I live in Seattle and marijuana enforcement by police has never been a high priority here. Long before it was legal cops would normally not charge you for anything unless they were just pricks or you were doing something else they don't like and they wanted to just stack charges on you.
So in Washington State weed is legal for recreation now. Anyone can come to Washington and get some weed, as long as they the age of consent (21 anos).
I think we could add dispensaries to this thread as well. Until just recently the dispensaries in Washington state were wild. Like for instance this Marketplace in Seattle. There were Large Jars of bud Everywhere, scores of folding tables. Everywhere you look there is a table piled up with buds, hash, oils, edibles and glass. The first time you seen one of those I imagine you would be in shock. And your first time in the market you were given a sticker to wear that said you were a "new member". Every vendor (scores of them) would give you free samples. My first time there I walked out with over an ounce of bud of 30 varieties, kiff and hash. I loved that place and it was walking distance from my house. Those kinds of places are not around anymore though. They have been wiped out a year last July. The sneaky, tax hungry Washington State legislature voted behind our backs to limit a lot of the great benefits of being a patient and shut down hundreds of unlicensed stores so that it would drive the price up and make paying a lot at a recreational store not seem so bad. I remember seeing council members on TV saying all the med patients were scammers trying to get around the tax laws. We still have a medical program but it has been made smaller and they have cut the benefits substantially. Fewer people even qualify now, and there are no doctors that just give med cards or advertise that they give med cards. You have to find a doctor that believes in the MMJ program blindly now.
Now I am not medical anymore, just too much trouble get renewed. I really should do it again, because there are benefits. However, I do hit the recreational stores. So much different than the dispensaries as the idea is getting high and not medicated. (Personally loath the term medicated)
So what are they like inside?
First, they all have a big bouncer kind of guy at the door checking ID. If you look 50 they still require ID
It is still a cash business so no checks, or cards for purchases. They all seem to have ATM at the front of the store so that you can get some cash for your purchase.
Inside you will sometimes see menus or reader boards. Lots of variety and frankly everything is very good.
However... It is rather expensive. Like $55 for a eighth of good stuff. That is a bit of a shock I am not used to.
Another thing, it is a bit of a high pressure sales business. Most of the places I have been in have nice looking people that suggest a lot of things as you are trying to get out. They offer things like pre-rolled joints.
I got some nice bubble hash for $28 a gram.
I know I know this is a weed growing site and this is too expensive. But the parking lots are always full and the lines are sort of long. Especially on Friday or Saturday night. It was slow to start, but it caught on. A lot of people of all ages go in there (all ages over 21)
Lets hear about your take on dispensaries or stores where you live. I gave my opinion of Seattle and surrounding areas, but there are stores all across the state I have yet to see. And you have Colorado, Oregon and Alaska to explore. I have not been to any stores in those states yet myself.
Oh yeah, it seems all the stores offer sales and specials.
So in Washington State weed is legal for recreation now. Anyone can come to Washington and get some weed, as long as they the age of consent (21 anos).
I think we could add dispensaries to this thread as well. Until just recently the dispensaries in Washington state were wild. Like for instance this Marketplace in Seattle. There were Large Jars of bud Everywhere, scores of folding tables. Everywhere you look there is a table piled up with buds, hash, oils, edibles and glass. The first time you seen one of those I imagine you would be in shock. And your first time in the market you were given a sticker to wear that said you were a "new member". Every vendor (scores of them) would give you free samples. My first time there I walked out with over an ounce of bud of 30 varieties, kiff and hash. I loved that place and it was walking distance from my house. Those kinds of places are not around anymore though. They have been wiped out a year last July. The sneaky, tax hungry Washington State legislature voted behind our backs to limit a lot of the great benefits of being a patient and shut down hundreds of unlicensed stores so that it would drive the price up and make paying a lot at a recreational store not seem so bad. I remember seeing council members on TV saying all the med patients were scammers trying to get around the tax laws. We still have a medical program but it has been made smaller and they have cut the benefits substantially. Fewer people even qualify now, and there are no doctors that just give med cards or advertise that they give med cards. You have to find a doctor that believes in the MMJ program blindly now.
Now I am not medical anymore, just too much trouble get renewed. I really should do it again, because there are benefits. However, I do hit the recreational stores. So much different than the dispensaries as the idea is getting high and not medicated. (Personally loath the term medicated)
So what are they like inside?
First, they all have a big bouncer kind of guy at the door checking ID. If you look 50 they still require ID
It is still a cash business so no checks, or cards for purchases. They all seem to have ATM at the front of the store so that you can get some cash for your purchase.
Inside you will sometimes see menus or reader boards. Lots of variety and frankly everything is very good.
However... It is rather expensive. Like $55 for a eighth of good stuff. That is a bit of a shock I am not used to.
Another thing, it is a bit of a high pressure sales business. Most of the places I have been in have nice looking people that suggest a lot of things as you are trying to get out. They offer things like pre-rolled joints.
I got some nice bubble hash for $28 a gram.
I know I know this is a weed growing site and this is too expensive. But the parking lots are always full and the lines are sort of long. Especially on Friday or Saturday night. It was slow to start, but it caught on. A lot of people of all ages go in there (all ages over 21)
Lets hear about your take on dispensaries or stores where you live. I gave my opinion of Seattle and surrounding areas, but there are stores all across the state I have yet to see. And you have Colorado, Oregon and Alaska to explore. I have not been to any stores in those states yet myself.
Oh yeah, it seems all the stores offer sales and specials.
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