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Small Washington town becomes first to open government-run pot shop
Source: Reuters
Small Washington town becomes first to open government-run pot shop
SEATTLE Sat Mar 7, 2015 1:50pm EST
(Reuters) - A small town in southern Washington on Saturday opened the state's first recreational marijuana store that is both owned and operated by the local government, officials said.
Cannabis Corner in North Bonneville, home to about 1,000 people on the Columbia River Gorge, will sell a range of marijuana products with all profits going back to the local community, city leaders said.
"It's a really great solution for these small, rural communities that need to raise a little bit of revenue," said Robyn Legun, general manager of Cannabis Corner.
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North Bonneville hatched plans for the retail outlet in 2013, creating a public development authority to work through the permitting process and raise private money to build the new store, city officials said.
The city has no schools in its boundaries and constructed the store away from parks or other areas populated by children, as required by state law.
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SEATTLE Sat Mar 7, 2015 1:50pm EST
(Reuters) - A small town in southern Washington on Saturday opened the state's first recreational marijuana store that is both owned and operated by the local government, officials said.
Cannabis Corner in North Bonneville, home to about 1,000 people on the Columbia River Gorge, will sell a range of marijuana products with all profits going back to the local community, city leaders said.
"It's a really great solution for these small, rural communities that need to raise a little bit of revenue," said Robyn Legun, general manager of Cannabis Corner.
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North Bonneville hatched plans for the retail outlet in 2013, creating a public development authority to work through the permitting process and raise private money to build the new store, city officials said.
The city has no schools in its boundaries and constructed the store away from parks or other areas populated by children, as required by state law.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/07/us-usa-washington-marijuana-idUSKBN0M30RZ20150307