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Laws on drivers’ marijuana use lack scientific support
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017WASHINGTON — Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection to whether the driver was actually impaired, says a study by the nation’s
Ruling may limit pot prosecutions
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SAN FRANCISCO — Rolland Gregg and his family have fought federal marijuana charges for more than three years, arguing that the roughly 70 marijuana plants investigators found on their Washington property were for their own
Oregon pot shops to sell recreational edibles, extracts in June
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017EUGENE, Ore. — Recreational marijuana users will be able to purchase more than just flowers next month. The Register-Guard reports that starting June 2, medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to sell low-dose edibles and
Warm Springs tribe breaks ground on marijuana grow facility
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017PORTLAND — The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has broken ground on a new marijuana-growing facility that is set to be Oregon’s first tribal-owned marijuana grow operation. The construction work on the 36,000-square-foot greenhouse started
Alaska weighs rules for pot use at stores
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017JUNEAU, Alaska — Marijuana regulators in Alaska plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized retail pot stores — a first among states that have legalized the recreational use of pot.
Bank woes easing for legal pot businesses
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SALEM, Ore. — In a once-empty office in Oregon’s Department of Revenue headquarters, officials have created a mini-fortress. Recently hired workers sit behind bulletproof glass at a window inaccessible to the public. Police officers
How pot helps Maher of ‘Real Time’ hit high notes
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017NEW YORK — While a lung-full of marijuana can reduce some potheads to a puddle of silliness and sloth — you know who you are — the fact remains: Pot can serve a host of
Vancouver man pleads guilty in pot case
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017A Vancouver man accused of running an illegal marijuana business was sentenced Thursday to 75 days, but he may be able to serve his time through the jail’s education release program. Adam L. Alexander,
This 4/20 Prevent! Coalition says ‘Weed Can Wait’
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017For 14-year-old Geran Berdogin, weed can wait because he’s a multisport athlete who doesn’t want to damage his lungs. “Weed Can Wait” was the message this April 20 — a day normally synonymous with
Man’s jail death adds new face to debate on marijuana laws
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017CONCORD, N.H. — The recent death of a man who was behind bars on a pot possession charge has put a new face on the debate over decriminalizing marijuana in New Hampshire, the only New