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nowaypablo  ·  3795 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Marijuana Should Be Legal, and Expensive - Olga Khazan - The Atlantic

I smoke very infrequently and rarely buy my own, let alone stash it or keep it at home.

One time though, somebody gave me a number and told me to call 'Smooth.' Smooth was the shit. There was a minimum buy-in of $40 and he would drive his clean, well-kept car to meet you anywhere and do the exchange. He was a regular guy, sharp-looking and clean-shaven, with a touch of that almost-too-much loving stoner friendliness.

that was his full time job dude. did it like a pro, in and out no bullshit and a smile on his face. Local street price of $20 for a dub.

To get drinks, people went in with fake IDs and had to add 5 to 10 bucks on the price of the bottle for the cashier to sell it, and it wasn't uncommon for them to get busted, or for cops to catch 'em in the act and shut down the store too. Dealing weed illegally is so much more simpler than dealing alcohol illegally; I don't know if legalizing and pricing correctly will change anything or hurt the streamlined and perfect business of people like Smooth.