Never had I imagined that I would join the weed business. I was a rather experimental person who was on overdrive in my younger days. I got to try different things, some were even illegal. However, after graduating from college, I ditched all the bad drugs and stuck to cannabis only as I still enjoy it to-date. I’ve always known there is something so calming about marijuana, especially because it helps manage my stress. Imagine my satisfaction and surprise when an investment opportunity came. Someone wanted me to invest in a local cannabis dispensary. Well, at first it appeared like a major risk that I wouldn’t want to gamble with. Needed a lot to “buy in” to the cannabis shop but had no guarantees. The process of investing needed me to “cash out” all my investments from other areas and also drain my retirement savings. Besides that was the fact that there may be no returns for a while as the business picked. Despite the huge risk I still chose to become a part of the new cannabis dispensary. The start for business is always tough as profits are non-existent, and the cannabis shop was no different. My partners and I worked long hours for no pay, trying to give the best customer service as well as develop a loyal group of regulars for the cannabis shop. Gradually though, our hard work is paying off, as cannabis sales are rising a little bit every month. In fact, very soon the cannabis shop should be profitable enough and we can start getting the pay! After that we will look into hiring the budtenders to help us with the work.