sure enough , Marijuana is effectual in Seattle , but it does n’t alwaysFEELlike that . Washington State ’s strangely involved normal can make selling , buying , and using gage a challenge for even the most serious stoner . So what ’s an out - of - towner * , or someone who ’s just expect to have a little superfluous merriment on 4/20 to do ? Well … interpret this templet obviously , which should do any questions you might have , and assist you have as much fun using everyone ’s technically effectual substance as you canthis side of ( ugh ! ) Denver .
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So weed is technically legal? What’s that mean?
Yes , it is legal to have up to an oz. of marijuana in Washington State ( if you ’re over 21 ) , but it ’s not like you may simply light up and take the air down the street . You ca n’t smoke it – or be under the influence of it – in public , your landlord can prevent you from using it in your apartment , and you may even get in bother for using it on secret place if it bear on other masses , aka your neighbors getting pissed about the odor . Plus , you could only buy it in sealed places , and do n’t forget , marijuana is still illegal under federal law of nature .
Can I buy it from the places with green crosses?
Sorry , dude , you’re able to not . Those are aesculapian marijuana clinic . See , before unpatterned sure-enough ganja was legal here , medicalmarijuana was , and a ton of the clinic you see opened up so they could sell to citizenry with a doctor ’s prescription drug . However , now the state wants to do aside with ‘em ( wads have been close in the last year , and dozens more will close by July 1st ) , so people will be force to get their green goddess from land certify legal stool shops .
Whoa OK. But there are places I can legally buy weed?
entirely ! And despite the country apparently create it as unmanageable as possible for store possessor , more are open all the fourth dimension . Some of our favoritesincludeUncle Ike’sin the Central District , where the faculty is friendly and incredibly well-educated ; originative weed / edible slingerOcean Greenson Aurora , and the lay back Pot Shop that ’s currently in Fremont but is moving to Westlake soon .
And these places will have everything I need?
Well , noteverything . They ’re not allowed to sell pipe and stuff like that so if you need one , you ’ll have to go somewhere else . Lucky for you , pretty much every public lavatory store has you covered , and the aforementioned Uncle Ike ’s has a retail shop called Glass & commodity decently in the parking luck .
Gotcha. Are there private clubs I can frequent to indulge in my new legal hobby?
Sorry . A few individual sofa skin to outride subject in the yesteryear , and a night club where you could get high even opened briefly last year , but the state come about a police ostracize them soon after .
So what do I do? That doesn’t sound like much fun.
Do n’t concern , Seattle really knows how to observe what freedom it does have . It ’s hosts the world ’s largest hemp fete ( creatively call Hempfest ) every year , we just end up hosting CannaCon ( the area ’s declamatory marijuana rule ) , people continually put on weed - invigorate charade and comedy display , and 4/20 is chop-chop becoming one of Seattle ’s favourite vacation .
I REALLY like weed though. What else does SEA offer?
What to see the Washington dope industry up close ? There arelocal companies that will take you on a tourof a land sanctioned growing operation , show you where hoi polloi make all the toothsome edibles on go , rent you watch glassblowers clear pipes / bongs , and yes , take you to one of the city ’s fresh corporation store .
An even better move , though , might be downloadingLeafly : It ’s a Seattle - free-base app with thorough information on the effects , flavors , etc . of various breed , as well as an elegant map interface showing you where to find ‘em nearby . Plus , it’sone of Seattle ’s essential apps . Obviously .
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Seattle Hempfest | Flickr/Paul David Gibson
Bradley Fosteris a former Thrillist editor program who had the munchies all the time BEFORE Washington belong and made marijuana effectual . Sigh .
Flickr/Johnny Lai
Seattle Medical Marijuana Association
Ocean Greens
Uncle Ike’s
Kush Tourism