Two new pot shops to open

Pullman’s two newest pot shops, Magic Tree LLC and Kush 21, are expected to open this month, barring any delay from a Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board inspection.

As the town’s fourth and fifth marijuana retailers, they will be the first located outside the 1300 block of SE Bishop Boulevard where all previous shops have located.

New sites are now available because of reduced buffer zones required by the state to separate the shop from school and parks.

Magic Tree LLC will be based on the ground floor of a former grain elevator behind Evergreen Tire on Northeast Stadium Way.

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