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IPO on Nasdaq big step for Canadian pot firm
PUBLISHED: July 19th 2018SEATTLE — A Canadian company is the first marijuana business to complete an initial public offering on a major U.S. stock exchange, raising $153 million to expand its operations as Canada prepares to legalize the
Marijuana use by college students on the rise in Oregon, OSU study indicates
PUBLISHED: July 19th 2018EUGENE, Ore. — Marijuana use by college students in Oregon has increased since it was legalized in 2015, more so than among college students in states where pot remains illegal, according to an Oregon State
Oregon admits lack of oversight of medical marijuana program
PUBLISHED: July 13th 2018SALEM, Ore. — How much medical marijuana is in the pipeline in Oregon? The managers of the state’s program concede that they simply don’t know because of lax reporting by producers and a lack of
Sticky’s Pot Shop to close
PUBLISHED: July 12th 2018The case for Sticky’s Pot Shop officially ended this week, but the Hazel Dell shop’s owner now wants to make one final appeal: to the voters. On Wednesday, the state Supreme Court declined to hear
U.S. marijuana businesses are on a hiring spree
PUBLISHED: July 8th 2018WASHINGTON — Eight years ago, Samantha Miller was earning six figures a year as a product developer for a LED lighting company in California when a high school friend called to ask a favor. Would
Surge in illegal California pot shops undercuts legal market
PUBLISHED: July 5th 2018LOS ANGELES — A slight marijuana smell wafted out as a steady stream of customers walked into a warehouse, its doors and windows covered by bars. Suddenly, police swooped in. “Sheriff’s department! Search warrant!” a
Vermont becomes 9th state with legal recreational marijuana
PUBLISHED: July 1st 2018MONTPELIER, Vt. — Recreational marijuana is now legal in Vermont, the ninth state to legalize it. Adults over age 21 will be able to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana, two mature marijuana plants
Pot poisoning reports increase among young children
PUBLISHED: June 28th 2018SEATTLE — Washington officials say reports of pot poisoning among young children is on the rise across the state. KOMO-TV reports data from the Washington Poison Center shows that while cannabis exposures are up for
Medical milestone: U.S. OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures
PUBLISHED: June 25th 2018WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite growing legalization for
Some parents of epileptic kids wary of pot-based medication
PUBLISHED: June 19th 2018COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A British pharmaceutical company is getting closer to a decision on whether the U.S government will approve the first prescription drug derived from the marijuana plant, but parents who for years