Seven years ago, Julio Valentin opened Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair, the state’s first licensed medical marijuana dispensary.
“I would still like to keep it the way I have it now, which is more spa-like," Valentin said. "I don’t want to look like a head shop."
Valentin said if the state legislature can agree on the terms of marijuana legalization, he would likely bring his product from the safe in Greenleaf’s back room to shelves in the front lobby of his prime location on Bloomfield Avenue.
“It starts with, again, legalization, regulation, and taxation," Valentin said, "and I’m all for it."