Greenlight Dispensary Park City – Cannabis Dispensary in Park City, Illinois

Okay, so I wanted to share a bit about my experiences at a place like a cannabis dispensary in Park City. It's been a mixed bag, honestly, like talking about any local spot you frequent. Sometimes, my day just isn't going great, but then I visit this fine establishment, and my positivity just soars. Upon arriving, I felt welcome right away and had a friendly fun time inside. After leaving, I felt like family. The staff are just great, friendly, and super helpful. The whole staff are top notch! My experience with Homar was wonderful, and all of them are very knowledgeable about their products and were able to help me beyond measure! Thank you! Another time, it was my first visit, and the atmosphere was relaxing and quiet. The staff were very helpful. When checking out, I'd recommend Stephanie J, she is quite resourceful. She gave me a lot of information on how to achieve reward points with different brands you buy. She really made my transaction so much better! Thank you Stephanie J for the tips, I appreciate it. I will definitely be going back to Greenlight Marijuana Dispensary in Park City. Crystal C. was also very nice and informative about the product. I love this place! Now, for the less-than-perfect stuff. Crystal C. gave it 4 stars for a reason – they do not keep the "live rosin" in the fridge, even though it says to refrigerate on the package. Everything degrades quickly out of the fridge, so she hopes they make this change soon. And then there was this morning. I came into the store expecting to redeem my $5 Store Credit, and for the third time, I was unable to use it due to their system not updating the points properly. But I was told on my last visit that on my next visit I would be able to use them, so I was totally bummed out about that. And when I thought nothing else could happen, I was charged the wrong amount on what I bought this morning. It was corrected before I left, but overall, I had a bad experience this morning. I feel I should be compensated for today's visit, seeing that I am a loyal customer that shops with the store on a daily basis. Now, here’s something important to be aware of: children are not allowed in these establishments. I wasn't aware of this and was accosted by an employee there because of it. It wasn't the simple act of informing me that children aren't allowed that upset me, it was the aggression. You are open to the public, and you are undoubtedly going to have customers that show up with their kids. It is as simple as saying "Hi, sorry it's illegal to bring children in here, but you can order online, here's a card with our website". Instead, I was greeted with the aggression of an employee who is deathly afraid of receiving a ticket, or a license ban because I dared to step one foot into their building with my child. I understand that in these days, it is all too easy for a dispensary to be fined, but you simply cannot take this fear out on a customer that hasn't even crossed the security checkpoint. So, I took my kid home and came back, and was directed to the employee that was so aggressive to me the first time. I told that employee that they need to be more respectful to their customers. Their response to me in that moment was "you refused to leave". Okay, so refusing to leave was me asking a quick series of questions: "I cant have kids in here?" "Do you smoke weed in here?" "Is it against the law for kids to be here?" "Can I place an order online?" "What's the website?" That entire interaction probably lasted less than 1 minute (I invite the owners/managers to check their cameras for March 5, 2025 at 10 am and time how long it took me to leave), and yet when I return I'm told that I refused to leave? Again, I understand that the state, county, the city are all watching dispensaries very closely, and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that an overly zealous authority figure would fine a recreational cannabis dispensary in Park City because a customer was standing in their entryway. I totally get it, you could tell that authority figure "hey we were telling them to leave!", and you may still get in trouble. However, when you take that anxiety and you turn it on your customers, you leave a bad impression. I struggle to understand how I could have been a better patron in those few seconds. I could have stepped out of the door, and asked questions from the sidewalk, or I could have left without asking any further questions at all. But let's be honest about our intentions for a second. Cannabis is easier to find than ever, whether it's a cannabis dispensary in Illinois or here. I CHOOSE to purchase from a store, because as a person of color, I feel it is my obligation to help normalize the recreational consumption of it. Statistics show that POC are arrested for minor possession at rates far higher, and by legalizing cannabis, we are removing an avenue for POC to enter the incarceration system. Weed consumption should be just as normal as alcohol consumption, and my patronage as well as the patronage of so many others is helping to make it so. I felt just as much harassment from that employee in those few seconds as I've ever felt from any police officer, and what was my crime? Walking to the security desk with my child and taking about 1 minute to leave. It exposes your priorities as a company. You are perfectly fine with selling drugs to a community, but you will antagonize a patron because they are momentarily ignorant of a civil law regarding minors on the premises.