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Washington State touts credentials of new pot consultant
By GENE JOHNSON | Modified: March 19, 2013 at 10:10 pm
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Published: March 20, 2013
Oklahoman
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Green thumb? Check. Extensive knowledge of the black market? Check.
Throw in impeccable academic credentials and decades of experience with government agencies, and you have Washington's marijuana consultant — a team advising officials on all things pot as they develop rules for the state's new industry in legal, heavily taxed marijuana.
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