Yes to most of these questions, other than the distributor/sales, at least here in WA. The details are being worked out, including commercial growing permits, how much to grow in aggregate and how to price it (has to be high enough for the state to take a meaningful share of tax but not so high to lose many sales to the black market). Liquor sales just went from the state to private so I don't think marijuana will be sold by the state. Very likely some subset of the retail liquor distributors will get it. There has to be some identifying hologram or whatever on the package to distinguish it from black market. Maybe actual DNA identifiers later. State already has blood tests for DUI set up.
Thanks for all that info.
I bet if we dug down to the roots of manufacturing, sale and distribution, we’d find tobacco companies. They’ve lost sales in the last decade, have knowledge and equipment to grow and process marijuana cigarettes. If indeed, it will be in cigarette form. Do you know?
Or does grannie have to roll her own?