This year on April 20th, the cannabis dispensary where I work had a major free giveaway.
The first 100 customers in the store receive a free goodie bag with almost $200 worth of free items.
I saw the bags and they were filled with lots of fun marijuana products. Each one of the bags had edibles, marijuana flower, free glass bongs or bowls, and a variety of other items like t-shirts, hats, and lanyards. The store was due to open at 9 am, but my staff and I arrived at 8. We knew it was going to be an exceptionally busy day and we didn’t want to get a late start. The parking lot was already filled with cars when we arrived. There was a line of people outside the building and I recognized at least 30 familiar faces. We advertised the free giveaway for a week before 4:20 and all of our regular customers knew what to expect. My security guard was letting people in the door two or three at a time. There was a disturbance outside when one person tried to jump the line. Another person in the line became angry and upset and decided to physically Force the guy out of the line. When the altercation occurred, there was a huge fist fight. The security officer noticed the guys fighting outside of the building and broke it up. He made both of them leave the property and both of them were disqualified for the free giveaway. We had plenty of supplies for everyone in line if they would have just been patient.