Liquor Control Board
State costs of implementing legal marijuana
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Hi folks, Here are a few notes for the day on how much it costs states to implement legal recreational marijuana (at least here and in Oregon). While liquor control budgets (or whatever controlling agency
Washington sets new daily pot sales record
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Washington recreational pot shops set a new daily sales record on Friday, April 17, 2015 heading into the 420 weekend. Stores netted $1,764,230 ($1.8 million) in sales that day, breaking the prior record set on
Marijuana prices drop by more than half since summer
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017OLYMPIA — Marijuana prices have dropped dramatically since stores opened last summer. The Seattle Times reports that the average gram of marijuana in the state’s system sells for about $12. That’s down from a $30
LCB kills pipe bundling at rec shops
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Stores that have been trying to cut prices through bundling product with pipes or other items have been told to stop by the state Liquor Control Board, effective immediately. The bundling allowed stores to charge
Sundays apparently aren’t pot shopping fun days
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017So I was looking through the new marijuana sales details from the Washington Liquor Control Board (they update here every Tuesday: http://www.liq.wa.gov/records/frequently-requested-lists) and got curious about what the best sales days are every week. So
Tax issues could cause pot store closures
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017UPDATE: Just added some comments to the story from Biotrack’s COO, who just called me. Just as stores were starting to level out with at least a somewhat steady supply to keep their doors open,