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Numbers from Vancouver pot shops
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017The Liquor Control Board told me how to drill down into some of the pot sales data they provide, which netted some interesting information. I found sales and excise tax numbers for Main Street Marijuana
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
Pot stores say supply situation is improving
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017With $15 1-gram joints out in the Vancouver market this weekend, it looks like pot prices in Vancouver are finally starting to settle down. The folks at New Vansterdam and Main Street Marijuana said they
Lease signed at Vancouver’s third pot shop
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017RWZ LLC, the company that won two lottery spots from the Liquor Control Board for marijuana stores in Vancouver, has signed the lease for its first Vancouver pot shop. It may be the third store
Meet the grower: Urban Farms
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Last week I joined the folks at Main Street Marijuana and New Vansterdam on a trip to a new grower in Longview that they’ve both signed an agreement with. The deal should bring prices down
What happens here if Oregon legalizes
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017The tangled web of I-502 could get even more interesting for Southwest Washington if, as many expect, Oregon legalizes marijuana this November. Many people think it will take at least a year after the vote
Terpworks launches mobile harvest and processing
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017I got to visit Farmer Tom Lauerman Wednesday morning to check out the harvesting process on his farm. But as often happens when I spend time out in Washington’s highly creative cannabis community, I ventured
Harvesting with Farmer Tom Lauerman
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017I went out to Tom Lauerman’s farm this morning to chat with him about the harvesting phase of farming. Most outdoor growers – both I-502 and medical – are entering their big harvest season right
What’s in a name? Ask Brian Budz
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Here’s a little lighthearted tidbit for a Tuesday afternoon. It seems like every time I write anything about Brian Budz, one of the owners of New Vansterdam, there’s always at least one person who comments,
LCB reports $14 million in pot sales through Sept. 15
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017The state Liquor Control Board reported recreational marijuana sales of $14.05 million and excise tax of $3.5 million in Washington through Sept. 15. Broken down by month, July sales (from the 8th to the 31st)