OLYMPIA — The agency tasked with creating a regulated marijuana system in Washington state is losing its director.
Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday he is naming Pat Kohler to serve as the director of the Washington State Department of Licensing. Kohler had served for more than a decade as the director of the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
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