Yeah well sometimes in life you think something isn't your fault as it's a really unlucky event, but of course, there is always some control I could of had over the situation.

Couple cars behind me also had the same accident, so I wouldn't say that it was entirely just me being an idiot. Things like this are rare and unexpected. You drive on an everyday basis and nearly never see something like this, so I can see why people just autopilot going regular speed and forget about the potential hazard of something blocking them.

I kinda hope people can put two and two together with the giant 'NOT' but i suppose I'll help the mentally challenged

Yea my tow truck guy said I was lucky I didn't get blinded or anything so I will take the L and just get full coverage next time and drive more carefully.

I know to slow down in snowy conditions, but a part of my brain turned off when it's for things like random road debris appearing on the road. I've never had this happen in the 8 years I've driven so it never kind of came to my mind as a hazard, but yes, I've realized now that it's entirely my fault. Thank you.

Well people usually go the speed limit out of habit.. Conditions looked like it was getting better since the snow was melted away by the rain.

I don't know why, but I never considered the possibility that something was blocking the road like that. I have driven for 8 years and it is my first accident. I know it is stupid of me looking back, but now I learned to drive more cautiously I guess.

Cashless ATMs are the way around this, I can pay at my favorite dispensary here with a card. However that brings up a whole other issue of the bank tracking my purchases so I just use cash.

Ah yes the classic "it's their fault for having money in the safe not the robbers fault for holding a gun to my head to kindly ask me to open it" argument. How should we be prepared when we're forced to be cash based business and not allowed to have armed guards?

Nope you can't have guns on the premises at cannabis shops so armed guards aren't allowed.

At the shop I worked at the people who were present during robberies all called ourselves "Trauma Gang". I get kinda shakey during bank robbery scenes in movies now, or anytime a camera looks down the barrel of a gun.

You’re not wrong but most criminals would prefer the cash. A dispensary would be a less desirable target with less cash on hand, I don’t really know how you could argue with that. But I guess you’re right, it wouldn’t stop all armed robberies at dispensaries.

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The problem is that the card processors willing to work with cannabis shops know that we don't have another choice and so they get to charge whatever they want

> Over regulations has created this environment.

No, a specific attempt to sabotage the sale and possession of weed created this environment.

There have been robberies of dispensaries where no cash was stolen, just products

I hoped you forgot the “/S” to make it clear that you are bring sarcastic.

Everyone knows where the cash is at. Even if some places take debit cards the majority of sales are done in cash

If there’s large amounts of cash on hand then the dispensaries are foolish to not be prepared for a armed robbery.

How would this prevent the burglaries of cannabis products? Like when Zips in Tacoma was robbed and they nabbed a bunch of carts.

Also there are a few shops in Olympia that take cards.

MORE GUN CONTROL THEN! That'll show the robbers whose boss and NOT legally armed and capable citizens.... /s (for you dimwits)

You can’t.

It’s literally a question on the federal form when you purchase a firearm.

Until and unless it’s legalized federally, legal gun ownership and possession is incompatible with with marijuana.

A dispensary might be able to hire armed guards, but I’d consult a relevant attorney first. (The security agency may have already done so and know the relevant laws.)

Not who you replied to, but males and females are what the US military called us. I assume other veterans also use those terms out of habit.

That may not be relevant here, but I won’t see people bullied away from using correct language by a cow. That’s just weird and sad.

I remember in my city the first couple months of stores being open my preferred stores had card readers and it was so easy. The day they had to switch to cash only and install an ATM was so annoying. It's such a huge industry and we've crossed 10 years of legality now...it makes no sense to be still back in the dark ages like this.

Got it all worked out now and both ends. But I'll never make that mistake again

Got it all worked out bro no worries anymore. Merry christmas

Spent some time in Nevada and they operate their dispensaries very differently. Product and money are in a separate secured room from the public. You pick out your product and hand over your cash. The tender passes the money through a small window and they pass back your purchase. There is also on-site security. Something like that might not stop this, but it makes it a whole lot more difficult.

I'm from Southern Oregon, and most of the shops, if not all, allowed me to use my card for purchases. I thought it was so weird that I couldn't when I moved to Washington.