Washington State Is About To Face A Serious Weed Shortage

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http://www.businessinsider.com/serious-weed-shortage-in-washington-state-2014-7



Nearly a year and a half after voters approved a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana, Washington state has almost no legalized recreational marijuana.

This is largely because Washington — unlike Colorado — did not build its recreational marijuana system on its medical marijuana infrastructure, instead electing to create an entirely new system from the ground up.

Facing the bureaucratic nightmare that resulted, producers, processors, and retailers have had trouble obtaining the necessary licenses and retail, warehouse, and growing space.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) plans to issue between 15 and 20 retail licenses on July 7. Stores will be allowed to open the next day if they're ready, though it's unclear just how many stores will be. Of the 2,600 people who applied for growing licenses last fall, only 79 have been approved — and many of them aren't ready to sell, since marijuana requires several months of growing time.



Read more: https://news.vice.com/article/washington-state-is-about-to-face-a-serious-weed-shortage#ixzz36Iqupjpo

[hobbit709]

1. Facing a serious legal weed shortage is not necessarily a weed shortage.

[Stryst]

2. Just look on Craigslist

Under health and beauty, and see how many '420' ads there are. It's still there, its just dark grey to black market still.

[Katashi_itto]

3. DEAR GOD....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

[Bonobo]

4. Only takes 8 weeks for a new crop. No big deal. nt