--- description: Tensions rise over Palestinian teen's killing, 60 girls escape Boko Haram, Washington may not have enough pot and a jet lands REALLY low title: The Great Pot Shortage: Washington May Run Out of Weed image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0e5b2564d1074de/69869aad169ab07bc227a3c4/marijuana_dispensary.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 * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Great Pot Shortage by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 7, 2014 4:13 PM CUT  A vendor weighs buds for card-carrying medical marijuana patients attending Los Angeles' first-ever cannabis farmer's market at the West Coast Collective medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 2014. A vendor weighs buds for card-carrying medical marijuana patients attending Los Angeles' first-ever cannabis farmer's market at the West Coast Collective medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 2014.Frederick J. Brown—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 7, 2014 4:13 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Monday, July 7. [Tensions rise](http://time.com/2962703/suspects-confess-to-killing-palestinian-teen/ "undefined") in the West Bank after six Israelis were arrested in the abduction and killing of a Palestinian teenager. More than [60 Nigerian girls and women escaped](http://time.com/2960944/report-more-than-60-nigerian-girls-escape-boko-haram-captors/ "undefined") the clutches of Boko Haram while militants were out conducting a raid. Washington gets set to open recreational [marijuana dispensaries](http://time.com/2962303/pot-shortage-weed-marijuana-washington/http:// "undefined") but strict state regulations on licenses mean some pot shops may not have the supply to meet the demand. And finally, duck! [An F-16 ](http://time.com/2962287/watch-an-f16-plane-land-terrifyingly-close-to-a-field-of-people/ "undefined")at an English air show almost lands on top of spectators. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2962616/pot-israel-boko-haram-jet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2962616/pot-israel-boko-haram-jet/"},"headline":"The Great Pot Shortage","datePublished":"2014-07-07T16:13:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:59:49.975Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2962616/pot-israel-boko-haram-jet/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0e5b2564d1074de/69869aad169ab07bc227a3c4/marijuana_dispensary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0e5b2564d1074de/69869aad169ab07bc227a3c4/marijuana_dispensary.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A vendor weighs buds for card-carrying medical marijuana patients attending Los Angeles' first-ever cannabis farmer's market at the West Coast Collective medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 2014.","caption":"A vendor weighs buds for card-carrying medical marijuana patients attending Los Angeles' first-ever cannabis farmer's market at the West Coast Collective medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 2014.","creditText":"Frederick J. Brown—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2962616/pot-israel-boko-haram-jet/","name":"The Great Pot Shortage"}}]}] ```