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[Washington] The Confusing World of Compliance Checks: King County Retailers Caught Selling Tobacco to Kids 92 Times in 2012

But that number - collected via federally mandated compliance checks (known as Synar checks) carried out almost entirely by the Liquor Control Board - is a calculation based on checks from January to June each year, and is different from the number releas
Seattle (WA) Weekly
added Dec 21, 2012 08:39
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[Washington] Tobacco sales to minors at highest level in the last decade

About 16 percent of tobacco retailers illegally sold to minors in 2012
Washington Dept. of Health Tobacco Program
added Dec 20, 2012 02:02
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[Washington] VIDEO: Local Retailers Illegally Selling Tobacco

More Washington retailers, including some in our region, are breaking the rules when it comes to selling tobacco to minors. The liquor control board checks up on retailers to make sure they're checking IDs, but it looks like this year, more minors are ge
KNDO-TV (Yakima, WA)
added Dec 15, 2012 21:23
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[Washington] Tobacco Sales to Minors Hits 10-Year High, Say Officials

About 16 percent of tobacco retailers illegally sold to minors in 2012, according to the Washington State Department of Health
Patch.org
added Dec 15, 2012 21:21
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[Washington] Tobacco sales to minors at highest level in the last decade

The number of Washington retailers illegally selling tobacco to minors has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. An annual report that tracks illegal sales shows about 16 percent of tobacco retailers in our state sold tobacco to minors from Ja
PR Newswire
added Dec 12, 2012 15:48
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[Washington] VIDEO: Olympia bar owner allowing customers to smoke pot

The owner of Frankie's Sports Bar and Grill in Olympia is letting customers smoke pot on the second floor of his business. . . . Schnarrs battled the state to allow customers, who pay an annual fee, access to a closed-in area more than 25 feet from the
King5 TV (Seattle, WA)
added Dec 10, 2012 03:35
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[Washington] Pot welcomed in private smoking club

For a $10 fee, you can join Friends of Frankie's, a private club on the second floor run by volunteers. The space is designed for those who want to smoke cigarettes inside despite a ban on tobacco smoking in bars statewide.
KIRO/SeattleInsider.com Channel 7
added Dec 8, 2012 08:49
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Four things to know about smoking pot in Washington state

parts of I-502 go into effect Thursday to limit marijuana use: The law prohibits the use of marijuana in public settings, and it also sets blood concentration limits for driving under the influence of THC, the active ingredient of marijuana. "For people
CBS
added Dec 7, 2012 13:49
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[New York, Oregon, Texas, Washington] Take Action

New York Advocates to Legislators: Show us the money! The 2012 "Broken Promise to Our Children" report shows that New York spends less than 1% of the $2.3 billion in revenue New York is projected to receive from tobacco taxes and the tobacco settlement
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Dec 6, 2012 11:45
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Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages

However, driving under the influence of cannabis, or imbibing in public places, where the consumption of alcohol already is banned, remains illegal.
Reuters
added Dec 6, 2012 10:23
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