Girl Scouts troop in hot water for selling cookies outside pot shop
A New Jersey Girl Scout troop set up a cookie stand outside a cannabis dispensary, hoping to cash in on “munchies”-prone visitors — but senior leaders reportedly aren’t thrilled with the idea.
The enterprising troop partnered with Daylite Dispensary in Mount Laurel to sell their treats near the shop’s exit after regional leaders had rejected the plan last year, NJ.com reported.
“You use cannabis, you get the munchies,” Daylite owner Steve Cassidy told the outlet Wednesday. “There’s a connection between snacks and cannabis, and the fact that we don’t have to pretend that doesn’t exist anymore is really awesome.” The cookies were so popular that some customers skipped the weed entirely and went straight to the booth, according to the report. “I don’t think five years ago we would’ve seen anything like this,” said Cassidy, whose shop opened in 2023.
After Cassidy’s story made headlines, he said the troop may have run afoul of higher-ups.
“It was about community,” Cassidy told The Independent. “If that means the local Girl Scout troop got in trouble, that is absolutely not what we wanted.” He declined to provide further comment.
The green-vested girls first set up outside the dispensary on February 20, selling Thin Mints, Caramel Delites, Peanut Butter Patties, and other favorites. The troop had planned to return on Friday, but it’s unclear if that will happen. It’s also not immediately known which local troop was involved. Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey did not respond to The Post’s request for comment Thursday.
Recreational cannabis became legal in New Jersey in 2022, and there are now more than 200 dispensaries across the Garden State.
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