A Spokane Valley resident apparently angry at having to wear face masks is accused of setting fires at two businesses in town over the coverings, including one ignited by a Molotov cocktail.

During a recent flight from Puerto Rico to New York, Noah Fishman was on edge. "Due to COVID, the masking requirement and the extra safety protocols, I was more stressed traveling than ever," Fishman said. However, the owner of Zenbarn Farms has a secret weapon.

Apex Cannabis, with three locations in Spokane County, is participating in the state's "Joints for Jabs" promotion, sanctioned by the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board, allowing members of the regulated market to provide pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes to customers who get their shots. 

A Spokane vaccination clinic catering to cannabis customers will be held later this week at Apex Cannabis in downtown Spokane.

It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a rough start.

The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board is pursuing rules intended to regulate the sale of so-called "delta 8" products in state licensed marijuana retailers. The products can be made with plants that are currently legal under federal law, but there's uncertainty whether their extraction and sale violate federal and Washington laws. 

Kelly Wescott, the longtime manager of Royals Cannabis in north Spokane, says everyone deserves to be treated like royalty.

Tracey Medeiros made a name for herself in culinary circles by penning a variety of cookbooks that feature local ingredients, farm-to-table treats and regional delicacies.

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

Should we legalize marijuana all over the country? It comes up a lot in Wisconsin – where I live – because it’s not legalized for any reason, and our governor recently brought up legalizing it.

A study, published by JAMA Pediatrics March 29, 2021, found a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) within 12 months of first using cannabis among adolescents than among young adults.

Are you all, like me, feeling like you can breathe a little easier? Now that we’re into a beautiful spring and vaccinations are available to adult populations, it seems like things are turning around. I mean – lilacs! Birds! Sun! It’s just the best time of year to get outside and do fun stuff and, oh yeah – try my incredible new recipe for Citrus Curd.

While there is still uncertainty and restrictions threatening in-person events, many cannabis groups have plans for gatherings the second half of 2021.

We’ve long known the dangerous effects of driving under the influence of alcohol, but there’s been fewer studies about the possible impacts of cannabis.

Shanel Lindsay is an attorney in Boston, as well as the founder and CEO of Ardent, a biotech and medical cannabis device company.

Burnout can affect you both emotionally and physically and lead to exhaustion, lack of interest and the feeling you can’t be productive.

Delta-8 is created most often through lab-based extraction of hemp plants, which turn a chemical compound in the plant into a product that produces a less profound "high" than the THC in most cannabis products you'd buy at stores, known as "delta-9." The names are derived from the chemical structures of the THC, which are similar but not identical. 

How much prodding does a down-in-the-dumps partner need when we're all in a pandemic funk?

Sativa Sisters started in 2014 when four close friends won the lottery for retail cannabis licenses and purchased a building on East Trent Avenue in Spokane Valley.