While cannabis cultivation is legal in WA state, licensed growers are limited to servicing the in-state market. It doesn't seem unreasonable to assume these grow-ops were providing product to states where cannabis is still illegal. If so, registering and paying taxes isn't really an option for them.
While cannabis cultivation is legal in WA state, licensed growers are limited to servicing the in-state market. It doesn't seem unreasonable to assume these grow-ops were providing product to states where cannabis is still illegal. If so, registering and paying taxes isn't really an option for them.