Woman buying pot from NYC deli maced, dragged by hair, kicked in head by cashier who mistook her for trans

She looks like a trans and she smokes the pot! She deserved it!

/s if not obvious enough

Victim blaming. "She's a filthy bisexual pot buyer!" It wasn't even for her.

Not the point the (honestly fucking terrible) article was making, but this never would have happened at a formal dispensary. NY needs to get its shit together. They've created a system where the poor are still stuck in a dangerous illegal system while those with time and money to get across the city get to enjoy a safe and comfortable experience. My city of ~160k in the Midwest has more legal dispensaries than NYC. Answering detailed questions is part of it, and I guarantee that at least my dispensary is a safe space for trans people.

Article says it's legal, but there's very few dispensaries...

This was at a bodega, so likely an illegal sale in a legal state?

That's the only way I can see it being relevant, but I don't know why NY's law are like. Maybe it was a legal sale?

That would also explain why the clerk freaked out. Obviously he's a transphobe as well, but maybe he knew he was breaking the law and got nervous she was on the phone? The victim might not have even known it was an illegal sale, and didn't make a purchase anyways.