With the initial draft rules implementing Initiative 502 (I-502) (PDF) issued just last week and still fresh on the public’s mind, Seattle Times reporter Bob Young and three I-502 experts held a live chat today to answer specific questions about the new rules. State Liquor Control Board Deputy Director Rick Garza, ACLU of Washington drug-policy director Alison Holcomb, and dispensary owner John Davis joined Bob Young, a reporter on marijuana and I-502 issues, to offer their views on how the marijuana legalization regulations are shaping up.
Questions ranged from how the State intends to address enforcement issues to whether the Federal government will be issuing a position statement in the near future to how licensed marijuana retailers will compete with an existing black market for the sale of marijuana to the producer licensing process. You can read the full transcript from the live chat HERE.