caviar, earwax and hash — like Grape God Shatter — in town.
WTJ MMJ Supply
Strains: 13
Academy (North): 1347 N. Academy Blvd., 646-8208, coloradospringsdispensaries.net
Top strain: Nightmare OG
Top edible: A.L. Huxley's Hash Oil
Located near Vibes Hookah Lounge, WTJ offers concentrates like Moon Rocks, different hash oils, dab rigs and more.
RESOURCES
The following is a look at the variety of businesses and industries that have positioned themselves as resources for the medical marijuana industry. Each has marketed itself as offering a service useful to patients, caregivers or center owners. Please send any listings we missed to bryce@csindy.com.
ADVOCATES
Cannabis Business Alliance
Cannabis Therapy Institute
Coloradans 4 Cannabis Patient Rights
Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council
iComply
Medical Marijuana Industry Group
Sensible Colorado
Veterans for Medical Marijuana Access
veteransformedicalmarijuana.org
ATTORNEYS
Charles T. Houghton
634-1731
Clifton Black
The Joffe Law Firm
McAllister Law Office
Robert Corry Law Office
303/634-2244
Vicente Sederberg
Warren Edson
EDUCATION
Cannabis University of Colorado
cannabisuniversitycolorado.com
Medical Marijuana Business Academy
PHYSICIANS
Colorado Medical Management
118 N. Tejon St., #302, 440-2007
Medical Alternatives
4465 Northpark Drive, #302, 246-0393, medicalalternativesclinics.com
3221 N. Elizabeth St., Suite B, Pueblo, 719/246-0393
Omm Alternative
3627 Galley Road, 581-9666, colosprings.ommalternative.com
Vibrant Health Clinic
627 N. Weber St., #2, 216-8367, vibranthealthclinic.com
SOCIAL CLUBS
Club 710
1609 S. Nevada Ave., 321/626-9469
The Lazy Lion
2502 E. Bijou St., 634-8337
Speak Easy Vape Lounge
2508 E. Bijou St., speakeasylounge.info
Studio A64
332 E. Colorado Ave., studioa64.com
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