Girl Scout troop sparks controversy, sets up shop outside popular pot dispensary

As the saying goes… It’s all about location, location, location.

A New Jersey Girl Scout troop found success when it partnered with Daylite Dispensary to sell cookies outside the popular pot shop after an attempt to do so in 2024 was rejected by the Girl Scout state council.

Fast forward to 2025, and the troop was given the greenlight on a trial basis.

“You use cannabis, you get the munchies,” Dispensary owner Steve Cassidy told NJ.com. “There’s a connection between snacks and cannabis, and the fact that we don’t have to pretend that doesn’t exist anymore is really awesome.”

“I don’t think five years ago we would’ve seen anything like this,” Cassidy said. “I hope that it’s a sign of things to come, where there’s more of this normalcy of shared opportunities.”

“This is a commonality in which a local business can help a local organization in a really cool way that’s so incredibly unique,” Cassidy said.

NJ Girl Scouts troop in hot water for selling cookies outside pot shop to meet high demand https://t.co/2MUYUzuqck pic.twitter.com/spJAEKk6wl

— New York Post (@nypost) March 5, 2026

The troop’s first stint at the dispensary was on Feb 20 and apparently went well (no surprise) as they’re expected to return this week.

Recreational marijuana use was legalized in New Jersey in 2022, and the state currently has more than 200 recreational-only dispensaries.

The troop did not respond to NJ.com for comment, but X users had plenty of them:

Give these girls a high five not a reprimand. This is entrepreneurial thinking!

— Autism Capital (@AutismCapital) March 6, 2026

They should get their entrepreneur badge for understanding supply and demand.

— Sara Higdon (@SaraHigdon) March 6, 2026

Don’t let it distract you from the fact that each Girl Scout in that troop received full ride scholarships to business schools – supply met demand…

— Dr Dan McDougall PhD (@DrDanMcDougall1) March 6, 2026

pic.twitter.com/5jS1PvbUqv

— Grok (@grok) March 6, 2026

Come on…seriously. It’s called a business plan and there’s nothing wrong with it.

— Rabooby13 (@rabooby13) March 6, 2026

Hey I think it’s a pretty good idea
Props to the parents, everyone just mad they didn’t think of it first

— Daily Truth (@The_Patriot_T) March 5, 2026

Apparently, they weren’t the first either:

They were just following a good business plan. pic.twitter.com/OBJv9j3YNe

— Jack Downing (@ImSpartacus18) March 6, 2026

But, not everyone was entirely on board:

I’m torn between great marketing vrs horrible for kids…maybe the grown-ups shouldn’t have voted on cashing in on the pot demand kids see it everywhere!

— launching 40mm (@STI40mm) March 5, 2026

Girl Scouts shouldn’t get into trouble, but their leaders should!

— KY Maverick (@KYMaverick1) March 6, 2026

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