Purple Lotus

Purple Lotus Patient Center is a licensed medical and adult-use dispensary at 752 Commercial Street in North San Jose (95112). It holds California retail license C10-0000241-LIC and is the flagship of Purple Lotus, which says it has operated since 2010 and now also runs a downtown store on West Santa Clara Street.

The company website lists the Commercial St store as open daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, 365 days a year, with express pickup, parking and a pet-friendly policy. Purple Lotus also offers same-day delivery to more than 40 Bay Area cities, including Fremont, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto and Mountain View. It takes cash, debit and Treez Pay, runs a loyalty program that pays 5% back from the third visit, and has its own app with app-only deals. The site claims more than 1,000 lab-tested products.

On Weedmaps the store averages 4.7 stars from about 1,640 ratings and 2,270 written reviews. Reviewers point to:

• a deep stock and daily deals;
• fast, friendly service, with some customers going back to 2013;
• prices that a few regulars still find on the high side.

One shopper was let down after missing out on a holiday promotion gift despite meeting the spending threshold, so read promo terms before building a basket around them.