Cannabis Is Now Fully Legal in Oregon, But Vancouver, Washington Benefits July 3, 2015 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments When recreational marijuana possession became legal Wednesday in Oregon, Vancouver pot shops reaped the benefits, as Oregonians flocked across the border to get their fix. Vancouver’s six pot shops saw far more foot traffic than usual Wednesday, a trend that… Read More→
Washington State Resets Marijuana Tax at 37 Percent July 2, 2015 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state’s recreational marijuana law has a new tax structure under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee. The new law eliminates the current three-tier tax structure and replaces it with a single excise… Read More→
Oregon Buyers Make Washington Dispensary Top Marijuana Retailer in the State June 4, 2015 John Hollon Retail 0 Comments Oregon marijuana users helped propel a Vancouver retailer to the top recreational weed shop in Washington. Main Street Marijuana sold $1.8 million in May alone, the state liquor control board announced this week, besting Seattle-based Uncle Ike's $1.5 million. Another… Read More→
Seattle Times: Washington Should Expect the Unexpected When It Comes to Marijuana Taxes June 2, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments DON’T envy Steve Lerch. He is the state official tasked with estimating how much tax revenue Washington’s grand experiment with legal marijuana will yield. As Lerch says, decades of sales- and property-tax data inform his predictive algorithms, but when it… Read More→
Seattle Mayor: Half of the City’s Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Will Be Shut Down May 27, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Retail, Washington 0 Comments Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said Tuesday that about half of all medical marijuana facilities within city limits will shut down before July 2016. That’s because his office, endorsed by City Attorney Pete Holmes and City Councilmember Nick Licata, moved forward… Read More→
Washington Governor Signs Tribal Medical Marijuana Bill May 12, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill into law authorizing his office to enter into agreements with tribes related to marijuana regulation. The agreements would address issues of mutual interest, including law enforcement priorities and regulation of… Read More→
Did Washington State’s Medical Marijuana Industry Bring About Its Own Demise? May 1, 2015 John Hollon News & Insights 0 Comments Back in 2010, a group of medical marijuana patients and growers in Washington state got together and formed a group called the Coalition for Cannabis Standards & Ethics*. Among other things, the group established a code of conduct that all… Read More→
Washington Governor Signs Bill Overhauling State’s Medical Marijuana Market April 27, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Washington 1 Comment Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed medical-marijuana regulations Friday, perhaps the most significant lawmaking in the Legislature’s 103 days of work. But agreement on collection and spending of marijuana taxes eluded legislators at they moved toward adjournment, and will probably have… Read More→
Can Seattle Really Become a Marijuana Tourist Mecca? April 24, 2015 John Hollon Cannabis Tourism 0 Comments When Washington state legalized recreational marijuana use last July, Seattle’s tourism industry saw a new opportunity. Could Seattle become a hub for pot tourism, with eager visitors piling into local hotels and Airbnbs for an opportunity to try some of… Read More→
Washington State Prices Have Plummeted Since Marijuana Legalization April 21, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments Marijuana prices have plummeted since stores opened last summer, and the average gram of marijuana in the state’s system now goes for about $12, according to the state Liquor Control Board (LCB). When prices peaked last summer, a gram was… Read More→
Drastic Changes Coming to Washington State’s Medical Marijuana Industry April 17, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments Ever since the state legislature convened in January, lawmakers have been bickering about basically every aspect of marijuana law. Taxes, research, home grows, medical pot—it’s all on the table and lots of it has been at the mercy of the… Read More→
Washington State Legislature Approves Tighter Oversight For Marijuana April 15, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments The Washington state Senate on Tuesday gave final legislative approval to a bill that sweeps medical marijuana into the state’s strictly regulated recreational system. Now, the bill heads to Gov. Jay Inslee. Sponsored by Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, the… Read More→
Washington State Recruiters Working Overtime to Find Cannabis-Free Job Candidates April 14, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments Julie Tappero sees job prospects go up in marijuana smoke every day at the temporary staffing company she owns outside Seattle. Since December 2012, when Washington state legalized recreational use of the drug, positive marijuana tests among West Sound Workforce’s… Read More→
Despite Legalization, Most Washington Employers Maintain Zero Tolerance Policy on Marijuana April 9, 2015 Rob Meagher Washington 0 Comments It's springtime for marijuana in Washington. Pot shops and grow ops are sprouting by the dozen. Consumers can buy bags from licensed retailers without fear of arrest, and light up legally in the privacy of their homes. Yes, much has… Read More→
A Father Makes The Case: My Son Has Needs Recreational Marijuana Stores Don’t Serve April 7, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Washington 0 Comments MY son Haiden is 6 years old. For him, access to medical cannabis is a matter of life-and-death. Haiden has Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy. Haiden used to suffer from frequent seizures of all varieties — sometimes more… Read More→