The Bellingham Herald
State posts list of Whatcom County businesses that could get pot retail licenses
By KIE RELYEA
May 2, 2014
The Washington state Liquor Control Board has posted a list of businesses in Bellingham and
unincorporated Whatcom County selected by lottery to possibly receive retail cannabis licenses.
At 42, the total is still well above the number of retail stores the state allocated for the region, according to
2010 population data. Whatcom County was allowed 15 total retail licenses — six in Bellingham, one each
in Ferndale and Lynden, and seven others countywide.
The state received 78 applications for those 15 slots, with the number of applications narrowed April 21-25
through lotteries. Not all of those 42 will get a license.
Lotteries were held for areas that had too many retail applications. As such, no lottery was held for Lynden or Ferndale.
The businesses also received rankings in the lottery, although a favorable ranking doesn’t guarantee a
license.
Whatcom County at large – meaning rural areas – had 15 retail applicants selected by lottery, with a
business called Green Stop in Maple Falls receiving the top ranking.
Bellingham had 27, with Cascade Herb Co. getting the No. 1 spot. It also had eight different applications at
the same address, 218 N. Samish Way, split into suites. That is a vacant lot right now, according to
Whatcom County property records.
Applicants must meet other requirements that include passing a criminal background check and financial
investigation, as well as having a 1,000-foot buffer from schools, parks or other areas specified by Initiative
502 as being places where children gather.
Here’s the list of local lottery “winners” from the state liquor board:
BELLINGHAM
1. Cascade Herb Company, 4459 Meridian St.
2. 2020 Solutions, 4326 Pacific Highway
3. Green Vision, 218 N. Samish Way, Ste. 103
4. Greenco Limited Liability Co., 618 W. Bakerview Road
5. Dancing Gypsies, 4370 Meridian St.
6. Top Shelf Cannibis, 3857 Hannegan Road
7. Good Life Cannabis, 1840 James St.
8. Citrus Group, 218 N. Samish Way, Ste. 102
9. Green Vision, 218 N. Samish Way, Ste. 104
10. Hamsterdam, 2121 King St.
11. Bellinghamsterdam, 4326 Pacific Highway
12. LR Ventures & Associates, 218 N. Samish Way, Ste. 106
13. JWC Enterprises, 2119 Lincoln St.
14. The Joint, 141 Samish Way
15. Sunshine Cannabis Supply, LLC, 4370 Meridian St.
16. Mandeep Kaur, 4564 Meridian St.
17. The Treehouse, 4208 Meridian St.
18. Bellingham Cannabis Boutique, 4220 Meridian St. Ste 102
19. MLR Investment Group, 218 N. Samish Way, Ste. STE 108
20. LR Ventures & Associates, 218 N. Samish Way, Ste. 105
21. Purple Ridge Farm, 3705 Irongate Road
22. Cascade Herb Company, 4208 Meridian St., Ste.B
23. Citrus Cleaners, 218 N. Samish Way, Ste. 101
24. Greenco, 4220 Meridian St. Ste. 102
25. Oasis Organics, 2018 Iron St., Ste. A
26. Healthy Living Center, 2118 James St.
27. MLR Investment Group, 218 N. Samish Way, Ste. 107
WHATCOM COUNTY
1. Green Stop, 7461 Mount Baker Highway, Ste. 90, Maple Falls
2. W.C.W. Enterprises, 5602 Guide Meridian, Ste. A , Bellingham
3. Grateful Green, 1215 N. Lake Samish Dr., Unit B, Bellingham
4. Whatcom Resin Co. 1, 5309 Guide Meridian Road, Bellingham
5. The Green Pot, 5655 Guide Meridian, Bellingham
6. Green Smoke Shop, 5309 Guide Meridian, Ste. B, Bellingham
7. JJF, 2530 Peace Portal Dr., Ste. B, Blaine
8. People Of The Medicine, 1215 N. Lake Samish Dr., Bellingham
9. Whatcom Resin Co. 2, 7160 Guide Meridian, Lynden
10. Tangletown Holdings, 4817 Alderson Road, Blaine
11. Koma Kulshan LLC, 3703 Bennett Dr., Bellingham
12. Chuckanut Recreational, 1215 N. Lake Samish Dr., Unit B, Bellingham
13. Dakota Land Company, 1348 Gulf Road, Point Roberts
14. Cascade Herb Company, 4935 Guide Meridian, Bellingham
15. JRS Enterprises, 4815 Alderson Road, Blaine
Note: No lottery was held for locations in Lynden and Ferndale.
Reach Kie Relyea at 360-715-2234 or kie.relyea@bellinghamherald.com .
