{"id":4399,"date":"2014-01-08T23:11:58","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T06:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4399"},"modified":"2014-01-08T23:11:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T06:11:58","slug":"stapleton-pot-heads-pay-aurora-pot-heads-to-stand-in-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4399","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Pot-Heads Pay Aurora Pot-Heads to Stand in Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Historic<\/a>If you have at all been social in Stapleton, you probably know that a lot of people used to smoke a little pot, and some maybe still do after the kids go to bed. It makes sense, after all, Stapleton is a highly educated community, and a lot of people smoked weed in college. \u201cI have never thought it was that big of a deal,\u201d said resident Zack Dinnebier. \u201cIt\u2019s not a dangerous drug, per se, and as long as people do it privately and don\u2019t disturb others, who cares?\u201d Other residents agree. \u201cIt\u2019s not like cocaine,\u201d said John Haugen. \u201cYou\u2019re not going to have a sudden heart attack. It\u2019s not even addictive. Dorito tacos are, but not the weed.\u201d\nSo, when marijuana became legal on January 1st, it\u2019s no surprise that some Stapleton residents were going to make a purchase, if not only for being part of history. \u201cIt\u2019s really incredible to think of where we are at,\u201d said Stapleton pot smoker Dan Moellering. \u201cPeople used to do serious time for possession of weed, now you can go to the local East Colfax dispensary and purchase it. I don\u2019t smoke that often, but this is actually kind of cool.\u201d However, when Stapleton residents found out that there would be huge lines at the dispensaries, they got creative.\n\n\u201cI wanted to stay home and watch football,\u201d said Moellering. \u201cSo, I posted an ad on Craigslist saying I was looking for someone to go to the dispensary for me and wait in the long lines. I would pay them a nominal fee and I would get my weed. Everyone wins.\u201d Moellering said he was a little concerned about trusting individuals for such a task. \u201cTypically, I don\u2019t trust people from Aurora, and that\u2019s who I was getting responding to the ad. However, it wasn\u2019t a lot of money, so I didn\u2019t have a lot to lose.\u201d In the end, things worked out for Moellering, and he had his wife post the advice on the Stapleton moms yahoo group<\/a>.\nAfter the post, several other residents followed Moellering\u2019s lead. \u201cI heard there were dozens of ads similar to mine posted within the hour,\u201d said Moellering. Jessica Wiley was one of those residents. \u201cSounded like a really smart solution,\u201d said Wiley. \u201cIt worked out for me, and I know others that had a similar experience.\u201d Moellering, Wiley, and dozens of other Stapleton residents were able to be a part of Colorado history, all without ever leaving the couch.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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