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Cannabis sales legalised in Washington as shoppers roll up at pot shops

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Paul Petroff, right, smells a cannabis sample at recreational marijuana store 'Cannabis City' on the first day in which retail marijuana sales are legal in Seattle, Washington.

Paul Petroff, right, smells a cannabis sample at recreational marijuana store ‘Cannabis City’ on the first day in which retail marijuana sales are made legal in Seattle, Washington.Picture: STEPHEN BRASHEAR/EPA

Bob Leeds, left, owner of Sea of Green Farms, hands boxes containing packaged recreational marijuana to Tom Beckley, right, the owner of Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham. Mr Leeds believes that shortages of marijuana are to be expected.

Bob Leeds, left, owner of Sea of Green Farms, hands boxes containing packaged recreational marijuana to Tom Beckley, right, the owner of Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham. Mr Leeds believes that shortages of marijuana are to be expected.Picture: Ted S Warren/AP

Bruce Cummins, a recreational pot grower in Seattle, checks on his tiny plants which are kept in a continuous water bath until their roots develop.Bruce Cummins, a recreational pot grower in Seattle, checks on his tiny plants which are kept in a continuous water bath until their roots develop.Picture: Ted S Warren/AP

Deb Greene, the first customer at the Cannabis City retail marijuana store, shows off her purchase

Deb Greene, the first customer at the Cannabis City retail marijuana store, shows off her purchasePicture: Elaine Thompson/AP