My first visit to a marijuana store.

[GentryDixon]

One even smelled like coffee. 🍵

[Lebam in LA]

1. My 1st time was a little unnerving

I still feel a little awkward going in.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. The first time I went I told the sweet young thing behind the counter that I had been waiting

for 50 years to do that. The variety was staggering.

[beveeheart]

3. Four years ago my 24 yr old grandson took me for my first visit to a pot shop

and explained everything to me. Shortly after that first visit I applied for my medical marijuana license and have renewed it every year since then. My favorite indica edibles taste like peanut butter, chocolate mint and orange chocolate candy.

[Stargleamer]

4. I enjoyed the Reggae music they were playing

and Bob Marley too. It was a cool place; wish it could be given freely without a prescription.

[CrispyQ]

5. Rock on!

[shenmue]

6. Florida, where I live, just legalized medical use

There's a shop in Tampa. Haven't been there.

Hope they make it prescribable for anxiety. I'm tited of taking antidepressants.

[nolabear]

7. We went in the first days after it became legal here in WA.

There were only a few shops and all had lines around the block. There were oldsters, college students, absolutely every kind of person and we were all grinning like maniacs. It was like a very shy party.

Now? Just like hitting the pharmacy. Helpful people talking about hybrids and potency and, particularly helpful to me, the best CBD brands, because it's a STUNNINGLY effective painkiller. I feel forvoeople with no access.

[JudyM]

8. Stunningly effective with no awful side effects like Advil has.

[Aristus]

9. I still feel a little anxious going in to my local store.

Like I'm doing something wrong. Or something a little skeevy, like hitting a porn shop.

Then I talk to the people at the counter, and it gets better. They're always very helpful and knowledgeable. I'm sure they deal with "Uh...I'm new to this..." customers all the time.

I've just used the tinctures and edibles so far. Haven't worked my way up to smoking it yet.

Is there a quicker way to get high other than tinctures and edibles but has fewer tell-tale signs like smoke?

When the high finally hits, it's great; but it takes forever...

[nolabear]

10. My problem with edibles is they LAST forever.

I'm in favor of an hour or so and then I have choices. Smoke clears the system faster. I figure I don't do it enough to ruin my health.

For CBD pain relief we use gel too but the idea there is to get it to last. No high but nice for tendinitis and aches.

[Aristus]

11. I'm lucky enough not to have chronic pain to deal with.

But I agree about the durability of edibles. I once described to a friend how with an alcohol buzz, I always worry it will wear off too fast. With a THC high, I always worry it will last too long..

nolabear!

[RobinA]

12. I Have Been

waiting 40 some years for this. Being from PA, I continue to wait.

[GentryDixon]

13. I live in Utah so I know what you mean.

This pic was taken in Vancouver, WA.

[CanSocDem]

14. My first visit to a mail-order 'shop'.

I too, had to try this new world of cannabis.

Head first...so to speak.

Made my pick-sent my money-still waiting.

All hail the black market.


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