Drive-through pot shop

PARACHUTE: When the “for sale” sign went up on the Valley Car Wash in the town of Parachute in Colorado, Mark Smith didn’t waste a second.

The 58-year-old US businessman had recently opened a marijuana dispensary across the street, and was struck by the number of people who would come knocking after hours.

What better way to serve his late-night customers, he thought, than a drive-through window? “It seemed like the perfect fit,” Smith said.

So he bought the car wash and set to work transforming the vehicle bay into a new place to sell his wares.

On Wednesday, in time for the unofficial pot enthusiast holiday 4/20, he opened Tumbleweed Express, believed to be the US’s first legal drivethrough marijuana retailer.

Parachute, home to 1 100 people, voted to lift the ban on marijuana in June 2015.

“We think the drive-through is a very creative and innovative idea,” town manager Stuart McArthur said. – Washington Post