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Re:The FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They A... by MichaelBurge on Monday September 05, 2016 @02:55AM (#12428594)
Now that it's been legalized in Oregon, there are marijuana stores all over. But before that, I don't even know where'd you'd get the stuff. Occasionally when I'd ride a train to work at 4 AM, somebody would come up and try to buy it from me; so I guess I look like a drug dealer. In states where it's illegal, do you just wander the streets at night asking people for pot, and hope it's not laced with rat poison?

I've literally never seen actual marijuana in real life before, even in a state where it's legal. So I'm not sure I buy this argument that you can't go 3 years without smoking the stuff.

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Re:The FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They A... by flukus on Monday September 05, 2016 @03:12AM (#12428637)
It's about knowing the right people, you have to know someone, or know someone that knows someone. Ideally that someone is near the end of the supply chain.

Have you asked around your circle of friends? Or asked them to ask around for you? You probably aren't too many hops away from a supplier.

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Re:The FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They A... by mikestew on Monday September 05, 2016 @02:06PM (#12431506)
In states where it's illegal, do you just wander the streets at night asking people for pot, and hope it's not laced with rat poison?

First off, it is the rare businessperson who sees harming their customer as the road to success. But such antics do occasionally happen, so I won't belabor it.

Second, you live in Oregon? Unless you live with a restrictive religious sect, I guarantee at least one of your friends gets high. Figure out who it is, ask them. I'm sure Portland, like Seattle, has a park or two; put your hoodie on and go for a walk. Or just ask the internet these days.

All moot for you now, as you swing by the store on the way home.

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