My first trip to the marijuana dispensary.

I did something this weekend that was a first for me. I visited a marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas -The recreational use of marijuana became legal in Nevada on July 1st and that has all I have been hearing about since. I decided to wait a few weeks for all the hub bub to die down and now I found myself entering the California Wellness dispensary on the corner of Arville and Flamingo:

The dispensary is housed in an unassuming building that I believe was once a medical supply office. As I walk in I am greeted by a nice young lady, whom I give my ID to - "Give me a moment sir and I will get a budtender for you." A few moments later the buzzer sounds on the door allowing me access to the showroom. I step in and am promptly greeted by a familiar face - "Marcus," I say with a combination of surprise and enthusiasm. "Nice to see the village idiot again. It's been a while." He says with a smile of his own. Marcus is a nice young man whom I would guess is twenty-one, twenty-two. Anyhoo, I first met him when I worked at 7-11. He was one of a number of nice people I met while working there.

I follow him to the display case and he asks - "What is it that you are looking for good sir?" I tell him I want to be in the outer zone quick. He replies - "I have just the strand for you Mr. Village Idiot. It is called Kosher Kush and it boasts of many satisfied consumers." His sales pitch was convincing, so I told him to give me a gram. "What has the rest of the crew been up to?" I ask as he is preparing my order - "Chris is with his girlfriend all the time; Vlad is going to school; Matt is working at Frye's. Everyone is well." As I am leaving I ask how things have been since opening day - "It has been insane dude. People were lined up around the block when we first opened. It's settled down a lot, but you never know in this business. It is so new."

Folks, it seems like you can't turn around nowadays in Las Vegas without running into a dispensary or some other entity selling marijuana. The projected numbers for marijuana revenue are staggering. I will have much more on this subject soon!