Facing High Demand, Seattle's Only Legal Pot Shop Already Out of Stock

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 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 News Tribune.

“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.

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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.

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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.

Jason Redmond—Reuters

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Write to Justin Worland at justin.worland@time.com.