I have known Jack since college...Anyhoo, he calls me the other day and says he is coming out to see me soon. He then starts asking every fricking question in the world about the dispensaries and what the Trump administration might mean for them - I tell him the same thing I tell everyone - "The cat is out of the bag in the marijuana business. You can't call the bullet back - too late!" He then asks if I will take him to a dispensary when he comes to town - "It's a given. It goes without saying."
We chat about the weather for a minute and then he spurts - "Village Idiot - Where are the dispensaries grander? Colorado or Vegas?" I have been to dispensaries in both states and truth be told there ain't much difference - "Weed is weed," I then add, "It is like going into a 7-11. It is a convenience based business. In Las Vegas, especially the part I live in, there are ten dispensaries within a ten minute drive. So to fully answer your question. It doesn't matter where they are. All dispensaries are the same. Similar to a convenience store model."
He tells me he is pissed about the Chiefs and is eager to see what the Mahome's era brings - "Me too brother!" I state in a matter of fact tone, I then ask who he thinks is going to win the Super Bowl - "Not the Chiefs. That much is for sure - I guess Belicheater. I know they are the odds on favorite to do it. The Vikings are my second favorite team and they might get there, but I don't see anyone beating Belicheater."
I ask Jack about some of our buddies from college - "Not much changes in Emporia. It is pretty much the same old same old here. What is new in Vegas?" I go on to tell him about the stadium - "Did you know you can go on the Raider's website and watch a live stream of the stadium being built?" I then add - "The China man keeps getting bigger and bigger!" - "Here we go again. You and the China man," he says with a snicker. I laugh as well and say - "I have never in my lifetime seen as much potential for anything, not even remotely, as the potential I saw in Chinatown. People are caught up on the failure. Which is minute compared to what facilitated in my time there. Let's just put it this way. Chinatown and Rob Astle are far from through."
"What do you think of your idol Trump nowadays?" He says between his snickers, I snicker back and say - "I am counting on his prowess for trade and business. My belief is it is twenty times higher than any of the other clowns who could have got elected. I'm also counting on that prowess making Rob Astle rich. All the other shit he spouts off about I could care less!"
"Good luck with that," he says with a snicker - "Luck is not what you need with the Chinese. You need skill, connections, results - those are the things you need - luck has nothing to do with it." I then decide to be really blunt with him - "Jack, good buddy, there is a mountain of money to be had with solid relations in Chinatown. I possess those relations in droves and am looking forward to utilizing them to their full extent. And truth be told, Trump is the person who gives me faith it can finally be done."
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