More than 300 Marijuana Stores To Open In Washington

Washington State, which legalized recreational marijuana, will see more than 300 retail outlets spring up int he next year.

Overshadowed by the recent budget and deficit grand farce in DC, Washington State and Colorado have promulgated the regulations under which marijuana will be sold. This comes in the wake of 2012 referendums that legalized the private growth and use of pot in the two states.

The Seattle Times reported in mid-October that the state Liquor Control Board — without controversy — adopted guidelines for cultivation and sales in Washington. Colorado had already set up a framework for implementing the de-criminalization of pot there.

Beyond the social and cultural issues — and polls — trending toward the legalization of pot use, the two states will become national models on whether or not the sale of marijuana will lead to sizable increased tax revenue for barebones public budgets.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.