What incentive do people have to wait a year for the first state authorized retail outlet to open?
Are state-licensed marijuana outlets relevant here?
Cities and counties in Washington State are not waiting on federal Drug Czar approval.
They are not waiting for the state to use up the next 12 months deciding on rules, authorizations and permissions for licenses & retail outlets.
They are not enforcing federal law.
They are throwing out marijuana cases involving untaxed product that were pending prior to election day.
Still wondering how high tax penalties will end the black market:
Study: Nearly 40 percent of cigs in Washington are contraband
Tax benefit expected from marijuana sales:
Maybe Washington State can sell the Discover Pass alongside their highly taxed marijuana-
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