Creators can’t exactly go to the patent office to trademark their creative names for a federally illegal product, but with recreational marijuana sales about to be legal and taxed in Washington, those names could be worth a lot of money. And it could mean extra revenue for state government, said Rep. Jeff Morris, D-Anacortes, who is sponsoring House Bill 1976.
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Proposal would tax marijuana trade names, devote money to agriculture research
Creators can’t exactly go to the patent office to trademark their creative names for a federally illegal product, but with recreational marijuana sales about to be legal and taxed in Washington, those names could be worth a lot of money. And it could mean extra revenue for state government, said Rep. Jeff Morris, D-Anacortes, who is sponsoring House Bill 1976.
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