Marketing the website was harder than I thought

My business partner and I invested 3 million dollars so we could open a cannabis dispensary and Lounge downtown.

Neither one of us had any knowledge on the rules, laws, or regulations regarding cannabis, so we had to hire a consultant to help us with nearly every step of the process.

After the business licenses were approved, my partner and I went to a tech company to build a website for our new company. The graphic designer worked hard to get the logo exactly how we wanted. The woman created a website that was easy to use with bright vivid colors and an attractive design. The grand opening was a huge success and the store was packed with customers most of the day. Unfortunately, after several weeks the cannabis lounge and dispensary was very slow with little foot traffic in the door. I contacted the cannabis consultants again and set up a meeting so we could discuss marketing strategies and the website. The traffic to the website was extremely low and a lot of that was due to poor advertising. With a little help and some interesting advertising, I think we have a winning combination. Only time will tell if the changes we made will be successful. We have some of the best products on the market and we are open from six until midnight everyday of the week. We even offer daily specials on different products in the store. We don’t offer delivery, but we are located right in the middle of the city next to the train station, subway, and three different bus stops.

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A new cannabis dispensary is opening up

A lot of my neighbors were protesting against the renovations being made, but it never bothered me.

It’s true that this is an old, historic section of town.

Some of the buildings here are 200 years old… and they look like it! Historic value is great and all, but the area also looks pretty fingy and run down. A local renovation crew was going to clean up a few spots, refurbish a couple of old buildings, and move in some new businesses. Once I found out that one of those businesses was a cannabis dispensary, I was all for this idea! I have never had access to a cannabis dispensary before, so I can only dream of how much easier my life will be once it opens! I have been a regular marijuana smoker since I was in high school, and for the last few years I have used the same dealer. Jim is a nice guy, who sells just enough cannabis to pay for the rent on his property where he grows. It is high quality cannabis, but there is a problem with availability sometimes. I will go for a week or two without cannabis, and I am hoping once the dispensary opens this problem will be a thing of the past. If there is a place where I can get cannabis, edibles, CBD oil, bongs, grinders, pipes, rolling papers, and everything else I need to get lifted, you better believe I will be there every day! Well maybe not every single day, but at least once a week, no doubt.

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Hot knives for smoking marijuana

Have you ever been in one of those situations where a room full of people have no idea what’s going on, but you do? That happened to me a few weeks ago at my wife’s cousin’s house.

I really don’t know these people very well, but it was a big family gathering so we sort of had to attend. When everyone was there we were given a tour, and out in the laundry room there was an old hot plate covered with ashes just sitting there. I knew right away it was being used to smoke cannabis, but no one else knew why it was sitting on the washing machine. My wife’s cousin got embarrassed and couldn’t answer, so I stepped in and covered for her. “Oh sure, I have a hot plate in my laundry room, too, doesn’t everyone?” I didn’t say that I also use my hot plate for smoking marijuana, but the fact I thought it was normal seemed to placate their curiosity. After everyone left, she turned on the hot plate so we could smoke some cannabis together and have a laugh about it. It probably never would have occurred to these people in a million years that you can use a hot plate and a couple of butter knives as a makeshift cannabis vaporizer. It is not a very tasty way to consume cannabis, but if you only have a little bit and need the most bang for your buck, try out the hot knives! Of course, your butter knives will be ruined after a few hits.

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Adjusting to buying cannabis under quarantine

It started as a means to an end.

  • I had never grown pot before, and never wanted to.

I suck at gardening, and knew this would be a challenge. But at the time the COVID thing was shutting everything down, and all my normal dealers were low on supply. Panic buying had cleared out everyone’s inventory, so the town was dry as a bone. I got a few seeds and tried to grow them simply out of dire need, and it went about like I had expected. I got three really weak, sour plants, and nothing else even sprouted. Finally one of the local cannabis dispensaries opened up for online orders and parking lot pick-up. I was counting my blessings that day, even though the cannabis dispensary was still working the bugs out of the system. They were trying to adapt quickly, because at the time we were all confused and scared about COVID and people were needing their cannabis more than ever. Within a few days they got a new sales program installed on the website, so they could take direct cannabis orders from the online menu. They also set up a new Preferred Cannabis Customer program (or PCC) which would keep your card on file to auto-pay for future orders. In return for keeping your payment info on file, which helped them a lot, in return they gave 15% discounts on all cannabis orders, and free delivery. For me it was a no brainer to sign up for the program, because I had no intention of going without marijuana ever again.

 

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Trying different kinds of cannabis

Throughout my entire life up until now I have needed to be very parsimonious with my weed use.

I had a limited budget and limited access, so I was always very judicious about smoking.

I knew people that smoked all day every day, but not me. I smoked in the evenings, maybe with a wake and bake for good measure on the weekends, but my weed intake was always very moderate. Now that I am older, I have more disposable income, and more access, things have changed. Having access to a cannabis dispensary has opened me up to a whole new world of smoking pot! For the first time I ever can actually have variety in my daily cannabis experiences. Previously I always needed to buy bulk, because who knew when I would be able to score cannabis again, so I would load up. That meant I would be smoking the same marijuana every day for weeks on end. No matter how good the cannabis is, constant use of the same stuff will get boring. Now the cannabis dispensary is open, I can go pick up a little sampler of several kinds of cannabis, and then go back the next day and get an entirely different sampler. I am not on a personal quest to try smoking every type of bud in the cannabis dispensary, but I just love tasting new blends and strains. When I find a kind I really like, I will buy a small bag, just enough to smoke on for a few days, because I don’t want to get bored with any one kind of cannabis.

 

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Blue dream makes me feel talkative

I am very talkative when I use blue dream in the morning.

My friends and I always smoke some before going hiking or to the lake on Saturdays and sundays.

I regularly use recreational cannabis, but I don’t frequently smoke weed before I go to work. The boss frowns when I come to work smelling like a pot shop. I received a written warning two weeks after I was hired. Unfortunately, I have a fear of public speaking and a corporate job that requires me to make presentations every once in a while. When I have to give a presentation, I always smoke Blue Dream marijuana buds in the morning. Blue dream is a sativa dominant marijuana strain that is a cross between Kush and blueberry. Blue Dream is one of my absolute favorite sativas. Whenever it is available or on sale, I always buy more flour. One great side effect of using blue dream is the fact that it makes me extremely talkative. I rarely have problems giving a presentation if I use blue dream in the morning before I go to work. I told my boss one time that my great presentation was due to all the Cannabis I smoked that morning and he laughed. The guy thought I was joking, but I was 100% telling the truth. I never would have done such a good job if I wasn’t high. The blue dream strain makes me forget that I have any anxiety at all. It doesn’t surprise me that so many people use cannabis as medicine every single day of the week.

 

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The customers were fighting, but I was relaxed and calm

I am a very cool, calm, and collected person, especially in intense situations.

I worked at a restaurant when I was a kid and the place was robbed during my shift. I stayed calm and relaxed and I managed to call the police while the perpetrator was still in the store and they caught him coming out the back door. I tell that story often when I have job interviews. I feel very proud that I was calm in the face of danger. I started working at a cannabis shop six months ago and this weekend my calm reactions were tested again. A customer came into the dispensary to pick up an online order. The orders in the store were mixed up and we did not have the online marijuana order ready. The customer was angry and irate, just because we asked him to wait 5 minutes so we could pack everything up in a bag. We weren’t out of any of the items in his order and the wait was honestly just a few minutes. The guys started to get loud and upset and another customer decided to get involved. I politely asked the customer to stay out of it, but both men were angry and started yelling at each other. The security guard came over and broke up the fight, but I was calm and relaxed the entire time. My boss told me that I am just the type of material that the cannabis dispensary needs for a manager trainee. I would love to make this my career, so I look forward to a promotion and more responsibility.

 

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Nobody wanted to tell me the truth about Jack

My friends and I go walking every morning.

After all of the kids leave the house for school, we walk around the neighborhood.

Our loop is three and a half miles long and it is a good amount of exercise each morning. I don’t really prefer to walk, but my friends always provide a stimulating and interesting conversation and it makes me forget that I am exercising. Monday morning, my friends we’re strangely quiet. It seemed like they were keeping a secret, but I couldn’t get anyone to tell me what was going on. Every time I mentioned my son Jack, my friends tried to change the subject. I finally decided to ask them if I was crazy. That’s when I found out that they were keeping a secret about my son. No one wanted to tell me the truth about Jack, but Amy finally broke down and shared the news. The girls were at the craft store on Saturday and they saw my son coming out of the marijuana dispensary. They were horrified and assumed I would be equally shocked. I pretended to be surprised, but I knew that my son was using recreational cannabis to help with his migraines. The kid has experienced awful migraines since he was 10 years old. The one thing that absolutely stops the pain and swelling is cannabis. My son was upfront and honest about the medical marijuana use and I’ve known for a long time. As long as he is safely using something prescribed the doctor, I’m not concerned with his use of pot.

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My friends and I hiked almost twelve miles that day

My friends and I love to go hiking in the State Forest. The forest lands are located 6 miles outside of town. There is a lot of wildlife on the property. It’s a great place to go bird-watching. There are at least a dozen different hiking trails that are clearly marked and maintained by the park service. My friends and I went hiking on one of the longer and more difficult trails. I knew we were going to be outside all day, and I wanted to be prepared. I packed my backpack with 3 Liters of water. I had Two for myself and another for my friends. They never pack enough water because it is heavy to carry. I made a bag of trail mix with nuts, dried fruit, raisins, and chocolate chips. I only use the bittersweet or dark chocolate, because it is healthier. I also packed several marijuana joints to take on our hike. I recently purchased a nice sativa strain called Blue Dream. I rolled up several joints with the blue dream strain. When my friends and I got to the park, we immediately smoked one of the Blue Dream marijuana joints. It tasted really good and it was a great way to start the day. We hiked 6 miles to the top of the mountain. We saw seven different species of birds, including a rare falcon that is hardly ever seen in this area. At lunch time, my friends and I enjoyed another marijuana joint with blue dream. We were tired, so we relaxed by the reservoir for several hours before we decided to hike the rest of the way back to our vehicle. It was a long day, but we had a lot of fun.
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Cannabis for sleeping issues

We then agreed that vape products sounded up my alley

I have trouble sleeping at night. I wake up in the middle of the night multiple times to pee, get a drink and just walk around. I also seem to be at the wrong temperature, uncomfortable and unable to wind down. It is awful. I have tried everything natural to help me sleep. I ate kiwi before bed, worked out, stretched, tried yoga and even upgraded my bedding. A sound machine, bamboo sheets and new mattress didn’t do the trick. I started looking at sleeping pills but I didn’t like the reviews they got on them. That is how I stumbled upon the medical pot route. A lot of people are using medical grade cannabis in order to sleep at night. Cannabis calms the body and the mind down. Apparently you need the right amount of THC in order to sleep. There is a sweet spot if you will. Too much THC and you are up all night, not enough and the cannabis was worthless. Thankfully my state allows for both recreational and medical cannabis. I didn’t need to worry about getting a medical cannabis card. I just hopped over the cannabis dispensary near me and asked for help. The budtender was great and symptatehci to my issues. He talked about taking CBD oil right before bed in my tea. I really didn’t want to have something that complicated. We then agreed that vape products sounded up my alley. I can just vape a bit before bed and it is hardly any work. I haven’t been doing it long but I am hopeful.

 

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