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Curious board Tacoma Marijuana Tour

No smoking, but riders get glimpse of new industry by bus

The Columbian
Published: November 10, 2014, 12:00am

TACOMA — Golf has its PGA Tour, the French have the Tour de France, and the City of Destiny can now officially boast its own Tacoma Marijuana Tour.

The inaugural edition arrived on Saturday afternoon as 20 adults riding a school bus visited three retail marijuana shops and an artisan glass store. Of the 20, only five bought pot.

Smoking was not allowed, but Doritos were among the swag in a VIP gift bag.

The tour wasn’t so much about consuming the product as was to learn about the law, the infant cannabis industry and the properties of a substance now legal for general consumption.

According to organizer Angela Jossy, who has led Tacoma tours for more than four years, “We achieved our goal to get the information out there on a subject that was once taboo.”

Noel Roberts, a partner at the retail cannabis store Mary Mart on Sixth Avenue and self-described as “an old-time stoner,” led the tour, answering questions and offering his perspective as a marijuana retailer.

“It was educational,” said tourist Mary Sudar. “I knew nothing about this. What impressed me was how professional the stores were.

“Tacoma’s first marijuana tour,” she said. “This is another step in Tacoma’s history.”

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