Pot Shops Running Out Of Cannabis Flower, THC Oils As Recreational Pot Buyers Flood Dispensaries – Block Club Chicago

LOGAN SQUARE — In just one day, cannabis enthusiasts in Illinois have purchased nearly $3.2 million in legal weed, the state announced Thursday.

But as nine Chicago dispensaries attempt to keep up with both medical and recreational demand, long lines and limited stock of some products have been reported.

As of 3 p.m., Logan Square’s Modern Cannabis, 2847 W. Fullerton Ave., was out of, well, almost everything.

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The Logan Square dispensary only had THC gummies and chocolate available for recreational customers by Thursday afternoon, though they said on Instagram they expected to get more cannabis flower and vape cartridges in soon.

MOCA employee Anamaria Solis said they sold out of marijuana flower around noon Thursday, two hours after opening.

Solis, who helped run a dispensary in California before coming to Chicago, said she expects the next couple of months to be rocky.

“It depends on the cultivators and what the cultivators can provide,” Solis said. “I foresee it having limitations for a couple months to be quite honest.”

NuMed, 1308 W. North Ave., was also out of flower as of noon, with only concentrates gummies and vapes on their menu — along with a four hour wait.

Medical patients at all dispensaries are able to skip the line and access flower or oils.

After serving 1,000 customers Wednesday, long waits continued at Andersonville’s Dispensary 33 Thursday. Customers, who can be paged when it’s their turn to shop, had a 3-hour-wait as of 2 p.m., but the shop had more flower and vape oils on hand than MOCA.

“If you check-in after 5 p.m, today it is likely that we won’t be able to serve you today. We’re open 9am-9pm everyday! And yes – we still have product,” the shop posted to social media.

Solis said MOCA is actively encouraging recreational users to apply for medical marijuana cards because many more people qualify for medical cards now that the qualifications have opened up and medical card users are having an easier and faster time getting product.

Despite the waits and limited stock, Logan Square pot buyers were still stoked.

“We’re just excited the fact that it is legal and [to take] a hold of that opportunity and get whatever we can legally,” Courtney Greenburg said while waiting in line.

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