Wow, this thread has gone to a WAY different subject than where it started at! Lol.
Anyways, I've been in the medical community in the Seattle area for about 6-8 months now. I wanted to mention a couple of things here...
First, the cannabis farmer's markets are the absolute best place to get good meds. Straight from the growers to you most of the time. Cannabisfarmersmarkets.com, and nwcannabismarket.com are the websites for the two that I know of.
Second, yes, almost all of the dispensaries around here kief their meds before putting it on the shelf. They also offer crap to patients trying to donate. I bring meds up from southern Oregon that my wife's grandmother grows down there. Premo outdoor meds, never seen better that wasn't indoor. I don't kief it or anything, and these assholes insult me by offering me $1800-2000 a p!! I said screw them, and I use craigslist.com. $175 an o, and I only deal with patients. Its WAY easier than trying to get the dispensaries to give me what its really worth, or even a fraction of it. Man, gramma's got bills to pay, ya know??
Lastly, I want to address the legal discussion. If you know your rights, and assert them to your advantage, a proper medical patient will ALWAYS come out on top when dealing with LEO. I have had multiple encounters with the police since I have received my authorization. Everytime, I've informed them of my rights, had a polite discussion, and left none the worse for wear. Now, granted, if you come off like a dick, the cop's gonna do the same, and he WILL win. But if you don't give them a reason to get an attitude, you should be just fine. The second a cop mentions pot, I inform them of my medical status and that any further inquiries could threaten to violate my HIPPA rights. As soon as I mention that they could have any legal culpability, they back off.
There was something else I wanted to mention, but I totally forgot... lol.