Alison Ettel of Treatwell Health--a San Francisco edibles company that puts cannabis in pet food---had a problem with an 8-year old selling bottled water near her store “without a permit”.
So my little cousin was selling water and didn't have a permit so this lady decided to call the cops on an 8 year old. #PermitPatty pic.twitter.com/SiL61pnAglâ Raj ð¹ (@_ethiopiangold) June 23, 2018
So my little cousin was selling water and didn't have a permit so this lady decided to call the cops on an 8 year old. #PermitPatty pic.twitter.com/SiL61pnAgl
She has been rightfully vilified on social media, and has since changed her story. She later told news media that she didn’t care about the permit—although that is clearly what she said on camera—but that the girl’s mother was selling “too loud”. She wasn’t really calling the police… she was calling building security or was just pretending to call the police.
At least one dispensary has decided to cut #permitpatty loose:
As of today, Magnolia will no longer be carrying Treatwell Tinctures. After seeing this video of their CEO, calling the police on an 8-year-old entrepreneur selling water on a hot day, we decided without hesitation that we could no longer patronize her company. To our amazing patients who use the Treatwell products, please know we are working to ensure we can bring on some new amazing and ethical brands. Treatwell was one of our best-selling products but to us, integrity is always before profits. For our remaining inventory, we are doing blow-out deals and donating all proceeds to a local non-profit. We would love to donate to an organization that provides opportunities to young women of color interested in becoming entrepreneurs. If you have any suggestions on non-profits for us to donate to or licensed and compliant tincture companies, please tag them below. #cannabiscommunity #integrityovereverything #magnoliaoakland A post shared by Magnolia Oakland (@magoaksocial) on Jun 23, 2018 at 2:39pm PDT
As of today, Magnolia will no longer be carrying Treatwell Tinctures. After seeing this video of their CEO, calling the police on an 8-year-old entrepreneur selling water on a hot day, we decided without hesitation that we could no longer patronize her company. To our amazing patients who use the Treatwell products, please know we are working to ensure we can bring on some new amazing and ethical brands. Treatwell was one of our best-selling products but to us, integrity is always before profits. For our remaining inventory, we are doing blow-out deals and donating all proceeds to a local non-profit. We would love to donate to an organization that provides opportunities to young women of color interested in becoming entrepreneurs. If you have any suggestions on non-profits for us to donate to or licensed and compliant tincture companies, please tag them below. #cannabiscommunity #integrityovereverything #magnoliaoakland
A post shared by Magnolia Oakland (@magoaksocial) on Jun 23, 2018 at 2:39pm PDT
She blamed stress.
I have zero empathy.
What she did to that little girl is inexcusable.