⚫ New Jersey has more than 100 dispensaries⚫ Shop owners don’t want you to feel intimidated⚫ ‘Budtenders’ are trained to get a feel for the product you may need
Danielle Wildstein’s mother passed away before medicinal marijuana became legal in New Jersey and could have helped her pain.
As Wildstein attempted to learn more about the cannabis industry in other states, she was hamstrung by feelings of intimidation and insecurity any time she’d walk into a dispensary.
“I had such anxiety over going to the right place, asking the right questions, not looking silly,” Wildstein told New Jersey 101.5.
So it was her goal to create a space that offered the opposite vibes to prospective customers who’d walk through the door.
“I wanted to create a boutique environment where it was welcoming to all — everyone on the cannabis use and knowledge spectrum,” Wildstein said.
And at the end of February, her dream became a reality: Blue Oak Dispensary in Bloomfield.
Customers need to prove they’re at least 21 years old to enter, but they won’t be greeted by a police officer or a security guard — just a staff member in a Blue Oak t-shirt, Wildstein said.
Wildstein’s independent venture is a microcosm of a marijuana industry
