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First-ever marijuana fair opens in Oregon
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SALEM, Ore. — People flocked to Oregon’s first-ever marijuana growers’ fair on Saturday, where a competition for best pot plants will be held with the winning entries to be displayed at the Oregon State Fair.
Oregon man finds portable toilet filled with pot
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — Police in the southern Oregon community of Rogue River say a man walking through a park discovered a portable toilet filled with marijuana plants. The agency posted a photo on social
U.S. government won’t reclassify marijuana, allows research
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will keep marijuana on the list of the most dangerous drugs, despite growing popular support for legalization, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits, the Drug Enforcement
Gallup: 33 million American adults use marijuana
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017A new Gallup poll out Monday finds that percent of American adults who say they currently smoke marijuana has nearly doubled over the past three years. In 2013, only 7 percent of adults said they
What needs to change to maximize marijuana’s benefits to Washington residents?
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017One billion dollars. If current trends keep up, that will be the value of marijuana retail and producer/processor sales in Washington state on a yearly basis. With few exceptions, state marijuana sales have risen every
South Dakota charges 2 men trying to help launch pot resort
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017FLANDREAU, S.D. — Two consultants who worked with a Native American tribe on its plans to open the nation’s first marijuana resort in rural South Dakota have been charged with drug offenses, the state’s attorney
Court hears appeal by Sticky’s Pot Shop
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017The owner of a marijuana store operating in violation of a county moratorium argued his shop’s case before a Clark County Superior Court Judge on Monday. John Larson, who opened Sticky’s Pot Shop at 9411
Oregon State Fair to feature marijuana
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017PORTLAND — A new crop will be featured at the Oregon State Fair this year: marijuana. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports that the fair awards prizes for the curviest vegetable or the most misshapen fruit.
King County lifts moratorium on marijuana businesses
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SEATTLE — King County has lifted its temporary ban on legal marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas. The Seattle Times reports that the Metropolitan King County Council voted 5-3 Monday to allow licensed pot operations, with
Medical marijuana transition off to a rough start
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Merging medical marijuana into the recreational pot industry in Washington state is making for a rough transition. “It’s not as smooth as one would hope, but nothing about being a trailblazer is easy. It’s all