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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 03:24 PM
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Pot Users Relying on Home Delivery
NEW YORK (AP) - In a city where you can get just about anything delivered to your door - groceries, dry cleaning, Chinese food - pot smokers are increasingly ordering takeout marijuana from drug rings that operate with remarkable corporate-style attention to customer satisfaction.

An untold number of otherwise law-abiding professionals in New York are having their pot delivered to their homes instead of visiting drug dens or hanging out on street corners.

Among the legions of home delivery customers is Chris, a 37-year-old salesman in Manhattan. He dials a pager number and gets a return call from a cheery dispatcher who takes his order for potent strains of marijuana.

Within a couple of hours, a well-groomed delivery man - sometimes a moonlighting actor or chef - arrives at the doorstep of his Manhattan apartment carrying weed neatly packaged in small plastic containers.

"These are very nice, discreet people," said Chris, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition only his first name be used. "There's an unspoken trust. It's better than going to some street corner and getting ripped off or killed."

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2006/nov/06/110601838.html
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razors edge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 03:26 PM
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1. Another victory for the free market.
One that doesn't harm anyone for a change.
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reggie the dog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 03:34 PM
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2. this is not new
This was popular in the suburbs of Chicago back in the early 90's.....
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chefgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 03:41 PM
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3. Hey now...
Usually a moonlighting actor or chef??

And they say there's no truth in reporting these days..lol. :smoke:

-chef-
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 04:21 PM
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4. Until I move to the burbs last year, this was my preferred choice
unfortunately, the service isn't avail. out here.


I hate the suburbs!
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4_TN_TITANS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 04:23 PM
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5. I only wish they'd deliver to Tennessee! oem
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