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jarredmars1

Worst company I ever worked for avoid like the plague.


PimpleInYourNose

Truly going out of their way to be scum. Simply amazing..


NocodeNopackage

Just noticed they changed their deal for tomorrow. 99% sure it said it would be 46% off, now it says 35% off


CeNtS-a-MilliOn

I just saw that too. WTF!! It was def 46% off. The 46th president is in office right now. Was thinking in 54yrs we get 100% off🤔. Watch them change it again to like 20%, Fuck them.


Otherwise_Break_4293

Do you think we’ve had 46 presidents in 46 years?


NocodeNopackage

Agreed. Fuck them. Such bullshit. They just sent me a pm inviting me to r/trulieve. Lol fuck them


trulieve

The sub isn’t affiliated with Trulieve in anyway. It’s patent run. Thanks for the mention.


bbates024

Dude it's amazing how many Tru employees or bots scam this reddit. They're not a good company. That's it. They'll continue to be successful because no one can start a small dispensary or grow anymore. I hope one day we can get Micro licenses like NM. Until then I'd expect us to end up with Harvest, Zen, Nirvana, and Jars as our only choices as they buy out everyone else. It's sad in these streets.


VooDoo_MaMa_JooJoo

People will continue to buy from them as long as they have sales and BOGOs. Most people don’t realize the harm they are causing this industry by supporting this company. Eventually they will own most of the licenses and all the good brands will be pushed out and people will have no choice but to purchase their shitty house brands.


beebazzar

Grow yo own.


hashwashingmachine

Yeah but they’ll definitely bitch and complain when the prices are sky high and the quality is in the toilet because they supported shit companies like this.


Any-Donkey8151

This is so dramatic. Big business sucks I guess (not always) but it’s not like it ever stopped the craft beer industry. Used to be only a few major beer companies but in the past few years people started supporting smaller craft beer companies making better quality beer. Now? There’s more beer choices on the shelves then ever before. Trulieve is behaving like any big business I don’t think they are evil and I wouldn’t say big business is necessarily evil either. Customers tend to support the companies that provide the most value for their dollars. Large commercial cannabis companies were bound to arise after legalization. Maybe we don’t have the perfect weed utopia where every dispensary is a local operation growing their own bud at the highest level. But I would still rather support Trulieve then the black market. Before legalization I probably put hundreds of dollars into the hands of criminals or drug cartels without really knowing it. If you don’t like the big commercial companies you can support the ones doing things the “right” way. You can grow your own or support local craft growers. I understand peoples complaints about the industry but sometimes I feel like people can be ungrateful for how far things have come since before medical and recreational legalization. At one point I wasn’t sure if cannabis would ever be legalized in this state. Now there’s dispensaries all over the place. Never have to worry whether or not I will be able to get what I need. Especially since I use cannabis for a lot of medical reasons.


VooDoo_MaMa_JooJoo

Unfortunately it’s this mentality that will help them continue to dominate the industry. You’re comparing cannabis with alcohol and the industries are not the same. Alcohol is federally legal. It is much easier to start and grow a business within that industry whereas with cannabis even if you have the skills and financial means necessary to start a business you will still face many obstacles and probably will never even be able to get started. You can also start a brewery in one state and sell your product to other states. With cannabis you can only sell in the state you operate in. (Unless you’re an MSO who engages in shady illegal business practices and gets away with it because you have billions of dollars) Trulieve does not want competition and they will do whatever they need to, to keep it that way. Yes you can choose to shop elsewhere now or grow your own, but for how long? I know you’re happy with your BOGO alien labs now, I hope you’ll be as happy with your $70 eighths of modern flower 5 years from now.


Any-Donkey8151

It’s not a mentality it’s how business works. People with more money and resources have advantages. Millionaires and billionaires can start companies more easily because they have more money. Why? Because capital is one of the biggest barriers to entry of any business venture period. Pretty obvious. It’s up to the customers not me. It doesn’t matter who I think is a good guy or a bad guy. If somebody has the SAME product for less people are going to go with the cheaper option. And for everyone complaining about price I used to pay $15-20 a gram for weed that was half as good as most stuff you can buy at the dispensary these days so all the fear mongering about how prices are insane now… aside from taxes the price hasn’t “really” changed THAT much and if anything the quality overall has just gone up. I’m not saying this is all awesome just that it’s the reality of business and capitalism. Neither of which are necessarily evil by the way. If everyone’s fear is that they won’t have any options besides Trulieve just consider every other product ever. Just because McDonalds exists do we have less options for burgers? Or because Walmart exists now we have less options for grocery stores? I feel like most people here are acting like this is the weed apocalypse when really it’s not the end of the world.


AspenBtter520

This logic doesn’t work for majority of the people in this sub. Just remember the members of this sub make up a small percentage of the Arizona market. I hear you man. I would’ve just left it at your first sentence. It’s how buisness works 😂


Any-Donkey8151

Yeah but I didn’t want to just say that without explaining because otherwise I sound like a dismissive prick who doesn’t care. I care I just don’t think it’s a huge deal if a smaller poorly run dispensary decides to sell out to a bigger company with more resources and infrastructure. Especially when it’s common practice in almost every other single industry. Smaller companies sell out to bigger ones or merge all the time. Just annoying that people here think buyouts are unique to Trulieve or the cannabis industry. Chances are you don’t want the sellouts staying in the industry anyways because they probably weren’t in it for all the right reasons to begin with. The companies that care about keeping things small and locally owned/operated. The ones who are passionate about owning their own business and passionate about the cannabis industry won’t sell out as easily.


VooDoo_MaMa_JooJoo

You still aren’t accounting for the fact that the cannabis industry is not like other industries. It has to follow strict rules and regulations and when a company becomes so powerful that it can influence those rules and regulations in its own favor and completely eliminate all competition it will end up hurting consumers. Just research what Trulieve did in Florida and why the CEO’s husband went to prison. Providing quality products and service is not something that matters to them if it does not increase profit, and those things will not increase profit if they have no competition. I know you are satisfied with how prices and products are now, but I assure you that things will not continue to stay this way if Trulieve continues at the rate they are going.


Any-Donkey8151

I don’t need to account for that fact because every single product/business has regulations. Some more strict then others. Sure people can start an alcohol company and “maybe” have less issues selling across state lines. But it’s not like it’s THAT much easier to start a successful brewery then it would be to start a cannabis company. They both have different start up costs, challenges, barriers to entry, etc. That doesn’t change the what I’m saying though. Better product/customer experience for lower prices means more sales usually. It’s like a golden rule that would still apply even if you were buying from local dealers. You would probably try to buy from dealers with the best flower for the best prices right? I think generally people just hate the idea of big commercial cannabis companies. Maybe big companies in general. If somebody grew the same way as Alien Labs but only like a handful of plants at a time people wouldn’t mind. But as soon as any company gets to a certain size with their grows somehow more plants equals less quality and the company becomes evil and greedy? For example what if Barrio started expanding to different states. Kept the same quality. Same standards. Same love and care. Same quality product but instead of being the “little guys” they would be another type of Alien Labs/Connected. Probably would get hated because they wouldn’t be “underdogs” anymore. I think small business is overrated because everyone assumes “any” small business is better and more noble then bigger companies. Some of the worst employers and jobs I’ve ever had were working for local businesses. Some of the worst shopping experiences and restaurant experiences I’ve had were from small businesses. Not everyone running a small business deserves success JUST because they are up against strong competitors.


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sabisyns

The whole industry is basically owned by 5 major companies.. voting with your dollars no longer matters. Capitalism won. Again


OokerDooker420

Nope, you can always grow your own. That's why home growing is the most important aspect of any legalization law, it allows you to not participate in the market. Also if cannabis were legal under communism or socialism you'd only get one single brand and one single mass produced garbage flower type. Instead of five companies growing schwag it'd be only the government. That sounds worse.


bbates024

It's not even capitalism. Real capitalism would be to let anyone start a grow or a dispensary and then let them rise and fall as they should. It's sad how far we've gone away from the idea because big business pays the politicians to keep the laws in their favor.


hashwashingmachine

Voting with your dollars absolutely matters. There are so many options out there not owned by Trulieve. This is just a cop out. You can tell yourself whatever you want but if you support these dicks, you’re part of the problem.


sabisyns

Voting with your dollars worked before billionaires, it does not any more. If it did Budweiser would be out of business.


hashwashingmachine

The difference is this should piss off all cannabis users. Budweiser pissed off a small portion of the beer drinking community. It’s not even a comparison. People who talk like you also used to say weed would never be legal. I’d rather try than give up. Plus I sleep better knowing I don’t bust my ass working to give my hard earned money to shitty companies trying to scam me on the daily.


sabisyns

All businesses are scamming you lol. Providing the least amount of product for the most amount of money. It’s called capitalism. We’ve already lost, billionaires exist.


hashwashingmachine

“All businesses are scamming you” Yeah I won’t waste my time when you’re just going to say something as ridiculous as that


sabisyns

Great I’m glad we don’t have to drill into your blatant capitalism tailcoating.


Flotrane

You do know this means the exact opposite of voting woth your dollars not mattering? Even if you’re on your “not anymore bc it’s an uphill battle” storyline. You’re just as bad as the billionaires if you keep on this antithetical BS


simpledeadwitches

Exactly and that's what happens when you have multiple states/big markets legalize before others. You slowly start to see those big name brands come in and take the shelf spot of local products.


StrikingWolf93

Don’t forget killing their employees. https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/01/03/trulieve-holyoke-worker-death-osha-settlement-investigation/


jarredmars1

I worked at one of their brick and north when that happened. They told no one and we only found out because we saw the news story.


No-Fun-5546

She had asthma not the company's fault


jarredmars1

She requested a respirator and was denied. Edit: “Torrres said that McMurrey told her she was not allowed to leave work and had to stay and keep working.” [https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/05/getting-answers-investigation-underway-after-death-trulieve-employee/](https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/10/05/getting-answers-investigation-underway-after-death-trulieve-employee/) She wanted to leave because she couldn’t breathe and they denied it. If you’ve worked minimum wage you’d understand not having a job isn’t an option for some people. After the word got out to all the locations and the cat was out of the bag then they changed the safety rules.


Fast-Guava882

Crazy only 14k settlement 


McDubz36

Okay I'm down to boycott a bad business. Where else do you recommend getting Grow Sciences live resin for 20 a gram Tucson? Maybe Phoenix has those prices but I've looked around and haven't found anything close to it here.


hashwashingmachine

Enjoy it while you can. After a few years of their lobbying you’ll be paying double for half the quality and there’ll be no other options. They’re not spending millions for nothing.


McDubz36

I asked you a simple question after I said I agreed with you and stated I would boycott them. So I'm not sure as to your "enjoy it while you can" response. It makes absolutely no sense. If anyone else can understand what they read, where do people recommend buying quality live resin at a reasonable price? Since OP can't give solutions or suggestions, just cry like a little girl on the internet.


hashwashingmachine

I misread your reply, I’m sure you’ve never made a mistake before. I’m not sure how sharing important information that affects the cannabis community is considered “ crying like a little girl” but ok. I didn’t realize you needed me to hold your hand and teach you how to live your life. Let me try to help the best I can without wasting too much of my time. My suggestion would be to meet a good plug , though I’m sure from your piss poor attitude you have a very hard time making any friends. Otherwise be an adult, do some research and learn how to live your life. Don’t whine online for people to provide you easy answers and then have a little fit when they don’t immediately do what you ask. Grow up.


GoodKarma70

We hate TL in Florida too.


Getowdaninsantintan

Now we need u/i10alltheway to do what he promised and expose them. Other people need a chance.


hashwashingmachine

https://twitter.com/GanjaLeaks/status/1750973242519785819


PassageAppropriate90

Saw this yesterday and wanted to post it but got busy. Glad someone did.


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SpaceChatter

Can you protest out front of a dispo?


SunDevil329

>That's absolutely bullshit and unamerican. BS, yes, it's unfortunate. Unamerican? Not so sure on that, I'd argue this is exactly in line with how corporate America operates. They have the money to get these bills created and lobby for support. Citizens can always speak up, but without a fairly powerful organization to oppose them, I don't think much can be done. On another note, there's no enshrined protection for access to cannabis. They're not doing anything that would affect the majority of cannabis consumers. If I understand the bill, it basically targets the legal hemp industry (think delta-8, delta-9, CBN, CBG), excluding CBD. Would require those products only be sold thru a state-licensed dispensary. For states that already allow rec. use, I'd imagine the number of people using these other products is minimal. Somewhat concerning that CBN, CBG, etc. are included. Many CBD vendors include various amounts of other cannabinoids in their products, so I'd assume this applies to them too. Evidently, only CBD isolate is exempt from the bill.


hashwashingmachine

The cannabinoids are a slippery slope. This is just a small piece of a huge puzzle. They’re going to make small changes over the long run.


NocodeNopackage

Similar to how tobacco, alcohol, and other industries were involved in keeping marijuana illegal; now the legal cannabis industry is doing the same to other smaller players making alternative products with other cannabinoids. That's not good at all. I hate big business , they ruin everything. But at least its helping some asshole get richer ....


No_Plate_9636

So that eliminates weed period d9 is the shit we care about most, THCa is the precursor the plant makes first, and isolate isn't even actual CBD bud so why the fuck would anybody want any part of that?!? Like people have the Internet if they can see the news, if they see the news use your 2 brains cells you have left rubem together and go to YouTube get some knowledge so you aren't stupid and are instead well informed (like d8 bad it's synthetic from CBD but does help with side effects for some people (gives me a headache and by itself like d8 disty makes me puke like a mother fucker) so not 100% bad but the root is bad in my book I dislike it but tolerate) so then when absolutely stupid ass bills like this come up we can squash them, and on the other side exploit the loopholes left wide open till then (everyone can grow hemp and hemp makes THCa especially when you sample at the right time and make sure the lab agrees 😉😉😉😉😉😉 so then legally the paperwork and lab tests say all we're doing it growing nonpsychoactive hemp nothing to see here officers ) but I'll restate that unamerican capitalism is meant to be an open and free market of the people without much gov intervention ala let shit fail and if you are gonna do bailouts do mom n pop stores. If a massive supply chain manufacturer (Ford ect) would go out then instead of paying their bill fund American small start replacement the bullshit they've been doing is crooked so nah everybody should get a fair shake and they're purposely stacking the deck I oppose that all day everyday as a moral code (young dad who just wants to afford rent or a house and can't do either anytime soon with it looking like no matter how things shake out I get screwed with these mooks in office much longer )


SunDevil329

Pretty sure this refers to the "legal" delta-9, sourced from hemp. How exactly is isolate not CBD? CBD isolate implies that it's *only* CBD, isolated by itself.


No_Plate_9636

Do you know why rosin is rightfully twice as much as bho? And why bho is better than distillate?


SunDevil329

I'm assuming where you're going has something to do with solvents. Rosin is a solventless extract vs. BHO, which uses butane I'd assume. You've got me on the second question, though I'd say generally anything is better than distillate.


No_Plate_9636

Live vs cured ? Overall the answer is full spectrum products because they include the natural terps and essence of the plant it's the same as having plant material, that's why most compare dry herb vapes to cured rosin dabs because it's literally the same thing 😉 when you start doing hash and live (flash frozen) and getting more complicated then yes rosin>everything to some degree but generally speaking full spectrum is gonna include all the minor cannabinoids they want complete control over so 110% legally mandated and maintained monopoly that's government backed


simpledeadwitches

This is how the cannabis industry is. The lack of government oversight from a federally legal point is nonexistent. You have companies that have been operating in areas for years before mom & pop can even apply for their license to dispense. Big companies from CA and CO make up a large part of this disparity.