[KTBleeding]

Well, okay.. First things first: The name is a little misleading. "shops" indicates that it's an ecommerce type store, but it is actually a forum. I see you've got classifieds, but they aren't the main focus of the site from what I can tell.

The theme: Could be a lot better, but it could also be a lot worse. I think your colors are okay, but it is still pretty cluttered up with most, if not all of vB's default stuff. Like everyone, I think you could use some new icons that are specific to your site. You could do something that as the topic grows in discussion, the icon could be little cannabis plants that grow too. The more leaves, the more hot the topic is.. The "locked" icon could have something to do with the legal status.. handcuffs, jail bars, etc... I mean, you can really do a lot of personal touches like that, these are just simple examples that come off of my head..

I think you should at least kill the marquee. If you need to scroll through latest news items or whatever, I think you should look into a javascript carousel type thing on your main portal page or maybe even your forumhome. Also, maybe rework the 12 ads at the top somehow. You have a lot of adspace that you're already using up though, so I'm not quite sure what your options would be. I would just want all the content right there in your face when you visit, without having to scroll down some to read it all.

Overall, I think it's a good start. You seem to have yourself a good amount of people on board already, which is never a bad thing.