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Boomers, Not 22YOs, Blowing Smoke

Despite expectations, hundreds of college-aged students were not, in fact, lined up to buy legal marijuana Saturday when MJ's Pot Shop opened for business. There was no frenzy or disruption and, unlike Spokane's opening day, under 100 people showed, compared to the 700-plus that individual Spokane stores see on Saturdays. Instead, the line was a mix of all ages and types. In a college town, mere miles away from another college town, pot critics assumed the line would be riddled with young bodies. In an unfair stereotype, 22-year-olds have become the face of the pot campaign, when in reality it should be the aching baby boomers/Lindsey Treffry, Moscow-Pullman Daily News Editorial Board. More here.

Question: Are you surprised that college students on the border are flocking to legal pot shops in Washington?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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