HOW TO GET A REALLY GREAT DEAL ON REAL CANNABIS IN AUSTIN AND SAN MARCOS

Local Lawyer Establishes ‘The New Cradle of American Freedom’

BY RACHEL NELSON

For the past 10 months, Austin attorney Adam Reposa has been operating his cannabis delivery service, ATX Budtenders, in Travis County. He hasn’t been quiet about it, either. And with the recent decriminalization of simple marijuana possession in neighboring San Marcos, he is expanding operations south, calling his delivery area “The New Cradle of American Freedom.

“Now understand, here at ATX Budtenders, we’re not just selling weed. We are purveying American freedom,” Reposa said. “What that means is America has had the blight of a long, drug-on drug war, and now — as we sit here and try to figure out who’s going to pat themselves on the back for finally putting an end to this bullsh*t — we’ve gotten to the point that nobody’s getting prosecuted, and nobody is actually enforcing the law. But yet, we’re still afraid to say that selling marijuana is legal.”

While working as a defense attorney for the past two decades, Reposa has built somewhat of an eccentric reputation with his outspokenness and satirical YouTube videos. He also boasts one of the highest jury acquittal rates in Travis County, making him a tough and highly sought-after defender. Through his latest pot-peddling venture, Reposa said he hopes to shine a bright light on the ridiculousness of Texas marijuana laws.

“Right now, you could not get arrested in Austin for possessing marijuana if you tried. Now, maybe if you go shoot at someone or assault someone and you possess marijuana while you do it, maybe you might get a charge tacked on, but you can walk up the streets waving an ounce of weed, and you will never get arrested, and I don’t even think they’ll take your weed,” Reposa said.

De Facto Legalization

There are two types of legalization — de jure and de facto. De jure legalization means something is on the books as legally protected. De facto legalization refers to something that is routinely accepted in society even in the absence of protective laws.

In cities like Austin and San Marcos where low-level marijuana offenses are decriminalized (and therefore enforcement budgets eliminated), the perfect environment exists for de facto legalization, Reposa said.

“De facto legalization is kind of like a citizen’s arrest, only in the legislative form,” Reposa said, citing the concept as part of his rationale for launching ATX Budtenders.

After years of governmental cannabis prohibition, he argues, “They don’t get to decide the terms in which it’s over.”

As Texas lobbyists take to the capitol to advocate for cannabis reform during the ongoing 88th legislative session, Reposa is taking a much different approach.

“I’m more about, ‘Just put all of us in prison or shut the f*ck up, and those are your choices,’” he said.

Reposa said he is 0% worried about the federal government interfering with ATX Budtenders because, “it’s not their game,” he said. “It’s the state’s game.”

In his own mind, Reposa has struck a deal with the system.

“Law enforcement gets to keep cocaine, meth, heroin and fentanyl, and we get the weed,” he said. “And we’re going to make that the deal or they’re going to have to arrest us.”

Mr. Chinga Comes to Town

ATX Budtenders delivers its products in packaging prominently branded as “Mr. Chinga” — its exclusive brand. The business boasts an extensive menu of THC flower, live resin vapes, wax and gummies. Reposa uses the word “chinga” as a synonym for cannabis, and he invites everyone to join him in “The Chingaverse.”

“It’s where we all buy, sell, grow and enjoy chinga — that’s what we do,” Reposa said. “We understand the importance of chinga. It helps you with stress. Who knows — maybe it cures cancer. But it’s definitely here to stay, and we are not going to ever let somebody tell us we can’t have our chinga anymore. It’s our chinga, and you can’t take it.”

Above all, Reposa said his mission is to “demand an end to the straight hate that has plagued our great state.”

“We’re going to get rid of that straight hate that comes out of the haterdome,” he said. “We can do it. We can turn this Texas franchise around and make it the America we were promised.”

At ATX Budtenders, the bud assortment is broken into six color categories ranging in price from $75 to $200 an ounce. As an ongoing special, ATX Budtenders offers Super Boof, a top-shelf hybrid with fruity notes, for $150 an ounce.

“It’s the livest fruity weed around,” Reposa said. “Plus, there’s nothing wrong with an everyday standard, and Super Boof is so good, I think it can be everyone’s everyday weed.”

The full menu is updated regularly and can be viewed at atxbudtenders.com.

Sexy Dance Moves for Sale

Reposa also wants to make it clear that he is not technically selling cannabis. “I’m selling sexy dance moves, and we give away the weed for free,” he said, alluding to similar loopholes that have been observed in corporations.

Order Online, Pay in Person

While the bulk of business has been conducted solely through text, ATX Budtenders is now taking online orders. Visit atxbudtenders.com to place yours, but please note that you will still have to pay cash for the products upon delivery. ATX Budtenders does not accept Venmo or Cashapp.