From the Bellingham Herald:
State posts list of Whatcom County businesses that could get pot retail licenses
The Washington state Liquor Control Board has posted a list of businesses in Bellingham and unincorporated Whatcom County selected by lottery to possibly receive retail marijuana licenses.
At 42, the total is still well above the number of retail stores the state allocated for the region, according to 2010 population data. Whatcom County was allowed 15 total retail licenses — six in Bellingham, one each in Ferndale and Lynden, and seven others countywide.
And what makes this interesting is the first entry in the list for Whatcom County:
1. Green Stop, 7461 Mount Baker Highway, Ste. 90, Maple Falls
This happens to be the address of a local restaurant that has seen some hard times in the last ten years. The original family-run restaurant was a big hit but the principal passed away and the son is an absentee landlord and is charging way to much for rent.
I wish them well but it will be interesting to see the impact on the community.
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