January 1, 2018

At San Jose's Caliva, Miguel Vargas was the first of 130 people in line to purchase legal cannabis after he arrived at 7 pm on New Year's Even and waited overnight in the parking lot in his car. The 55-year-old, who is on disability and has been waiting for 3 and a half years for hernia surgery, also suffers from arthritis. "I'm tired of taking pain pills," he said, planning to stock up on CBD edibles. "It's going to be a lot easier for me and other people out there — people with chronic pain and cancer — to come in and get what they need."

At San Jose’s Caliva, Miguel Vargas was the first of 130 people in line to purchase legal cannabis after he arrived at 7 pm on New Year’s Even and waited overnight in the parking lot in his car. The 55-year-old, who is on disability and has been waiting for 3 and a half years for hernia surgery, also suffers from arthritis. “I’m tired of taking pain pills,” he said, planning to stock up on CBD edibles. “It’s going to be a lot easier for me and other people out there — people with chronic pain and cancer — to come in and get what they need.”