What it’s like to be ‘the weed guy’ in the age of NYC’s legal marijuana: ‘They know me, I know them’
NY Post
It’s a joint effort.
Recreational marijuana may now be the norm in New York and licensed dispensaries are finally cropping up all over town, but New Yorkers are finding themselves nostalgic for one aspect of the pre-legalization era — their weed guy.
Brooklynite Adrian H. is one of those avid cannabis users — and he told The Post there are times he’s left feeling uncertain about the cultural shift.
“Going into dispensaries in New York, it feels very corporate and I feel like I’m at a clinic, like a hospital sometimes,” said the 24-year-old, who confessed to romanticizing the relationship with his old supplier, who he said he used to see “as much as my parents.”
He’s since found that sense of nostalgia with DeliveryBudz, one of the new cannabis delivery companies hoping to tap into nostalgia. Along with Doobie, these budding businesses are once again bringing the product right to your door — except this time, it’s all legal, using state-authorized sources.
“I was the weed guy back then, and I’m the weed guy now,” Aaron Sepulveda, a delivery guy and dispatcher for Doobie, told The Post.
