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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — With updates to Washington's medical marijuana system in effect, Tacoma is moving to shut down dozens of unlicensed dispensaries.
The News Tribune reports (http://is.gd/4AfRJQ ) that Mayor Marilyn Strickland expects at least 48 of the city's 60-plus medical pot shops to close permanently. They're getting letters telling them to shut down within 45 days.
King County and Seattle have also taken steps to close medical marijuana establishments.
State lawmakers this year voted to bring previously unsanctioned dispensaries into the fold of Washington's highly regulated recreational marijuana market. The newly renamed Liquor and Cannabis Board is charged with deciding which medical pot operations can obtain licenses and remain open, with priority given to those that have been considered good actors, such as by having voluntarily paid state taxes.
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