PORTLAND — Oregon residents looking to enter the recreational marijuana business can now apply for a license. The Oregonian reports that the license paperwork became available Monday morning. At noon, 70 people had submitted the

LONGVIEW — As the price of marijuana continues to drop, Washington pot businesses are struggling to keep up with the changes. The Daily News reports that since legal marijuana entered the market in July 2014,

DENVER — Snoop Dogg has his own line of marijuana. So does Willie Nelson. Melissa Etheridge has a marijuana-infused wine. As the fast-growing marijuana industry emerges from the black market and starts looking like

DENVER — A marijuana banking case set for arguments Monday is testing the federal government’s stated goal of addressing the cash-only nature of the quasi-legal pot industry. But should pot sellers be able to use

DENVER — A marijuana banking case set for arguments Monday is testing the federal government’s stated goal of addressing the cash-only nature of the quasi-legal pot industry. But should pot sellers be able to use

DENVER — The $3.5 billion U.S. marijuana market is emerging as one of the nation’s most power-hungry industries, with the 24-hour demands of thousands of indoor growing sites taxing electricity grids and unraveling hard-earned gains

SALEM, Ore. — Banks in Oregon are reluctant to deal with the state’s new legal marijuana businesses because many fear a federal backlash. Securing something as simple as a checking account can be nearly

PORTLAND — Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have approved a plan to build a facility to grow marijuana on their reservation in central Oregon and sell it at tribe-owned stores outside the

PORTLAND — The U.S. Postal Service says it’s illegal to mail materials containing advertising for marijuana products, even in states that have legalized the federally controlled substance. The statement released this week comes in response

OLYMPIA — Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board says it will increase the maximum number of marijuana stores in the state to help serve those who use the drug for medical reasons. The board said Wednesday