420 Fire Department - Santa Ana, CA - 7 Stars

**Please Note: Very recently the Lounge has been shut down. It may come back at some point, but for now it is not in action.**

Environment 2: 420 Fire Department is the Nuggetry\ Chubbs clinic now since CPA got shut down a good while ago. This spot is located in Santa Ana. From the outside it doesn't look like much and parking is kind of a bitch. Once you go inside that all changes. Similarly to the old CPA the waitingroom is massive. Check in was quick, the dudes working were cool - straight to the point. I was met at the door to the budroom by my bud tender who walked me down the hall to the bud room and gave me the run-down. 
  

I was immediately shown the lounge. The Lounge is about a 20x20 room with couches, tables, chairs TV's, Dab rigs, bongs, torches, lighters, hemp wicks etc ALL for your enjoyment. Really awesome. It felt very relaxed and chill there, a total Coffee Shop vibe. The budtender even told me, if you come in with a friend and only one of you purchases something, you can both chill and use the lounge facilities. Pretty sweet. 

The bud room is very organized, everything labeled. Everything super clean from the front to the back. They run a tight ship here. Bravo.

Staff 1.5: Good staff. The guys working were all cool, tried to give me a good experience. I did feel a little rushed which sucks, especially since it was my first time and I want to check everything out...just doing my job boys! I wasn't hit in the face with science and facts but I also wasn't fed a bunch of a bullshit. Chubs was even there serving people up...A lot of the guys in there were a bit star struck as Chubbs is a bit of a legend down here! Good stuff!

Variety 1: They have a decent selection - about 5 hybrids, 5 sativas, 5 indicas. Lots of high end edibles, clones, lots of high end wax. No low end here - everything is top shelf. I didnt see any CBD stuff but there was a topicals. Considering the quality, a really good variety. Would be nice to see some midshelf stuff here for those of us on a budget. 

Quality 2: Even though nothing is lab tested, you can tell everything they sell is high quality. You don't have to worry about getting some bunk ish from here.

 This shop is all about the dabs. They have some really nice shatter available. Its pricey...but as good as it gets. The flowers all looked good. I tried 4 different strains, all were good. Potent. Not super smooth, but not harsh either. 

Price .5: $50 8ths.  50$-100$ a g for concentrates.  $15+ for most edibles. No mid shelf. price wise, this place kind of sucks...but considering you can get some good topshelf and go chill with your buddies in the lounge, it CAN be worth it depending on what kind of experience you are looking for. FTP is a free G of what ever flower you want. so 4g's for $50 of some bomb...not to bad if you wanted to give them a shot and maybe say whats up to chubs. 

I really liked this spot. If it was more affordable I'd be all over it. But, its OC and they are doing what they can right now. The lounge is awesome, I'll definitely take all of my out of town buddies here to kick it. Cant complain about the quality of buds, but if you are going to charge $50, it would be cool to get lab results. Other than that they have good service, and the spot is imaculately clean. Chubbs is a OOOG and it shows.

Anaheim Patient Care (APC) - Anaheim, CA - 9 Stars

Environment 2: Centrally located off the 5 Freeway in Anaheim, about a mile west of  Disneyland. About as convenient as you can get for most people in North County.  The parking lot has been plenty big, I have yet to have had any kind of trouble finding the place or parking. Big easy to read signage out front and probably a friendly gaurd to kindly great you as you walk to the door. Check in process is quick, just 1 sheet to sign. Waiting room is very clean, decently sized, furniture and decorations coordinate well while ot too elaborate. The bud room is HUGE! 3 different display shelves stocked with all of the various strians in stock. All herb stored in glass jars. Everything felt very organized. Everything had an area, the bud tenders were not scrambling to find stuff, they knew right where everything I asked to see was. This room too, very clean... so clean it makes me think this may be a new location...either way, bravo. 

Staff 1.5: Solid staff, all of which are above average looking and in their young 20's. This could be a bad thing, especially for a negative bastard such as myself. But these girls are good. Quick, nice, but not forcefully slow. They want you to have a good experience. If you want to go quick, they will go quick. If you want to go slow, they will go slow. They listen to what you have to say, and really try their best to get you what you want. I didn't quiz them too much on concentrates and what not, but I asked for smooth and well grown herb, and I was given exactly that. I really have nothing to complain about, but I didnt feel like I was dealing with "weed experts"... as much as I want expert tenders who are very knowledgeable in growing techniques, concentrates, genetics , its really not likely in SoCal, there just are not enough people with that knowledge to fill the positions in the hundreds of dispensaries we have. 

Variety 2: Kid in a candy store. Top notch herb, top notch oils, top notch edibles even hashes. They have clones including a the CBD rich strain Cannatonic. If you want concentrates edibles or flower, $50 8ths or 20$ 8ths this place has it. Big, not huge selection. 

Quality 3: Over 15 lab tested strains. AWESOME. These guys flowers are the REAL DEAL. Almost all of their top shelf is tested, and are tested very high. I got 5 strains and the lowest was 23%. I was skeptical tho, high THC content does not mean well grown... I was afraid the flowers would be harsh. Quite the opposite, VERY smooth. If you guys want to see what I'm talking about with smooth smoke and white ash, check out these guys topshelf. You may notice on their weedmaps they also test for molds\mildews... most shops leave this out of the testing to save a couple bucks... I really appreciate them doing that extra step and the bud selection speaks for itself. Huge selection of concentrates, all the big brands are here. Same for edibles. Totally impressed with this place. 

Price 1: OK well you can't have it all right? Topshelf are $50 8ths. Edibles are not the cheapest. Concentrates are not the BEST priced... but they do spend more money keeping the shop clean, stocking lots of selection, paying for so much lab testing. Keeping all that in mind, the price is pretty fair. Could they come down a little bit? Sure they could. They charge a little more, and give you a little more. My grams were all weighed out slightly heavy. FTP deal is $10 g's on up to 5 strains. I love that I could try 5 different strains with out being told I can only split an 8th once. This is a high end shop, and you gotta pay a little more for the high end experience. They do have a decent looking mid and low shelves if you are on a budget. Totally fair, however not for everyone.  

Super impressed with this place. I'll definitely be a regular when I want something special, and I will give their lower shelves some attention as well. 

Candy Jack 9/10 - Over 26% - 8/10 smoothness. Very Sativa Dom. Must try. 

RIDICULOUSNESS - Santa Ana, CA 5 Stars

Environment 
.5 Stars: This shop is easily accessed. Plenty of parking, however it does get busy. I was very impressed how this shop gets people in and out. This is one of the FEW remaining (at this time) shops in northern OC that have not been raided by the DEA, so this place gets busy and more than likely will get shut down just like the rest of them. The atmosphere\decor is weak. There is a dab bar (plus) but it was super messy. Food and shit all over the place...they definitely don't clean the place up on the daily. If they cleaned the place up and organized there would be nothing wrong with the space, but this is a business, they are making money, so use some of that to pay someone to clean it, everyday. Its that simple.

Staff  
.5 Stars- The check person was very nice and very quick. no problems or complaints. The bud tender girls seem to be early 20's pretty asian girls, which is fine and all, but I really like to see these professionals, be professional. Being there is a dab bar, all employees were definitely sky high, and little edgy. Makes sense, super busy shop, everyone stoned out of their minds = stressed vibe. I was shown everything I asked to see, and didn't have any major problems, this time. The shop only seems to care about Indicas and dabs, and thus thats about as far as the staff's knowledge goes.I told her i needed it to be a smooth smoke, because harshness will ruin my night, and she then she began treating me like a noob. Typical. There was some employee's or friends of the shop just sitting around watching TV being high. Not my cup of tea.

Ganja 
Quality 2 Stars- Lots of good buds here but ALL Indicas and hybrids. No sativas. When I asked to see their best sativa I was shown the Girl Scout Cookies, which is certainly a hybrid.  The GSC was a very pleasant smoke. The smell was totally amazing, and it was instantly apparent why they call it GSC! Sweet smell reminiscent of baked goods, A truly unique flavor. I can see what all the buzz has been about. Very frosty. This smoked pretty darn smooth, not perfect but I really enjoyed this batch and would get it again if it was the exact same. Their topshelf indicas were also pleasing to the senses, but I did not try them to verify this.

Variety .5 Star - Lots of indicas dominant hybrids in  wax and flower, some hybrids, NO sativas,  some Bhang Bars for edibles, and that pretty much wraps it up. If you like BHO (BrHO) and OG's (brOG), you'll probably enjoy this place. 

Price 1 Stars - lots of BOGO deals, meaning you can get good pricing on quads. The pricing isnt bad at all, in fact its pretty good for the area its in. I got 2 free dabs of some low grade wax. That was pretty cool I suppose, but I its far from anything high quality. It was brown.  My 8th was $40 and also weighed out at 4g's making it my pricing fair and on par with what I expect.

Cool shop.They could improve on some things for sure, but honestly, they probably never will. The DEA Raids are crazy in OC right now, and they are lucky to be one of the few shops still open, and are not RAPEING it on pricing. The dab bar is a plus if you are on the go!