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  Father and son suspected of selling pot to students

  February 18, 2010 in City Police arrested a 20-year-old Spokane man and his father today on suspicion of selling marijuana to high school students in northwest Spokane. 7

• Singer of true substance always takes the high road

  February 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 Reforming America’s pot laws has a good buzz going. Medical marijuana, for example, has broad popular support among the ill-and-achy baby boomer masses. 2

• Legislators weigh legalizing marijuana v. decriminalizing it

  January 13, 2010 in City While the Legislature wrestles with a huge budget shortfall that forces hearings on everything from closing state institutions to raising college tuition, the most heavily attended hearing Wednesday involved a … 17

• Student pot use rises in CdA, falls in Spokane

  December 15, 2009 in City on Page A1 Coeur d’Alene teens smoked more marijuana last year than they did in 2006, a contrast to a trend revealed in statistics released Monday in a federal survey about the drug … 1

• Arrested Canadians toted pot in duffels, agents say

  November 4, 2009 in City on Page A5 Two Canadian men face drug charges in U.S District Court after being caught near the border this week with what federal agents described as eight duffel bags of marijuana. William …

• Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy

  October 19, 2009 in Nation/World, City Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by … 1

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  Sophisticated pot fields a growing problem in Washington

  October 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Some of the most innovative farming techniques in the Northwest are being applied to a cash crop that isn’t wheat, apples or grapes. It’s a low-tech but high-stakes, high-risk venture … 18

• Pot-smuggling pilot gets nearly 4 years

  October 5, 2009 in City, Idaho A Canadian helicopter pilot who brought about 150 pounds of marijuana into North Idaho faces nearly four years in prison. 1

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  Police arrest medical-pot dispensary owners

  September 10, 2009 in City As police pulled marijuana plants from the home of a medical marijuana supplier Thursday in north Spokane, a woman stood on a porch next door, smoking pot from a glass … 24

• Two arrested in drug raids

  October 23, 2008 in City on Page B3 A marijuana-growing operation led police to an apparent bootleg porn business and launched an investigation into possible identity theft after the suspect told police he’d gotten employee files and credit …