Cannabis Is Not Chill

Most people assume working in the cannabis industry must be pretty relaxed. It isn't. Behind the glass counters, colorful packaging, and promise of an exciting new industry is the reality of cannabis retail: strict regulations, surprise inspections, inventory nightmares, impossible deadlines, demanding customers, and the constant pressure of knowing that one mistake can have consequences far beyond a bad day at work. Drawing from nearly a decade of experience in dispensary management and cannabis operations in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, Christopher Sciarappa takes readers behind the scenes of an industry few people ever get to see. ***Cannabis Is Not Chill***is a cannabis memoir filled with true stories about the customers, budtenders, managers, coworkers, disasters, victories, and unforgettable moments that shaped his career. From cannabis compliance and dispensary operations to inventory control, customer service, leadership, and the everyday realities of working in cannabis, this isn't a textbook about how to run a dispensary. It's the human story behind an industry still figuring itself out in real time. It's also about what happens when you become the person everyone turns to when something goes wrong, even when you have no idea what to do next. It's about the loneliness of leadership, the absurdity of retail, the pressure of compliance, the people who make the hardest days worth surviving, and the strange pride that comes from realizing you became stronger somewhere along the way. Funny, stressful, occasionally ridiculous, and deeply human, ***Cannabis Is Not Chill***isn't a celebration of cannabis or a guide to getting high. It's the story of the people behind the counter and what it actually takes to keep the doors open. Because the cannabis industry was never really about cannabis. It's about people.