(OLYMPIA, WA) -- Legal marijuana has become such a big business that the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce dedicated its monthly lunch forum this week to the topic, filling ballroom space at a west Olympia hotel. The Olympian reports Chamber president David Schaffert said the industry has had an increasing economic impact on the community and the state. He said data shows pot sales in Washington are set to approach $1 billion by the end of the year and about $60 million in Thurston County. Tax revenue for the state through the first half of the year was $104 million.
