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Mikhael Carpenter with the State Liquor Control Board says it's too soon to get in line for a license to to grow, distribute or sell. (AP Photo/File)

Many already want to line up for license to sell marijuana

BY Tim Haeck  on November 9, 2012 @ 1:16 pm (Updated: 1:43 pm - 11/9/12 )

Budding entrepreneurs are already wondering how they can get a license to grow, distribute or sell marijuana in Washington.

Passage of Initiative 502 has prompted lots of phone calls and e-mails to the state agency that will set the rules for its implementation. But, Mikhael Carpenter with the State Liquor Control Board says it's too soon to get in line for a license.

"There's no proverbial line, so to speak," said Carpenter. "We are taking e-mail addresses and phone numbers and those people will start to receive mailings."

The state will not start issuing licenses any time soon. "Initiative 502, while it gave us these responsibilities, it also allows us up to one year to craft all of these rules and regulations," Carpenter said.

While the state agency works to set the rules for distribution and sales in Washington, the federal government still considers marijuana possession illegal and that conflict remains unresolved.

Tim Haeck, KIRO Radio Reporter
Tim Haeck is a news reporter with KIRO Radio. While Tim is one of our go-to, no-nonsense reporters, he also has a sensationally dry sense of humor and it will surprise some to learn he is a weekend warrior.
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  • Rick W7PSK wrote...
    Guess it wasnt for Sick Little Old Ladies
    November 9, 2012 12:55 pm
    after all.

    And now one poor little Medical supplier is all in tears because "SHE HAS TO BUY A LICENSE NA PAY TAXES" Poor thing.

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  • Rick W7PSK wrote...
    And pay taxes
    November 9, 2012 12:56 pm
    can we get a 1 min Edit please.
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  • Saltchucker wrote...
    I actually read the proposed law.
    November 9, 2012 3:40 pm
    $250 to apply for liscence to grow, package or retail. $1000 a year to pay for the liscence(s) IF you actually get one. No grower or packager can hold any interest in a retailer. Growers and packagers must submit samples to a state lab to determine if the product meets state standards, yet no standard has been set and any product that does not meet those "standards" will be destroyed. Sounds like a pretty iffy business proposition to me and that is just a few of the items in our new law. I'm dang sure that most of the people who voted for this never got past the headline of the inititive and somehow convinced themselves that thier personal closet garden would be sellable by Christmas!
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