About 70 people — marijuana store owners, growers, processors and others hoping to sell services in the young cannabis industry — turned up Thursday for the first local meeting of the Marijuana Business Association. MJBA,

I finally got time to read the September 2014 report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) called “Taking Control: Pathways to Drug Policies That Work.” The report comes from some heavy hitters internationally,

Edibles have been an incredibly tricky component of I-502 implementation, especially with the restrictions and pricing issues. So far, I think we’ve only seen one shipment of a small amount to one Vancouver store (New

Admittedly I’m not all that in the loop on the medical marijuana side of things here in Washington. I mostly write about legalization, I502 and Clark County businesses. But this may affect a bunch of

Michael Backes, author of Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana, will be part of the “Science on Tap” lecture series at the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street, in Portland. Backes will

The Marijuana Business Association will be in Vancouver on Thursday, Sept. 18 for a special free Meetup event at the Vancouver Community Library. The meeting will be at the 901 C Street location from 6-8

Here’s a kitchen sink update for everybody for this week (Starting Monday, Sept. 8, 2014): The Washington State Liquor Control Board reported marijuana sales of $12.09 million through Sept. 8, with $3.02 million in excise

I asked the folks at the International Cannabis Business Conference (Sept. 13-14 in Portland) to give us a little rundown of the event and who should go. Looks like it will be a good one

Frank Godfrey, a lawyer in Beaverton, Oregon, gave us a nice guest post today about legalization and its potential to bring folks together from different parts of the political spectrum. Godfrey also offered to give

I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, but I’ve heard a lot of positive feedback on the “Evergreen: The Road to Legalization” documentary about I-502 in Washington. I may finally get the chance.