Parachute welcomes the country’s first drive-thru pot shop

In Parachute on Thursday, April 20, traffic off one of the I-70 exits was wrapped around the block. The cars and trucks were in line to visit the country’s first drive-thru pot shop, the Tumbleweed Express Drive-Thru.

It was hard to miss, with the orange cones, balloons and the people beside the food trucks, devouring pulled-pork sandwiches.

“I feel like I’m going to Disneyland, but I’m going to the weed shop,” said one woman, waiting in her car.

Click here to listen to the piece for Aspen Public Radio, which won an “Award of Excellence” from the Colorado Broadcasters Association.

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