Mary Jane Marijuana Boutique
13513 NE 126th, Kirkland, 425-896-3169, Sun–Thu 9 am–10 pm, Fri–Sat 9 am–11 pm
If you’ve driven through Kirkland lately, you’ve seen the pink-and-purple signs—the billboard, the arrow held by a sign twirler—pointing to Mary Jane Marijuana Boutique, a woman-owned weed store. If you stop by, you’ll find some of the friendliest budtenders out there. “I don’t like talking bad about other places, but we don’t herd people into lines and shove a menu in your face,” said budtender Mike Griffiths when I stopped by the other day. Compared to other stores, he said, “We probably have some of the best customer service.”
He was standing in a room painted purple, and he was wearing slacks and a dress shirt and a name tag on a rhinestone necklace. They dress nicely because they’re trying to get away from the usual clichés about cannabis users (stoners wearing hoodies) and because “we’re trying to make the business person who walks in feel comfortable.” Microsoft and Google employees get a 10 percent discount. Veterans and medical marijuana patients also get a 10 percent discount. And there’s a lunchtime special from 11 am to 2 pm, Monday through Friday, where if you spend more than $30, you get $5 off. Plus, they have an in-store rewards program where you get 20 percent off your purchase every fourth visit.