US OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures in medical milestone
U.S. health regulators have approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law.
U.S. health regulators have approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law.
Tacoma police serve warrants at 6 houses suspected of marijuana growing
Tacoma police said they broke up an illegal marijuana-growing ring Monday morning. Tacoma PD worked with six other agencies as they simultaneously served warrants at six houses across town, arresting an unspecified number of people and confiscating marijuana and growing equipment.
Tacoma police said they broke up an illegal marijuana-growing ring Monday morning. Tacoma PD worked with six other agencies as they simultaneously served warrants at six houses across town, arresting an unspecified number of people and confiscating marijuana and growing equipment.
Durkan and 6 other mayors are pushing for federal marijuana policy reform
Mayors from six U.S. cities in states with legal marijuana said Monday they have formed a coalition to push for federal marijuana policy reform just days after President Donald Trump expressed support for bipartisan congressional legislation to ease the federal ban on pot.
Mayors from six U.S. cities in states with legal marijuana said Monday they have formed a coalition to push for federal marijuana policy reform just days after President Donald Trump expressed support for bipartisan congressional legislation to ease the federal ban on pot.
Trump signals support for legislation easing US ban on pot
LOS ANGELES -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he's inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation's legal landscape for pot users and businesses.The federal ban that puts marijuana on the same level as LSD and heroin has created a conflict with more than two dozen states that have legalized pot in some form, creating a two-tiered enforcement system where cannabis can be both legal and not.The legislation would ensure states have the right to determine the best approach to marijuana within their borders, but some U.S. restrictions would remain, including recreational sales to people under 21.The proposal introduced Thursday has support from members of Congress from both parties, including Republican U.S. Sen.
LOS ANGELES -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he's inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation's legal landscape for pot users and businesses.The federal ban that puts marijuana on the same level as LSD and heroin has created a conflict with more than two dozen states that have legalized pot in some form, creating a two-tiered enforcement system where cannabis can be both legal and not.The legislation would ensure states have the right to determine the best approach to marijuana within their borders, but some U.S. restrictions would remain, including recreational sales to people under 21.The proposal introduced Thursday has support from members of Congress from both parties, including Republican U.S. Sen.
Oregon marijuana growers diversify with hemp amid CBD boom
Applications for state licenses to grow hemp — marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin — have increased more than twentyfold since 2015, making Oregon No. 2 behind Colorado among the 19 states with active hemp cultivation.
Applications for state licenses to grow hemp — marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin — have increased more than twentyfold since 2015, making Oregon No. 2 behind Colorado among the 19 states with active hemp cultivation.
Desperate to hire, more businesses open door to pot smokers
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people.
24-foot #Bongzilla - the world's largest bong - takes shape in Seattle
SEATTLE -- Dozens of artists from around the West Coast gathered Friday in a rented studio.
SEATTLE -- Dozens of artists from around the West Coast gathered Friday in a rented studio.
Police: Man's erratic driving leads to $5 million pot bust
According to a release from the Nebraska State Patrol, Michael Cardis, 39, was pulled over on Interstate 80 Wednesday evening after troopers observed the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van driving in the shoulder.
According to a release from the Nebraska State Patrol, Michael Cardis, 39, was pulled over on Interstate 80 Wednesday evening after troopers observed the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van driving in the shoulder.
Inslee, Ferguson cautiously optimistic after Trump's 'promise' to protect states' marijuana rights
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Friday he is "cautiously optimistic" after President Donald Trump reportedly promised to protect the legal marijuana industry in states, but noted that the president "has demonstrated a willingness to go back on his word."
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Friday he is "cautiously optimistic" after President Donald Trump reportedly promised to protect the legal marijuana industry in states, but noted that the president "has demonstrated a willingness to go back on his word."
San Francisco embraces Amsterdam-style marijuana lounges
The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary's marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths with high dividers, and hardwood floors.
The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary's marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths with high dividers, and hardwood floors.
Tribes cut out of California pot market might grow their own
American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California's legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of going their own way by establishing pot businesses outside the state-regulated system that is less than two months old.
American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California's legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of going their own way by establishing pot businesses outside the state-regulated system that is less than two months old.
City of Seattle to clear misdemeanor marijuana convictions
The City of Seattle plans to vacate misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions prosecuted by the city before pot was legalized in Washington.
The City of Seattle plans to vacate misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions prosecuted by the city before pot was legalized in Washington.
Pot farmer says industry in state is unbalanced, with oversupply of marijuana
SEATTLE -- For pot smokers, prices may be a reason to smile.Since legalization, prices have dipped every single month.Statewide a gram of pot is now about $7 on average compared to $20 in 2014 when the first pot stores opened.“My brother is visiting from Miami and we are doing some marijuana tourism,” said one consumer.The siblings stopped in Diego Pellicer in Seattle's Sodo's district.
SEATTLE -- For pot smokers, prices may be a reason to smile.Since legalization, prices have dipped every single month.Statewide a gram of pot is now about $7 on average compared to $20 in 2014 when the first pot stores opened.“My brother is visiting from Miami and we are doing some marijuana tourism,” said one consumer.The siblings stopped in Diego Pellicer in Seattle's Sodo's district.
Police: More than 1,700 pot plants seized from illegal grow houses in Seattle, Burien
Seattle police seized 1,751 marijuana plants with an estimated value of more than $1.7 million and 247 pounds of processed marijuana worth nearly $500,000 after serving warrants at illegal grow houses in Seattle and Burien Wednesday morning.
Seattle police seized 1,751 marijuana plants with an estimated value of more than $1.7 million and 247 pounds of processed marijuana worth nearly $500,000 after serving warrants at illegal grow houses in Seattle and Burien Wednesday morning.
Pot growers, sellers see lost cash and more worries as software systems hiccup
SEATTLE -- A new system meant to track marijuana from seed to sale in Washington is hiccuping, many in the pot industry say, costing some licensees thousands.MJ Freeway, a new hub for tracing legal pot from grower to seller in the state, rolled out Feb. 1.The system allows state officials to watch the movement of all pot, marking transactions between growers, producers and retailers.
SEATTLE -- A new system meant to track marijuana from seed to sale in Washington is hiccuping, many in the pot industry say, costing some licensees thousands.MJ Freeway, a new hub for tracing legal pot from grower to seller in the state, rolled out Feb. 1.The system allows state officials to watch the movement of all pot, marking transactions between growers, producers and retailers.
Re-criminalizing cannabis is worse than 1930s 'reefer madness'
In the 1930s, parents across the U.S. were panicked. A new documentary, “Reefer Madness,” suggested that evil marijuana dealers lurked in public schools.
In the 1930s, parents across the U.S. were panicked. A new documentary, “Reefer Madness,” suggested that evil marijuana dealers lurked in public schools.
Oregon pot shops caught selling to underage buyers
Nearly 20 percent of state-licensed marijuana retailers in a recent undercover operation sold pot to underage buyers, according to Oregon authorities.
Nearly 20 percent of state-licensed marijuana retailers in a recent undercover operation sold pot to underage buyers, according to Oregon authorities.
Inslee on legal marijuana: 'We're not going backwards on this issue'
OLYMPIA -- Leaders in Washington state are reacting to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind an Obama-era policy that has helped legal marijuana flourish in the state and elsewhere.From the governor to the state's attorney general, down to local lawmakers and marijuana advocates, many in Washington criticized Sessions' move to take back the so-called Cole Memo, a letter sent out under the Obama administration that effectively encouraged federal prosecutors not to go after state-legal cannabis operations.Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson released a statement Thursday on Twitter saying he's "disappointed with Sessions' plans to abandon the current federal policy on marijuana." He also mentioned Sessions rescinding the Ogden Memo from 2009, which states medical marijuana prosecutions are "unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources."He also linked to a 15-page letter the governor and attorney general sent to Sessions last August.
OLYMPIA -- Leaders in Washington state are reacting to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind an Obama-era policy that has helped legal marijuana flourish in the state and elsewhere.From the governor to the state's attorney general, down to local lawmakers and marijuana advocates, many in Washington criticized Sessions' move to take back the so-called Cole Memo, a letter sent out under the Obama administration that effectively encouraged federal prosecutors not to go after state-legal cannabis operations.Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson released a statement Thursday on Twitter saying he's "disappointed with Sessions' plans to abandon the current federal policy on marijuana." He also mentioned Sessions rescinding the Ogden Memo from 2009, which states medical marijuana prosecutions are "unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources."He also linked to a 15-page letter the governor and attorney general sent to Sessions last August.
Sessions officially ends federal policy that let legal pot flourish
It's official. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish.
It's official. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish.
As California legalizes pot, laws collide at US checkpoints
California legalizes marijuana for recreational use Monday, but that won't stop federal agents from seizing the drug — even in tiny amounts — on busy freeways and backcountry highways.
California legalizes marijuana for recreational use Monday, but that won't stop federal agents from seizing the drug — even in tiny amounts — on busy freeways and backcountry highways.