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Washington Pot Shops Open Doors, A Moment 2 Years In The Making

NWNews | By Austin Jenkins
Published July 8, 2014 at 4:34 PM EDT

Washington state's first recreational pot shops open for business Tuesday. Voters there legalized the sale of marijuana for non-medical use back in 2012. The Northwest News Network's Austin Jenkins reports on the lengthy process from that vote to the day's store openings.

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