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Seattle mayor looks to expand potential sites for pot shops
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SEATTLE — The number of marijuana dispensaries in Seattle could grow significantly under a new proposal by Mayor Ed Murray. The Seattle Times reports that the mayor is looking to decrease the required distance between marijuana
Study: Marijuana can help heal bones
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017There’s yet another use for marijuana: It may help to heal broken bones, according to a recent study. Researchers found that cannabidiol — an element of marijuana that does not get people high — improved
Pot farm helps feds develop foundation for standards
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017On a July afternoon in 1999, San Diego police descended on an apartment building where Tom Lauerman was tending to 448 illegal marijuana plants. Lauerman was arrested and spent the night in the slammer.
Farmer Tom’s new world
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Sitting in an open air tent on his farm, Tom Lauerman deftly rolled a joint, leaned back in his easy chair, and began to smoke. And who could blame the guy for relaxing? After
S.W. Washington marijuana sales suffer as Oregon stores open
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Recreational marijuana sales in Washington have increased each month since legalization took effect last year. According to Washington’s Liquor Control Board, sales topped $61 million in October, up from $59.6 million in September. Two of
Oregon utility says indoor marijuana grows straining grid
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SALEM, Ore. — Officials from an Oregon electrical utility company say indoor growing operations for legal marijuana businesses are causing problems for the state’s electrical grid. The Statesman Journal that Pacific Power reported Wednesday that
Colorado asks voters to reshuffle spending of new pot taxes
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017DENVER — The only statewide ballot question in Colorado next week seems like a no-brainer: Should the state keep $66 million in marijuana taxes it has already collected to spend on schools and drug-abuse prevention?
Marijuana’s role in fatal crashes unclear
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Of the roughly 3,000 Washington drivers involved in fatal crashes from 2010-2014, almost two-thirds of them tested positive for drugs or alcohol, but a large portion of those crashes seemed to have involved some combination
County reminds parents that pot is still illegal for minors
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017ALBANY, Ore. — Linn County officials are reminding parents of all middle- and high- school students that marijuana remains illegal for minors, even though adults can now buy it in stores. Juvenile Department Director
Camas OKs ban of retail recreational pot stores
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Camas cannabis connoisseurs will have to import their indulgences after the Camas City Council voted Monday night to ban retail recreational marijuana stores in city limits. “We had a 5-2 vote that basically said