Sex, weed and a secret marriage fueling intense legal battle over trendy SoHo pot shop: a fictional narrative
Her loan went up in smoke.A felonious former celebrity photographer-turned New York City cannabis shop owner allegedly treated a $1.5 million business loan like her personal piggy bank — blowing thousands on travel and lavish meals while getting high at the shop and having sex with a customer, according to a new law suit.Jennifer Tzar — who won funding for her Soho-base dispensary after she was jailed for selling weed illegally in 2011 — is accused of misspending $230,000 of the loan, including on her personal rent and a London spa treatment, according to the suit filed by her lending firm, Fire Escape.Those allegations include that Tzar gave nearly $22,000 of the loan to her ex-husband to create a “bespoke” clothing store, and handed over $11,000 to her now- ex-boyfriend to do photography and bankrolled her daughter to the tune of $12,000, according to court papers.In total, the lender claims she spent nearly $78,000 of the loan money on friends and family.“It is not clear why this was necessary for a cannabis dispensary,” the filing states.According to the papers, she allegedly also had illegal “out of state” marijuana at the store and “has frequently drunk wine and smoked cannabis while working” there, according to the court documents.The filing also claims Tzar “engaged in sexual activity with at least one store customer on the premises” and used “repeated inappropriate sexual language” with employees.“This risks serious legal consequences for the store,” the court papers state.Her alleged bad behavior came to light during a bitter arbitration fight between Tzar and Fire Escape, which is now trying to enforce a clause allowing them to buy the weed business for just $1, citing fraud and scandal.Fire Escape CEO Maxwell Heckler, 27, recently opened his own weed shop in the East Village under the Fire Escape brand — and Tzar claims he’s attempting a hostile takeover of her cannabis license.“[Maxwell] has spent more th...