Washington State Moves Forward With Licensing For Marijuana Research

KNKX Public Radio | By Ed Ronco

Published August 25, 2016 at 4:10 PM PDT

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In this file photo from 2014, Mike Thrapp, head grower at Sea of Green Farms, a recreational pot grower in Seattle, trims damaged leaves from marijuana plants. The state is now planning to allow licenses to grow pot for scientific research.

Licenses for scientific research on marijuana could soon be available in Washington state, despite strict federal rules about research on the drug. Under the new state license, labs could grow pot for scientific study. Reporter Melissa Santos wrote about this issue for The News Tribune in Tacoma, where she covers state government. She spoke with KPLU's Ed Ronco.