Submitted by assault_alt t3_10xg6h6 in springfieldMO
I've been shopping at Hippos on S. Glenstone for a year and a half. Since Rec went live last weekend, the shop now hosts a 30-45 minute wait in line, prior to entering. Their inventory is completely wiped out, and you almost now have to 'take what you can get' like its a black market sale.
I have a Med card for anxiety. One of my triggers is waiting in large groups of strangers. Somedays I can handle it, other days it could send me into a severe panic attack. If I'm standing in a dispo, there is a good chance that I'm in need of medicine for my condition. Waiting in line for almost an hour is not an option for me.
I've heard that Good Day Farms West, and Greenlight are now operating using 2 lines of customers. One is for Rec users, the other is for Med card holders - who get served before Rec users. (this is the way)
I'll likely never visit Hippos again, but was curious if anyone knows of any other shops in town who are allowing their Med card customers to 'skip the rec line'?
Always_0421 t1_j7s61wj wrote
You must not remember when the first dispensaries opened in MO.
There was a wait line wrapped around the building, and sold out for the week within a few hours.
Inventory will be become more readily available in time and the wait time will relax once people get their stash and the novelty wears off
Many are projecting rec use will outweigh medical use by the end of the year (or sooner) though.
Hippos has always been great to me, but i stocked up before rec became legal and haven't even tried to stop at dispensary since, so could be different now.