Coast river business journal. (Astoria, OR) 2006-current, November 13, 2019, Image 1

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    VOLUME 14 • ISSUE 11
CHRONICLING JOY OF BUSINESS
IN COLUMBIA-PACIFIC REGION
NOVEMBER 2019
PROUDLY PUBLISHED
EVERY MONTH
Vancouver Weed Company
owner Gary Green is one of the
few remaining tier-1 marijuana
growers in Pacific County, where
eight have closed over the past
two years. “We’re still struggling
with over taxation and regulation,”
Green said. “We feel like we’re
sharecroppers for the state.”
LUKE WHITTAKER
UP IN
SMOKE
Taxes cripple some
marijuana firms,
while others prosper
STORY ON PAGE 6
PENINSULA DINING
MyCovio’s gaining quick recognition
for Italian-inspired cuisine Page 10