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Attorney Anne van Leynseele, founder of NWMJLaw and one of Washington State first attorney's to specialize in business law for legal cannabis entities, has written a tell-all book that exposes the sordid underbelly, and lingering criminality of the emerging legal cannabis industry. \“Cultivating Crime, The Dark Side of Legal Marijuana\“ is a cautionary tale -- detailing with a lawyer's granularity the shadowy business practices of the cannabis grey market -- where all-cash deals are written on a napkin and sealed with a handshake -- and the greed, corruption and incompetence that challenged the migration of the illicit industry into a regulated, legal marketplace. A must-read for anyone involved in Washington's legal cannabis scene, who'll recognize many of the figures and archetypes referenced in the book, Cultivating Crime is a real-life drama that reads like a crime novel, tracing the attorneys personal and professional journey as she m
