So, the numbers are in. New Jersey recreational cannabis retailers made about $2 million the first day they were open, on April 21.

Though it has been a constant in surf culture since before foam and fiberglass, I was never into it. Now, I didn’t turn down the hundreds of joints that have been passed my way because it was against the law. The prohibition of cannabis was silly. But I’m not getting high now just because it’s legal. I just have no interest.