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[deleted] t1_iz25o45 wrote
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painess OP t1_iz1rz60 wrote
Yeah, it's regular THC. Most likely these are individual dealers setting up their own shops and redirecting their clients there.
ApartNefariousness95 t1_iz25t0z wrote
It's not real, just fake garbage.
painess OP t1_iz2ae7s wrote
It is real, I bought some yesterday.
ApartNefariousness95 t1_iz2hb36 wrote
Ok. Of the hundreds of pop up shops that have opened just a months time ALL these shops r selling actual weed?!!! I have been to several and I can say they are selling bogus crap. Certainly there could be that occasional outlier who has the real deal...but I know what real pot is and the majority of these stores are scamming people. I have been smoking weed since the 70s. I have been to the dispensaries in Colorado where it is legitimate fire shit. So far I have been to several of these BS pop up shops as well as what has been claimed to be legit delivery services...it is nothing but bullshit product. People need to be patient and either keep dealing with your guy....or wait for a registered dispensary. Down vote me all you want but you all know this shit popping up is bogus
winkieface t1_iz2k1vp wrote
Yeah they're selling real weed and buying it en masses too to so they can meet the demand
painess OP t1_iz2m98k wrote
Like I said, since a bunch of these are dealers opening up their own shops, it's no different than what was being sold on the streets in NYC before. I'm sure that there are also a lot of bodegas and gas stations trying to jump in on the trend and selling shitty weed, but the "dispensary" type places that I have been to have all been good.
Icy-Performance-3739 t1_iz2xhnv wrote
The ones in the city center sell fake stuff to rich young professionals and the bodegas in the hoods sell real the to us because the guys selling it smoke it too and love it and are proud of their product...also they are people that live in the community and see all of us many times a week in passing.
ApartNefariousness95 t1_iz2mppn wrote
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.. but so far I am not quite convinced
47Quiet t1_iz36ivg wrote
I was also highly skeptical for a while, but it’s true. Almost all of the smoke shops and bodegas sell legit bud under the table, unless you give them cop vibes, of course. Personally, I still go to my own plug, but if I’m in a pinch I’ll get a pre roll from a smoke shop. Walk into any smoke shop and ask for bud with confidence. They’ll have it. Not delta 8, not cbd, legit bud. It’s illegal, but they have nothing to fear when laws aren’t enforced.
quotidian_obsidian t1_iz3c37c wrote
Same here - you just have to go in to basically any smoke shop/bodega and ask for their selection of real weed. I moved here from CA where it's normal to smoke and the last few months have been a revelation; there are now multiple places within a few minutes' walk that sell bud completely openly - quite nice flower, on top of being so accessible now.
jaj-io t1_iz4du06 wrote
Ok? Don’t be convinced, but they are perfectly real. You refusing to believe doesn’t make them any less real.
AugustWest7120 t1_iz1qg1w wrote
It’s legal now!
No no no, not like that!
mowotlarx t1_iz2ue92 wrote
I mean, someone opened a headshop literally right across the street from City Hall on Broadway. Mirrored walls, green LED lights and bongs lining the walls. Around the corner from 1 Police Plaza. Genie is out the bottle on this one.
_Maxolotl t1_iz2w5vh wrote
They shouldn't have limited the number of licenses. And they should've let people trade liquor store licenses for weed store licenses. Not both at the same time. Just let people with liquor licenses choose to switch to selling something less harmful to society.
Luke90210 t1_iz36smd wrote
> And they should've let people trade liquor store licenses for weed store licenses. Not both at the same time
Liquor stores take credit cards. They don't face the same violent crime risks a cash only cannabis shop does.
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TheNormalAlternative t1_iz31ncw wrote
Another Post hit piece targeting one specific business.
Didn't the Post do the same thing to Big Chief in Bay Ridge, and then surprise surprise, the sheriffs actually shut it down?
If you don't want weed, don't go into a weed shop. How's it any different than the liquor stores and starbucks that plaster the city that only cater to a plurality of new yorkers.
Luke90210 t1_iz36m0e wrote
If ones lives in a rougher part of NYC, alcoholics will line up at opening time and sip outside. That isn't legal and a lot worse than the weed stores.
Dont_mute_me_bro t1_iz56wva wrote
I don't want porn palaces or "massage joints" near my house and I'd prefer they not be there. Just "not going in" isn't enough with the taxes I pay.
TheNormalAlternative t1_iz5814s wrote
Sounds like something someone from the suburbs would say. If you want a quiet neighborhood, live in a quiet neighborhood. If a business makes you uncomfortable, that's a you problem.
Dont_mute_me_bro t1_iz5ewv6 wrote
I live in Queens, but whatever. So if a bar near you tries to cater to a different clientele than it has and now has noise at all hours, that's your problem, huh?
TheNormalAlternative t1_iz5x7v0 wrote
>So if a bar near you tries to cater to a different clientele
I have no idea what this is supposed to mean, but if I didn't like the crowd at a bar, I simply would not go to that bar. There's a place for everyone.
>has noise at all hours
I think it's incredibly disingenuous to equate "noise at all hours" with anything else. I don't think anyone wants that and I don't think anyone is complaining about that. Weed shops have regular hours too, and it's not like stoners are known for being rambunctious types. You'd get more 24-7 noise living next to a McDonalds or any regular/non-exotic deli/bodega.
Dont_mute_me_bro t1_iz6cj55 wrote
I passed one on 7th Avenue in the upper W 40s. Two dudes were blowing inside and the pungent stench that came out was ghastly. I can't imagine living upstairs from that.
So imagine that there's dozens of McDonald's opening up all over the city. Setting aside the dubious legality of most, that's what these pot emporiums are doing; simply popping up everywhere.
I make no apologies for living in a suburban Queens environment blocks away from any commercial enterprise. I hope that a pot shop opens under your window. See if you like it.
TheNormalAlternative t1_iz6slnp wrote
I hate to break it to you, but people smoke pot inside their apartments too. People do live upstairs from that and manage just fine.
And I hope a pot shop does open underneath my window.
Dont_mute_me_bro t1_iz95hdr wrote
People also have screaming arguments inside their apartments. They slam doors, too. That doesn't mean it's ok.
NewYorkmmjMOD t1_j03o5sj wrote
You seem like you would be a blast at a party
Dont_mute_me_bro t1_j04ciph wrote
One with martinis and manhattans and hot jazz, yes.
A stoner party with Pink Floyd playing... I'd be asleep in 10 minutes.
sanjsrik t1_iz224ca wrote
Wow, no oversight, shitty police, and THIS happens. Who knew?
painess OP t1_iz1kg1s wrote
Weed Gardens has a nice ring to it