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Some fear changes to state laws as U.S. weighs pot medicine
PUBLISHED: June 19th 2018COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Some American parents who for years have used cannabis to treat severe forms of epilepsy in their children are feeling more cautious than celebratory as U.S. regulators near a decision on
Proposed banking fix for pot no cure-all
PUBLISHED: June 14th 2018LOS ANGELES — A proposal in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana could encourage more banks to do business with cannabis companies, but it appears to fall short of a cure-all for an
9 charged in fraud, marijuana scheme
PUBLISHED: June 13th 2018PORTLAND — Oregon’s top federal prosecutor has charged nine people with financial and drug crimes in a scheme that involved defrauding banks and using the money to start illegal marijuana grow houses and fund an
6 mayors want pot removed from federal list of illegal drugs
PUBLISHED: June 11th 2018PORTLAND — Mayors from six U.S. cities in states with legal marijuana said Monday they have formed a coalition to push for federal marijuana policy reform just days after President Donald Trump expressed support for
Trump considers easing pot ban
PUBLISHED: June 8th 2018LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal
Employee at cannabis producer injured in explosion
PUBLISHED: June 8th 2018ARLINGTON — An explosion at Smokey Point Productions, a cannabis producer in Arlington sent one person to the hospital. The Everett Daily Herald reports that an employee was taken to Cascade Valley Hospital Thursday afternoon
Most say smoking pot is ‘morally acceptable’
PUBLISHED: June 4th 2018Nearly two-thirds of Americans say smoking marijuana is “morally acceptable,” while 31 percent disapprove of pot on moral grounds, according to a survey released Monday by Gallup. That’s a sharp jump from 2013, when a
Oregon’s cannabis glut a cautionary tale
PUBLISHED: June 1st 2018PORTLAND — When Oregon lawmakers created the state’s legal marijuana program, they had one goal in mind above all else: to convince illicit pot growers to leave the black market. That meant low barriers for
Clark County Council doesn’t change stance on legal pot
PUBLISHED: May 30th 2018No member of the Clark County Council signaled that they had a change of heart regarding the county’s restrictions on pot following a nearly 2 1/2 -hour special work session on cannabis Wednesday evening. The
California, U.S. team up on divisive issue: marijuana
PUBLISHED: May 30th 2018SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An alarming increase in the use of a highly toxic and banned pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public land in California is leading U.S. and state officials to team up