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• State delays issuing licenses for marijuana until Dec. 1

  April 18, 2013 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Washington state is delaying its timeline for granting marijuana growing and processing licenses – and that means legal marijuana sales likely won’t begin before spring of next year. … 1

• Liquor thefts have police, state, stores ill at ease

  April 13, 2013 in City on Page A1 The surveillance video from the Liberty Lake Safeway store is crystal clear. A thief walks into the liquor aisle, glances over his shoulder, grabs a bottle of liquor and casually … 125

• Bills would loosen Washington’s liquor laws

  April 2, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – For all the attention being paid to legal marijuana this session, it’s the more traditional legal intoxicant – alcohol – providing Washington legislators with a greater array of … 18

• Inslee wants to stop spread of bars allowing marijuana use

  April 1, 2013 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state Liquor Control Board to figure out how to stop the spread of bars that allow patrons to consume marijuana on site. Voters … 95

• Doug Clark: A forum for dopey opinions

  February 14, 2013 in City on Page A5 DOUG’S DOPE DIARY … Tuesday, 5:50 p.m. – On my way to tonight’s big pot forum at the Spokane Convention Center. I know I’m headed in the right direction because … 21

• Huge turnout at Spokane forum on marijuana legalization

  February 13, 2013 in City on Page A1 In one of the biggest turnouts in the state, more than 450 people packed the state Liquor Control Board’s public forum Tuesday night in Spokane to talk about Washington’s baby … 248

• Big crowd expected at relocated marijuana forum

  February 12, 2013 in City on Page A6 Anticipating a large crowd at today’s forum on legalized marijuana rules, a state agency made an 11th-hour decision to move to a bigger room – the Spokane Convention Center. The … 2

• State hiring for pot work

  January 31, 2013 in City on Page A1 TACOMA – Wanted: A green thumb with extensive knowledge of the black, or at least gray, market. As Washington state tries to figure out how to regulate its newly legal … 20

• Driver, vehicle fee increases go into effect Monday

  September 30, 2012 in City on Page B1 Lines were perhaps a bit longer than usual at the Department of Licensing on Saturday as many people tried to beat fee increases that go into effect Monday. The Washington … 7

• Liquor board extends fortified beer limits to East Central

  August 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 High-octane beers will soon be banned in yet another part of Spokane. Retailers in the East Central Neighborhood no longer will be permitted to sell certain fortified beers after this … 23

• Officials to ban fortified beer in East Central

  August 1, 2012 in City State liquor officials have decided to grant a request from the City of Spokane for a ban on certain high-alcohol beers in the East Central neighborhood. 23

• Official: Downtown booze crackdown just shifted problem

  July 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 With a bicycle at his disposal, Marcus Hayes will travel to stores in Hillyard, Spokane Valley, or just north of downtown to fill the orders of the residents on “the … 37

• Proposal to extend bar hours gets cold reception

  April 16, 2012 in City, News, Region A request by Seattle city officials to allow bars and restaurants to serve liquor after the 2 a.m. cutoff got a cold reception at a Spokane public hearing Monday. 14

• Gregoire considers efficiency measures

  December 16, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Washington should abolish the Liquor Control Board and see if a private company can do a better job of managing the state lottery, Gov. Chris Gregoire said Thursday. … 1

• State must close all of its liquor operations by June

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Sometime after the first of next year, the impact of the successful initiative ending Washington’s 78-year control of liquor sales will become more apparent. That’s when state liquor stores, which … 22

• Liquor initiative puts contract businesses in peril

  November 9, 2011 in News Sometime after the first of next year, the impacts of the successful initiative ending Washington’s 78-year control of liquor sales will become more apparent. That’s when state liquor stores, which … 6

• Board awaits vote on liquor sign rule

  October 9, 2011 in City on Page B3 The Spokane City Council could vote Monday on whether the city should regulate the number of alcohol signs liquor licensees can have that are visible from the street. In April … 2

• Alcohol incidents drop in ban area

  April 17, 2011 in City on Page B1 Since a ban on cheap fortified beers and wines took effect last year in downtown Spokane, incidents related to public intoxication in the area have dropped. The state Liquor Control … 3

• Liquor bill would allow sampling

  February 9, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Locally distilled liquor could be bought at farmers markets under a plan being considered by the Legislature. And customers in state liquor stores would be able to taste …

• Bill seeks liquor sampling at farmers markets

  February 8, 2011 in News, Region OLYMPIA – Locally distilled liquor could be bought at farmers markets along with organic tomatoes and handmade candles under a plan being considered by the Legislature. And customers in state … 1

• State bans alcoholic energy drinks

  November 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Retailers have a week to clear millions of dollars worth of alcoholic energy drinks from their shelves after state regulators banned them Wednesday, citing the hospitalization of nine … 8

• Organizers baffled by food permit rules

  July 14, 2010 in Food on Page C6 Chefs say they don’t want to break the regional health department’s and state liquor board’s rules with their new dining events. It’s just that they don’t fit easily into the …

• Potential profits drying up

  June 18, 2010 in City on Page A5 Bon Bon is trying to be bona fide. But the state is taking an awfully long time deciding whether it is. In the meantime, Katherine Fritchie is in a small-business … 10

• Cheap beer, wine sales banned downtown starting May 15

    April 7, 2010 in City More than 30 low-cost, high-alcohol beers and wines can no longer be sold in downtown Spokane beginning May 15. 12

• Bars cited for over-serving driver

  February 25, 2010 in City on Page A5 Two downtown bars were cited by the state Liquor Control Board for over-serving a man who, while allegedly intoxicated, caused a fatal accident on Interstate 90 in December. 4

• Washington liquor prices will increase

  May 6, 2009 in City OLYMPIA — The state Liquor Control Board has approved an increase in the price of liquor starting Aug. 1. 5