What is a HIDTA? HIDTAs are part of the national drug control strategy. They are grant programs managed by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, awarded to geographic areas that are considered to be critical centers of drug production, manufacturing, importation, distribution and/or chronic consumption.
Northwest HIDTA Whatcom San Juan Okanogan Pend Orielle Ferry Skagit Stevens Island Clallam Snohomish Jefferson Chelan Douglas Kitsap King Lincoln Spokane Grays Harbor Mason Grant Kittitas Pierce Adams Whitman Thurston Pacific Lewis Yakima Franklin Wahkiakum Garfield Benton Cowlitz Columbia Skamania Walla Walla Asotin Klickitat Clark
Collective Garden in Eastern WA
Colorado Marijuana Sales Restrictions
Oregon Marijuana Sales Restrictions
I-502 Zoning by WA State County
I-502 Implementation Update (as of 6/6/16) Of the 261 cities and towns in WA State 119 have passed or already allowed permissible zoning 77 have enacted prohibitions against marijuana businesses 19 have moratoriums in place 46 have taken no action Of the 39 counties in WA State 27 have passed or already allowed permissible zoning 4 have moratoriums in place 4 have prohibitions 4 have taken no action The LCB has eliminated the cap on production acreage (canopy) The LCB has licensed 384 stores (323 with medical endorsements) The LCB has licensed 895 producers and 860 processors FY 2016: over $934 million in retail sales; nearly $179 million in excise taxes collected
All Marijuana Sales During the First 15 Months of Legal Commerce
Senate Bill 5052 (Cannabis Patient Protection Act -- CPPA)
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2014 Healthy Youth Survey 6th grade: 32% - 8th grade: 40%,
45% of 12th grade students reported no/low risk from 2014 Healthy Youth Survey 45% of 12th grade students reported no/low risk from regular marijuana use
Student Suspensions and Expulsions 42% of statewide suspensions related to substance abuse involved marijuana during the 2013- 2014 school year 48% of statewide expulsions related to substance abuse involved marijuana during the 2013-2014 school year
Washington Poison Center From 2012 – 2014, callers under the age of 20 increased 80% Youth represented 45% of state calls for 2014
Spokane Valley Police Department 2013: 50% of DUI cases involved youth 2014: 64% of DUI cases involved youth 2015*: 65% of DUI cases involved youth
State Ballot Issues 2016 Qualified for the Ballot – Nevada Maine California Florida (medical) Collecting Signatures – Arizona Arkansas (medical) Massachusetts Michigan Missouri (medical) Montana North Dakota Oklahoma (medical)
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