For Tahir Johnson, owning his very own cannabis dispensary, Simply Pure Trenton, in the heart of his New Jersey hometown was a full-circle opportunity to empower a historically oppressed community, minutes from the state's capital of Trenton, that has been affected by the Reagan-era war on drugs.
was sold from April 21, 2022 to Dec. 31, with the state collecting more than $20 million in tax revenue.“It’s implemented in college curriculums. Being able to train and prepare people to work and have jobs in this industry. If we’re talking about empowering minority people, cannabis legalization stops people from getting arrested and being in jail and overwhelmingly those tend to be Black and brown people, [so] thankfully we’ve done that here in New Jersey.
“You don’t see a lot of people win, and now we’re hiring people from here at every level. Being able to give good jobs that are paying better than a lot of the bigger dispensaries that have been open and to inspire people everywhere is the best feeling, especially for people here from Trenton because we’ve always had this saying, ‘Trenton makes, the world takes,’ but in our lifetime we haven’t really seen an opportunity like that for the Black community,” Johnson said.
Johnson also touted the prime location for his 7,000-square-foot business, surrounded by popular retail chains with high foot-traffic and an estimated 21,000 vehicles driving past every day, and an available 50 parking spaces for patrons. Patients will also experience their very own selfie-taking robot receptionist to greet you before you peruse the various strains of cannabis.
And the new owner was really excited to swing the door open for one special local — his 91-year-old grandmother, who used to get her nails done in the same building where Johnson’s dispensary will be located. “She was just so happy,” Johnson beamed. “I told her ‘I’m gonna be selling weed in here.’ And she said, ‘Oh no, you’re not.’ And I said ‘That’s what the state gave me the license for. And she’s like, ‘No, I just don’t want you to get in no trouble.’ [In] her mind, that’s the main thing she’s thinking about with weed, knowing that she might get a phone call saying, ‘We need help getting out.’ The fact that it’s now a business, that’s what makes the big difference.
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