Going down to Anacostia

Going down to Anacostia from Maryland is a mission. Its more than a hour and a half by train. Its even longer by bus, but when coming back with ounces of marijuana its safer to take the bus and not get on the sub-way less you run the risk of running into metro transit. Of course just sitting calmly on the train with narcotics is nothing to curry the suspicions of the officials but smelling of marijuana is, and course you smell like drugs you just got done smoking a joint with your supplier. You have to sample your product, how can you be a manager of McDonalds but never had a burger? Of course, some overdue it, by now you have seen the overweight fast food manager. Not being a user is an important part of any drug selling process. Of course you can be a pot head and still sell drugs, but you may just end up being like the overweight manager at McDonalds who cant seem to do anything more with their lives.

Southeast DC, or ‘the heart of DC’ as the locals call it, is not the safest of neighborhoods but as long as you keep your wits about you, mind your business you will be okay. Walking around night or day is not an issue, just don’t ever look lost, even if you are. Of course if someone, or a group of someone’s is on a mission to jack the next sucker they see, and you happen to be that sucker…well your just out of luck that day. However walking around DC with a firearm is not a bright idea. Anywhere else this may seem like a bad idea, but draw comfort in the fact that the people around you and even the local jackers will be out gun less as well. This is not to say that no one in DC has guns, it is a ghetto of course, but the penalty for having firearms is so stiff that most don’t walk around with guns on them, you are safe in that way.

The point of having a supplier so far away is that he will always have product even when people in your area are dry. Another advantage of going out of the way is that the quality often times is better than what people further away from the city are use to. This means that you can and of course should tax everything you bring to your customers. Even if it is just a five dollar tax it will quickly start to add up after a handful of sells, less than that even, and you will have paid for your trip out to Anacostia. Everything after that is paying yourself back, if you have hustle and know how to work with customers you should be making pure profit that very same day. Of course this is assuming you only charge a modest five dollar tax. Understanding your customers is part of selling narcotics, taking advantage of ignorant buyers and taking care of loyal customers is all part of the business.

Finding the supplier is not difficult, finding a reliable supplier is another task in itself. This is where women can prove invaluable. Finding the right woman to introduce you to someone is the quickest and safest way to find a contact. Of course you have to know what woman to look for and how to approach. It’s too broad of a term to simply say ‘ghetto’ but that’s the first phrase that comes to mind. Instead, a woman that is not in a group of friends, preferably one that is loud, talkative, even when alone. These details alone are enough for a man with enough experience to recognize. Everything after that is pure ‘game’ Women know everything and everyone in the city in which they live. Depending on how you approach them they made need a bribe in the way of a joint or sex. Of course what you give or take is all on you.

When introduced to your contact, remember that first impressions are everything. If possible arrange it so that the first meet is in person. Though the woman may want to, and insist that she be the middle man don’t let her. Remember the point of her is to introduce you to the supplier other wise she will be your contact and go between, you don’t want that because you have plans to buy in larger quantities than she is aware of. Remember you are using her just as much as she plans to use you. Take that to your advantage.

Keep in mind when working with your supplier that this is a long term business deal, so a kind gesture epically in the business of small narcotics trade goes a long way. Offer to smoke one with him, usually a seller will not refuse a free smoke. In doing this he will be more apt to work with you in the future and pick up your calls. Remember that not everybody views drug dealing as a business and often do not run their empires efficiently. Making ten or twenty dollars can often lose its appeal overtime to some people.

Remember the effects marijuana has on the brain, and overall mood. When smoking with the supplier that is the time to bring up business as he will be more receptive to listen to any deals or schemes that you may pitch to him. Him being high does not mean he is drunk, or that is out of his mind, but it does mean that he wont be as defensive as he may usually be, especially when dealing with a stranger. Once you have the contact with the supplier and he has agreed to work with you, the usefulness of the woman has run out. She was a bridge, to you and the supplier, someone to introduce you so that you seem ‘safer’ to him. At this point you may do as you wish in regards to your relationship with the woman, however be warned never let anyone know the scope of your operation and what your intentions are.