The Botanist - Montville (Med)

I received my temporary certificate a few weeks ago, and visited Thames Valley Alternative on July 21st for my initial consultation. I feel bad because I cannot recall the pharmacist's name who gave me the consult- but she was amazing- knowledgeable, friendly, and very chill so I felt comfortable. I have PTSD and Chronic Lyme disease along with multiple tick infections so I feel anxious all the time, but she made me feel comfortable and the visit was fantastic. We went over a few strains that I felt were in line with my symptoms and I was very pleased with the result. I felt best with HH Red, which is a high CBD low thc strain. I slept for the 1st time the entire night w/o waking up- first time that has happened in 5 years. I also tried "Flavica" and "Citron"- but of which are moderate and high thc and I felt good with these too- less depression and more energy. All in all I feel very happy that I am now in the Thames Valley Alternative "family" and look forward to my monthly visits. It is a 40 mile drive from eastern CT- but well worth it. This is a great place- very clean, the staff are all extremely accommodating and friendly. If I could give 10 stars I would- oh what the heck!! 10 Stars!!!!

Thames Valley Relief has been my medical dispensary for about 3 years now. Since day one I have had nothing but stellar service from TVAR. The staff is extremely chill and helpful, the pharmacists know their stuff and can help explain some of the (unusual) wording the CT Naming program uses. I am moving to New Hampshire soon, and will miss TVAR very much. I really hope N.H has such a great program as CT currently has. Our prices here, especially for concentrates, are from what I understand some of lowest in the Country. The 4 manufacturers/growers have been doing a great job. We have pretty much everything as of today (June 2021) Hoping we get some diamonds soon, the newer Rosin Hash and Rosin Extracts we have had are phenomenal and very affordable. In 1999 my 18 y/o self would have NEVER believed I would one day be able to legally buy and consume world class cannabis products, probably would have lost it to see what we have all accomplished over the years. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks TVAR and thanks CT for doing a great job with the program so far. Keep it up ! 👍 -Ty from CT.

I absolutely LOVE this dispensary and the staff, not to mention the 20% off sales that they've been running 2-3x/month to promote the different companies are seriously incredible. They're upcoming sale is even offering an eighth of prerolled cones for ONLY $1 if you buy $120 worth at the sale. The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and caring, and I was delightfully surprised to see my favorite pharmacist from my old regular pharmacy was now working there! The bud and waxes these companies have been putting out so far are absolutely mind-blowing considering that just 1 year ago there were only 3 strains available in the entire state. The only things I don't like about it, which are completely beyond the control of the individual dispensary, is that although they do a great job with the promotions at offsetting this, the regular prices for extracts are simply too high sometimes even double the price for the the same quality wax as dispensaries in other states offer, and all of the "Medicinalized" renames for different strains makes things confusing as a customer who's used to asking/knowing strains and their effects based on their common name, and often, leafly profile. However, as I said, both of these factors are completely beyond the individual dispensary's control, and they do a FANTASTIC job compensating: if you ask them to they'll actually write out the "street names" on your medication bottle, and of course I mentioned the sales, right? ;)

I've been a patient for a few years now and I could see myself going anywhere else. The staff alone makes it worth it. Everyone is friendly and have worked very hard to keep wait times down for us patients. To name a few of the amazing people there, Hilary, Olga, Paula, and tall and super friendly guy who hurt their hand pretty bad but still kept a smile.