1. The first recreational pot industry in the U.S. opened in Colorado on Wednesday. People began lining up well before the stores opened at 8 a.m. MT.
Bigger lines now 30 min before recreational #marijuana sales begin in CO. More on @CNN 1030aE
2. People braved the snow and cold to get a chance to legally purchase marijuana on New Years Day.
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4. Teams in pharmacies and apothecaries prepared for recreational weed to go on sale.
Medicine Man Denver staff preps for the start of recreational pot sales in Colorado. Watch @CNN for all the latest.
‘Like a Napa Valley wine tour’: Pot tourism ready to light up in Colorado – NBC News.co… http://t.co/A8hocm0y22
6. All the stores selling recreational weed in Denver.
7. And media swarmed the stores selling pot legally.
Minutes from the first recreational marijuana sale in Colorado.
A press conference at Denver’s Discreet Dispensary kicks off pot sales in Colorado.
Mason Tvert’s plea to the media trying to get a shot of the 1st sale: “I reall implore you to do this as calmly as possible.” #cannabisco
10. People came from around the country to buy weed — this father and son drove all the way from Georgia, and camped overnight in their car.
This father and son from Georgia slept in their van to be here as #Colorado sells its first recreational pot
11. They told NBC reporter Noel Brennan that they planned to move to Colorado, partly because of the new laws legalizing recreational pot.
Nuke Colorado RT @Noeltbrennan: Just spoke to a father/son from GA. They’re moving to CO partly bc of its pot laws
12. One store, 3-D Cannabis, has a hallway for customers to observe their marijuana growing.
3-D Cannabis has a hallway where patrons can look into one of their grows. #cannabistco
13. The first person to legally purchase pot was an Iraq war veteran who suffers from PTSD.
Just witnessed the first legal purchase of weed at 8am in Denver to a wat vet with PTSD named Sean Azzariti.
PHOTO: The 1st legal sale of recreational marijuana in Denver. FAQs about buying pot: http://t.co/06Sco8OxmP ”
15. He spent $40.00 on 3.5 grams of marijuana. Sales tax was $10.46.
The receipt from Colorado’s 1st recreational marijuana purchase, in the hands of customer Sean Azzariti. #canabistco
It’s 8 a.m. 1/1/14, and rec #marijuana is being sold in Colorado stores. POT 101 VIDEO: http://t.co/6tSxdWoY8F @cannabistco
17. Lines remained long well after the sales began 8 a.m.
Quite a line has formed outside 3-D Cannabis. #cannabistco
LINE AT COLORADO POT SHOP!!! Ahahahaha!!!
Lining up at the Medicine Man dispensary to buy legal
Happy New Year! Lodo Wellness opens to a large but orderly crowd. #cannabistco
The line outside 3-D Cannabis is now huge. Hundreds. #cannabistco
Denver resident waiting in line says he thought crowds would be bigger. Line still snaking around building. #9NEWS
23. New “Know The Law” posters informed the public of the details of the marijuana laws — it is still illegal to consume pot in public, or drive while high.
Know the law: Sign o’ the times on Denver’s 16th Street Mall. Happy New Year! #HighMile #CannabistCO
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