The agency’s plan would not mean full legalization of cannabis, rather, it classifies marijuana as a less dangerous drug and lightens tax burdens for pot shops.
SEATTLE — More than a decade after Washington pioneered the legalization of recreational marijuana in the United States, sales of the product still violate federal law, even in the Evergreen State’s local pot shops.
But many industry leaders are hoping a new move this week by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will ease the Washington cannabis industry’s burdens.
“Anything we can do to lower the cost of running business, is just better in general,” said Pot Shop
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