‘Free the weed’: Scenes from Washington pot sales

By The Associated Press

Published July 8, 2014 11:25pm ET

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‘Free the weed’: Scenes from Washington pot sales — Julian Rodriguez, right, of Everson, Wash., holds his two-gram packet of recreational marijuana outside Top Shelf Cannabis, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in Bellingham, Wash., on the first day of legal sales. At left is Tom Beckley, the owner of the store. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) | Ted S. Warren

As employees worked frantically to prepare the shelves and assess their inventory at Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham, Washington, 22-year-old Zoe Wainwright was among the dozens in line early Tuesday waiting for legal marijuana sales to begin.

The Bellingham man said he’s an occasional pot user, but primarily went to take pictures of the scene for his 64-year-old father, who was out of town.

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