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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

WASHINGTON — Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection to whether the driver was actually impaired, says a study by the nation’s

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

SAN FRANCISCO — Rolland Gregg and his family have fought federal marijuana charges for more than three years, arguing that the roughly 70 marijuana plants investigators found on their Washington property were for their own

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

EUGENE, Ore. — Recreational marijuana users will be able to purchase more than just flowers next month. The Register-Guard reports that starting June 2, medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to sell low-dose edibles and

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

PORTLAND — The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has broken ground on a new marijuana-growing facility that is set to be Oregon’s first tribal-owned marijuana grow operation. The construction work on the 36,000-square-foot greenhouse started

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

JUNEAU, Alaska — Marijuana regulators in Alaska plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized retail pot stores — a first among states that have legalized the recreational use of pot.

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

SALEM, Ore. — In a once-empty office in Oregon’s Department of Revenue headquarters, officials have created a mini-fortress. Recently hired workers sit behind bulletproof glass at a window inaccessible to the public. Police officers

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

NEW YORK — While a lung-full of marijuana can reduce some potheads to a puddle of silliness and sloth — you know who you are — the fact remains: Pot can serve a host of

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

A Vancouver man accused of running an illegal marijuana business was sentenced Thursday to 75 days, but he may be able to serve his time through the jail’s education release program. Adam L. Alexander,

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

For 14-year-old Geran Berdogin, weed can wait because he’s a multisport athlete who doesn’t want to damage his lungs. “Weed Can Wait” was the message this April 20 — a day normally synonymous with

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

CONCORD, N.H. — The recent death of a man who was behind bars on a pot possession charge has put a new face on the debate over decriminalizing marijuana in New Hampshire, the only New

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