Seattle Times, 01 Dec 2012 – Seed to Store First, a Consultant Must Be Hired, and a Survey Done to Estimate How Many Users Exist in the State. The state Liquor Control Board has an interesting job in the year ahead: to get into the weeds of how marijuana is grown, sold and used.

Seattle Times, 01 Dec 2012 – Two Seattle-based Yale MBAs emerge as the button-down straight men on the business frontier of marijuana, as legalization in Washington and Colorado turbocharged pot into a mainstream business opportunity. Brendan Kennedy’s work at Silicon Valley Bank required him to put a value on startups and emerging industries. But he quit his job and became an investor himself when he saw limitless potential in one new industry. Marijuana.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 29 Nov 2012 – SPOKANE, Wash. – Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won’t be able to light up. Most universities have codes of conduct banning marijuana use, and they get millions of dollars from the federal government, which still considers pot illegal. And it’s still not clear how the federal government will respond to state legalization off campus as well.

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Sammamish Review, 24 Nov 2012 – Insert Cheech and Chong reference here. Barring action from the federal government, Sammamish residents 21 years and older will legally be able to possess up to an ounce of marijuana Dec. 6. But that date will prove to be a little too late for at least four people who were charged with possession of marijuana in the city in recent months. Though prosecutors in King County have dropped 175 pending cases of adult marijuana possession that would be legal would be legal under the initiative, Sammamish will not be doing the same with its cases.

The Columbian, 24 Nov 2012 – Council Wants to Minimize Theft, Presence of Youths The Vancouver City Council tentatively agreed last week to consider restricting collective medical marijuana gardens to areas zoned for heavy and light industry.

Seattle Times, 24 Nov 2012 – Got Super Skunk in the trunk? Can you smoke pot at a magic show? Seattle police’s "Marijwhatnow?" guide to legal marijuana use is getting attention around the world. The most-read news release in Seattle police history includes advice about getting high at a magic show and what could happen if a police dog smells the ounce of "Super Skunk" stashed in the trunk.

The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader, 21 Nov 2012 – It feels pretty unbelievable, really. On Dec. 6, it will be legal for people older than 21 to possess an ounce of marijuana in Washington state. It most likely will take several years to come to completion, but it appears the ball is now rolling toward a nationwide lift of our marijuana prohibition. The good news is this should put a serious dent in the businesses of weed-peddling Al Capones and ultimately add dollars to state coffers. We can definitely use the money.

Seattle Times, 20 Nov 2012 – On Dec. 6, marijuana becomes legal in Washington. Those who smoke should follow the law. On Sunday night, a doting crowd came out to a Capitol Hill venue to hear the witty rhymes of a California hip-hop group. The lead singers offered Washington voters kudos for having a progressive policy on marijuana.

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