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Oregon stops issuing new permits to grow hemp
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Agriculture has stopped issuing new permits to grow industrial hemp. The department announced Tuesday it won’t issue permits for the 2016 growing season until it has consulted
Oregon: Mobile pot cart is illegal
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017PORTLAND — It didn’t take long for an entrepreneur to combine two of Portland’s favorite things: marijuana and food carts. But state officials aren’t thrilled. The Oregon Health Authority on Monday said the Smoke Buddy,
Demand grows for new ways to consume marijuana
PUBLISHED: May 24th 20172014: 1,001 2013: 1,070 2012: 1,305 2011: 1,537 2010: 1,626 2009: 2,216 Source: Washington State Patrol Smoking is clearly the popular way to consume marijuana, as demonstrated by the thousands of pounds of marijuana flower
WSU scientists developing Breathalyzer-type pot test
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has uttered the phrase, the traffic safety commission adopted it as a slogan, and in some circles it’s reached catchphrase status: “Drive high and get a DUI.” But the reality is,
New Vansterdam sharpens security measures
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017o No upswing seen in marijuana use among youths o Is marijuana dragging us down? When New Vansterdam opened in the Vancouver Heights neighborhood, nearby residents were concerned there would be an increase in crime.
No upswing seen in marijuana use among youths
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017o Is marijuana dragging us down? o New Vansterdam sharpens security measures Minor in possession of alcohol 2009: 519 2010: 417 2011 : 351 2012 : 422 2013: 342 2014: 317 2015: 200* Minor in
Is marijuana dragging us down?
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017o No upswing seen in marijuana use among youths o New Vansterdam sharpens security measures When recreational marijuana was legalized, Washington entered the unknown, triggering questions — and predictions — about what might happen. Would
Medical pot advocate dies of cancer
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017COLVILLE — A northeastern Washington man at the center of a nationally watched medical marijuana case has died of pancreatic cancer, six months after the federal government dropped charges against him. Larry Harvey was 71.
Cannabis tourism industry gets creative
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017With the sun rising and roosters crowing, Josh Miller rolls out of a bed tucked in a greenhouse full of lush marijuana plants and lights up a joint. That’s how the Seattle attorney starts his
Corrected numbers show pot sales climbed in July
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017After initially stating that Washington’s marijuana sales dropped for the first time in July, the state released corrected figures Friday showing a significant increase for the month instead of a sales drop. It turns out