Alleged pot use on Ducks football team draws national attention
The University of Oregon’s athletics director is responding this morning to a story alleging widespread pot use among Ducks football players.The article in “ESPN The Magazine” rehashes some familiar...
View Article10 tons of pot dumped at sea near US-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy says an aircraft carrier group recovered nearly 10 tons of marijuana dumped from small boats in the Pacific Ocean near California's border with Mexico.
View ArticleFake pot is a real problem for regulators
This week, President Obama signed a law banning synthetic marijuana and other synthetic drugs. Dozens of states and local governments have already tried to outlaw fake marijuana, which has been blamed...
View ArticleWill legal marijuana make our roads more dangerous?
If Washington voters approve a ballot measure this fall legalizing marijuana, it would bring big changes – not just in the justice system, but in our communities. In our series “If It’s Legal: Five...
View ArticlePublic marijuana: No tickets in Seattle, but maybe elsewhere
(Updated at 10pm)In Seattle, you're more likely to get a parking ticket than a marijuana smoking ticket.
View ArticleTeen smoking rate drops below pot usage
Washington high school students who participated in a statewide health survey say they are twice as likely to smoke marijuana as cigarettes.Overall, though, the trends show teenagers are drinking,...
View ArticlePot farmers' poison may be threat to endangered fishers
For the first time, federal biologists are assessing whether illegal marijuana gardens in the back woods of the West could threaten the extinction of a wild animal.The object of their attention is the...
View Article4/20 a special day for pot fans
Fans of recreational marijuana are expected to light up in record numbers Saturday. That’s because the date—April 20 or 4/20—is also slang for the time of day when many pot-users like to get high.
View ArticleSeattle police ease pot, tattoo rules for recruits
The Seattle Police Department is loosening its rules on marijuana use and tattoos for new officer recruits.The department used to require that those seeking to join the force not have used pot in the...
View ArticleDEA Raids Pot Dispensaries in Puget Sound Area
Federal agents have raided a number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Puget Sound region.Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Jodie Underwood said Wednesday afternoon the operation was...
View ArticleWashington Pot Czar: Cops Should Crush the Black Market
Washington’s marijuana consultant says police should act fast to squash the black market once state-sanctioned stores open. But in Seattle, that could conflict with the will of the voters.
View ArticleHolder, Senate Committee Will Examine State, Federal Pot Laws
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee wants to look into the conflicts between state and federal marijuana laws.Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy says he's invited Attorney General...
View ArticleFeds Won't Sue to Stop Legal Pot in Wash. State
Despite 75 years of federal marijuana prohibition, the Justice Department said Thursday that states can let people use the drug, license people to grow it and even allow adults to stroll into stores...
View ArticleState Liquor Board to Propose Caps on Pot Production, Stores
We’re about to find out the number of marijuana retail store locations that will be allowed in each of Washington’s 39 counties. The state’s Liquor Control Board plans to release that information...
View ArticleState Liquor Board Announces Proposed Caps on Recreational Pot
The state of Washington can produce, at most 40 metric tons, or 2 million square feet, of marijuana per year, the state Liquor Control Board said in its revised proposed rules for recreational pot on...
View ArticlePot Taxes Paid in Cash? Wash. State Says OK
Marijuana-based businesses in Washington will be able to pay their taxes in cash, according to the state’s Department of Revenue. The agency is gearing up for more cash filers in its field offices.
View ArticleKing County Sheriff to Testify at Pot Rules Hearing in D.C.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on conflicts between state and federal marijuana laws in Washington D.C., and King County Sheriff John Urquhart will be there to...
View ArticleInslee to Meet with U.S. Attorneys about Legal Pot
Gov. Jay Inslee is set to meet Tuesday with the two top federal prosecutors in Washington to discuss the Justice Department's concerns about the state's legal marijuana law.U.S. Attorneys Jenny Durkan...
View ArticleOn Marijuana, Feds Plan to Address Banking Issue
The Department of Justice has let it be known that it won’t interfere with Washington’s legal marijuana industry. But when pot stores do come to Washington, they won’t be able to deposit their money in...
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