Total Herbal Consultation

I give one star to the kind staff but the older gentleman doctor was extremely rude and prejudiced to the fact that I’m young. I guess he figured I was just looking for quick drugs. He lectured me and talked very condescendingly about «you young people.», even got to a point where we were talking loudly at each other. I almost walked out completely just off the audacity that he would speak to a patient this way. I saw no professionalism or concern for my health. Only judgement and assumption about why I’m there and who I am. I guess out of pity and lack of care he just decided «I’ll give it to you anyway.» As he put it. As a first timer trying organic treatment It was really a first timers nightmare. I’ll never go here again. I don’t recommend this spot at all.

This place is so bad that I decided to write my FIRST review on Unilocal.Lets start by saying I came in at 10 am and was greeted by a man in black leather pants (he is the receptionist). I sign in and start filling out a new patient form to the sounds of blaring hip hop coming from behind his desk. Two patients are already waiting. I waited for an hour before I was sent to wait for a doctor. Then, I waited another 30 minutes before asking if someone was going to help. I explained that I was going to be late for work. Their response was «Hey its a doctors office». So that’s when I left. When I exited mind you there were about 8 people waiting behind me. I can only imagine how long would have to wait. If I could give this place a zero, I would. Don’t go here.

This place is awful. It doesn’t matter if you’re a first time patient or returning looking for a renewal, they make you wait anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours to see the doctor… And then on top of that, the doctor is condescending and rude. I have no clue why a doctor whose career involves writing THC/​CBD recommendations would try so fervently to dissuade people from using marijuana medicinally. If you’re not at all a proponent, find a new profession… because I don’t know why customers would want to continue paying for such uncalled for condescension.

The doctor here spoke to me in a very condescending tone. He made me feel uncomfortable speaking to him about my medical history, and really tried to talk me out of using medical marijuana. I do not believe in taking over the counter medicines nor do I see a doctor regularly, I am a spiritual person and won’t even take aspirin for headaches. He spoke over me every time I tried to speak about it and began telling me to «just see a doctor and take alternative medicines.» Again I tried to express that I do not believe in other medicines. He insisted that I didn’t know what I was talking about and just to «try» other alternatives. I feel that I know my body and I don’t want to become dependent on pills. I expressed this to the doctor (well tried anyway) and he started speaking (/​shouting) over me again and wouldn’t let me speak. I do yoga, I don’t drink sodas or caffeine. I have a problem most nights with insomnia, Getting a max of 3 – 4 hours a night. I was previously a marijuana patient and told him so, also that I hadn’t been smoking for the last 3 months. I like using edibles 4 – 5 times a week to help me sleep, and he told me that I should not be using it that often. He told me that once a week was the most someone my age should be using. What happens the rest of the week when I can’t go to sleep? At one point I actually had to ask him if he believed in the use of marijuana as medicine, seriously doubting so, and he assured me that he did believe in the medicinal use however because I am not a «35 year old with serious ailments,» that I would surely misuse it, become dependent or eventually become unmotivated and depressed or anxious. I had to tell him several times that I am aware of the side effects of using cannabis. But he continues to speak over me and gave me 2 months. He said I could come back then and get a free consultation and an extension if I «actually needed it.» That pissed me off the most. He completely did not believe that my intentions were medicinal. On top of that, they did not fully stamp the seal onto my recomendation. The first dispensary that I went to almost didn’t let me in because the verification number was not for the same office and the website that is on my recommendation Is not valid. They had a lot of trouble determining if they could let me in because of how difficult it was to verify. The owner of the dispensary was lovely though, and called 3 different numbers in an attempt to verify my 2 month recomendation. They said they’ve never seen a two month script before so they were afraid they couldn’t let me in. They actually have me a coupon to a different doctor that they recommended. So. Spent $ 50 on a recommendation for two months that some fucking Mickey Mouse act to verify. Thanks.

The phone number listed here on Unilocal is not direct to the office. It goes to a dispatcher that offered incorrect information about this business.

The secondary doctor here is terrible. I came here today to get my prescription and I waited an hour and a half to see a doctor. This doctor they have on weekends, Dr. Lalezarian, is rude, condescending, aggressive, and thus repulsive. He obviously is not open to cannabis, so why does he represent THC!!! He disagreed with very personal experience, opinion, and belief that I spoke. Very disrespectful and ignorant.
On another note, all the staff were very helpful and kind.
$ 50 for FTP was good, but the experience isnt. Skip.

This is one of two establishments they run, I haven’t been able to visit this location yet, but the other isn’t listed on Unilocal so this one will have to hold the review– I sent my wife to get her first rec ever here and she was nerve wrecked from the start I re assured here it would be professional and quick, I’ve been all over the valley to get my recs considering I’m a patient of 7 years now. Well lets start with how she felt comin in, she was exited when she got the paperwork and they had her pay prior to anything witch was new to me, a girl came in as she was filling out her paperwork and the guy running the front desk gave the girl a discount cause she was flirty (right away my wife got upset and felt it was a shady establishment and almost asked for her money back and left to another clinic) I told her to wait to see doc and see how that gos before she complains, she had to fill out allot of paperwork witch is normal, people went in ahead of her even people who came on after her and after her paperwork was done. When she saw the doc she started to explain her symptoms and the doc understood and was nice and professional. Before she left the front desk guy told her she could call him if she needs someone to talk to ever. A guy trying to pick up girls on the clock at a clinic killed this spot for me and she for sure does not want to go back ever sadly and does not want me to renew mine there now. If any of the doctors follow up on their reviews they should follow up with their from desk employee at the topanga canyon location and remind them how to be professional and not to give discounts to other patients who flirt whom he feels he might have a chance with, and not to do so in front of other patients he made pay full price for the appointment. Doctor good, employee bad. Simple fix.