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Judge rejects ‘Kettle Falls Five’ marijuana defendants’ requests
A federal judge declined Thursday to throw out the criminal case against the marijuana farmers dubbed the “Kettle Falls Five,” setting up the likelihood of another trial delay two years …
Judge denies dismissal of marijuana case against ‘Kettle Falls Five’
The trial for the quintet of marijuana farmers dubbed the “Kettle Falls Five” seems destined for another delay. And when it commences, it may be the trial of the Kettle …
House to address disparities in pot laws
OLYMPIA – A House panel rolled 18 different proposals to change Washington’s marijuana laws into a single wide-ranging bill Monday, hoping to address at least some problems with the state’s …
WALeg Day 22: 18 pot bills rolled into HB 1461
OLYMPIA –A House panel rolled 18 different proposals to change Washington’s marijuana laws into a single wide-ranging bill Monday, hoping to address at least some problems with the state’s medical …
Spin Control: Hearing on marijuana laws takes on mainstream feel
OLYMPIA – If one lives long enough, things that once seemed impossible will become commonplace. Or so my grandfather used to say. He was living proof of that: Born before …
Medical pot growers have unfair advantages, say counterparts
OLYMPIA – Medical marijuana growers and sellers have a series of unfair business advantages, their recreational pot counterparts told legislators Thursday. Medical marijuana is unregulated in Washington state. It’s unlicensed. …
Washington Senate bill would license medical pot sales
OLYMPIA – Medical marijuana would come under some of the same licensing requirements as the recreational form of the drug but its buyers would pay fewer taxes under a plan …
WALeg Day 9: Bill would blend state’s 2 pot systems
OLYMPIA – Medical marijuana would come under some of the same licensing requirements as the recreational form of the drug but its buyers would pay fewer taxes under a plan …
Without notice, Spokane Valley council halts new marijuana businesses
Citing a public health crisis, the Spokane Valley City Council on Tuesday passed a moratorium on all marijuana businesses other than retail, production and processing operations already licensed by the …
Smell of pot can be basis for police search
Though marijuana is now legal in Washington for recreational and medical use, courts continue to grant law enforcement wide leeway in using the presence of pot to search property. A …
Club offers social pot spot
Eric Buchanan envisions a day when marijuana will be as common as vodka tonics or microbrews at lounges and nightclubs across Washington. Until then, he and his business partners are …
Lawmakers wary of marijuana-derived treatment for seriously ill child
Lawmakers wary of marijuana-derived treatment for seriously ill child
Marijuana food truck detouring to Black Diamond
Marijuana food truck detouring to Black Diamond
Marijuana food truck testing the waters in Everett
Marijuana food truck testing the waters in Everett
Eye on Boise: Rally decries veterans cemetery’s same-sex ban
“Add the Words” protesters returned to the Idaho state Capitol last week where roughly 180 were arrested during this year’s legislative session while pressing unsuccessfully for a hearing on legislation …
Initiatives on medical marijuana, minimum wage fall far short of mark, won’t be on ballot
Initiatives on medical marijuana, minimum wage fall far short of mark, won’t be on ballot
Washington state pursuing medical pot dispensaries’ taxes
OLYMPIA – The state Revenue Department is stepping up efforts to make medical marijuana dispensaries pay their taxes. After more than two years of “educational outreach” designed to teach medical …
State to dispensaries: Pay your taxes
State to dispensaries: Pay your taxes
Hemp could be noxious weed, some farmers worry
OLYMPIA – “Weed” is not an official weed, at least not in Washington. So says the state Noxious Weed Control Board, which recently discussed whether various forms of cannabis, from …
Smile when you call it “weed”
Smile when you call it “weed”
Washington legislators leave plenty to next year’s session
OLYMPIA – The Legislature closed up shop with seven minutes before its constitutionally mandated midnight stopping time Thursday, ending a short session that was short on expectations and, many would …
WA Lege 2014: The done and the undone
WA Lege 2014: The done and the undone
Washington lawmakers fail to agree on merging medical, recreational pot systems
OLYMPIA – Washington’s two legal marijuana systems – an older one for medical patients and a new one for “recreational use” by adults – may remain separate at least for …
Man shot outside Spokane marijuana dispensary
The owner of a Spokane marijuana dispensary shot a man outside the store Sunday night.
Sunday Spin: Shouldn’t all fields be level by now?
Sunday Spin: Shouldn’t all fields be level by now?
Liquor board changes rules for marijuana grow license
OLYMPIA – Faced with far more people wanting to grow legal marijuana than state rules would allow, the Washington Liquor Control Board upped more than fivefold the amount of land …
Spin Control: ‘Marijuana’ racist? Washington Legislature’s silliest moment in 2014
With more than 100 bills addressing marijuana this session, it may be no surprise the silliest thing said so far has involved this topic. Granted, we’re only a third of …
Medical marijuana patient can get custody of daughter
Billy Fisher doesn’t have to choose between his 16-month-old daughter and the medical marijuana he takes to manage his chronic back pain. In a case that could have implications in …
Abortion coverage, medical marijuana bills advance in Washington House
OLYMPIA – Two of the Washington legislative session’s most controversial issues moved out of a House committee Thursday, giving the full chamber the chance to vote on whether most insurance …
Medical pot bill moves to House
Medical pot bill moves to House
Pot bills concern access and safety
OLYMPIA – Efforts to bring the state’s two laws on marijuana together is generating several proposals in the Legislature and rifts among the medical marijuana community. Some patients on Tuesday …
Medical pot bills generating rifts among patient groups
Medical pot bills generating rifts among patient groups