State Pot License Investigators to Look for 'Hidden Ownership'
Pot entrepreneurs in Washington can apply for a business license beginning Monday, Nov. 18. The state now has a team of 14 license investigators ready to vet the applicants.Becky Smith with the...
View ArticleMore Drivers Test Positive for Pot in Wash. State
New figures from the Washington State Patrol show that more drivers have tested positive for marijuana since the state legalized the drug last year.In the first six months of 2013, the patrol's crime...
View Article1,700 Pot Business Applications Received in Wash.
Marijuana business license applications keep rolling in in Washington.The state Liquor Control Board says it has received 1,696 applications from people seeking permission to grow, process or sell...
View ArticleSeed-To-Sale Tracking Alone Won’t Stop Marijuana 'Leakage'
As Washington moves to legalize recreational pot, the U.S. Department of Justice is prioritizing preventing so-called “leakage” to other states like Oregon and Idaho.Barcodes will help the state track...
View ArticleBig Jump In Wash. Pot Business Applications
New figures from Washington's Liquor Control Board show a big jump in marijuana business applications as this week's deadline for submissions nears.The board said Tuesday it has received 2,444...
View ArticleRAND Study: Pot Use In Washington Double Original Projections
The amount of marijuana smoked, eaten and otherwise consumed in Washington each year is double the original projections, according to a long-awaited study released Wednesday by the RAND Corporation.The...
View ArticleLiquor Control Board Recommends Limit Of 6 Plants Per Medical Pot Patient
Washington state is looking at a major overhaul of its medical marijuana system, to avoid competition with the recreational market and to avert any crackdowns from the federal government.The state's...
View ArticleWash. State Faces Prospect Of Too Many Pot Growers
Washington state could be facing a curious economic problem: too many pot growers.More than 2,600 applications have been submitted to produce the marijuana that will be sold at state-licensed stores...
View ArticleYakama Tribes Take Pot Stand On Traditional Lands
Leaders of the Yakama Nation in central Washington say they see little benefit to sales or farming of legalized marijuana on their traditional lands. And the tribes are making moves to prevent anyone...
View ArticleNo Pot-Shop Freeze-Out? Bill Would Ban Moratoriums
Some Washington lawmakers concerned about a possible pot-business freeze-out want to keep cities and towns from adopting marijuana-business bans.Ten representatives in the House on Tuesday introduced a...
View ArticleState Attorney General: Cities Can Block Pot Business
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says cities and counties can block licensed marijuana businesses from operating.In a long-awaited opinion Thursday, Ferguson says the state's legal marijuana...
View ArticleReport: State To See Millions From Pot Sales Next Year
Economic forecasters are predicting that the state's new legal recreational marijuana market will bring nearly $190 million to state coffers over a four-year period starting in mid-2015.
View ArticleState Liquor Board Cuts Back How Much Legal Pot Producers Can Grow
Applicants to grow recreational pot in Washington could have their state licenses in hand two weeks for now. But they won’t be able to produce as much marijuana as they originally thought.Washington’s...
View ArticlePot Legalization: What Can Washington Learn From The End Of Prohibition?
Come summer, marijuana stores will open for business across Washington. The new legal pot market is modeled on a system the state adopted 80 years ago when prohibition ended.I wondered if there are...
View ArticleComing To Tacoma Dome: CannaCon, 'Home And Garden Show, But With Cannabis'
Move over, Hempfest; there’s a new show in town, and on the same weekend.CannaCon is coming to the Tacoma Dome, and organizers hope to make it the biggest cannabis expo in the country.“Picture the...
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