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Oregon hemp farmers looking for legislation changes
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SALEM, Ore. — A new group of Oregon hemp advocates will ask lawmakers to help clear roadblocks holding back the state’s hemp farming industry. The Bend Bulletin reports that the Oregon Industrial Hemp Farmers
Vancouver holds line on retail pot stores
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017A divided Vancouver City Council is on track to keep the number of recreational marijuana stores capped at six rather than allow three more stores. A motion Monday night to amend the city’s zoning
Some pot shops get medical stamp
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017TACOMA — State government has in recent weeks stamped 142 retail marijuana licenses with a medical endorsement that will let them cater to patients come July 1. The value of an endorsement for the
Woman accused of growing 200 pot plants in Bremerton house
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017PORT ORCHARD — A 25-year-old woman has been charged in Kitsap District Court for illegally farming more than 200 pot plants in her Bremerton house. The Kitsap Sun reports that Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents
Postal service warns newspaper about pot ads
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017PORTLAND — The U.S. Postal Service office in Portland delivered some potentially bad news last week to Northwest newspapers: If news outlets run ads for the region’s booming marijuana industry, they might be violating federal
Cannabis gifts have gone high-end
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017NEW YORK — The explosion of legalized marijuana has produced a market for stylish and tech-driven paraphernalia. Bongs aren’t just about the boys in the basement anymore. But hunting down, dare we say it, high-end
Vancouver mulls allowing more pot shops
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Vancouver should allow nine recreational marijuana stores in town instead of six, the city’s Planning Commission said this month in response to the state removing its limits on the number of pot shops. Vancouver
Vancouver mulls allowing more pot shops
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Vancouver should allow nine recreational marijuana stores in town instead of six, the city’s Planning Commission said this month in response to the state removing its limits on the number of pot shops. Vancouver
Clark County marijuana sales drop when Oregon market opens
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Oregon recently gave a Clark County growth industry quite the trim. Since retail marijuana sales started on the far side of the river in October, sales here have taken a big hit. But local
Pot business of interest to Warm Springs Tribes
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017BEND, Ore. — Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will vote Dec. 17 whether to operate a marijuana-growing facility on the reservation. If passed, Warm Springs could become the first major tribal pot