Marijuana
Pot-Related Bills Advance In State Legislature
Two marijuana-related bills advanced Thursday in Olympia, with legislative committees giving their OK to one measure that would block police from arresting medical marijuana patients and another that would let people have misdemeanor pot convictions erased.
House Panel Hears Bill To Tax Medical Pot Sales
More than a dozen people, many of them medical marijuana patients or providers, testified Monday against a measure to tax medical marijuana dispensaries, an effort to undermine any black market when sale of state-taxed recreational marijuana starts at the end of this year.
Report: Smoking Pot Linked To Elevated Stroke Risk In Young Adults
A new study has found a connection between smoking marijuana – often informally referred to as “pot” or “weed” – and an increase in stroke risk for young adults.
Two Local Men Cited In Central Oregon For Carrying 40 Pounds Of Marijuana
Oregon State Police say 40 pounds of marijuana have been seized in a Grants Pass-area motel parking lot. Detectives with the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement team responded to assist city police Monday at the parking lot where the city officers had gone on an unrelated disturbance call.
Effort Building To Change US Pot Laws
An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a federal pot tax.
Washington State Officials Hiring Weed Consultant
Wanted: A green thumb with extensive knowledge of the black, or at least gray, market.
Washington State Government Considers Tracking Marijuana Users Digitally
So far, no one is suggesting checkpoints or fences to keep Washington state’s legal pot within its borders.
Keeping Pot Within Its Borders Will Be A Challenge For Washington
So far, no one is suggesting checkpoints or fences to keep Washington state’s legal pot within its borders. But Gov. Jay Inslee insists there are ways to prevent the bulk smuggling of the state’s newest cash crop into the black market, including digitally tracking weed to ensure that it goes from where it is grown to the stores where it is sold.
Marijuana Forum Thursday Night In Seattle
The state Liquor Control Board holds the second of a series of forums on legal marijuana sales Thursday night at Seattle City Hall.
Inslee: Washington Will Keep Progressing On Legal Pot
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday, but came away no further enlightened about how the federal government will respond to last fall’s votes in Washington and Colorado that set up legal markets for marijuana.
