I used to be a bus driver for the city.
I drove the buses for 15 years.
One day I was in the workshop getting an oil change on the bus. One of the workers released the emergency brake and the bus rolled backwards right on top of me. I was pinned under the bus for 3 hours before I could be released. I won a sizable settlement from the city. I sat on the money for a long time. I really didn’t know what I wanted to do with the money and I didn’t want to squander it away. I knew the money was going to be my future. After cannabis was legalized, I got the bright idea of starting my own dispensary. The price tag to get started was around 5 million dollars. I didn’t have that kind of capital, but I thought I might be able to get some investors. I spoke with a banking officer at a cannabis consulting agency. I spoke with the banking officer in great detail about my plans for the dispensary. A few days later, I got a phone call from a business associate that was looking to invest in new businesses. The guy was especially interested in hearing more about my cannabis business. He had the money to put up as a business partner. I told the guy more about my idea and we made some plans to get together a couple of days later. The guy loved everything that I had to say. He offered to back me in the business 100%. All of the paperwork was completed through the cannabis consulting agency.