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Darkstar_k t1_jamjgf9 wrote
New Jersey has given former marijuana possessors first crack at this blossoming industry by law - very egalitarian and very cool.
I will continue voting blue in NJ.
karma_the_sequel t1_jamq1lb wrote
Better headline: “Lifelong buds set to be first recreational cannabis business owners in Trenton”
TheStegg t1_jamsi4k wrote
Even better headline: “Lifelong buds form joint venture to be first recreational cannabis business owners in Trenton”
karma_the_sequel t1_jamtnea wrote
You’re right!
beforethewind t1_jan0c6n wrote
“Lifelong buds form joint business venture, through grassroots efforts and getting down in the weeds, to be first recreational cannabis business owners in Trenton. Pot.”
TheStegg t1_jan16c2 wrote
Lol, I was going to stick “weedy weedy weed weed” at the end of mine, but I didn’t think it’d make it past editorial 😂
jenea t1_jan49r7 wrote
I don’t know, “bestfriends” made it past them!
BrentBulkhead t1_jan5v7a wrote
Lol anyone else read that as 'cannibals' 💀
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DanTheFatMan t1_janby3h wrote
That's honestly kinda bullshit.
Slag-Bear t1_jand6pu wrote
Hobbs512 t1_janennu wrote
Not sure maybe they think you shouldn't give priority to people who willingly broke the law, regardless of how stupid the law was.
But I say give the job to the people who have the most experience. Though possesion may not be the same as growing your own.
frowavay1 t1_janh9sj wrote
Lifelong buds bloom bud biz
DanTheFatMan t1_janhshr wrote
I get the laws were unjust to an extent, but you shouldn't be rewarded for having willingly broke the law while other's didn't.
Ipodtouchlurker t1_janjwui wrote
In my view they are not rewarded for breaking the law, but for unjust incarceration. For breaking the law they have already been punished.
PuzzleheadedMight347 t1_jank8v0 wrote
To be fair... some laws are absolute bullshit.
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d1v1debyz3r0 t1_janlo25 wrote
The first Simply Pure was in Denver. Cool to see the business model take root on the east coast.
[deleted] t1_janpahn wrote
Also, the article is a little misleading. NJ Weedman has been there for years and fought the good fight. I wish these two great business regardless ❤️
RiotingMoon t1_janpy82 wrote
except possession laws have always been bullshit
AnderuJohnsuton t1_janqdil wrote
That's always my problem going into a dispensary. I'll see videos playing of old white couples talking about how it helps their pain or anxiety, fun little graphics about strains or methods of partaking, and all I can think about is how many black people had their lives absolutely ruined by something that's now being advertised to me like I'm watching daytime TV.
BeerBellyBandit t1_janqhwc wrote
Fuck that shit hole of a state good people who did not break the law get pushed to the side for political posture
Somebodycalled911 t1_janr2zs wrote
> for having willingly broke the law while other's didn't~~.~~
get caught because police were way less likely to stop, search and arrest them for simple marijuana possession, since they benefited from white and/or wealthy privilege all their life.
There, I fixed it for you :)
Axzack t1_januk1y wrote
That's every state bud
shane_edm t1_januv5n wrote
Do you live in NJ?
Gullible-Berry-1949 t1_jao26kb wrote
This is absolutely fact and I also think about how THE USA GOVT fed us all INSANE MADE UP BULLSHIT about cannabis like reefer madness and got everyone so fucking brainwashed by fear that they had the legal power to criminalize it alongside the truly wonderful hemp version. The amount of damage done to our own people/country world/ by this single event in history is absolutely incomprehensible. Everyone should and could have been growing there own God given God made plants to use for almost all there medical agricultural industrial needs and everything else inbetween!
HighHopeLowSkills t1_jao4qqf wrote
“See man I told ya”
akpburrito t1_jao649v wrote
yeah, first *licensed rec dispensary would be more accurate :)
kyledanna t1_jaoarn1 wrote
came here to say this, used to live across the street from the highlands one
a_lasagna_hog t1_jaof5e5 wrote
How is this uplifting
anndrago t1_jaogt0u wrote
Totally. Magic mushrooms got caught up in this too. Psylocybin has such enormous medicinal potential and we lost decades of valuable research time.
anndrago t1_jaoige9 wrote
I skimmed the article. I didn't see anything about how a bunch of competitors lost out to these guys. Just that they were awarded 2 of the 11 available licenses. I may have missed it, but it seems like you might be filling in the blanks with your own storyline. But even if they had, these guys had a pre-existing business in another state, so they were already proven out, so to speak, and therefore probably a solid choice on the part of AZ.
anndrago t1_jaoionw wrote
Haha, no, but I did read lifelong "boyfriends".
oysterdredge t1_jaosv5k wrote
I like how every group of buddies you know the group the one group you could always buy weed off of and gf to be all sketchy and the cops harassed the shit out of them . Those are the ones now working with the cops and city hall to sell weed legally .
Rezouli t1_jaoynu0 wrote
Oh, Trenton, NJ. I was thinking Trenton, GA and was stunned. Hope them the most success possible! But yeah, was stunned because Trenton, GA is the type of small southern town that filled a lawsuit against a Pizza Hut for selling beer because it was too close to a church. This place has a church on nearly every main road, corner, and hideaway. Oh, and is like 98% white, so the thumbnail also caused some mental whiplash.
Trenton, GA sucks ass.
Pattern_Maker t1_jap5qa2 wrote
With the catch that most former cannabis offenders could not afford to open dispensaries, and many just became figure heads to bring good PR to corporate owned dispensaries.
taybay462 t1_japoqgp wrote
It was an unjust law.
Life's not fair, you're not entitled to dibs on opening marijuana dispensaries lmao. Literally no one mad about this would be affected in any way, people affected are free to compete.
Someredditusername t1_japyla1 wrote
Good
Ricky_Rollin t1_jaq2run wrote
I’m opening one in May! I’m Latino and also have a previous record and I’m thankful they are doing this.
nescent78 t1_jaq3v19 wrote
Who fucking cares
your_mother_official t1_jaq5ml5 wrote
"Lifelong best friends" so, just two dudes?
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DanTheFatMan t1_jay3hm9 wrote
Doesn't stop it from being a crime. Hilarious to just blame white privilege whenever someone gives criticism.
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