There are plenty of medical marijuana farmers’ markets in the Puget Sound area, which means lots of competition. How to set oneself apart from the others? NW Cannabis Market, with two locations (White Center and the Galaxy location on Rainier Avenue) has found an answer: Open every day.

Unlike other markets, the Galaxy location is open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the White Center location keeps the same hours Tuesday through Saturday. That means that if you find a favorite vendor—say, once you get home, you decide this particular booth has the exact cut of Afgoo that addresses your symptoms perfectly, or that particular medible really hit the spot—then you can go back the next day and get some more.

I visited lots of vendor booths at both locations, and found no flowers priced at more than $11 per gram; most tables topped out at $10. If you buy in greater quantities, say a fourth-ounce or more, the deals get commensurately better.

On your first visit to the market, you definitely want to be sure to request and wear the “NEW” sticker on your chest. This tips off vendors that it’s your first visit to the market, and many of them are smart enough to know they’ll never get a second chance to make a first impression. Wearing my “NEW” sticker at both locations, I was given free sample dabs, free half-grams of flower, and special deals on eighths and quarters.

While the White Center location has been completely remodeled since my last visit two years ago—and looks great, with friendly vendors, a welcoming atmosphere, and a dab bar—the Galaxy location really takes it to the next level. It feels almost like a marijuana mini-mall, with several rooms full of vendors and a lounge area complete with its own dab bar where you can relax and enjoy a cold water, soda, or juice and choose from a tasty menu of hash oils from an attentive dab-tender.

There are plenty of vendor booths at both locations, so if a particular vendor doesn’t offer the flowers, concentrates, or topicals—or good attitude—that you’d like, you can easily just move to the next vendor, no problem. Most of the vendors, however, “get it” when it comes to good customer service.

Owner Mike Keysor tells me that NW Cannabis Market will have a third location very soon, in unincorporated King County north of Seattle. That won’t be the end of the chain’s expansion, either; a fourth branch will open not long afterward at another location, he said.

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Steve Elliott edits Toke Signals, tokesignals.com, an irreverent, independent blog of cannabis news, views, and information.

NW CANNABIS MARKET

Galaxy: 2329 Rainier Ave. S., 420-4065. 11 a.m.–7 p.m. daily. White Center: 9640 16th Ave. S.W., 420–4823. 11a.m.–7 p.m. Tues.–Sat. nwcannabismarket.com