Marijuana

A Spokane man who started a 26-acre fire near Airway Heights when sparks from his drug pipe ignited dried grass will spend two months in jail.

Washington drivers can receive a DUI for driving while high, the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. 

A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings in Washington state last month — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target.

In recent months, Washington retail marijuana store owners, industry leaders and politicians have said armed robberies at pot shops have increased, endangering employees, and have emphasized that solutions are needed at both the statewide and federal levels.

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines, revives regulation by the Washington Liquor Cannabis Board of intoxicating products that can cause effects similar to marijuana but are derived from federally legal hemp plants. A pair of bills proposed by state regulators, and one backed by the Washington Cannabusiness Association, failed to reach the floor before a deadline last month. 

A second-generation Seattleite, cannabis retailer and entrepreneur, Jim Buchanan is also president of the Washington State African American Cannabis Association and has spent months fighting for House Bill 2022, a bill that would make sweeping changes to Washington state's cannabis industry.

Anyone 21 and over in the state of Washington could gain access to psychedelic mushrooms in 2024 if a proposal being heard in the Legislature passes this session.

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of Washington voters leading the nation in legalizing recreational marijuana, the Legislature seems to be bringing legal pot into the mainstream.

The rise in popularity - and strange legal position - of delta-8 THC derived from hemp prompted state regulators in Washington to attempt to rein in sales of products it wasn't clear they had authority to control. Now, with the backing of some industry players, the Liquor Cannabis Board is attempting to assert its position and initially prohibit such products until they can be studied. But at least one major industry group says that effort goes too far.

A federal raid on a household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing uncertainty and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities on Native American reservations, as more states roll out legal marketplaces for recreational pot sales.

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.

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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.