Dimebags vs. Dispensaries: Street Dealers to Multi-Million Dollar Weed Startups
Dimebags vs. Dispensaries: Street Dealers to Multi-Million Dollar Weed Startups
In 2016, VICE met business partners in Atlanta who had a dream of getting into the legal weed business, but couldn’t see a way to take their illegal grow off the streets. Two years later, the entrepreneurs—Felix and Kingston—are now running Gas House, a successful legal weed company in Oakland whose products are sold in dispensaries across California. In an industry home to a small number of black business owners, Felix and Kingston have become pioneers inspiring others to leave the underground market behind.
VICE met up with the duo to learn more about how they market their products, and the legal requirements they had to meet to transition from the black market to an above-board operation. Then we talked with dispensary owners, locals, and cannabis entrepreneurs about the access and inclusion gaps in California’s legal weed industry—and what companies like Gas House are doing to close them.
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👧🏿SHAMEFUL AND DESPLICABLE ❗❗❗
The Negro/American Indians are not supposed to be taxed.
I want some gas Mr House hehehe 😂
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we can`t blame the poor ones because we came from there
and we can`t blame the rich ones because we are going there.
-Strain Hunter Franco, Rest in Peace<3 Stay high
i thought his wig was real lmfao
Peekaboo 👁️👁️
I would say money keep minorities out
4:11 "he got fire bud" he a real one frrr 😂😂
Big up gas house can’t wait uk wake up
I love your elekes my boy all your elekes around your neck are why your guided so good. Get me in with you guys have classes teach the tricks
My dream is to become a millionaire off my own cart and pen business
Hes right about growing the weed. For me its a whole therapeutic process going from a little seed to a several ounces in as few as 90 days
Wigga put y’all little money together and create jobs for y’all hood or people then talking bout they giving
"compliant industry" lol look how thats worked out
I’ve stopped watching it when "skin color" was brought up, besides weed is green, not black nor white but GREEN
This is my dream I live in the Netherlands and I can’t fucking believe it isn’t legal here yet I feel like growing weed is my purpose in life just like he said nothing has made me feel like this I hope I can be free to do what I love
Fuckin East Oakland man!! I remember back in my teens n early 20’s pushing dope there and working with the Northenos even tho I hated them.
Crazy ass memories just came rushing! Wow.
Bro based his disguise of a cartoon 💀
I hope I live long enough to see recreation in the state of TN
Thanks for the Motivation KINGSTON
It’s messed that the only way to get into the legal market is to have already a successful black market….
The Scientist Medical Marijuana: Studying For a Higher Purpose Prof. Dr. Raphael Mechoulam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csbJnBKqwIw&list=PL7-7r73go26P_3a8hcqvyKyyG0VnjlkkI&index=75
Yo *CLONEBILLZ10* @ *T£L£GRA//* the *CANNABIS* you got for me were first class. Hope to be doing business with you again and again
Freeway Ricky Ross was the OG, not these racist dudes. Marijuana wasn’t made illegal due to minorities. Watch the movie reefer madness from the 50s. All white movie. Not a single minority. Do your research
the reporter has a head peace lol
I’m just a nobody out here in New York and I don’t even smoke but I think it’s definitely good that they legalized it it should be legal everywhere if you ask me what people really got to do is ask yourself how many times have you here send me that smokes cannabis killing somebody or running them over or doing some big time crying from smoking marijuana I think it’s great that they leave you lived you’re in New York because you it’s unheard of of somebody getting killed over marijuana smoking and if you ask me probably the undergrounds they’re still out there probably grow the best cannabis plants just like the video I’m watching right now gas House it’s great that they can finally come out and make their business legit and not have to worry about a thing other than laws and regulations of the grow in the area that you’re in growing like I said there’s so many possibilities and opportunities for people even in a smoking population you never heard of somebody getting cancer from smoking it or having lung problems or any kind of health problems like a lot of the other drugs out there right down to alcohol I doubt I’ll get a response from this book just figured I’d put it out there but I will say this growing cannabis plants are fun and exciting to grow it’s always something new everyday in I think the best thing is these girls you can come when the girl went not to grow what you’re eating what you’re not eating and that’s the great part but they are a lot of fun to grow so God bless you have a good day would love to hear your input on what I just said
They got you dummies thinking growing weed is illegal.
I’m 19 year old. I really want to have my own cannabis business and brand but I still trying to figure out how to start from scratch. I think I want to start “low” as well
I was in California recently n bought some gashouse jars… lol 🤮🤮🤮🤮
I wonder how much he save to get it started
5:06 what about in Phoenix Arizona is that strain available cause gonna hit a dispensary to purchase some of that flower to be elevated 😎
Marijuana was made illegal in 1937. It had nothing to do with blacks and there werent any hippies for another 30 years. That guy was just guessing. Lol.
Have we looked …
welcome to oakland killafornia
Hit this blunt
Pac-Man exotics sweet exchange coming up
2:34 why it look like he opened the door to heaven?😂😂
Germination
Temperature is one of the most important triggers for seed germination. This is due to the fact that the seeds naturally lie dormant in the cold season, and then sprout when spring comes and temperatures rise. Then is exactly the best time to grow,
It is good to know that hemp seeds do not need light to germinate. However, a humid environment and an ambient temperature of about 21°C is important.
Suzy’s preferred germination process
Maintain an ambient temperature between 21 and 25 °C, otherwise the seeds will not germinate optimally or at all. Fill a water cup and add the hemp seeds. After 23 minutes, take the seeds out of the water again.
Vega deep phase 5 weeks 18 hours light best fertilizer from Europe.
Green Buzz liquid fertilizer infuse 24 hours
Plagron soil with wet perlite that had been 12 hours in water Mixing soil 2 days Wet making
LED lamp 24 days 10 hours to make it work
The growth phase
Pour 200ml of water
26.3 degrees
Humidity 75% the next day 45%.
Reflector foil provides more light
after 3 weeks of flowering only 11 hours of light
The water should be at room temperature
have – hot or cold water can scare the plants and sometimes cause irreparable stress. Most growers agree that the water should first stand for 24 hours before being used, as this allows for a more accurate determination of its pH level
Remove all large leaves at once after the 4th week of flowering and repot the plant just before the lights go out in the grow cabinet, 300 ml of water 26.6 degrees and humidity 64%.
The last two weeks a room temperature of 24.8 degrees
As the end approaches, you will see that one variety is more likely to hold on to its nutrients than the other. For example, K2 will hold its nutrients longer, which means that you should not fertilize indoor 10 days outdoor 35 days. The plants will maintain the fresh green and regardless of that, the hairs will continue to darken and the buds will slowly mature with an amazing THC layer on top and take on a wonderful appearance.
First of all, it is advisable to always harvest your cannabis in the morning,
before the lights come on (or the sun rises). This is done because the plants store sugar and starch in the roots overnight.
It is highly recommended to wear latex gloves so that your hands are not covered in resin afterwards.
4 days before harvesting the plants are not watered,
then the plants will be pre-dried at harvest. Allow the soil to dry out, but do not wilt the plants. Put the plants in complete darkness for 48 hours immediately before harvesting, and aerate so that more resin forms on the flowers.
First, it is advisable to always harvest your cannabis in the morning,
before the lights come on (or the sun rises). This is done because the plants store sugar and starch in the roots overnight.
Drying
Drying should be done in a dry, clean and well-ventilated place. The plants will be completely dry after 16 days,
Glass jars
Loosely fill each jar to about 2/3 of its capacity with buds. This will ensure that there is enough air
Open the lid of the jars for a short period of 20 minutes daily for the first 2 weeks, after 2 weeks change the glass jar
Results will be achieved if done for at least 100 days – but curing can take up to two years!
Store the jars in a cool, dark place to prevent THC degradation caused by light.
Curing allows two things to happen. First, it allows bacteria to break down the remaining chlorophyll. As mentioned earlier, chlorophyll contains magnesium, which can lead to an unpleasant taste. By giving the bacteria the time and environment to break down any leftover, the final taste and experience is dramatically improved. most buds will be well cured after 3 months.
They are nothing but the mafia extorting y’all in the name of regulation.
👍👍👍👍👍thanks
Would be nice if people could just open shops like liquor stores. But it takes like a million dollars upfront for the legal crap. It’s bullshit.
Come to NYC now
AYO!! King Pushas all across the country! Listen up! GET OFF THE BLOCK. TURN THAT BRICK MONEY INTO SOMETHING LEGIT!!!! BREAK THAT CYCLE
Got to get out of Georgia bro. Finding good weed here is like trying to find a Unicorn! And all these CBD shops is a waste of time!
5:40 whooaa PAUSE MY GUY! 😂
I wud rather support dispensaries than dealers tht are extremely unreliable and paranoid all the time
Im jealous…..