While neighboring states allow recreational and medical marijuana use, Idaho remains strictly bud-free. In total, 21 states across the U.S. have legalized recreational marijuana, and 37 states have allowed medical use. Idaho is one of just four states yet to even decriminalize marijuana, along with Wyoming, Kansas and South Carolina. But with several weed-friendly states only a few hours’ ...
While neighboring states allow recreational and medical marijuana use, Idaho remains strictly bud-free. In total, 21 states across the U.S. have legalized recreational marijuana, and 37 states have allowed medical use. Idaho is one of just four states yet to even decriminalize marijuana, along with Wyoming, Kansas and South Carolina. But with several weed-friendly states only a few hours’ ...
The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board confirmed Thursday that Robert McKinley, 45, co-owner of Grow Op Farms and Phat and Sticky, was named in a December indictment alleging he and eight other residents of Utah had devised a scheme to bilk customers of "nutraceutical, CBD, and dietary supplement products" out of millions of dollars by setting up phony companies and websites and making untrue claims about the products' health benefits. McKinley's attorney said the allegations are not related to his state-licensed businesses in Washington.
A new study co-authored by a Spokane researcher shows promise that the non-psychoactive component of cannabis called CBD reduces a desire for cigarettes.
The topic of ‘shrooms’ is once again on the table for the Legislature, as the state Senate passed a bill Tuesday to study access and potential legalization of psilocybin, the chemical compound found in magic mushrooms.
When Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana a little more than 10 years ago, persons of a certain age wondered about the switch from the realm of “Dazed and Confused” to the brave new world of state-sponsored pot.Probably no one could have imagined how far government intervention might come as we start our second decade.
In the Seattle area, the popularity of cannabis products easily exceeds that of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping, according to new data from market-research firm Nielsen.
Dec. 19—This December marks a decade since Washington state became one of the first two states in the U.S. to legalize marijuana. A look back at the cannabis industry's growth in the Evergreen State shows the fledgling market has yet to mature, with sales declining after surging during the pandemic and the initial years of legalization. After voters in Colorado and Washington approved ballot ...
Today, with 21 states and counting allowing the possession and sale of the drug to adults, the attention has shifted among industry members to the real possibility that the walls around Washington's market, approved by voters, could soon come tumbling down with federal legalization and access to banking.
The day after President Joe Biden decided to pardon marijuana smokers, the 79-year-old walked into a bookstore on the University of Pennsylvania campus with his granddaughter. One voice in the crowd outside shouted out: “Yo Joe, legalize that weed.”
As he announced pardons on Thursday for everyone convicted of marijuana possession under federal law, President Joe Biden also called on governors across the country to issue similar pardons for state marijuana convictions.