Measure before Legislature could wipe out pot convictions for 200,000 people
PUBLISHED: February 14th 2019OLYMPIA — Washington could wipe out as many as 200,000 convictions for misdemeanor marijuana possession for adults who don’t have anything else on their criminal records. A proposal in the Senate calls for automatic clemency
In new book, WSU Vancouver professor sees benefits of legalized marijuana
PUBLISHED: February 11th 2019In the months after Washington voters approved legalized marijuana in 2012, Clayton Mosher, a sociology professor at Washington State University Vancouver, noticed what he believed to be unnecessary safety concerns. Years after sales began, Mosher
Going green: States would get free hand under pot bill
PUBLISHED: February 8th 2019Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden proposed legislation Friday that would give states a free hand to allow legal cannabis markets without the threat of federal criminal intervention, the latest push in Congress to bolster the nation’s
Oregon eyes allowing home delivery of liquor
PUBLISHED: February 8th 2019PORTLAND — In Oregon, having a pinot gris or a potent indica delivered to your door is as simple as a few taps on the iPhone. But try to get a bottle of Irish whiskey
Bill: Protect transplant patients who use marijuana
PUBLISHED: February 4th 2019SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers may tighten restrictions on the state’s organ transplant centers to ensure they don’t discriminate against patients based on marijuana use. House Bill 2687, sponsored by Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, would
Federal policy kills buzz for advertising pot
PUBLISHED: February 4th 2019America’s cannabis companies are racing to build national brands and market their wares to mainstream consumers. There’s just one problem: It’s hard to advertise your product when the federal government considers you a drug dealer.
Marijuana article strikes a nerve
PUBLISHED: January 30th 2019The joint you smoked last night won’t give you schizophrenia. It also won’t make you assault your neighbor. You might not know that after reading a recent New Yorker article that draws connection between marijuana
Can CBD oil ease pain for pets?
PUBLISHED: January 11th 2019Pot for pets? It may be the next step in the ever-evolving legitimization of medicinal marijuana, and a trio of South Florida companies are competing to become the Blue Apron of cannabis oils for pets.
How Gov. Inslee’s marijuana pardon plan measures up
PUBLISHED: January 9th 2019LONGVIEW — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday he will offer pardons to people convicted of minor marijuana possession between 1998 and 2012. But those offenders may be better off under other alternatives available to
The future of pot in Washington: State regulators talk marijuana ahead of 5-year anniversary of sales
PUBLISHED: January 8th 2019SPOKANE — Nearly five years on, regulators of Washington state’s legal marijuana industry say there’s more work to be done on keeping pot out of the hands of children and assisting growers facing falling revenues