Hector Castro, communications director of the state's Department of Agriculture, told HuffPost that seven commercial kitchens have passed the department's inspection in Washington so far, and 18 more kitchens are in the queue and ready to be inspected. Smith said one kitchen, located in Seattle, has already been fully licensed. Despite shortages of legal weed, Washington state dispensaries began selling recreational marijuana for the first time earlier this month. Fewer than 10 shops were able to open across the state on the first day of sales, but those fortunate businesses were met with throngs of exuberant shoppers and sold thousands of bags of weed in that first week alone. - The Huffington Post
