Washington Legislature Poised To Reconcile Dueling Marijuana Systems

Legislation to bring together Washington’s two dueling marijuana systems is moving forward. As KUOW’s Amy Radil reports, the challenge may come in deciding which medical dispensaries get to stay open.

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Since Initiative 502 legalized marijuana in Washington in 2012, a number of issues have emerged that legislators are hoping to address this year. One is the competition licensed marijuana stores are facing from unlicensed medical marijuana businesses. Another is the difficulty finding legal locations for marijuana stores, which can’t be too close to parks and schools.

Philip Dawdy is a consultant to marijuana businesses. He says two bills moving forward this year seem poised to address those problems.

Dawdy: “I think we’re going to end up with a reasonable, workable structure for medical marijuana retail going forward.”

One bill would allow cities to ease the rules on where marijuana businesses can be located. The other bill would allow the state...

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