Posted on 10/21/2022 11:00:12 AM PDT by Red Badger
Next year, Circle K gas stations will give new meaning to the term “highway.” Circle K has partnered with multi-state cannabis operator Green Thumb Industries to sell legal cannabis at Circle K gas stations in the state of Florida. The collaboration marks the first time cannabis will be sold at a gas station. It also comes after President Joe Biden said he is starting action to decriminalize the drug.
Marijuana had previously only been sold legally in dispensaries in the United States. Marijuana has also been sold at pharmacies in other countries with legal cannabis programs. Marijuana sales are expected to “continue to normalize” cannabis by fusing it with standard consumer products, according to Green Thumb CEO Ben Kovler, who described the relationship as a “futuristic deal.”
Bloomberg reports that Green Thumb will sell the cannabis in spaces that it leases from 10 Circle K locations. The cannabis outlets will be branded as “RISE Express,” with a separate entrance from the gas station. Cannabis will only be sold to residents who have medical marijuana cards. Around 700,000 people in Florida have access to the card.
The state only allows cannabis to be purchased for medical reasons. While this new partnership is limited to only ten locations, Circle K’s Kovler stated that “there is appetite” to expand its partnership across other states. Let’s see how it goes. To get the latest updates, keep an eye on Thirsty.
We have three major convenience store chains here, Circle K which bought out all 7-11’s in Florida in the 80’s, Tom Thumb owned by Kroger and soon to be renamed ‘Cumberland Farms’, and CEFCO, a relative newcomer out of Texas....................
“ Get gassed and stoned simultaneously, and then get on the road.
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At the same place you get drunk and drive
Now you can get your munchies at the same time!.....................
I have apps for that 😉
We have a dispensary literally a stone’s throw from my house....................
No, the smoker is liable, as it’s illegal to use medical pot outside your personal residence. It’s legal to drink in a bar so they carry some liability if they overserve. You can’t smoke in a dispensary or in your car, that’s on you.
I wonder why a place that sells snacks would want a marijuana dispensary connected to the building, as well? Hmmmmmm....
ditch weed?
I bet they sell more chili dogs and nachos now!
It should’ve never been criminalized in the first place. It’s the Netflix documentary on the history of weed. The whole war on weed was and has been utter made-up nonsense.
The very fact that it’s listed as a class one drug alongside heroin and LSD should tell you all you need to know.
Alchohol is 10x worse.
Sweet! Fill up, get a 40 oz of Olde English 800, a dime bag of kind bud, light up-chug-burn rubber...
just legalize it already
Welcome to Circle K......
I wouldn’t think so. One consumes the alcohol at the bar.
Liquor stores don’t get sued for selling a 1.75 of Jack to a future DUI.
“Alcohol is 10x worse.”
At least.
This is some BS. Cannabis isn’t even legalized yet in Florida.
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Cannabis in Florida is illegal for recreational use. Possession of up to 20 grams is a misdemeanor offense, punishable by up to a year in jail, a fine of up to $1000, and the suspension of one’s driver’s license.
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“Circle K is not selling the dope”
nope, the gubmint is.
Circle K to Circle J..
I hope someone starts a website the documents all the killing and maiming that is going to be unleashed on the unsuspecting.
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