I live in Washington, where recreational marijuana sales are legal. In the last 6 months a pot shop opened in the Central District of Seattle, near my work place. The site of the shop was considered jinxed. A previous owner was murdered in a robbery. A subsequent business was torched. The pot shop did not open without controversy, since there is a church two doors down.
This property has become one-stop shopping for the neighborhood. Employees in a converted cargo container sell the weed. The larger building sells accessories–bongs, papers, and such. In recent weeks I’ve noticed a variety of food trucks located in the parking lot. A glorified sidewalk cart sold mini-doughnuts. There was also a cupcake/pastry truck. I saw a vegan food truck there once, but it has yet to make a second appearance. (Seattle can out-Portlandia Portland sometimes.) Be forewarned: On Friday afternoons the traffic near the shop can be pretty hairy, as folks purchase all of their weekend provisions.
Apr 04 2015
Marketing Synergy in Action!
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Do they do home delivery… to NY?
I don’t think they deliver within the city limits, let alone cross-country.
My God, what next? Artists and musicians?
Given the sad history of this corner, I certainly wouldn’t feel comfortable being a street musician or sidewalk artist there. Which brings up an interesting point: Recreational weed in both Washington and Colorado is pretty much a cash-only business. The use of a repurposed cargo container as the main store is probably to protect product, people, and profits from potential pilfering.