Purple Elephant Cooperative

PURPLE ELEPHANT ON SANTA CLARA AVE IS CLOSED!
I was in the market for some good meds, to my surprise their phone is disconnected. I decided to make the drive from Oakland because they are well worth it. Unfortunately the whole unit was empty. I have been a huge fan of them since they opened in Alameda. I really hope they can get back in the medical cannabis game asap. By far the best meds I have ever bought in my 5 years of being a patient.

This is literally one of the best dispensaries I have ever been able to patron. I followed them from Alameda to San Jose. I would sprinkle other dispensaries depending on where I was and this always still felt like home.
The key is to follow the rules and the rules are simple. Don’t be an asshat and cause problems around the dispensaries. Park where they tell you. Don’t argue because you are not prepared for with your proper documentation. Quality Dispensaries like PENPC need to be around and brining unwanted negative attention to them or any other dispensary puts them all at risk.
on a side note, when are you guys opening back up. I am going to have to start driving back to the city for meds. the multitude of dispensaries that opened up in SJ are not reaching the bar you have set. L or N? Send me a message please!!!

I am surprised people are saying they are rude. It was a little hard to find but I spotted one security guard from the street. He was polite and directed me to the suite. There I was met with another security guard ‚(Security is always a good thing, especially in DT), he kindly viewed my ID’s and let me inside. I was then greeted by a staff member who gave me the paperwork. The process was quick and simple. I soon reached the budtender who was equally polite. He introduced me to what they offered. Pricing was good and I mentioned that I was a new customer, so I was given a 10% discount! Sweet! Thanks guys, I’ll be by to visit again soon. I like this place because it wasn’t overwhelming, sometimes too large of a collection will have me there for hours. They pretty much just have awesome meds and decided to leave out the crappy ones. 4 stars for the good, simple selection.

They dont know this business is about compassionate use of majurana for medicine. I was turned away by the thug at the door. I have had two bad experience and I will not return. First I got mildew medicine– bad mildew not good mildew. Then after I told them about it. I went back and the thug at the door asked for my paperwork I said I am in your system. Then reached for my paperwork and he said you out of here. I said I need medicine for my chronic back pain, they did not care. This is what gives Legal Green a bad name.

Don’t waste your time with this place. After seeing the ad for this place in the Metro for several weeks, my husband and I decided to check it out. We visited four other coops today — this is by far the worst place!
First off, the location of this coop is horrible. It’s in a neighborhood that looks and smells filthy. The building is unkept and I was wary to even exit the vehicle. When we proceeded to enter the building we were instructed by a security guard to have our IDs ready and so forth. I happen to have left my wallet in the car by my husband had his card and ID ready to go. Security did not let us in and said that I must wait in the car. Security was rude when my husband asked about allowing caretakers in to the coop. Security grabbed my husband and things felt out of control!!!
We left, never entered the building and we will NEVER return.
We have warned our friends not to support this paticular establishment.
Think twice beforing spending money here!

How rude can you be? They turned a sick patient away without even calling my doctor. I had my letter and they refused to let me in!!! Every club I have went to has let me in with my letter! I was so upset what BS! I went to Harborside Health Center from here and they called my doctors office and were so friendly and courteous. No Purple Elephant for me. To bad you can’t give zero stars!

I only ever had nice things to say about PE in the places I’d written about them (three) until he made his asinine accusations on the other site and now here. I have left all of the positive comments up on the sites I have written on, and added these new negative ones in response to his anger.
Additionally, the only reason there was an IP issue on the other site was that I wrote a nice comment about another collective’s medicine while sitting in that collective using their free wireless – something I wasn’t supposed to do according to the rules of that site. I did not know this at the time.
However, please consider the tone of his reply here.
My reviews stand as accurate representations of my experiences with this co-​op. I hope others have better luck. (4÷13÷10)
PE is having trouble with the city. I have been attempting to rationally discuss this on another forum but their responses to me in this discussion are overtly hostile. And for no reason other than to attempt to bully me, and I suspect others, from posting anything that is not 100% in support of their collective. Their responses indicate either a lack of reading comprehension or a deliberate misreading – and it may be the latter as they wanted to turn the discussion into a war against other collectives.
Their neighbors (homeowners and parents) accuse them of being bad neighbors. Their response to me in the other forum is indicative of that, no doubt. It’s a shame too, I was a fan of their collective. No more.

These guys are a well established collective from «Oaksterdam». They’ve all the tangibles: Excellent selection of authentic old school strains, large variation of edibles, good pricing, great hours of operation {open till 2100, everday~i think} and terrifically easy to find location. However, the intangibles are missing. Let me indicate what I mean by relating my first time experience.
I had just been released from one of my hospital «vacations», had a Foley catheter and related bag affixed to my calf, and was clearly in a modicum of undesirable pain. Since I had just discovered this place, and more importantly its proximity to my house, I decided to registered, get some herbal pain relief, and worry about filing my pharmaceutical meds the next day. When I arrived, I was greeted by a staff member who, demanded my ID, leaving me with the impression that I’d interrupted him. After completing the requisite paperwork, I handed them a copy of my recommendation and was summarily denied access because it wasn’t my original. Most infuriatingly, this was done even tho it was clearly me, and clearly a good rec, notwithstanding their ability to check the recommendation’s validity online. They still refused my protests and insisted on the original. So, I had to walk back to my home, with zero pain meds. And since I had exited the bus early, I had to add three more blocks to my already painful walk home.
I’ve visited the place a few more times since that first visit, and to be fair, the «bud~tender» is always willing to help with recommendations, the selection is always solid, and they are quick, discreet, and fair. Unfortunately, my first impression has not left me~i guess ill need to work on that resentment.
Most notable about this collective is their selection (every strain I saw was hi~grade:Likely the result of an established club retaining strong ties with growers), their location (on Santa Clara across from the old hospital just a few blocks from downtown San Jose), and their «teenths» (half an th for $ 30).
Worth a visit in my opinion. Id be curious what others have for their first impressions.

Purple Elephant, this place was easy to find and ample parking on Santa Clara street or nearby cross streets. A friendly security guard greeted me and checked my credentials (I.D. and Medical Card) and allowed me to walk inside the waiting room. First time so I had to fill out a few pages of paperwork (took about 3 minutes). The waiting room was spacious and clean with a big screen tv to entertain you while you wait. The staff was very friendly and the budtender was nice and pointed out his favorite meds and made a few recommendations. The selection was good. Many varieties to choose from. The price for a top shelf 8^th is $ 55 with TAX INCLUDED, thats a big PLUS! A good variety of edible to choose from. I had a brownie and rice krispy treat, both very strong and did the job. Overall, this club was easy to find, good parking, friendly staff, clean office and good meds selection.

i do not know how this club was even allowed to open. I’ve been to MUCH better clubs in San Jose, and a few are within a couple of miles of this place. they had no hospitality at all. i do not think they ever heard of «its not what you say, but how you say it,» they are all RUDE and constantly use profanity. sure that big screen TV is tight and there meds are awesome, but i tend to look past just getting meds and chilling in a waiting room; i want to gain a sense of trust with collectives i go to because we are all part of a movement not only in San Jose, but nationally and world wide. San Jose is just a stepping stone, and the Purple Elephant does nothing to solidify our status into becoming a leader by example.