[Deb] Greene, 65, a retiree, said she doesn’t smoke pot often. But now she could enjoy it legally at her Ballard home, maybe with “Game of Thrones” on TV. “It’s incredibly liberating,” she said. “It’s the dream of every retiree, sleep in and smoke a bowl.”

....Ramona Rodriguez, 65, who bought two grams in Bellingham, said she’s been smoking since she was 18. In 37 years, this was the first time she took part in a transaction that ended with the question: “Receipt in the bag?”

Even elected Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes waited in line to buy some:

“The most important take away here is that today marijuana sales became legal and I’m here to personally exercise myself this new freedom,” said Holmes.

...[A reporter]asked if that meant Holmes was buying pot to which he said yes and that he hoped Jenny Durkan (US Attorney) and the DEA wouldn’t mind.

“I bought 2-2 gram bags of OG pearl which was recommended,” said Holmes. “I’m keeping one bag for posterity and one for personal enjoyment at some point when it’s appropriate.”

Holmes said "The best way you can support law enforcement is to make this legal and regulate it and tax it and that’s the message here.”

He also assured the reporter he wasn't breaking any city ordinances or policies.

“It does not,” said Holmes. “I am not going to display it [or] give it to anyone else and I’m going to enjoy it responsibly.”