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I’ve just moved to OK from HI and had my medical marijuana card there so moving from HI to OK I wasn’t sure what to expect as far as the availability and quality of the medical marijuana and the dispensaries. In HI you’d think that due to the myth of how “free” thinking the locals are about 420, it wouldn’t be an issue when trying to locate good deals, etc. but that that can’t be farther from the truth. While most people in HI do smoke it’s not so easy to get it for medical use. The state initially legalized it for medical use but had ZERO ways for patients to obtain their medicine up until a couple of years ago. And even then it was impossible for people to open a dispensary. You had to have $1M in capital just to be considered to get a license to open your own dispensary so lots of patients had to resort to buying their medicine on the black market. So I wasn’t holding out too much hope for OK when we moved here. Mainly because in HI - well on Oahu, there are only 3, yes three companies that had enough capital to open a dispensary. So that meant the prices were really high, and for most people especially in HI where it’s expensive already, it made it hard to obtain their medication. So most still had to resort to buying it on the black market. And up until January of 2022, dispensaries could not sell edibles. Yep that’s right no edibles. But when we moved to OK I was blown away at the amount of choices I had to buy my medication and how affordable everything was. In HI flower would usually run about $45-$50+ for just a gram. And cartridges were about the same for .5 a gram. So you can imagine my complete and utter shock at the price difference in what I saw! I had to double check to make sure I read the prices. LOL I chose Vice on a whim because Stillwater had so many dispensaries to choose from. And as someone with severe agoraphobia, somewhere close is always good. And Vice is close. So I decided let’s go there. When I walked in I was impressed by how clean and bright the place was. Along with the friendliness of all the staff. I had lots of questions and Jess was happy to help me out. I had applied for an out of state license until I could get my OK drivers license. And she said that when I got it, they have a program that will allow them to help customers get their permanent licenses. She explained it all to me and said that she would be happy to help me out when I’m ready to do that including filling out the proper paperwork. Needless to say I was impressed. Not just with Jess but with all of the staff at Vice. I also like that Vice grows their own product, but also manufactures other products in the dispensary. The only thing that I do wish is that Vice had cashless payment. That I could use Canpay. Or if not let me use my debit card or credit card to pay for everything rather than using the ATM machine that charges a $3. I’m lucky that the bank I have reimburses ATM fees but I’m sure other people don’t have that luxury. Cause a lot of times I don’t know what I’m going to buy ahead of time so I don’t bring the cash with me. So cashless payment or a way to pay using my debit or credit card would be a huge benefit to an already fantastic business. I will be back though. I will be getting my permanent card with the help of Jess or whomever is available to help me out. Vice and all your staff - you’re doing a great job. Just ask your higher ups if you could offer cashless payments or a way for people to use their debit or credit cards. And it would be awesome!!