buddys." the long time medical marijuana collective is now one of ten establishments where recreational marijuana is now for sale in the city of san jose and business is booming says owner matt lucero.matt lucerobuddy's"...i was predicting that legal cannabis sales might go up about 30 percent but in the first three days of the new law our sales are up over 400 percent..."by the end of business today, lucero says his gross receipts here at buddy's will have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars. customers waited as long as 45 minutes to plunk down as much as $200 for a half ounce of legal cannabis. that means a lot of tax dollars for city and state coffers.matt lucero/buddy's "...we already pay the city of san jose millions of dollars based on a 10 percent cannabis tax but now we will also be paying an extra 15 percent excise tax to the state...." buddy's and other collectives still serve medical marijuana clientele but now customers need only be 21 years old and present a driver's license or other i.d. for verification. one can purchase a maximum of one ounce of flowers or buds and up to 8 grams of edibles or cannabis in concentrated form. judging from the waiting area, the customers repres

buddys." the long time medical marijuana collective is now one of ten establishments where recreational marijuana is now for sale in the city of san jose and business is booming says owner matt lucero.matt lucero/buddy's"...i was predicting that legal cannabis sales might go up about 30 percent but in the first three days of the new law our sales are up over 400 percent..."by the end of business today, lucero says his gross receipts here at buddy's will have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars. customers waited as long as 45 minutes to plunk down as much as $200 for a half ounce of legal cannabis. that means a lot of tax dollars for city and state coffers.matt lucero/buddy's "...we already pay the city of san jose millions of dollars based on a 10 percent cannabis tax but now we will also be paying an extra 15 percent excise tax to the state...." buddy's and other collectives still serve medical marijuana clientele but now customers need only be 21 years old and present a driver's license or other i.d. for verification. one can purchase a maximum of one ounce of flowers or buds and up to 8 grams of edibles or cannabis in concentrated form. judging from the waiting area, the customers repre

buddys." the long time medical marijuana collective is now one of ten establishments where recreational marijuana is now for sale in the city of san jose and business is booming says owner matt lucero.matt luceroddy's"...i was predicting that legal cannabis sales might go up about 30 percent but in the first three days of the new law our sales are up over 400 percent..."by the end of business today, lucero says his gross receipts here at buddy's will have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars. customers waited as long as 45 minutes to plunk down as much as $200 for a half ounce of legal cannabis. that means a lot of tax dollars for city and state coffers.matt lucero/buddy's "...we already pay the city of san jose millions of dollars based on a 10 percent cannabis tax but now we will also be paying an extra 15 percent excise tax to the state...." buddy's and other collectives still serve medical marijuana clientele but now customers need only be 21 years old and present a driver's license or other i.d. for verification. one can purchase a maximum of one ounce of flowers or buds and up to 8 grams of edibles or cannabis in concentrated form. judging from the waiting area, the customers represen

buddys." the long time medical marijuana collective is now one of ten establishments where recreational marijuana is now for sale in the city of san jose and business is booming says owner matt lucero.matt lucerody's"...i was predicting that legal cannabis sales might go up about 30 percent but in the first three days of the new law our sales are up over 400 percent..."by the end of business today, lucero says his gross receipts here at buddy's will have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars. customers waited as long as 45 minutes to plunk down as much as $200 for a half ounce of legal cannabis. that means a lot of tax dollars for city and state coffers.matt lucero/buddy's "...we already pay the city of san jose millions of dollars based on a 10 percent cannabis tax but now we will also be paying an extra 15 percent excise tax to the state...." buddy's and other collectives still serve medical marijuana clientele but now customers need only be 21 years old and present a driver's license or other i.d. for verification. one can purchase a maximum of one ounce of flowers or buds and up to 8 grams of edibles or cannabis in concentrated form. judging from the waiting area, the customers represent

. >> reporter: buddy's owner matt lucero got the very first license from the state to sell recreational marijuana legally. >> we're making history today. when i started buddy's cannabis in 2010, it was medical only and we thought that was going to be the case forever. >> reporter: but with the new law comes new taxes. matt says the products that did increase went up by 4 to $5. >> the taxes are a little higher. you know, it hurts the pockets a little bit, but if it makes it easier for everyone, you know, you got to pay to play. >> reporter: they say it's worth it to see anti-marijuana laws go up in smoke. >> i never thought i'd leave to see this day. >> reporter: so you may wonder what is the benefit of having a state medical cannabis card? well, they say if you have one, you are exempt from sales tax. >> now you've been at that dispensary all day long. kind of give us a sense of the ebb and flow of customers. how busy has it really been? oakland, people were lini >> reporter: you know, matt said this has been his busiest day he's had in the seven years he's been open. there is a contin

. >> here at buddy's cannabis, they do not want to run out. owner matt lucero has bought another quarter million worth of marijuana getting ready for the rush. with new recreational use customers, lucero thinks sales will jump 38%. >> my goal here is to be like the high-end craft brewer. not anheuser-busch making low- end product for the masses. >> reporter: matt quit his job in corporate law in 2010 and since then has been hashing it out in with the city and the state. buddy is the first to be licensed by the state's bureau of cannabis control. his permit number is 1. >> how does it feel to be first? >> it's amazing. it's the culmination of hard work. we didn't push to be number 1. we worked long and hard hours to get here upon. >> limiting operations, locations and even the total number of dispensaries to 16. matt is taking it a step further and will provide written warnings about the dangers of smoking and driving. >> we are here for the long term. we want acceptance from the community and if we lead the way, we think we will gain that acceptance and the cre