Employees who sold marijuana to underage in sting unlikely to be prosecuted

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Washington state’s county prosecutors have entered murky waters in the ever-evolving legal land of recreational marijuana.

Many are still unsure of how to handle charges leveled against state-licensed marijuana retailer employees who were caught making an in-store sale to an underage investigate aid sent in by the Liquor Cannabis Board (LCB).

In King County, three stores — one in Shoreline, one in Kenmore and one in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood — are among the 19 Washington stores that now have employees nervously awaiting news if they will be prosecuted.

It’s hard to say which direction prosecutors will sway, but what is certain, is that prosecution in multiple counties are reluctant to jump to any harsh conclusions.

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s office has yet to receive official documentation of these three cases from the LCB, and will review them accordingly as they come in, said media relations manager Dan Donohoe.

 

In counties across Washington, it seems that the paperwork...

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