marijuana
Washington lawmakers tackle marijuana taxes
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017By Lauren Dake Columbian political writer On the first day of the special legislative session, Washington House members took up a bill that would change the way the state taxes recreational marijuana. Washington lawmakers are
Strain Review: Peaches
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Unless the weed man was out of product, I never really had a problem finding pot, although others did and still do. But, now that weed’s legal to some capacity or another, it’s not as
Meet the grower: Phat Panda
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Phat Panda, the flower brand name for Grow Op Farms in Spokane, has become one of the most popular products at a handful of Vancouver stores, including Main Street Marijuana, New Vansterdam and The Herbery.
New pot bill may curb Oregon medical growing operations
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017By The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Legislators writing rules for recreational pot in Oregon propose to limit the size of medical marijuana growing operations. Their intention is to stanch a potential alternative source
Mary Jane’s House of Glass wins growth award
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Mary Jane’s House of Glass, a Vancouver maker of marijuana pipes and other glass products, recently won a local business award for its fast growth. The chain now has 11 stores in Washington and Oregon,
Tom Lauerman: Fighting the pot market merger
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017I asked Tom Lauerman, a Vancouver medical marijuana grower and activist, if he could give us his take on the changes to medical marijuana in 5052 (which merges the medical and recreational marijuana systems in
Cannabis 101: Grinders
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017I asked the folks at New Vansterdam if they could give us a few Cannabis 101 guest posts for those new to marijuana or those returning to it after a long hiatus. The first looks
New pot research journal to launch this fall
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017A New York company is planning to launch a cannabis-focused peer-reviewed research journal this fall, according to a news release. There are several organizations across the country studying cannabis. But this could be a great
With legalization, lawyers turn to business of pot
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SAN FRANCISCO — Law firms and marijuana have long intersected in criminal court. But as pot goes mainstream, firms are getting into the business side of the multi-billion-dollar industry. Over the past several years, small
Update: Gov. Inslee signs 5052, vetoes some sections
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017UPDATE: Inslee signed the bill shortly before 3 p.m. today. He vetoed sections 36, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 52. One of those vetoed sections had tied passage of the bill to the approval