Transcript The Legalization of Marijuana in Washington State: Big

NORTHWEST HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA
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 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA
Northwest HIDTA
Whatcom
San Juan
Okanogan
Pend
Orielle
Ferry
Skagit
Stevens
Island
Clallam
Snohomish
Chelan
Jefferson
Douglas
Kitsap
Grays
Harbor
Lincoln
King
Spokane
Mason
Kittitas
Grant
Pierce
Adams
Thurston
Whitman
Pacific
Lewis
Yakima
Franklin
Garfield
Wahkiakum
Benton
Cowlitz
Columbia
Skamania
Walla Walla
Klickitat
Clark
Asotin
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)
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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)
CPPA
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2014 Healthy Youth Survey
6th grade: 32% - 8th grade: 40%,
10th grade: 61% - 12th grade: 72%
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 20132014 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)
QUESTIONS?