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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

SALEM, Ore. — Sales and tax figures collected by state agencies may finally solve one of Oregon’s long-running farm crop questions: whether marijuana is indeed the state’s most valuable crop, as cannabis advocates have always

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

Vancouver could be getting more pot shops. The city council will consider expanding the number of marijuana stores from nine to 12 at its meeting Monday. Earlier this year, the state Liquor and

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

When Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2012, opponents of the new law warned that more teenagers would start using the drug. But teen use of marijuana has held steady, according to a new

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

WASHINGTON — Mark Kleiman, who served as Washington state’s top pot consultant after voters legalized the drug in 2012, says it would be easy for the next president to get rid of the nation’s marijuana

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

SALEM, Ore. — An amendment to aid marijuana businesses seeking financial services passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 16. The amendment, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, would bar federal banking regulators

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

MURPHY, Ore. — They say good fences make good neighbors. Then there are the fences that enclose the growing number of Josephine County’s marijuana grow sites. There are a lot of them. And they

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

MURPHY, Ore. — They say good fences make good neighbors. Then there are the fences that enclose the growing number of Josephine County’s marijuana grow sites. There are a lot of them. And they

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

DENVER — Legal marijuana is giving Colorado a stinky conundrum. Visitors can buy the drug, but they can’t use it in public. Or in a rental car. Or in most hotel rooms. The result

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

If you smoke marijuana and you’re shopping for life insurance, chances are you can find a company that won’t penalize you for your habit, but you may have to weed out several insurers to find

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

America’s burgeoning weed industry just seems to be climbing higher. Tech giant Microsoft announced Thursday it is partnering with a cannabis industry-focused software company called Kind Financial. The company provides “seed to sale” services for

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