Monthly Marijuana Update

By Blaine Stum, LA to Councilmember Jon Snyder

State Licenses

- The Liquor Control Board has issued a total 81 producer licenses in Spokane County.

o Tier 1: 24

o Tier 2: 31

o Tier 3: 26

- The Liquor Control Board has issued a total of 62 processor licenses in Spokane County.

- The Liquor Control Board has issued a total of 12 retail licenses in Spokane. One of those

licensees does not currently have a valid location.

o Five retailers are in the unincorporated county.

o Four retailers are in the City of Spokane

o Two retailers are in the City of Spokane Valley.

Sales Figures

- Monthly, state wide marijuana sales continue to increase: total sales were $16.9 million in

December and $18.4 million in January.

o Total state wide sales since July: $100,647,687

o Total excise taxes due since July: $25,161,922

- Total sales in Spokane County as of Feb 3rd (latest available data) are $10,766,574.

o Total taxes from sales in Spokane County: $2,696,139

Other Information

- Colorado:

o Total medical and recreational marijuana sales totaled almost $700 million for 2014.

o SCOTUS allowed Colorado an extension to respond the lawsuit brought forward by

Nebraska and Oklahoma. The Court has not yet indicated whether they will hear the

case.

- Alaska marijuana legalization went in to effect on February 24th.

- Marijuana is now legal in Washington D.C.

- New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study finds that marijuana consumption is

not associated with an increased probability of getting into an accident:

o Link: http://cloudfront-assets.reason.com/assets/db/14237659005232.pdf

- A new comparative risk assessment study of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other illicit drugs

finds that marijuana is the least risky recreational drug.

o Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311234/

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