Seattle Times, 06 Sep 2012 – Many Shops Close After Stern Letters From DEA 3 Former Owners Facing Federal Prison Just three weeks ago, Seattle’s booming industry of medical-marijuana dispensaries celebrated at Hempfest by offering free joints to new customers and advertising heavily in four marijuana-industry publications.

Seattle Times, 11 Aug 2012 – The initiative to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in Washington was estimated on Friday to raise up to $1.9 billion in new tax revenue over five years — or zero. The wild swing, included in an analysis by the state Office of Financial Management, reflects broad uncertainty about the potential federal intervention in an initiative that would set up the nation’s first regulated market for recreational marijuana use.

Seattle Times, 22 Jul 2012 – The Money Will Allow the State Campaign to Legalize Pot to Launch a TV-Advertising Blitz in August. An initiative to legalize and tax marijuana was buoyed this weekend by $1.25 million in new donations, allowing the campaign to place a big TV ad buy for August.

Seattle Times, 22 Jul 2012 – The Money Will Allow the State Campaign to Legalize Pot to Launch a TV-Advertising Blitz in August. An initiative to legalize and tax marijuana was buoyed this weekend by $1.25 million in new donations, allowing the campaign to place a big TV ad buy for August.

Seattle Times, 22 Jul 2012 – The Money Will Allow the State Campaign to Legalize Pot to Launch a TV-Advertising Blitz in August. An initiative to legalize and tax marijuana was buoyed this weekend by $1.25 million in new donations, allowing the campaign to place a big TV ad buy for August.