A couple months ago, I wrote about the then-new Green Halo Caregiver Collective, which is on the west frontage road along I-10 just south of Prince Road. At the time, the place had just opened, and it was lacking a bit in decor and goods.
I am happy to report that the place is going strong, very strong in fact. A couple return trips since my first visit reveal a very tight ship, indeed. The GHCC has a buzzer entry door that takes you into a reception area with MMJ literature and videos and comfy seating. The secure room for MMJ exchanges is behind a bank-like window that keeps the goods and staff safely behind another buzzer-triggered door. That’s where the major improvements are.
The GHCC has a wide selection of MMJ strains on display in labeled sample jars. They have a magnifier connected to a laptop on the counter, if you want a closer look at the buds. I’ve been back a few times since my first visit, and each time they had 10+ strains, ranging from pure indica to sativa and many hybrids between the two. Perhaps the biggest improvement is edibles. When they opened, they had none. Now they have brownies (often more than one kind), chewy candies, tarts, hard candies and Tootsie rolls. They also now have seeds, kief, tintures and wax. The staff is very friendly, professional and knowledgeable.
One caveat – it’s a little hard to get to right now, because Prince Road is closed. From eastbound I-10, take the Prince Road exit and look for the collective on the west side of I-10 just south of Prince. From westbound I-10, take the Ruthrauff Road exit, then cross under the interstate and head south on the west frontage road.
Ken Sobel, a UA grad and attorney who opened the collective, plans to convert the GHCC into a dispensary later this year, so I am hoping it will be around for a while.
Green Halo Caregiver Collective
3359 N. Freeway Road
(520) 561-6467
This article appears in Apr 12-18, 2012.
Ken Sobel does seem to know what hes doing, the personnel are very nice.
People w/Arthritis and muscle pain and spasms need creams and lotions.
This industry has a long way to go….but our lawmakers seem to want to make all the rules.
We need to be able to keep our cultivating rights.
Oh I don’t know, lawmakers wanting to make the rules, quell droll. Cultivation rights are gone for 70+ % of patients, with 3 disp. open in Az
Remember we the patients are the ones who set the prices, esp, with competition, let them know overpriced meds will not be tolerated. I mean we are paying street price + and I know the majority of patients can’t afford the rape that these dispensary are prepetrating on the poor ill patients.
Will be looking in on the new GH on Wilmot today how the pricing has gotten better. BTW 40 patients of 30,000 wow lots of patients!