SEATTLE (AP) — The shadowy medical marijuana industry in Washington state has a new trade organization.
Organizers say the Washington Cannabis Association opened for business a few weeks ago and now has about two dozen dues-paying members, ranging from individual growers to dispensaries and patient cooperatives. Anyone can join for $100, but full membership is $5,000 a year.
They’ve even hired a lobbyist to press for changes to the state’s medical marijuana law during the upcoming legislative session.
Spokesman Philip Dawdy says the association’s goal is to push for sensible legal changes to regulate the industry and help provide some revenue to the state.
