SALEM, Ore. — Oregon raked in $3.48 million from January recreational pot sales — the first month of the state’s 25 percent tax — far outpacing the $3 million projected for the entire year.

SEATTLE — Washington state is starting a new campaign to educate 12- to 17-year-olds about the risks and consequences of marijuana use. The Washington State Health Department campaign uses “selfies” to demonstrate the health risks

BINGEN — At an age when most people are eager to retire, 68-year-old Margie Lemberger cleaned out a chunk of her savings and started a business. The retired pharmacist outfitted her homespun shop along a

Few recreational or medical marijuana businesses have had their licenses revoked since the start of legal marijuana sales — none in Clark County. And in most of those cases, the state shut them down due

The longer you smoke pot and the earlier you start smoking it, the more likely you are to have problems recalling words in middle age. But past exposure to marijuana doesn’t appear to affect other

TACOMA — Legal cannabis continues to be a growth industry in Washington with sales topping $709 million in 2015, nearly half of all sales in the nation, according to a report from cannabis market researcher

The state Liquor and Cannabis Board adopted an emergency rule Wednesday allowing it to recall legal pot products considered a public health risk. Washington regulators have not had a recall process in place, unlike Colorado,

YAKIMA — A new report says the production of illegal marijuana has dropped dramatically in recent years in Washington. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says the number of marijuana plants seized in Washington state in

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon officials say they’ve collected about $3.5 million in taxes from recreational marijuana sales in January. The 25 percent-tax on recreational pot sales began at the start of 2016 and the state

OLYMPIA — It’s now OK to tip the “bud tender.” Prior to Monday, it was illegal to tip the person behind the counter at a state-licensed marijuana store for explaining the different potency of various