--- description: Seattle's only legal marijuana dispensary is out of pot only three days after opening. The shop, Cannabis City, expects to reopen July 21. title: Seattle's Only Marijuana Shop Out of Stock After Three Days image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf80a5413fecf396e/69869b6d3617605b0690d067/seattle-pot.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Drugs](/tag/drugs/) ## Drugs Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Facing High Demand, Seattle's Only Legal Pot Shop Already Out of Stock  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jul 11, 2014 6:48 PM CUT  Deb Greene (C), the first customer at the Cannabis City retail marijuana store, watches store owner James Lathrop (R) pen a handwritten note on her bag on July 8, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. Cannabis City was the first retail marijuana store to open in Seattle today and one of the first group now operating in Washington state, nearly a year and a half after the state's voters chose to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Deb Greene (C), the first customer at the Cannabis City retail marijuana store, watches store owner James Lathrop (R) pen a handwritten note on her bag on July 8, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. Cannabis City was the first retail marijuana store to open in Seattle today and one of the first group now operating in Washington state, nearly a year and a half after the state's voters chose to legalize marijuana for recreational use.Elaine Thompson/AP—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jul 11, 2014 6:48 PM CUT Seattle’s only legal marijuana dispensary is out of pot only three days after opening its doors. The shop, Cannabis City, expects to reopen on July 21, according to a voicemail message for incoming callers. The shop is one of a few dozen across the state to receive a license to sell marijuana legally in Washington, where a state law legalizing the sell of recreational marijuana [went into effect](http://time.com/2955024/washington-where-to-buy-pot/ "undefined") this week. The store sold 11 pounds of the drug between opening day on July 8 and the end of the day on Thursday, the shop’s owner told the [Tacoma](http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/07/11/3284348/seattles-only-legal-pot-shop-runs.html?sp=/99/289/&ihp=1?storylink=twt "undefined")[ _News Tribune_](http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/07/11/3284348/seattles-only-legal-pot-shop-runs.html?sp=/99/289/&ihp=1?storylink=twt "undefined")_._ “We knew it was coming,” said owner James Lathrop. “We didn’t have any guaranteed additional deliveries.” Voters in Washington and Colorado approved marijuana legalization laws in the fall of 2012\. Colorado’s law went into effect earlier this year. ### This is What the First Day of Legal Weed Looked Like in Washington  The press gathers at Cannabis City, the first dispensary with a state license to sell recreational marijuana to the public in Seattle, July 8, 2014. Brian Cahn—Zuma Press  Alison Holcomb (2nd L), Criminal Justice Director of ACLU of Washington State and co-author of state Initiative 502 legalizing marijuana, and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes (2nd R) take part in the opening ceremonies at Cannabis City during the first day of legal retail marijuana sales in Seattle on July 8, 2014. Jason Redmond—Reuters  A man waiting in line to buy recreational marijuana displays his pot-leaf tattoo oustside of Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham, Wash. on July 8, 2014. Ted S. Warren—AP  A Dope Magazine photographer takes a photo at Cannabis City in Seattle on July 8, 2014. Brian Cahn—Zuma Press  Allan Ridge shows off the centerfold of Northwest Leaf while waiting in line at Cannabis City in Seattle on July 8, 2014. Brian Cahn—Zuma Press  The price of two grams of a strain of marijuana named "Sweet Lafayette," is displayed at Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham, Wash. on July 8, 2014. Ted S. Warren—AP  Customers on the left and sales clerks on the right pass "sniff jars" back and forth on a glass countertop as they discuss different strains of recreational marijuana at Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham, Wash. on July 8, 2014. Ted S. Warren—AP  Ryan Hutchen of Columbia, S.C., looks at different cannabis strains at recreational marijuana store Cannabis City in Seattle on July 8, 2014. Stephen Brashear—EPA  Jaime Henifin smells the marijuana strain "Opal OG Kush" while shopping at Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham, Wash. on July 8, 2014. David Ryder—Getty Images  Jeremy Hunter, right, an employee at Top Shelf Cannabis talks about different strains of marijuana as he works behind a case displaying glass pipes in Bellingham, Wash. on July 8, 2014. Ted S. Warren—AP  Deb Greene, the first customer at Cannabis City, holds up her purchase signed by owner James Lathrop during the first day of legal retail marijuana sales in Seattle on July 8, 2014. Jason Redmond—Reuters  Cale Holdsworth, of Abeline, Kan., who waited in line since 4:00 am, holds up his purchase after being the first in line to buy legal recreational marijuana at Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham, Wash. on July 8, 2014. Ted S. Warren—AP  Cashier Andrew Powers completes a cash marijuana purchase at Cannabis City during the first day of legal retail marijuana sales in Seattle on July 8, 2014. 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