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MEDICAL & RECREATIONAL
Alternative Solutions
Portland, OR
4.1(174 reviews)
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174 Reviews of Alternative Solutions
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August 18, 2016
I've stopped by this place a couple of times because I thought I was getting a good deal, but the product , area, and shop are extremely sketchy . The product comes in crappy black plastic bags. The product is extremely dry, and I was shorted on my 1/8 by .5 of a gram so my 1/8 only weighed 3 grams. Last I looked an 1/8 weighed 3.5 . Just the start of it, when I pulled up last time the owner of the shop was getting into a physical fight with a customer he claimed sold pills too his girlfriend in front of the shop : WTF ??? I had too wait and watch the whole crap happen before anyone acknowledged that I was there to buy something - never again !! Too many places to go too- don't waste your time !!
December 21, 2018
Probably the worst weed shop I’ve ever been in. Zero stars would be more appropriate. Rude and sketchy af. Now idea how this place is in business
May 31, 2016
Worst dispensary I've ever been to sketchy vibe rude uncaring people dark and dingy and all the bud looked terrible I got an eighth for cheap but it was the worst bud I've smoked here in Oregon. Don't ever go here waste of money!!!!
March 17, 2013
Honestly I cant say enough good things about this collective. Searching for quality where there's no pesticides or medicine issues has finally ended. I just wasn't expecting to find the top shelf variety and I did. Fair reimbursement and they didn't act conceited. Pro staff and gardeners will keep me coming back. Impressive actually.
June 20, 2013
I have recently started going to dispensaries, and so far this place has made me feel very comfortable. I found medication I couldn't find anywhere else (everyone else was out), and they spent time talking with me making sure I was happy when I left. I will come back here again and again. They also have a great selection, and are able to teach you things about your medication you may not know!
April 24, 2016
Not impressed. First time here, I see lots of good reviews but I bought was underweight. The grams put in tiny dope bags look small anyways, I questioned about this and they said it was super dense. .88 doesn't = a g. Even being short these bags are so tiny I cant imagine fitting much more in them anyways. Was a few very small nugs, they could have got closer (or possibly got real bags or bottles like everyone else). Most shops weigh in front of you, I suggest they start doing this. So many other shops to go to, I wont be back. Not organized well either, boo. Smoke wasn't bad! I'll give them that.
May 31, 2016
So I've come to this shop many times before and had no issues, but today I went in and selected the strain I wanted and when I get home the 1/8th I paid $31.25 for was nothing but shake. It looked nothing like the display did. The bag I was given should have only been used for pre-rolls. I will not be back.
March 24, 2019
Absolutely worst customer service I have ever seen. The Asian guy that has been working there for years is hands down the worst person I have EVER seen in customer service. I will NEVER spend my money at this place again. I wouldn’t recommend this place if it was the last weed store in Oregon. Disrespectful, arrogant, and RUDE.
May 4, 2019
Rip off, they don’t pay growers for their products even with contacts.
We are suing them, contact us if they ripped you off! Let’s put stop to this shady dispensary!
July 5, 2016
real bad customer service. stem bags. all low quality, I even tried to get one of their most expensive stuff and was still very bad quality.
May 28, 2014
This will be my second review. The first one I had written about a month ago. I had went in the first time. Service was great. Flowers were great, I remember getting "Hillbilly Kush" and it was top grade. I also got a canna cola. I asked before I left about leafly perks, most dispensaries have them. The young man that helped me said they do have a prize for writing a review on leafly. The review I wrote was great, most people over exaggerate, I said it was one of the few places here in portland that I felt comfortable at. I called the next day on a sunday, I stated that I talked with one of the employees and he mentions there is a prize for filling out a review, and the person on the phone (owner) did not know at the time, said to me " don't try and blame my guys for blah blah blah" I was shocked and felt awkward, I explained to him I was just finding out when is the best time to come in and redeem said prize. He said "first of all, we only do that on mondays, we have other things to do around here, and second we pick what strain" After that, and him stating he was the actual owner, I was, and obviously still so upset about this. Am I not a patient?do I not deserve respect, I donated money at that place, it's not like I was asking for a handout......I don't discourage any patients from visiting, just keep in mind my testimony and what critical errors in patient/dispensary etiquette.
April 1, 2014
Went there for clones. They make this big deal about how they test for mold and bigs etc so I figured it would be a good place to go for new strains.
Came home with 6 clones. Went to put them in 7 gallon smart pots and found that only two of them had decent rootballs. Two of them had only the rockwool cube with a few scraggly roots when I went to transplant.
Look - when I donate $15 per plant, I expect rootballs. I expect a plant healthy enough to go into my veg tent in a big pot. Right now.
I think we all do.
I don't know who they get their clones from but if you go there for clones tell them you're concerned about root quality. I myself would never consider putting clones up for rimbursement in the condition that some of these were in.
As I said I'm very happy with a couple of the 6 that I reimbursed them for. The other 4...
June 9, 2016
Their specials are priced at 15 an 8th for a reason, but even then it's not worth it. Borderline moldy.
March 10, 2016
Bought an eighth over half was shake and the buds tasted like mildew.
March 11, 2016
Bag I got had seeds. The fighting in the back was entertaining.
April 26, 2014
have been pretty happy with this collective except i called about some top shelf obama that they had to make sure before i drove 40 minute. owner said yes we got it then i show up n its a different B grade. feel alil dishonesty vibe coming from that place
June 29, 2016
well. put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig! sweaty black bags. The people that work, now seem a little burnt out and out of touch. The pre-roll I got, POPPED like popcorn!
May 29, 2016
This is a little hole in the wall place next door to a strip club in a sketch neighborhood BUT, they are typically always very friendly and I can ALWAYS find a cheap deal. I won't lie, they sometimes get the order wrong. Sometimes the bag is not always what it is supposed to be, but hey, sometimes it's something better so I'm good to gamble! If you want top shelf, primo dank, then don't go here. You will be dissatisfied. If you want a decent bag at a great price or if you want a really nice selection of
pretty good weed at mid range prices then check these guys out!
May 30, 2016
I went in to check out their Jager, which I had bought at a place on SE Division twice before. Their Jager looked and smelled completely different from what I expected. Dude said this was normal, but I've bought Blueberry from three different places (not here) and it was the same each time. The online review of Animal Cookies said it was good for insomnia so I bought a quarter ounce of that, plus the price was low, $30. However, I think $30 is a lot for a quarter ounce of dried herb. So it's less than half of the illegal street pricing before legalization, I still expect a moderate level of quality. No, this Animal Cookies is full of stems, is almost odorless and is weak. It should be $10 per quarter ounce. In my opinion, all weed in a dispensary should be quality weed. I thought pricing was based on availability but apparently it is based on quality. We're still in a very early phase of retail marijuana, I expect prices will moderate and quality will increase over time.
June 20, 2015
My visit to this location was concerning. It happened to be at a very busy time and there was only one person working however we were let in to the dispensary without having our ID and OMMP cards reviewed. The person working seemed to be highly medicated themselves. This isn't a shop I would feel comfortable visiting again.
November 10, 2013
THIS PLACE SHOULD BE ANY PATIENTS FIRST STOP!!! There is something for everybody here! But most of all--- The philosophy of the owner is that better quality or kinds of meds should not be limited to a certain income bracket. ALL THE MEDS ARE PRICED THE SAME, YOU CAN'T FIND BETTER THAN $25 AN 1/8 - $50 A 1/4 - $100 A HALF AND 200 AN OZ! You cannot find this kind of pricing anywhere in the Portland area. And alot of the strains are even better priced!!! At the moment there are over 60+ strains to pick from!!! This overall philosophy of this shop is fair to every persons income size, and the best prices on EVERYTHING, not just flowers. The concentrates are the best or comparable to any in town ( and I've checked out others ) along with the medibles! The inventory is always getting better and better every time I visit! The owner is extremely knowledgeable on all the products and can answer any and all questions you may have. The staff is awesome! And the location is safe as any other location in Portland. Trust me it is worth stopping by and checking out! You can't beat these prices, period!
April 28, 2014
customer service and knowledge of Staff was good. They had the clones
was searching for, medicine woman.
Also looking for Chernobal, Acapulco gold and banana kush in the Portland area.
June 16, 2014
I checked out this dispensary because Jack Frost had been specifically recommended by a friend for my medical issues and they had it. It was a longish drive but easy to find. The area is run down but there are signs of recent repair. Registration was simple. I asked the lady behind the counter to tell me about the offerings. She didn't really tell me anything that I couldn't have read from the labels. No questions about what I was looking for or needed. She wasn't unfriendly, just not particularly helpful. The flowers range from decent to average in my opinion but they do have a very good range of concentrates. I was kind of underwhelmed by my experience. I would only make the drive again if they had something specific I needed that I couldn't find at a closer location.
October 7, 2013
The best fucking weed spot in the town as price in quality it is the best I fuck with them all the time and they got the best oil in the town