[zeestephen]

Here in Seattle, we may go legal in a couple months, or possibly longer, no one seems to know.

State and local government are DEEPLY involved in regulating growers and sellers.

Also, once the licenses are issued, local landlords, for retail space and grow space, must conform to all kinds of environmental policies that were issued long before marijuana became legal.

I don’t watch a lot of local news, but, so far, it seems pretty uncontroversial.

The state is also trying to limit how much weed can be grown legally.

They are worried if the price of pot in Washington state is too low, residents of surrounding states will rush in, buy up all the pot, and resell it for higher prices in their home states.

Also, reports of contaminated edible marijuana (molds, bacteria, heavy metals) in Colorado have caught the attention of at least one state agency here.

If edible marijuana has to be tested before it’s sold, or if it has to be monitored while growing, that could shut down that segment of the market for a long time.

[Go Gordon]

They are worried if the price of pot in Washington state is too low, residents of surrounding states will rush in, buy up all the pot, and resell it for higher prices in their home states

God forbid someone actually practices capitalism. Democrats can't have that going on.

[Caipirabob]

Fascinating... The issue with molds could lead to a whole new level of corporate/cartel warfare.