Evan Bush at the Seattle Times writes: "Sam Burke hopes to open a marijuana store at 15th Avenue and East Republican Street in Capitol Hill. The proposed store would replace a veterinary clinic next to the Hopvine Pub and across the street from Caffe Ladro, a coffee shop."

The city should let Burke know if his application is approved sometime next week. If that happens, all the lazy stoners who complain about having to schlep over to Uncle Ike's Pot Shop to get their legal weed should be mollified, right?