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New marijuana store to open in SODO: 20% Off!

September 8, 2015 By Manic Conrad

Dockside Cannabis SODO

Choices, choices, choices. This wasn’t the case one year ago. In fact, we may have only had one recreational marijuana store at this time. But things are different. So different that some brands such as Dockside Cannabis are opening their second recreational store, this one in SODO!

Dockside Cannabis SODO

Credit: Dockside Cannabis

The open house will be this Wednesday, September 9 from 4pm-9pm. Enjoy beverages and snack, browse the cannabis museum, listen to vinyl selections from Far West Sound System, and get 20% off ALL products! Here is the address: 1728 4th Avenue South.

Maybe Dockside Cannabis will be the final piece to complete the Seattle marijuana district?

Filed Under: Stores Tagged With: Dockside Cannabis, seattle marijuana district, sodo

How KC Martin Franks Won the Lottery Twice Making Him Rich and How It Messes Everything Up

November 11, 2014 By Manic Conrad

washington state cannabis license lottery

A lot of people will go through a lifetime with dreams of winning a lottery but never come close. Bucket loads of money and effort later, they are no better off than they were, and sometimes worse. And then someone will come along and not just win the lottery, but when it twice in the same drawing. Lucky bastard.

KC Martin Franks (not sure if this is a name of a person, the name of an LLC, or both) won two spots in the Washington State retail license lottery back in July. According to the Marijuana Applicants List, 388 businesses entered the lottery for their chance to win one of 27 available recreational cannabis licenses for the City of Seattle. That means KC Martin Franks had just under a 7% chance of winning. Which would mean he had just over a 3% chance of winning the lottery twice. Again, lucky bastard.

Just recently, Central District pot shop Uncle Ike’s, opened as the 2nd recreational marijuana store in Seattle. Even though their were several owners attached to this shop, the only name anyone knew of was Ian Eisenberg, a local entrepreneur.  But, because of a lawsuit filed by the church next door to the pot shop which discloses additional info, we now know who the other owners are – one of which is KC Martin Franks.

So why do we believe KC Martin Franks is rich? For one, when CapitolHillSeattle.com covered the opening of Uncle Ike’s Pot Shop back in September, the article states in reference to Ian Eisenberg’s ability to work out a deal: ‘…was able to work out an “oh my fucking god” expensive deal to acquire a portion of another company that did luck out in the liquor board’s summer pot license lottery.’  It looks to us that KC Martin Frank is beneficiary of an expensive deal. So we assume he’s rich. Of course, that’s subjective. Add the fact that Uncle Ike’s pulled in oodles of money the first week they were opened, and it’s safe to say that if ‘Franks’ isn’t rich, he’s headed that way.

So how does this mess everything up? KC Martin Franks had won 2 recreational retail marijuana license rankings when the lottery was held back in July: one in SODO and one in Ballard. Both of these neighborhoods saw more retail lottery winners than anywhere else in Seattle. Now that KC Martin Franks has partnered up with Ian Eisenberg and another business man, using the property Ian Eisenberg owned in the Central District, that means there will be one less shop in Ballard or SODO, than assumed.

Because SODO had the highest concentration of recreational marijuana retail lottery winners, we thought this neighborhood could potentially be the marijuana district of Seattle, and a perfect location for such a thing. In fact, shortly after the lottery was held, we took a trip down to SODO and explored the possibility. If the SODO address was used for Uncle Ike’s Pot Shop, then that would mean one less retail marijuana shop in the area. While SODO could still be a marijuana district, there is currently only one shop there now – Cannabis City – and who knows if other lottery locations haven’t been moved for one reason or another.

How this messes things up, is actually subjective as well. In the eyes of those who live in the Central District and Capitol Hill , this only makes things better, as their will soon be two recreational marijuana stores in the area when Mello Times opens. Unless if you are Mount Calvary Christian Center, then it makes everything a living hell.

Filed Under: Marijuana News Tagged With: Ballard, capitol hill, Central District, Ian Eisenberg, KC Martin Franks, seattle marijuana district, sodo

Welcome to the Marijuana District: The Future Cannabis Hub of Seattle?

June 11, 2014 By Manic Conrad

The Marijuana District Seattle

UPDATE: The Seattle marijuana district is taking shape. While it’s not officially called the marijuana district, we like to thank of it that way. So far, there are 3 recreational marijuana stores in the immediate area: Ganja Goddess, Cannabis City, and the Seattle Cannabis Company. You can find these shops and other shops in the city by viewing the Seattle marijuana stores guide.

When the Seattle retail marijuana lottery winners were announced early last month, two areas emerged with the greatest concentration of possible cannabis shops: Ballard (Northwest Seattle) and the Industrial District area (just South of Downtown). This comes as no surprise because, I-502 retail zoning regulations forced recreational retail marijuana applicants to apply in specific areas, away from tourist destinations, schools, parks, etc.

As soon as the I-502 retail cannabis lottery results were announced, we created this map which made it clear to us where the future of marijuana in Seattle would be most likely be located. Although Ballard could be home to as many as 4 recreational marijuana shops, the Industrial District with the possibility of 8 stores, is the clear favorite to be the Seattle Marijuana District, or even a non-traditional “Little Amsterdam.” However, if you are looking for a medical marijuana dispensary and in a different location then you may be interested in missouri dispensaries, you can check out all of their cool merchandise online which is easily accessible and also easy to navigate around.

The day after the lottery results were announced, we took a walk downtown to the Retail Core and boarded the convenient light rail train. After about 5 minute ride south of downtown, we disembarked at the SODO station. Our journey had begun to find the clues and piece them together, to get a better idea of what the future of marijuana in Seattle might look like.

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The Industrial District is the principle industrial area of Seattle. The district is bordered by Elliot Bay and the Duwamish Waterway to the West, and I-5 to the East. Pioneer Square resides just north, while Georgetown lies to the South.

The Industrial District is probably one of the least attractive areas of Seattle. And in some places, it can be downright ugly. Extra wide throughways with loud semi-trucks, cut through sparse vegetation, alongside mainly plain-clothed buildings and warehouses. Long cargo trains frequently enter the area with a clanky sound of their own, topped by the high pitched screams of their horn, as they snail pace through the ordinary intersections. Besides workers in the area, no one really stays for long. Just passing by, really rings true.

But, amidst this industrial wasteland of sorts, lies an interesting sort of beauty. This beauty has less to do with the geographical location and the existing buildings and structures; but more with what people have done with the geographical location and the existing buildings and structures, which opens the mind to possibilities only limited to the imagination.

For example, the Orient Express Chinese restaurant on 4th Ave creatively operates out of several train and caboose cars, and the pillar supports under an overpass and an office building in the SODO area, are canvases for art and design. Because of these examples, and the potential for seemingly endless development, the Industrial District has been coined as an up and coming, and trendy enclave.

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The Orient Express operates out of train cars.

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Art on the support pillars under an Industrial District overpass.

Art on a wall in the Industrial District.

Art on a wall in the Industrial District.

Art on a street pillar in SODO.

Office building in SOHO.

The Seattle Industrial District reminds me of a part of Amsterdam, and one reason I can envision the potential of this area, and even the possibility of calling it “Little Amsterdam.” Forget all of the photos you have seen of cute, little, old canal houses, lined up against lamp lit canals, and worn cobblestone roads. I’m talking about an area just north of Centraal Station (main train station), known as Kinetisch Noord or NDSM-werf .

Kinetisch Noord is a city sponsored art community that is quickly becoming a center for underground culture and events. It is located in an old shipyard and accessible by a short ferry ride. Industrial sculptures, a gigantic man-made seesaw, and street art, litter the area outside a massive warehouse which is home to hundreds of studios for artists, designers, creatives, and business owners. The warehouse also includes a theater and a breathtaking plywood skatepark which looms from above. MTV liked the edgy area so much, they turned an old nearby industrial building into its European headquarters; and a housing developer turned shipping containers into student housing. You can visit https://bmarkostructures.com/modular-restaurants/ to see the other sorts of buildings that shipping containers can be turned into. Unsurprinsginly, this is becoming a very popular way of building. The repurposing of shipping containers, bought from places like Container Sales Centre and others, is a really unique way of giving an area new life.

This is the type of potential I see with the Industrial District of Seattle. An industrial playground of possibilities, only limited by the imagination. Is there a better place for a marijuana district, than a place that encourages imagination?

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Cafe at the NDSM-werf in Amsterdam Noord.

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Massive warehouse at NDSM-werf filled with studios, offices, and a gigantic skatepark.

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Office building in Kinetisch Noord.

Inside the massive warehouse at NDSM-werf.

Inside the massive warehouse at NDSM-werf.

Student housing made out of shipping containers.

Student housing made out of shipping containers.

Boxpark pop up malls in NDSM-werf.

Shipping container Boxpark pop up malls in NDSM-werf.

Most of the Industrial District recreational marijuana lottery winners are concentrated in two main areas. One area is at the corner of 4th Avenue South and S. lander Street, just around the corner from the SODO light rail station; and the other area is on 1rst Ave South, mainly south of S. Lander Street.

Possible recreational marijuana stores aside, the area is already home to 4 medical marijuana stores. If all retail marijuana applicants are okayed by the Washington State Liquor Control Board, there could be a total of 12 recreational and medical marijuana dispensaries in the area. In addition to the weed stores, there is already a cannabis analysis laboratory, a hydroponics equipment store, and headquarters of the world famous cannabis food truck: Magic Butter.

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Is this the future home of Tara Unlimited recreational marijuana shop?

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Could this be the future store of Jamen Shively’s Diego Pellicer?

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Could this be the future retail marijuana store of Cannabis City?

The area has also started to become a nightlife hub with the music venue known as Studio 7, the new arrival of the high end speak easy lounge Aston Manor, Hooverville Bar, and Showbox in the SODO area. Other businesses of note include the Silver Platters entertainment store, a cigar shop, and a small warehouse known as the K.R Trigger Building which houses studios and desks for artists, creatives, and businesses. Small cafes and coffee shops are scattered throughout the area.

Nightlife infusion: Aston Manor.

Silver Platters entertainment store.

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Music venue, Studio 7.

What is especially enticing about this area, is the fact there is a lot of space available for additional nightlife venues, cafes, restaurants, food trucks, and other businesses, that may cater to the recreational marijuana crowd. It’s seems like a cannabis hub waiting to happen from your standard cannabis, to different strains like bruce banner kush.

And don’t forget the potential of marijuana tourism. Tourists who visit Seattle, are just a short ride on the light rail, bus, cab, or even a long walk, to the hypothetical Seattle marijuana district. Tourists can hang out in the district, dabble is some of the offerings, head back to pioneer square for dinner and an evening underground tour, and retire to their hotel or hostel. This cannabis district creates an interesting allure for Seattle tourism and adds another reason to visit Seattle.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Recreational Marijuana Seattle Tagged With: amsterdam, cannabis, international district, recreational marijuana shops, seattle marijuana district, sodo

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