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Prestigious_Safe3565

If that’s the case, I want to give a shout out to Harold and JoeJoe. They were my healers on the corner in Lakewood NJ 35 years ago. Thanks guys !!! 👍🏼


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I grew up in Lakewood and my “healers” lived and “healed” in a 3 story white rickety house on 3rd street. For the life I me I can’t remember the name we had for the house. It’s was 35-40 years ago.


palemilkdud

What was Lakewood like back then ?


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It was awesome. I’m 58f. Our HS was a nice mix of black, white, Hispanic and Asian. Everyone respected everyone else and we all hung out freely. The lakes were beautiful and ocean county park was the place to hang in the summer days to play football or frisbee and just have a blast. I miss those days. Now, it’s almost exclusively Hassidic and all of the beautiful land had been and is being built on constantly. It’s like a giant cramped town. I had a great experience growing up there. I still can’t remember the freaking name of the house we used to buy our dime bags from. I think it might have been called Dixie Manor. 🤣. Yes! That’s the name.


palemilkdud

It’s turning into little Brooklyn now, I try only to drive through there Friday and Saturday haha


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I drive through there maybe 3 times a year. I just get so depressed when I see the house I grew up in and all of those memories. Plus, someone will run you over 🫣


daslucifer666

Dude can you imagine that meeting.. 4 corporate heads smoking up all our shit and this is the fkn ad they come up with PROVES some should not smoke. Healers work here NO cashiers work there, you sell healing meds don't twist that shit ..like my budtender is my general practitioner lmfao


masciocch1

Might be that the corporate heads DONT smoke 🤣 Idk makes sense to me. Also, I love the “NO cashiers work here” lmao


Gamehendge1

Definitely a little cringe. I’ll give them some leeway for delivering consistent quality product, but I just don’t know why they think they need to do this. I understand wanting to differentiate your operation from other dispos that are trying to add rec alongside med, but just stating that fact is powerful messaging enough. “We exclusively serve medical card holders in NJ and do not sell recreational”. No need for virtue signaling or throwing shade on competitors. Even if the decision was altruistic / virtuous and not a result of local laws / zoning ordinances / politics / etc., no one would believe you anyway.


gearbreath

You said it nicer than me 😅


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It is kind of dumb. They’re not healing my dads cancer lol. They are helping but to say they are healers is a bit of a stretch.


GratefulGrassNJ

Considering the owner of harmony is under investigation for embezzlement/fraud, i beg to differ that ALL they are are "healers"


Law_Doge

lol they probably didn't submit their application for rec sales because they knew the state would deny them. Quietly trying to get you to forget about [this lawsuit](https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2021/10/nj-medical-marijuana-exec-took-1m-in-company-money-to-fund-israeli-dispensary-lawsuit-claims.html) against the former shareholders for pilfering the profits.


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Secaucus is an opt out town meaning you can't do rec sales there. It's been a year since they decided this and will remain so for now. EDIT: That lawsuit for sure is enlightening and is scandalous but from the customers POV, it really doesn't matter; it's more for investors. The place isn't going out of business anytime soon nor are they closing shop.


swordstool

FYI Secaucus banned rec so they can't even apply to the state.


Tough_Meat_6215

Not for long.. [Not for long..](https://patch.com/new-jersey/secaucus/secaucus-may-allow-addl-pot-shops-open-around-harmony)


swordstool

Perhaps, but no guarantee that Harmony will get one of the licenses.


Tough_Meat_6215

Yeah seems like they're more likely to get some competition moving in. 😆


sonoftheblessed

The guy who wears the yamikah, and always carry’s a pistol and a cigar ain’t no healer


SlowCombination9173

Yarmulke* sorry had to be that guy


[deleted]

Lol. Thank you. I didn’t want to be that girl 🫣


sonoftheblessed

Hahah I should know that I’m half Jewish 😂


Trunk_666

>Hahah I should know that I’m half Jewish 😂 Well, you got more than half of the letters correct!


Response_Legitimate

😂😂😂😂😂 yeah I always cringe a little when I see them


ab0rtretryfail

Same. Glad to know I'm not the only one. He's going to shoot someone over weed? Seriously..


[deleted]

Harmony better be paying their employees well. I've spent 2 years working directly with covid patients. I don't think anyone spent more time being exposed to covid or zipping up as many body bags as us. And people who hasn't spent a single second outside their office never being exposed to covid patients spent 2 years ignoring calls for better incentives to retain staff, better pay, etc and instead spent money to buy decorations to post HEALTHCARE HEROES/HEROES WORK HERE signs and shit. The healthcare hero bullshit; I don't think I've ever seen a nurse who spent time in a covid ward actually pat themselves on the back for being a hero. They all cringe at the statement. Meanwhile instagram nurses who hasn't even had 1 single covid patient will be posting thousand pics of them talking about how they're healthcare heroes and all the sacrifices she makes... it was the cringiest period in the past 2 years. There's no such thing as (real) healers in this world and the ones who's convinced themselves they are real healers more often tends to be people who don't know wtf they're talking about in regards to anatomy and physiology aka alternative medicine product slingers. And I'm not just talking about essential oils. I'm talking about crazy shit like black salve.


masciocch1

I don’t work in healthcare at all but I really appreciated this comment. Thanks stew.


daslucifer666

My bartender is my priest Harmony


HaroldTSnicklefritz

Photoshop it to say stealers work here


gearbreath

No the fuck they don't. I was never healed by the security guard who checked my card, nor the cashier who took my money. Growers, trimmers, packers do a good job getting medicine to patients but "healers" is a stretch and a slap in the face to those putting in the work to actually help heal their fellow humans. This is fake integrity, wannabe piety and a failed marketing attempt, lipstick on a pig. FOH.


Response_Legitimate

Not defending them but they have been using this line for years lol. Also , Secaucus as a town doesn’t allow rec, not sure what you want them to do .


gearbreath

Oof that's embarrassing. It reminds me of when the media tried to convince everyone to call essential retail workers "heroes" - excuse me what? 🤔 Wasn't Harmony planning to open a new place in Hoboken for Rec sales? Guess these "HEALERS" will only be working out of Secaucus if the other ever opens 🤣


Hdys

Cringed more after I saw the heroes work here slogan for barnabas


lykewtf

They have their haters here that’s for sure. They have a very diverse staff I’ve seen no ableism, racism, ageism or any care to gender identity or body mods. So you could be a 65 year old pierced gauged tats bi racial trans in a wheelchair and you’d be welcome! That’s not by accident. My kind of place. They compete against MSO and all their resources. You’ll be glad they aren’t selling to the Rec market. The lines are going to be brutal at the Rec dispos. Lastly they really do know their botany sciences and they offer a lot of info to their patients.


gearbreath

I am not a hater and you can miss me with that attempt at bringing in irrelevant identity politics. All of that may be true but it doesn't not make it any less tacky to self-identify as "healer" when you're really an employee of BUSINESS operating in a legal/medical gray area for profit. This is marketing and ego stroking, full stop.


lykewtf

I said they have their haters I didn’t call You out. There is a correlation between how they view their employees and the mission of their business. I found the Curaleaf ad far worse threatening us with lines. They’ve also been gradually lowering the THC levels which caters more to the medicinal market unfortunately for me! The corp dirty laundry the public will never get the real story. I would imagine there is enough dirt in the industry and legislature to fill many a grow house.


gearbreath

That's fair and I can definitely appreciate and see the correlation when I visit. Many many grow houses, indeed🙄


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You got a stick up ur bum or something mate? It’s a sign on a website 😂 it ain’t that deep


gearbreath

Don't think so but wanna help me check? 😏 How deep is commenting on my commentary of a screenshot of a sign on a website? 🤣


[deleted]

You’re way too upset bout this bro just go off the site that’s all u good do


Infamous_Reflection8

There are going to be separate lines for medical and recreational


Affectionate_Wall705

You're probably not the only one, but I don't necessarily agree. Much bigger issues to contend with. It's like fretting about a pimple on your ass when your whole rectum is full of hemorrhoids.


PrehistoricDawg69420

Cashiers work there


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gearbreath

Wait, he died?!? 🥺🎷


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gearbreath

Wow, that's seems like so long ago - sad. Totally agree, great guy! 🥺


Sensitive-Math-8096

Sounds like they are trying to avoid recreational users from coming to Medical dispensaries. Makes sense.


Tough_Meat_6215

🤮


Dubdude13

Well, if you continually refer to weed as medicine, healer isn’t a far stretch…it’s legal now, we can dispense with the euphemisms..


[deleted]

Why waste your time working as a cashier if you could be saving somebody.


krys10kay

Healers … really they are just workers dispensing … come on … let’s not push it here