Well, well, well. The days of stopping by your dealer’s shitty apartment and being forced to wait for him to finish up his damn Madden game before you could score a dime bag are over! Starting January 1, you can just walk into a dispensary and buy marijuana. No, seriously. And you don’t even have to get a medical card for your “glaucoma.” So, if you are planning on buying some of the devil’s lettuce in the Greater Palm Springs area, here are 5 things to know.
What Should You Bring?
Okay. I am going to start with the obvious and most important. Like booze, a marijuana dispensary is not just going to dole out a gram of weed to your young-looking ass (you’re welcome) without some form of identification. Don’t worry, my out of state friends. Any state ID will do.
Also, since the dipshits in the federal government still consider marijuana a crime, most dispensaries don’t take credit or debit cards for fears that Jeff Sessions will wake up one morning and just decide on a whim to freeze their bank accounts, so they keep their money elsewhere (which should be in Cactus Hugs stock, just saying). Yes, it’s sofa king dumb, but this is the world we are living in right now.
And, if you are wondering how much to bring, The Cannabist says the average price of a small bag that has enough to roll five or six joints ran about $35 in Southern California last year – but, they expect that to rise to as much as $60 in 2018.
Where Should You Go?
Some smart cities figured out they could make a boatload of money in taxes from marijuana sales early. So, come January 1, you can go to Cathedral City, Desert Pot Springs, and, because they actually did one smart thing for once, Palm Springs.
Here’s a list of everywhere in the state you can go (as of Jan. 1, anyway).
What Should You Buy?
Ask your budtender. Seriously. They know about the different strains they have and what would be the best thing for what you are looking for. You can also choose to get your marijuana in the form of a joint, vape pens, creams, edibles, and more.
A note on edibles: eat only the amount recommended by your budtender. See, here’s the thing: it takes a while to hit your bloodstream. If you eat too much, it could hit you super hard. Like these people:
Don’t be those people.
While science has not cured a common cold or cancer, they have done a great job making some strains of marijuana strong af. This is not your dad’s weed, my friends. If it has been awhile, ease into it.
If you want to do a little research on different strains before you go, Leafly has a nice guide.
What are the rules?
Here are some things to keep in mind.
You Can:
- Purchase and/or possess marijuana for personal use if you are at least 21 years old.
- Purchase marijuana for personal use at state-licensed recreational marijuana retailers.
- Possess up to one ounce of marijuana (or 8 grams of concentrates).
You cannot:
- Use marijuana in a public place.
- Use marijuana or have an open container in your car.
- Possess marijuana on school grounds.
- Take marijuana out of the state.
- Posses marijuana on federal property (so maybe don’t take it to jury duty with you, yeah?)
Should You Drive After You Smoke?
Fuck no. What are you? An asshole? Driving while high is dangerous and illegal. Smoke some at the end of the day and then just chill out at home and order Mickey D’s on Uber Eats.
