Marijuana growers held their first farmers market in Seattle today. About 600 people showed up to browse tables laden with jars of exotic cannabis strains with names like orange crush, lemon ice and purple haze and of course there were the cupcakes, brownies and other edible treats that looked as innocent as something your grandma made on a Sunday afternoon.

The idea started in Tacoma and the markets will be rotated between Tacoma, Olympia and Seattle with the next farmers market in Seattle on March 13. The idea is to provide legitimate medical marijuana users with options and safe access to the drug.

Some medical marijuana users still have trouble getting access to the drug because they can’t grow it themselves or have difficulty getting to a big city co-op for a legal supply. This event allows them to network direct with legal growers and gives them more options and better choices.

The medical marijuana laws in Washington are still vague when it comes to providing it to another individual and different police departments interpret the law differently which sometimes leads to supply problems. Many are hoping the legislature will soon clarify the law.

Only those with proper identification and a doctor’s authorization to use marijuana were able to make purchases. The police were not even evident at the event. A police spokesman said this is not a priority for law enforcement.

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