Rubric performance
How Apotheca scores
- Quality 80/100
- Lab transparency 70/100
- Pricing 80/100
- Shipping 80/100
- Service 80/100
Weights: Quality 25% · Lab 30% · Pricing 20% · Shipping 15% · Service 10%. Scores update every 30-day audit cycle. Read the rubric →
Strengths and watchouts
Strengths
- Brick-and-mortar plus online
- Excellent local store finder
- Wide multi-cannabinoid selection
- Brand partnerships (Mellow Fellow, OPMS)
Watchouts
- Online inventory varies by state
- Some house-brand SKUs underdeliver
Market position
About Apotheca
Apotheca runs both physical stores across the Southeast and an e-commerce platform that doubles as a local-finder for THCA, kratom, and broader hemp products. The store-locator pages are an SEO juggernaut — Asheville, Knoxville, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem locations each pull hundreds of monthly visits. Their multi-cannabinoid catalog includes house-brand flower, Mellow Fellow vapes, OPMS kratom, and 3Chi licensing — making them a one-stop reseller rather than a vertically integrated grower.
Verified genetics
Top strains
Wedding Cake
Triangle Kush × Animal Mints
Gelato
Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint Cookies
Sour Diesel
Chemdog × Super Skunk
Blue Dream
Blueberry × Haze
Zkittlez
Grape Ape × Grapefruit
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