Nobody wants to buy last minute tickets the day of a Seahawks or Mariners game only to find out they were fake. So why would anyone want to buy weed from someone in the parking lot next to a recreational pot store, not knowing exactly what they were getting? Is saving $10 worth that risk?
I’m sure many of you heard about the guy selling weed from the trunk of his car just outside of the Cannabis City pot store a few days ago. The guy eventually left before getting caught, turns out he had stolen license plates so they couldn’t actually trace the origin of the make & model to a specific person or persons.
The question you should ask yourself is this, what if it had been a sting operation? Is saving a few dollars worth getting busted? Not only that, but your dealing with a shady character that could turn out to be your worst decision ever. We have heard so many tragic stories of Craigslist sales gone wrong, who is to say this wouldn’t be another example of that. They profile you, determine that you have money or are worth money, a couple guys follow you home & brake into your home or worse, assault you.
There are so many “what ifs” with dealing with people who don’t have your best interest at heart. The guy in the parking lot is going to sell you whatever he can to make a quick buck, he doesn’t care about the quality or how it will affect you in the end. The sales associates at a retail store on the other hand are knowledgeable about what they are selling you. You have a variety of products & flavors to choose from & you know the staff are not going to follow you home!
Maybe I’m too paranoid, but am I alone?! Many of you go out of your way to park where they won’t recognize your car or refuse to show your driver’s license for fear that someone is going to rat you out to your employer so who’s the paranoid one?! Why flirt with danger?! Buy from a reputable store! It’s legal! Saving a few dollars from a stranger you don’t know could cost you a lot more than you bargained for!
Nacho is a guest writer and a member of the Apache 6 which provides security services for the recreational marijuana industry in Washington State.
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Come on, throughout human history, getting pot from a stranger in a Buick was pretty common. The guy from the story is businessman thinking he has a captive audience. But here is the thing, Western WA is awash in weed, if someone is really desperate they can find the green. I will bet anybody who wants some pot around here has a medical card, knows somebody with a medical card, or knows somebody who knows somebody… The point is, right now the people going to Cannabis City or any rec pot store are going there for the experience, to buy pot legally, God knows it is not for bargain prices. So I doubt the old school dealer selling out of the trunk of his car was getting much biz. A year or two from now the novelty for locals will have worn off , so the prices had better come down or customers will start grabbing weed in the parking lot.
I have visited a bunch of the rec stores and have stood in lines hearing the same story over and over, “I can’t believe this is really happening…I didn‘t think I would live to see this,” none of those people would been interested buying the “Black Market” weed.
I think your minimizing the disparity in prices between black market and legal shops. The Blue Dream you just reviewed on your site listed at $30/gram. If I wanted an ounce of weed, I could either pay around $220 to get it delivered by one of several reliable no-hassle services in the area, or I could pay $840 to but it gram for gram from a legal shop. Buying that oz. legally is nearly 4 times as expensive, and given the shortage in stock and quota limits on purchasing, it’s likely I couldn’t even get the whole oz.