Tag: Washington

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July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
Stoner Spy: Overheard on Seattle City Bus

Stoner Spy: Overheard on Seattle City Bus

The other day, I was riding a Seattle city bus. I was stoned and listening to comedians on Pandora through my headphones. You know, generally just minding...
July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
States Require Testing Marijuana for Safety, Potency

States Require Testing Marijuana for Safety, Potency

Just as marijuana reform advocates predicted, marijuana in a legal market will be safer for users. In response to Colorado and Washington’s legalization laws, laboratories are springing...
July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
With Legalization Looming, Lessons from the Netherlands

With Legalization Looming, Lessons from the Netherlands

The US states of Colorado and Washington voted last year to legalize marijuana and are moving forward toward implementing legalization. Activists in several states are lining up...
July 17, 2013
07/17/2013
Seattle Limits Marijuana Grows, WA Adviser Considers THC Cap

Seattle Limits Marijuana Grows, WA Adviser Considers THC Cap

In an article on seattlepi.com, Jake Ellison notes that Washington’s Liquor Control Board has set no limits on the size of recreational marijuana grows. As far as...
July 17, 2013
07/17/2013
Seattle to Ticket for Smoking Marijuana in Public. Sometime

Seattle to Ticket for Smoking Marijuana in Public. Sometime

Since the passage of I-502, Seattle residents caught smoking marijuana in public have received only warnings from police. The city is expected to enact an ordinance to...
July 16, 2013
07/16/2013
Washington Expresses More Concern Over Cannabis Extracts

Washington Expresses More Concern Over Cannabis Extracts

When Washington’s Liquor Control Board released its draft rules, it ruled that cannabis extracts and concentrates (such as hash and hash oils) can’t be sold in retail...
July 16, 2013
07/16/2013
Medical Marijuana Law May Not Tank Indictment

Medical Marijuana Law May Not Tank Indictment

Federal prosecutors asked the 9th Circuit to let them pursue charges over a Washington drug-growing operation even though the state decriminalized the manufacture of medical marijuana. Washington...
July 15, 2013
07/15/2013
Weedist Destinations: The Seattle Center

Weedist Destinations: The Seattle Center

  With Hempfest 2013 deliciously approaching, I thought I’d take a few words to mention not only a great stoner destination, but also one only steps from Hempfest....
July 12, 2013
07/12/2013
Obama Administration Brought 80 Percent More Medical Marijuana Cases Than Bush

Obama Administration Brought 80 Percent More Medical Marijuana Cases Than Bush

As reported on Politix, the Obama administration has imprisoned almost as many medical marijuana growers in the first 6.5 years of this administration, as in the entire...
July 10, 2013
07/10/2013
Seattle Company Offering Marijuana Sampling Tours

Seattle Company Offering Marijuana Sampling Tours

Now that cannabis consumers are expected to flock to Washington and Colorado, entrepenuers are getting creative with ways to cash in on “the Green Rush” without risking...
July 9, 2013
07/09/2013
Washington Releases Marijuana Market Regulations

Washington Releases Marijuana Market Regulations

The Washington State Liquor Control Board released its final proposed regulations for the state’s adult marijuana industry on July 3. Among the proposed rules are requirements that the industry ensure public...
July 5, 2013
07/05/2013
Washington State Ditches Marijuana Logo

Washington State Ditches Marijuana Logo

It seems Washington’s marijuana logo was not very well-received, the Liquor Control Board announced that it is trashing the logo and will work on a replacement. Sharon...
July 4, 2013
07/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.02)

At least the DEA didn’t raid anybody this week, but some Michigan cops did. That and more in this week’s update. Let’s get to it: Arizona On...
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Help Washington Implement I-502 With Short Survey

Help Washington Implement I-502 With Short Survey

Washington’s Liquor Control Board, the entity in charge of implementing I-502, is funding a survey to gather opinions about how best to implement the historic law. If you...
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.26)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.26)

A Wisconsin cop and a Washington cop face justice for their pervy behavior, and a New Mexico jail guard and a Georgia cop get in trouble over...
June 25, 2013
06/25/2013
I-502 & Hempfest 2013: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

I-502 & Hempfest 2013: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

As one of your resident Washington State marijuana journalists (that’s a thing now!), I wanted to say a little about how WA has fared since the passionately discussed...
June 24, 2013
06/24/2013
Mayors Demand Change to Federal Policy on Medical Marijuana

Mayors Demand Change to Federal Policy on Medical Marijuana

A resolution calling for change to federal policy is on the agenda at this weekend’s annual mayors meeting As mayors from across the country gather today in...
June 21, 2013
06/21/2013
WA Delegation to Feds: Clarity on Marijuana Legalization

WA Delegation to Feds: Clarity on Marijuana Legalization

013 Nearly eight months after Washington voters passed a binding cannabis legalization initiative with an impressive 55% showing, the federal government is still yet to have made...
June 20, 2013
06/20/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.19)

Well, at least the DEA didn’t raid any dispensaries in the last week. In California, the battle continues at the local level, while progress is being made...
June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Ex-Microsoft Marijuana Hopeful May Have Spoke Too Soon

Ex-Microsoft Marijuana Hopeful May Have Spoke Too Soon

Jamen Shively, an ex-Microsoft executive that recently announced plans to begin building a national marijuana brand, is facing lots of criticism. While some of this criticism may...