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• Local, state groups vie over city pot initiatives

    May 20, 2012 in City on Page B1 Two groups who favor relaxed enforcement of marijuana laws are battling over similar initiatives they want to put before Spokane voters. Sensible Spokane and Sensible Washington, which are separate organizations, … 8

• 78-year-old pleads guilty in pot case

  May 19, 2012 in City on Page B2 A 78-year-old man who allowed drug traffickers to use his property just south of the Canadian border in Ferry County has pleaded guilty. Alvin Oliver Shields had 700 pounds of … 4

• Homeowner who shot burglar faces assault charge

  April 26, 2012 in City on Page A1 A homeowner in Medical Lake accused of shooting a fleeing 14-year-old burglary suspect in the back last December has been charged with assault. In new court documents, Spokane County sheriff’s … 38

• Doug Clark: Billboard helps weed out the humorless

  April 12, 2012 in City on Page A5 A tempest in a flowerpot blooms in North Spokane. The hubbub centers on a billboard towering over North Division Street near Lyons Avenue. 20

• N. Idaho man to stand trial on drug charges

  March 28, 2012 in Idaho COEUR D’ALENE — A North Idaho man facing drug conspiracy charges in federal court came under investigation after authorities responded to a fire on his property and reported finding evidence … 1

• Hard to rationalize pot prohibition

  March 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 Norm Stamper’s told the story a lot: He was a rookie cop, working a “one-man car” in an affluent San Diego neighborhood, when he approached a home and smelled “burning … 8

• Detectives bust Spokane Valley marijuana grow

  February 24, 2012 in News Authorities responding to a Spokane Valley standoff sniffed out and busted a marijuana growing operation nearby. Sheriff’s detectives executed a search warrant at the house on the 12100 block of … 19

• Lawmakers balk on marijuana initiative

  February 10, 2012 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Voters will have to decide this fall whether to legalize marijuana for personal use. The Legislature appears unlikely to vote on, or even debate, the marijuana initiative sent … 1

• Lawmakers to consider pot initiative

  January 27, 2012 in City OLYMPIA — A measure that would decriminalize use and possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults was sent to the Washington Legislature today after the Secretary of State’s office … 33

• Man accused of trying to sell pot on courthouse lawn

  January 10, 2012 in News Grant County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Grand Coulee man for allegedly trying to sell marijuana on a courthouse lawn. About 1:30 p.m. today, deputies learned an adult male was approaching … 31

• Man arrested with marijuana wrapped as gifts

  December 29, 2011 in City, Idaho A man who works at a hydroponics supply store in north Spokane faces felony marijuana trafficking charges after an officer found 3.3 pounds of marijuana wrapped up as Christmas gifts … 36

• Advocates disagree on best way to regulate medical pot

  December 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 Stevens County activists dressed in prison stripes recently were tossed out of Gonzaga University’s Cataldo Hall where Rick Steves, the travel writer and TV show host, was delivering a speech. … 8

• Home had been hit before

  December 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 A teenager who was with the 13-year-old boy shot during a Monday burglary had stolen marijuana from the same home less than a week before. The boy who was shot … 1

• Report: Homeowner who shot teen suspect had pot stolen earlier

  December 20, 2011 in News, City A teenager who was with the 13-year-old boy shot during a Monday burglary had stolen marijuana from the same home less than a week before. 4

• Eye on Boise: Hart tax drama extended yet again

  December 18, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE - Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart has asked for and received 30 more days to respond to federal authorities’ move to foreclose on his Athol home. The action … 1

• Police says they’ll stop harassing pot supporters

  December 8, 2011 in Region The King County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Public Stadium Authority have agreed to stop harassing people collecting signatures outside the Seahawks football stadium for an initiative that would … 18

• Governors want marijuana reclassified

  December 1, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Governors from Washington and Rhode Island asked the federal government Wednesday to reclassify marijuana so it can be used for medical use. Gov. Chris Gregoire and Rhode Island … 5

• Two plead guilty following medical marijuana raids

  November 23, 2011 in City Two men have pleaded guilty to felony possession of marijuana following raids in April of several marijuana dispensaries in the Spokane area. 22

• Authorities identify alleged burglar shot in Moses Lake

  October 18, 2011 in News The Grant County Sheriff’s office today identified the man shot to death while allegedly attempting to burglarize a medical marijuana patient. 1

• Spokane woman shoots would-be marijuana thief

  October 3, 2011 in City A woman shot a man in the head today as he tried to steal marijuana plants from her home in north Spokane, police said. His accomplice is still at large … 44

• Man, 77, faces trafficking charges

  September 28, 2011 in City on Page A6 A 77-year-old man who lived just miles from the Canadian border in Ferry County is accused of being a major drug trafficker. Alvin O. Shields was allowed to leave the …

• Spin Control: Cities dazed, confused over marijuana control

  August 28, 2011 in City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – Whether she realized it or not last spring when wielding her “partial veto” pen, Gov. Chris Gregoire has prompted a hodgepodge of pot laws around the state and … 3

• Medical marijuana dispensers indicted

  July 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 The owners of two medical marijuana dispensaries in Spokane have been indicted by a federal grand jury. Charles Wesley Wright and Jon Richard Vivian, owners of the THC Pharmacy on … 5

• Plea deal in Hells Angel drug case

  July 16, 2011 in City on Page B3 A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and grow more than 100 marijuana …

• Hells Angels member pleads guilty to drug charges

  July 15, 2011 in City A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang pleaded guilty today to charges that he conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and grow more than 100 marijuana … 1

• Liquor, tolls, care staff initiatives likely qualify for November ballot

  July 9, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington voters will likely face proposals on tolls, liquor and home health care workers on the November ballot. But not on chickens or marijuana. 1

• Pot and driving: Law enforcers struggle to define impairment level

  July 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 It was his green tongue that helped give away Jimmy Candido Flores when police arrived at the fatal accident scene near Chico, Calif. Flores had run off the road and … 36

• Time to sign up or shut up as initiative deadline nears

  July 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – As Washington residents hit the parks, the malls and the supermarkets this holiday weekend, they may get a chance to take part in one bit of democracy central …

• Group files initiative to legalize marijuana use

  June 22, 2011 in News, Legal Activists behind a new push to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Washington state say the measure is carefully calibrated to what voters will support. Leaders of the group New … 7

• Oregon to draw on pot revenue

  June 12, 2011 in Region on Page B1 GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Oregon lawmakers have decided to tap the popular medical marijuana program for an estimated $7 million to fund other health programs and reject a pile of … 4

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