It looks like early July will be when the first legal marijuana stores will be opening in Washington State since voters approved I-502 in 2012:
The first retail licenses for the state’s recreational marijuana market will be issued “no later than the first week of July,” the Washington Liquor Control Board said today. That’s the first deadline we’ve seen that can give some indication of when stores selling I-502 weed will be open for for the general, of-age public.
Previously we have all been guessing that June or July would be when stores opened based on growing and curing time for the legal pot plants. Now we know the licenses will go out about the time we thought the stores could open based on product. Thus, no recreational weed until mid-July at the earliest (based on guessing of when a store could get a license, stock its shelves and flip on the “open” sign
This is all very exiting. And Colorado seems to be doing well so far too. I can't wait until pot is legal in New Jersey. That will bring a tear to my eye.