Ed and I go way back, having met each other in middle school.
The local junior high was a rough place to get an education. The biggest education I got there was from Ed, who taught me self defense, and showed me the joys of smoking weed. Later on I would get excellent grades in high school, and then go to the local community college for my AA degree. So the problem wasn’t me, it was this terrible school! Without the friendship of Ed I might not have survived the experience, and I certainly never would have smoked cannabis that young. Ed made money by selling cannabis in the school bathroom, and I served as his lookout. Perhaps this was a bad decision at the time, but we never got busted for marijuana so everything worked out just fine. After I went away to college, I heard that Ed expanded his cannabis operation, and was even trying to start his own marijuana farm outside of town. Years pass, and after I have my degree in marketing and business management I go back to the old hometown and contact Ed. He is still selling cannabis, but his sales are slumping thanks to legalization. There are so many legal cannabis dispensaries now that he can’t sell weed like he used to. I pitched him the idea of teaming up, like in the old days, and starting our own cannabis dispensary. When I needed help Ed was there for me, and now I can repay that favor by helping him with his cannabis business. Wish us luck.