Central NY’s first licensed marijuana seller is a Boston lawyer busted for pot as a kid in Oneonta

Joseph B. Simons

Joseph B. Simons, who runs a law practice in Boston, has been awarded the first individual marijuana retail license in Central New York. (Courtesy of Joseph B. Simons)

Joseph B. Simons had one of his first memorable experiences with marijuana when he was busted for smoking a joint during his senior year at Oneonta High School.

He used that 2002 experience as a motivation to go to law school and start up a successful criminal law practice in the Boston area.

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