It's official... Canada is legalizing Cannabis! It's only a matter of time now that the Provinces have all decided how to regulate the substance until you can walk into a store and by some pot with nothing more than your 19+ ID. Project Paperclip (where Ontario police made sweeping raids and arrests in peaceful dispensaries), ended in a very lackluster fashion with just a handful of charges being issued. But now that the legal store front style shops are going to be opening in August throughout Ontario, the big question is:
"Who's going to be working in these stores?"
Well my friends, the answer is................... Me, hopefully! :D I've been lucky enough to have a chance at being one of those behind-the-counter people; the beloved Budtender! (or Product Specialist as they call it). I'm hoping that if I do get the job, I'll be able to perpetuate a new image for us smokers. Nowadays, we're not the cartoon version of what non-smokers might believe us to be. I swear, I don't know anyone who acts like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo! Social Responsibility is high on my list for the new image, and with that will come a deeper level of Cannabis Education and what I believe will be a totally new wave of Cannabis users.
There's something about the weird hippy stereotype I find a little bit
offensive lol! Let's update the image of cannabis users for 2018
So guys, what do you think it would be like to work in a weed shop? Do you think the Cannabis Community is evolving past its stereotypical image? I'm hoping that some of you Steemers have had some experience working in a dispensary and would like to share your stories here. I'd also just love to hear your opinion of Ontario's legalization plan. Each province has a different idea of how to regulate so it would be neat to hear more from some other Canadians too!
Lemme know what you're thinking in the comments. Thanks for reading!
WockerOne