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Washington Sold $3.8 Million in Recreational Weed Last Month

Despite shortages, the state took in an estimated $1 million in tax revenue.

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Washington sold $3.8 million worth of marijuana during its first month of recreational pot sales, netting the ran out of product in three days. 

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