A retail store has finally gone on the record with its plans to open on July 1 (or possibly July 8). Main Street Marijuana, which came in first in Vancouver’s retail lottery under the name

Update: I talked to somebody from New Vansterdam and they told me they’ll be willing to talk on the record soon. They do appear to be shooting for July. I’ll have more once they’re ready

Guest Post by Adam Stites, Founder – Mirth Provisions in Longview, WA Marijuana is in the news again — and not in a particularly positive way. In New York Times’ columnist Maureen Dowd’s June 3rd

There’s a lot of gray area when it comes to Washington’s medical marijuana collectives. And it will be another year before they learn whether they’ll have to merge into the recreational economy. Farmer Tom Lauerman,

So the manager of the first retail pot store in Washington State announced he’ll be ready to open in Spokane on July 1. Here’s the story on The Columbian’s website about that: Marijuana retail store