Marijuana retailers, producers fear public records requirement compromises privacy, safety

OLYMPIA—When he entered the marijuana industry a little more than a year ago, Jim Mullen said he wanted to help dismantle stigmas surrounding pot.

The co-owner of The Herbery — two marijuana shops in Vancouver — Mullen is one of many licensed business owners in the state who have entered the market since 2012 when voters approved Initiative 502 to legalize the recreational use and sale of marijuana to adults.

“I see a huge opportunity for growth in this industry,” Mullen said. “We want to position ourselves to be someone whose name is recognized with a company that’s doing it right.”

But marij...