PROSSER - The state's first pot auction unfolded Saturday afternoon behind the screened fences of a denuded marijuana farm. About 300 pounds of dried flower with names like Girl Scout Cookies, One Arm Bandit and Purple Kush sold for an estimated $600,000 to recreational retailers and processers for just dollars a gram. The auction at Fireweed Farms in Prosser was limited to licensed processors and retailers and media members. It was monitored by at least two state Liquor Control Board officers. [continues 555 words]
