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    Articles by Steve Elliott
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    There are plenty of medical marijuana farmers’ markets...
    By Steve Elliott • March 21, 2014 10:55 am

    There are plenty of medical marijuana farmers’ markets in the Puget Sound area, which means lots of competition. How to…

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    Chalk one up to the law of unintended consequences.Since well before I-502,
    As a result of this year’s failed legislative...
    By Steve Elliott • March 14, 2014 12:06 pm

    As a result of this year’s failed legislative attempts to force medical-cannabis patients into the recreational-marijuana system created by legalization…

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    The Healthy Element is a hidden gem in the unassuming Olympia suburb
    The Healthy Element is a hidden gem in...
    By Steve Elliott • March 7, 2014 2:05 pm

    The Healthy Element is a hidden gem in the unassuming Olympia suburb of Lacey, offering more than 30 strains (15…

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    Rep. Eileen Cody doesn’t like “yellers and smellers.”
    Last Thursday, Sensible Washington took to Facebook to...
    By Steve Elliott • February 28, 2014 10:47 am

    Last Thursday, Sensible Washington took to Facebook to proclaim the death of the medical–marijuana-killing bill that I wrote about last…

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    The proliferation of medical-marijuana access points in the Seattle area has resulted
    The proliferation of medical-marijuana access points in the...
    By Steve Elliott • February 14, 2014 10:31 am

    The proliferation of medical-marijuana access points in the Seattle area has resulted in a (delightfully, in my opinion) wide and…

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    I’ve often mused about the two divergent modes of medical-marijuana dispensary operation:
    I’ve often mused about the two divergent modes...
    By Steve Elliott • February 3, 2014 4:26 pm

    I’ve often mused about the two divergent modes of medical-marijuana dispensary operation: Under one paradigm, the patient experience is akin…

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    Tahoe OG Kush
    When I first met Sean and Carly in...
    By Steve Elliott • January 24, 2014 12:09 pm

    When I first met Sean and Carly in March 2011 through reviewing their medical-marijuana delivery business, The Renton Herbalist, for…

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    To an outside observer not involved in the fight, it must seem
    To an outside observer not involved in the...
    By Steve Elliott • January 17, 2014 9:06 am

    To an outside observer not involved in the fight, it must seem curious how often the cannabis community has to…

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    Photo of attorney Douglas Hiatt, courtesy of Douglas Hiatt
    The state last week reminded medical marijuana dispensary...
    By Steve Elliott • January 4, 2014 11:20 am

    The state last week reminded medical marijuana dispensary operators that they “must pay taxes,” and the Department of Revenue even…

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    As we all know, adult marijuana possession—well, possession of up to an
    As we all know, adult marijuana possession—well, possession...
    By Steve Elliott • December 27, 2013 12:46 pm

    As we all know, adult marijuana possession—well, possession of up to an ounce, anyway—has been legal in Washington since shortly…

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    Choice Wellness Center isn’t the biggest among the many dispensaries on Aurora
    Choice Wellness Center isn’t the biggest among the...
    By Steve Elliott • December 20, 2013 2:00 pm

    Choice Wellness Center isn’t the biggest among the many dispensaries on Aurora Avenue, but if you count its previous location…

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    A festive Chocolope.
    Choice Wellness Center isn’t the biggest of the...
    By Steve Elliott • December 20, 2013 9:13 am

    Choice Wellness Center isn’t the biggest of the many dispensaries on Aurora Avenue, but if you count its previous location…

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    The Washington State Liquor Control Board—under heavy patient pressure—reversed itself last week,
    The Washington State Liquor Control Board—under heavy patient...
    By Steve Elliott • December 12, 2013 6:13 pm

    The Washington State Liquor Control Board—under heavy patient pressure—reversed itself last week, saying it will recommend to lawmakers that medical-marijuana…

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    Funk Skunk (sativa-dominant), $11/gram
    About five months ago, Hope Alternative Medicine became...
    By Steve Elliott • December 6, 2013 10:06 am

    About five months ago, Hope Alternative Medicine became Silverdale’s second medical-marijuana access point; until then, Greenthumb Silverdale had been the…

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    Through the bruising I-502 debate last fall, those who suggested the cannabis-legalization
    Through the bruising I-502 debate last fall, those...
    By Steve Elliott • November 29, 2013 10:50 am

    Through the bruising I-502 debate last fall, those who suggested the cannabis-legalization initiative was deeply flawed were brushed aside as…

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    Up near the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula lies Port Hadlock,
    Up near the northeast corner of the Olympic...
    By Steve Elliott • November 22, 2013 12:04 pm

    Up near the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula lies Port Hadlock, a somewhat out-of-the way, bucolic, and relaxing little…

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    Why are the new medical-marijuana recommendations from the Washington State Liquor Control
    Why are the new medical-marijuana recommendations from the...
    By Steve Elliott • November 15, 2013 1:10 pm

    Why are the new medical-marijuana recommendations from the Washington State Liquor Control Board so bad? Why are the proposed rules…

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    Island Sweet's name is more than just marketing.
    “Well, hello, Steve Elliott!” the receptionist at Tacoma...
    By Steve Elliott • November 11, 2013 12:51 pm

    “Well, hello, Steve Elliott!” the receptionist at Tacoma Greenthumb’s Port Orchard access point said when she checked my paperwork. “Have…

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    I discovered New Image Health & Wellness in Port Orchard while looking
    I discovered New Image Health & Wellness in...
    By Steve Elliott • October 21, 2013 1:30 pm

    I discovered New Image Health & Wellness in Port Orchard while looking for another access point using Weedmaps. That must…

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    If the Liquor Control Board gets what it wants, the agency tasked
    Last fall during the political battle over Initiative...
    By Steve Elliott • October 14, 2013 11:57 am

    Last fall during the political battle over Initiative 502—the recreational-marijuana legalization measure which ended up being approved by Washington state…

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    If the Liquor Control Board gets what it wants, the agency tasked
    Last fall during the political battle over Initiative...
    By Steve Elliott • October 4, 2013 11:49 am

    Last fall during the political battle over Initiative 502—the recreational-marijuana legalization measure which ended up being approved by Washington state…

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    I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Medical-marijuana farmers markets are
    I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating:...
    By Steve Elliott • October 4, 2013 11:26 am

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    I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Medical-marijuana farmers markets are
    I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating:...
    By Steve Elliott • September 27, 2013 12:36 pm

    I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Medical-marijuana farmers markets are the purest form of patient empowerment short of…

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