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Still, that might not be the case for customers who are taking their first walk on the wild side. "We call them the canna-curious," Lepore explained. Oen a little tepid, newcomers are easy to spot. "ey come in feeling almost intimidated," Grossman said. Of course, the anxiety doesn't last. "e canna- curious guests leave us being armed, in essence, and educated with a really wide variety of benefits that cannabis can have," asserted Grossman. With the initial intimidation going puff, some of the most prevalent conditions have a very good chance of dissipating just the same. "ey've tried everything else and their doctor tells them, 'hey, why don't you try cannabis,'" Grossman relayed, referencing marijuana as a treatment for insomnia. e results speak for themself. "Somebody will come in and say, 'I finally slept. I haven't slept in ten years,'" Lepore reported.. e only side effect is misconception. "Someone who smokes weed will become a non productive person," Grossman expressed the commonly held stereotype. Between edibles, drinks and smokes, the truth says otherwise. "If used and handled correctly, the risk is very low, and you're actually creating a better quality of life," Grossman asserted. e same goes for getting off opiates. Pain management is high on the list, and topical rubs are among the alternatives. Down the line–in store or online–people seek relief for anxiety, PTSD, dementia, and ED. Happy Days even has customers who come in looking to increase their focus and provide a boost to their productivity. Even so, Happy Days has no degrees on the wall and is not a medical dispensary. "New York State law prohibits us from giving medical advice or 'prescribing' a product," said Lepore. "However, we do make recommendations based on the effects that the customer is seeking." e learning curve and future application may have no limit, either. "There are a lot of pharmaceutical companies that are chomping at the bit to start studying cannabis," said Lepore. 40 VUENJ.COM

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