Cannabis City, Seattle’s first retail pot shop, plans to open Tuesday. Launching the store near Fourth Avenue South and South Lander Street hasn't been an entirely fun feat, The Seattle Times reports. Owner James Lathrop was turned down by 10 landlords before snagging a business location, and his business manager Amber McGowan sent 30 letters before finding Nine Point, the store’s marijuana supplier. Lathrop expects to sell out 10 pounds of pot, sold at $15 to $20 per gram, on his business’ first day. But those grams add up: By our quick calculations, he should take in more than $68,000 for his troubles, even at $15 a gram. Nine Point CEO Greg Stewart fears demand will surely exceed supply as more marijuana retailers open this summer, leaving shelves embarrassingly bare after all the hype. “I’m afraid of us all looking foolish to the nation,” Stewart told The Times. No sweat, Mr. Stewart — Colorado already did that to us by being so much quicker in starting its pot sales. — E.W.
Seattle’s first pot shop set to open
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Floyd J. McKay, professor of journalism emeritus at Western Washington University, was a print and broadcast journalist in Oregon for three decades. He is also a historian and his new book, "Reporting
Floyd J. McKay, professor of journalism emeritus at Western Washington University, was a print and broadcast journalist in Oregon for three decades. He is also a historian and his new book, "Reporting