The Columbian, 11 Apr 2013 – Rivers Has a Good Plan for Helping Initiative 502 Succeed Not too long ago, few Clark County residents would have envisioned a Republican state senator introducing a bill that even mentioned the word "marijuana" or dared to advocate a tax increase.
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US WA: Editorial: Close Gap Between 2 Marijuana Systems
Seattle Times, 09 Apr 2013 – Recreational Marijuana and Medical Marijuana Are Under Different Systems. They Need to Be Reconciled. In 2012 Washington voters approved Initiative 502 to create a recreational-marijuana system that is highly regulated and taxed. But the state already had a medical-marijuana market that is almost unregulated and untaxed, and in which it is easy to become a patient. If nothing is done, the existing market will undermine the new one.
posted on March 21, 2013 by
US WA: Mass. Firm Picked to Advise Wash. on Marijuana Law
Boston Globe, 18 Mar 2013 – Seattle, Wash. (AP) – Washington state has tentatively chosen a Massachusetts-based firm led by a University of California, Los Angeles, professor to be its official marijuana consultant. Botec Analysis Corp. is based in Cambridge, Mass., and has evaluated government programs and provided consulting relating to drug abuse, crime, and public health.
