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I am confused as to how this Trulieve location has such a high rating here on Leafly. Perhaps reviews are monitored and unfavorable ones deleted? One can only guess. I visited this facility (The Villages/Lady Lake, FL) today as a nurse hoping to gain information about the MMTC, not a patient, and identified myself as such. I have visited all the dispensaries within 40 miles of my community in hopes of helping patients navigate the MM system. First, there was absolutely no parking, which I initially thought might be a good thing. However, there were patients lined out the door and inside, every seat was taken, standing room only, and patients were packed in the extremely small waiting room like sardines. I could see no accommodation for patient privacy. The room was very hot despite it being a seasonable cooler day outside. I found the staff to be less than welcoming, rude in fact, and they received my request for information as a grand imposition. The three staff members present were unkempt (being kind here) and in dire need of education on professional appearance and workplace etiquette. You can understand if one employee woke up late and was lacking in his/her attention to their personal hygiene but all three? I asked for the manager’s business card and was told there was none and was given a first name only for the manager with great reluctance. I asked if they had any information I might have to pass along to my patients and was given one brochure and told “that’s all we have”. I asked a couple of questions but soon learned these employees had no interest in either talking to me or representing their company or products favorably. I could really go on but suffice it to say that I would and will never refer my patients to this location, and would be hesitant to refer to Trulieve in general. My visits to every other MMTC in my area were extremely well received and informational. The establishments were clean, environments welcoming, patients were happy and appreciated and the employees were clean, dressed appropriately, and well educated in their product menus and offerings. This place was ... not that. I’ve since learned that Trulieve is apparently more “affordable” for patients than their competitors? Well in my humble opinion after what I experienced today, you don’t always get what you pay for. Go elsewhere. There are great “deals” to be had on quality products and cannabis medicine at many other MMTCs in Florida. Thank you for the opportunity to review and recount my experience.