It’s been more than three years since I-502 overwhelmingly passed, legalizing and regulating the sale and use of recreational marijuana in Washington. Now there are more than 300 retail outlets, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in sales. In the first year of legalization, the state collected $70 million in tax revenue.

–Is there tension between the recreational and medical marijuana ?

–What sort of compliance issues have the Liquor and Cannabis Board?

–What hurdles do applicants face in obtaining a license to sell?

–What about tensions between the state government and federal government, which still treats marijuana as an illegal drug?

Helping us sort through the issues will be Rick Garza, director of the state Liquor and Cannabis Board, and Heather Wolf, a partner with the Bellingham legal firm Brownlie, Wolf & Lee.

This program was recorded February 24th, 2016.

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