All posts tagged "Initiative 502"

Economics

After One Year of Retail Sales, Washington Rakes In Over $70 Mil in Taxes

On July 8, 2014, recreational marijuana dispensaries opened in Washington state. Now, nearly a year later,...

Economics

Washington Reforms Law to 37 Percent Flat Tax on Pot

Washington overhauled its recreational marijuana industry’s tax structure on Tuesday in a move that boils down...

Legal

Armed Forces Banned from Washington Pot Shops

Recently dozens of businesses that sell recreational marijuana in Washington state have received some off-putting letters...

In The Magazine

Inside I-502: What You Need to Know About Legal Cannabis in Washington State

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed” — nowhere...

Legal

One Small Town Could Impact Federal Prohibition of Marijuana

A lawsuit against a small town in Washington state could have widespread implications for marijuana legislation...

Legal

Study Suggests Cannabis Legalization Reduces Police Resources Needed in Washington

Initiative 502 was passed in Washington in November of 2012 and was implemented one month later....

Economics

WA Recreational Cannabis Deadline Approaching

Those hopeful of growing, processing and selling recreational marijuana in Washington state have until Dec. 19...

Industry Events

Celebrate Victory With Us at Hempfest

With the approval of Initiative 502 voters in Washington State sent a message to the world...

Industry Events

Seattle Police Plan to Hand Out Doritos at Hempfest

When the world’s largest gathering of of marijuana activists convenes in Seattle this weekend the local...

Cannabis

Feds Raid Washington Dispensaries

NBC News reports confirmation by agents at the Drug Enforcement Agency in Seattle that “several” Puget...

Current Events

Criminalizing the Cure

Stoners and cannabis advocates around the country are excited about I-502, Washington state’s new law legalizing...