On Las Vegas Blvd. a block away from the Pawn Stars, there's a place called CannaStarz that was advertising a $35 deal for two eighth ounces of flower and I'm surprised it's been there for a couple years now, with no reviews. It's good to check out a variety of local dispensaries just for comparison sake so I went in with both guarded optimism and a bit of skepticism...because there are definitely some places that unload their less desirable, less potent products by slashing prices like this. The two-fer deal that day at CannaStarz was a Gorilla Glue strain from Circle S Farms, testing at a healthy 24%. This turned out to be a bargain, an indica hybrid loaded with strong doses of terpenes like limonene, which has an anti-inflammatory effect as well as myrcene, which benefits insomnia and anxiety. Turned out to be a mere $17.50 an eighth for some good quality weed, a steal by today's prices and at least half what you'd expect to pay elsewhere.
The grower, Circle S Farms, might sound like a cattle ranch but it's actually an indoor facility in the North Las Vegas Apex area that supplies cannabis to other local dispensaries as well, so I'm guessing their other strains are also effective. CannaStarz offers competitively priced edibles, vapes, concentrates, topicals, and pre-rolls too (though I usually don't recommend pre-rolls because I've been burned in the past at other places that sell weak ones cut with some shake). My advice to visitors is to buy a gram or eighth then roll your own, because at least you'll know what's in it.
Inside CannaStarz you'll find some classy decor with a giant chandelier and fancy couches, so a tip of the cap to the three gals who own the dispensary - the first all-female run venue in town. With a bit of passion, they created a relaxing positive vibe for the public to shop in. I'll eventually try a few more of the daily 'two for $35' deals and see if the other strains offered are as good but so far, I'm impressed. I've seen a couple of ads this week from 'established' dispensaries, one of them selling a very cheap $30 quarter ounce of flower, but it's only testing at 15% potency. How boring and ineffective. Another was trying to unload their mediocre 'Old Pal' brand at bargain basement prices. Give CannaStarz credit, they don't sell you bunk weed when they discount their sale items. This is not a medical dispensary so you won't get the tax break, but with prices that reasonable, I was perfectly fine with paying a couple bucks more in taxes while saving so much on my discounted purchase. read more