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Alcohol giant Constellations eyeing putting marijuana in beverages
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Constellation Brands, the alcohol giant that sells Corona beer and Svedka vodka, is considering a new approach to livening up its beverages: marijuana. “We’re looking at it,” Constellation Chief Executive Officer Rob Sands said in
Oregon towns prep for legal pot
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SALEM, Ore. — Some 30 counties and cities in Oregon approved some type of marijuana businesses in last week’s election, and officials in those communities now must establish rules for every step in the production
‘Weed Can Wait’ video, graphic contest open
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Clark County Public Health and Prevent! Clark County are hosting a video and graphics contest for youth to document why they choose not to use marijuana. The Youth Now “Weed Can Wait” contest is open
Dog ate my brownie: Legalization fuels rise in high pets
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Star, a petite 6-year-old sheltie who competes in dog agility shows, almost missed a contest this month. She had spent the previous night at the vet, totally stoned on marijuana. Her drug trip was an
Big wins for legal pot, but path uncertain
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017LOS ANGELES — The number of Americans living in states with recreational marijuana more than tripled after at least three states voted to fully legalize the drug. But the election of Republican Donald Trump and
Oregon pot measure results mixed
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SALEM, Ore. — Just a few yards from the Salem, Ore., city line, a customer strolled into the Herbal Remedies cannabis shop on Wednesday, and put his nose into two jars with pot strains on
Legalization movement faces biggest test yet in 9 states
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SAN FRANCISCO — The movement to legalize marijuana faced its biggest test yet Tuesday as voters in nine states, including the nation’s most populous, considered proposals to expand legal access to the drug, which is
Pot legalization movement seeks first foothold in Northeast
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017BOSTON — Having proven they can win in the West, advocates for recreational marijuana hope the Nov. 8 election brings their first significant electoral victories in the densely populated Northeast, where voters in Massachusetts and
Pot laws still hazy in workplace
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017WASHINGTON — After getting busted himself, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said it’s time for Americans to have an “overdue conversation” about marijuana in the workplace. On July 8, 2014, the first day that retail
Pot industry created 18K jobs in Colorado in 2015
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017In 2015, the legal marijuana industry in Colorado created more than 18,000 new full-time jobs and generated $2.4 billion in economic activity, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of the economics of legal cannabis in the