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3 other marijuana sites dedicated to our industry

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Can’t get enough of High Above Seattle and the local recreational marijuana industry? No reason to fret or be sad, we got your back. There are 3 more websites we want to share with you, all originating from Vancouver, that cover the local and Washington State cannabis industry from various angles.

Don’t you enjoy the passion this industry creates?

 

Cannabis Chronicles Vancouver

Cannabis Chronicles

The Cannabis Chronicles is part of The Columbian family. Various Strain Reviews and a fantastic ongoing Meet the Grower section highlight this site. In addition, you can find the latest local cannabis news, an event calendar to keep you up to date, and a guide to local Vancouver area shops.

We like this: Meet the Grower: Agrijuana

 

 

Mrs. Nice Guy marijuana blog Vancouver

Mrs. Nice Guy

Becks runs this blog with the help of her trusty sidekick, Bryan. This site focuses on strain reviews of recreational and medical cannabis. In addition, you will find some of the latest local pot news, visits to local Vancouver stores and Washington State growers, and an interesting section focused around hiking and the outdoors: High Trails.

We like this: High Trails Archives

 

 

Sue Vorenberg

Sue Vo’s Blog

Sue Vorenberg left the Cannabis Chronicles to join popular retail store Main Street Marijuana and start her own blog of marijuana strain reviews. In addition, Sue writes about trends, cannabis life, and the science of the plant.

We like this: Why I’m Joining the Revolution

 

Top Washington State Legal Marijuana Stores (October Total Sales)

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Last month, two Seattle recreational marijuana stores made the top five for total October sales (three, if you include Seattle area Herbal Nation).

New Vansterdam, based in Vancouver, continues to impress by leading the way with approximately $760,000 in total sales*. Just minutes from the state border, we assume that visitors from Oregon have an impact on total sales. This assumption is only confirmed by an observation from local marijuana blog Mrs. Nice Guy: ‘it seems as though there’s a decent amount of Oregon customers.’

We should note, the number of reported sales for New Vansterdam was obtained from the retail store and not the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB). According to New Vansterdam, the WSLCB did not report a correct number. If any other retail stores have the same issue, contact us so we can update the infographic accordingly. The information in this infographic was gathered from a document located here.

Here are the top 5 recreational marijuana shops in Washington State for total sales in the month of October:

top 5 recreational retail marijuana stores in Washington State based on total sales for October 2014

Oh the irony! Seattle Needs Indoor Cannabis Smoke Space’s Similar to Vancouver

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Although marijuana sales are illegal in Vancouver, BC, people are allowed to possess small amounts. Which is a little different than Seattle where people are not only allowed to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, but they can but it from legal recreational marijuana retail stores as well.

But one big glaring difference between Vancouver, BC, and Seattle – Vancouver has ‘safe places’ or coffee shops similar to Amsterdam where people visit and have a toke. Oh, you got to love the irony. Washington State has one of the first recreational marijuana industries in country, and Vancouver ignores the fact that it doesn’t have a fully legal industry, and just goes on it’s merry way like it’s no big deal.

Seattle can use a smoke space, Amsterdam style coffee shops, or marijuana bars for several reasons. For one, residents don’t have many places they can go to legally consume cannabis besides their own home. A marijuana bar would allow connoisseurs a place where they can sit down and enjoy a toke or edible.

Secondly, without a place to go and smoke, many people are just lighting up on the street. Most likely people will continue lighting up on the street even with smoke space’s, but at least it would cut down on the incidences and encourage smoking inside.

Thirdly, it congregates people who are interested in cannabis into a location. Here, individuals with something in common can hang out and have a good time.

Check out the videos of the newly remodeled New Amsterdam Cafe in Vancouver, BC.

 

Top 5 Washington State Recreational Marijuana Stores (Total Sales)

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Even if we gave you several guesses, chances are you probably wouldn’t have guessed the Washington State recreational marijuana store with the most total sales (year to date or for the latest month of September). And if your guess was Cannabis City, which would make sense considering Seattle is by far the most populated city in the state, you would be wrong! Although, the city’s first pot shop did rank in the top 5 despite early hurdles of trying to remain stocked with product while keeping up with demand.

Here are the Top 5 Washington State recreational cannabis stores in order of:

 

Total Sales For Latest Month (September)

1. Herbal Nation – Bothel – $815,176

2. Cannabis City – Seattle – $639,862

3. New Vansterdam – Vancouver –  $592,495

4. Rainier On Pine – Tacoma –  $397,491

5. Spokane Green Leaf – Spokane –  $350,899

The number one recreational marijuana store in terms of total sales for the month of September is Bothel’s Herbal Nation. This legal weed shop is quickly becoming a favorite of connoisseurs with its’ large variety of cannabis flowers and edibles to choose from. Our reviewer wrote about Avita’s Agriculture’s Plushberry and Mickey Kush, both of which were purchased at Herbal Nation. New Vansterdam was a surprise for us at #3, but we imagine sitting so closely to the Oregon border and just North of Portland has helped business just a little. Rounding off the list is a Tacoma and Spokane pot shop.

Total Sales (July, August, September)

1. New Vansterdam – Vancouver –  $1,547,246

2. Herbal Nation – Bothel – $1,261,853

3. Cannabis City – Seattle – $1,183,962

4. Main Street Marijuana -Vancouver –  $1,070,670

5. Spokane Green Leaf – Tacoma –  $935,840

Would you believe that the Washington State marijuana store with the most total sales, so far this year, is Vancouver’s New Vansterdam? The same retail shops which are on the ‘Total Sales For Latest Month’ list, make up this list as well, except for Main Street Marijuana who replaces Space at the number four spot. Imagine that: two Vancouver based marijuana shops are #1 and #4 in the state with a combined $2,617,916 in total sales!

Check out more marijuana sales activity at the Washington State Liquor Control Board website.

UPDATE: Check out Seattle marijuana stores and our weed reviews

Marijuana Tourism Begins in Washington State

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The Cannabis Chronicles Blog, sponsored by The Columbian, reported on Twitter: approximately 14 out of 200 standing in line for todays opening of Main Street Marijuana, are from Oregon. Just yesterday, a Kansas man made history as the first customer to make a purchase at a Washington State marijuana retail store, when Bellingham’s Top Shelf opened its’ doors. And this is just the beginning.

So far, only 24 stores in Washington State have officially received licenses to sell marijuana. As more licenses are issued and more pot shops open, expect a bigger influx of visitors, especially from our neighbors from the north, east, and south. Soon, several tourist hotbeds inspired primarily by location, could develop. These hotbeds include the cities of: Bellingham, Seattle, Vancouver, and Spokane.

Bellingham should be home to at least 6 recreational marijuana shops. The number of shops could increase as there are 7 licenses at large in Whatcom County. Just a short drive from the border of Canada, Bellingham could see more and more of their friends from the north who wish to partake in the legal recreational marijuana industry.

Seattle, being the largest and most visited city in the State, could see a greater influx of tourists not only from Canada and Oregon, but from around the country and world as well. Seattle will have at least 21 recreational retail shops, but this number could increase because of “at large” licenses in King County.

Vancouver, Wa, just a short 15 minute drive from Portland, Oregon, could become a tourist hotbed for our southern neighbors, who wish to take a quick jaunt over the Columbian River and be free to buy some weed. Vancouver expects at least 6 shops to serve the city as well as Oregon. This number could also increase because of “at large” licenses for the county. While Vancouver cannabis retail shops may initially benefit from an influx of visitors from Oregon, once the state legalizes marijuana (which could be this year) they would have less reasons to cross the border to buy pot.

Just under 40 minutes away by car, some residents of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, may cross the Washington border and visit one of the soon-to-be 8 pot shops. With 7 retail licenses at large in Spokane County, the city of Spokane could be home to more than 10 stores.