A reader writes:

So I'm coming to Seattle for business in a couple weeks (July 29-Aug 2), and I was hoping to get some help from a local. Is there anywhere I could score a small amount of bud for my brief stay. I don't want to give ripped off by some junky on the street so I thought I'd ask here. Thanks!

Jake

What advice do you have for Jake, readers of Slog?

* Our bong-huffing lawyer is standing over my desk holding a gun to my head and forcing me to warn you—even though I held the permit for a giant marijuana-smoking festival on the downtown waterfront for years, so what business do I have telling other people to be careful about flagrant violations of pot laws?—that selling marijuana is still technically illegal in Washington State, until the state licenses growers and retail outlets this December. That said, plenty of perfectly healthy people quickly get authorizations to "legally" purchase "medical marijuana" all the time.