Verilife - Amherst (CLOSED)
11/1/2020
This is the breakdown: (Try the D8 cartridge--it's a stimulating experience)
They have the best products within a 50 mile Radius
Their prices are pretty standard for the locality. Meaning they are expensive BUT Roughly 50% (YES HALF) of what you're paying is a special NYS tax that applies exclusively to medical cannabis. That isn't their fault. To get $35 for a vape cartridge, they need to charge $70. Their Pharmacannis line is high end and, although it is carried by the majority of the other local dispensaries, THEY PRODUCE IT.... so they are pretty much the sole PRIMARY source for MEDICAL GRADE products in this area. Unlike other boutique shops like MedMen( who sell inferior product lines for cheap [or sometimes still expensive]) , they are more tailored to true medical patients. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly, whether you are a beginner or Tommy Chong himself, they are knowledgeable and will answer any product related questions you have with ease.
Verilife and is a former subsidiary of Pharmacannis, the company which manufactures the vast majority of the products they carry. These products are middle of the road for the most part (someone from California or Colorado would not be impressed, but they are of outstanding quality for this locality, and unquestionably the best you will find in WNY.... maybe NYS altogether. Pharmacannis products are carried by most (if not all) of the local competing dispensaries, and are typically their Flagship product line. Last year the companies were allegedly going to merge but the merger ended up falling apart and never came to fruition.
It would be nice if they offered some sort of loyalty program though... perhaps a paid membership unlocking discounts and/or special pricing to non members.
The pricing in NYS is not sustainable without flower if you typically ingest 1G of THC/CBD a day. That's 100 extra strength green tablets at 10mg of CBD/THC each. More than $400 A DAY.... LOL. Most people cannot afford that. Perhaps a sliding scale for income disparity would provide more people access to clean, safe ,medicine. Go after the NYS Legislators to provide the dispensaries an option to wave the 50% tax for those who cannot afford it so they can access clean, affordable medicine without facing a major financial hardship.