Deb Greene, left, waited in line overnight at Cannabis City in Seattle to be the first in the city to buy legal weed. Taking a selfie with Greene is Seattle Times reporter Bob Young, who tweets under the name @potreporter. (twitter.com/PotReporter)

Weegalization: 20 best tweets from Washington’s first retail pot sales

Washington state’s legal recreational marijuana sales began this morning, and we collected 20 of the best tweets, pics and videos from the web for your perusing.

The 20 best tweets from Weegalization Morn:

1. This might be the best tweetpic of the day.

2. And it’s now official.



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3. How much are people paying for Washington marijuana?

4. How much are people making fun of pot shops’ punny names?

5. How excited are some Washington residents about July 8, the beginning of retail pot sales in the state?

6. They’re getting ready.

7. Look, there’s video proof!

8. The media is on the case.

9. And so is the state’s Liquor Control Board.

10. And so is this lady.

11. This woman waited overnight at the lone Seattle pot shop opening today — and this Seattle Times reporter (with one of our favorite Twitter handles) took a selfie with her.

12. Meanwhile this dude is figuring out how to skip the line.

13. Washington marijuana isn’t just for the young kids.

14. And it’s also not just for the older kids.

15. And it’s also not just for the businesses giving stuff away to attract publicity.

16. It’s still hard to believe only one Seattle shop is opening today.

17. Munchies jokes will never die, they’ll only become stronger.

18. The same can be said of stoner pacifist jokes.

19. This is not true. But it is funny. And shouldn’t it read “BYOC”?

20. And now, they start celebrating and using “#blessed.”



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