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Marijuana license application period now open

Marijuana license application period now open

Kim Eastman, the Department of Revenue’s Business License Service Manager, hands someone a recreational marijuana business license application form. (Photo courtesy Department of Revenue) A year after state voters approved the legalization of marijuana via Initiative 502, a month-long window is now open for Washington businesses and individuals to apply for recreational marijuana business licenses. The application period began Monday morning, and will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19. By 2 p.m. on the first day of the…

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Eyman tax crackdown measure qualifies for ballot

Eyman tax crackdown measure qualifies for ballot

Initiative activist Tim Eyman has secured a spot on the statewide General Election ballot for Initiative 1185, a plan to re-establish a voter mandate for a two-thirds vote in both houses for any taxes passed in Olympia. Even as Secretary of State Sam Reed was signing the certification for I-1185, state Election Division workers were already at work on checking signatures for I-1240, a plan to authorize a limited number of publicly financed charter schools in Washington. That measure, also…

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Marijuana measure petitions roll in

Marijuana measure petitions roll in

I-502 co-sponsor Salvador Mungia addresses the media while pro-502 campaign director Alison Holcomb (left) and Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (middle) listen. I-502 opponents hold signs in the background. Sponsors of a marijuana initiative delivered what they say are roughly 341,000 signatures to our Elections Division, much more than a token effort. The initiative campaign plans to bring in 10,000 more signatures Friday, the deadline to submit signature petitions for initiatives to the Legislature. Initiative to the Legislature 502 would authorize…

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Marijuana Initiative 502 backers schedule signature turn-in

Marijuana Initiative 502 backers schedule signature turn-in

Sponsors of a marijuana initiative have made plans to bring in petitions on Dec. 29 at 10 a.m. at the state Elections Division office at 520 Union St. near the state Capitol in Olympia. UPDATE: The initiative sponsors are delivering the petitions at 2 p.m., not 10 a.m. Initiative to the Legislature 502 would authorize the state liquor control Board to regulate and tax marijuana for those 21 and older. Production, possession, delivery, distribution and sale of marijuana in accordance…

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