KXLY reports: “Someone had to be first, and in Spokane that person was Mike Boyer, dressed appropriately in a tie-dyed T-shirt, who took Tuesday off from work to be the first person in line at Spokane Green Leaf to buy marijuana.”
30-year-old Michael Boyer waited in line for 19 hours “outside retail pot shop Spokane Green Leaf. “I brought my surplus army sleeping bag and bedroll. I brought my Doritos and Mountain Dew. I was stylin’!” Boyer said to Vocativ.
However, as BuzzFeed reports, “the attention backfired. As soon as Boyer arrived home he got a call from his boss saying he would be required to take a drug test, which he would obviously fail, for his guard job with Kodiak Security Services.”
Boyer told Vocativ he had no regrets, stating: “I’m still the captain! I’m still number one! I mean, a man can always can get a job. But a man can only be the first person to buy recreational cannabis in Spokane once. “
Vocativ adds:
By Wednesday, he was already back in the saddle and looking to seize the day. Boyer even published an epic résumé on Craigslist by noon. He titled the post, “LOST MY JOB! still #1 tho!!”
“I lost my job due to the news coverage of me being the FIRST PERSON TO BUY MARIJUANA LEGALLY IN SPOKANE!” Boyer wrote. “I regret nothing. But now im [sic] jobless and have decided to post my resume here. Thanks for reviewing it.”
First man in Spokane to buy recreational marijuana. Mike Boyer says he's gonna go home and test it and take a nap. pic.twitter.com/ZaerUJcSzX
— Aaron Luna (@LunaKXLY) July 8, 2014
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