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he state has now issued licenses to 251 growers, 208 processors (many of whom are also growers) and 65 stores. Pullman’s first store, MJ’s Pot Shop, opened about two weeks ago and prices started around $36 a gram there. You can find all of the region’s open stores at Inlander.com/GreenZone.
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Pullman gets its first new pot store; plus, other cannabis-related news
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BE AWARE: Marijuana is legal for adults 21 and older under Washington State law (e.g., RCW 69.50, RCW 69.51A, HB0001 and Initiative 502). State law does not preempt federal law; possessing, using, distributing and selling marijuana remains illegal under federal law. In Washington State, consuming marijuana in public, driving while under the influence of marijuana and transporting marijuana across state lines are all illegal. Marijuana has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. It can also impair concentration, coordination and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. For more information, consult the Washington State Liquor Control Board at www.liq.wa.gov.
In Colorado, a Denver ad agency is feeling the blowback from telling the New York Times that in working to normalize marijuana use it was “weeding out the stoners.” “I don’t understand why one group has to be insulted so the other can feel better about what they’re doing,” a Colorado photographer focused on the marijuana industry told the Cannabist. “It’s one of the things that I’ve always enjoyed about cannabis culture: There doesn’t have to be a cultural divide.” According to a newspaper in South Bend, Indiana, high-quality weed from Washington and Colorado is fetching $800 an ounce on the black market. According to the cops, “they call this stuff ‘Loud.’” Washington, D.C., residents with nonviolent marijuana convictions could get those records sealed under a bill that passed a first