Tag: Washington

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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.30)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.30)

The agonizingly slow pace of implementing medical marijuana laws is causing problems in several states, while in California, the never-ending battles continue. Let’s get to it: Arizona...
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Washington Vows to Keep Legal Marijuana in State

Washington Vows to Keep Legal Marijuana in State

As Washington gears up to implement I-502, opposition voices concerns about the legal marijuana making its way to other states. In response to such concerns, Governor Jay...
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January 28, 2013
01/28/2013
WA Recruiting Marijuana Experts to Advise on Legalization

WA Recruiting Marijuana Experts to Advise on Legalization

Washington’s Liquor Control Board is recruiting marijuana experts as consultants to help advise them as they move to implement I-502. They are looking for people with expertise in marijuana...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
WA Governor Encouraged by Marijuana Talk with Holder

WA Governor Encouraged by Marijuana Talk with Holder

Washington Governor, Jay Inslee, said that his marijuana talk regarding I-502 with Attorney General Eric Holder was a “confidence-builder.” Though Holder said nothing about whether or not...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
Seattle Holds Public Forum for Questions About I-502

Seattle Holds Public Forum for Questions About I-502

Seattle was home to the second of six Liquor Control Board public forums last night to answer questions and hear concerns about I-502. The board has yet...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.23)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.23)

An important federal court ruling, medical marijuana bills start popping up in the states, more providers get prosecuted, and LA continues to stumble toward a resolution of...
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January 18, 2013
01/18/2013
First Washington ‘green’ or Marijuana DUI Under I-502 Likely in the Pipeline

First Washington ‘green’ or Marijuana DUI Under I-502 Likely in the Pipeline

With more than 130 arrests for suspected driving under the influence of drugs in the state since marijuana possession became legal on Dec. 6 (I-502), it’s likely...
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January 17, 2013
01/17/2013
Big Cannabis: Growing the Next Great American Industry

Big Cannabis: Growing the Next Great American Industry

For entrepreneur Troy Dayton, providing basic services like insurance and capital management amounts to revolutionary business. The support his firm ArcView supplies might sound standard, but the...
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January 16, 2013
01/16/2013
Washington Marijuana Eradication to Continue Despite New Law

Washington Marijuana Eradication to Continue Despite New Law

Washington State Patrol expects its Marijuana Eradication Program, which has confiscated hundreds of thousands of plants and arrested dozens of illegal growers, to continue despite the passage...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
Study: Per Se Drugged Driving Laws Have Little or No Impact on Traffic Deaths

Study: Per Se Drugged Driving Laws Have Little or No Impact on Traffic Deaths

The imposition of so-called per se drugged driving laws, which create new traffic safety violations for drivers who operate a vehicle with the presence of trace amounts of certain...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Washington State Seeks Marijuana Consumption Experts

Washington State Seeks Marijuana Consumption Experts

On Jan. 14,  the Washington State Liquor Control Board will issue a request for consultants to gauge marijuana consumption in WA state under Initiative 502. About 70 applications...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
187,000 Pounds of Marijuana Annually? Legal Pot Business to Bloom in Washington

187,000 Pounds of Marijuana Annually? Legal Pot Business to Bloom in Washington

Pot is expected to be big business in Washington. Roughly 1,000 grow sites will be needed to meet demand, with 363,000 consumers in the state anticipated to...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana

Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP—the drug czar’s office) head Gil Kerlikowske said Tuesday that the country is “in the midst of a serious national conversation...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

A White House online petition telling Obama to listen to the voters of Colorado and Washington about the future of cannabis legalization, not the famously anti-cannabis/pro drug war architect...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, opposes marijuana legalization, but he also told CNN recently that the news from Washington and Colorado “could bring us to rethinking the...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

It’s been fairly quiet over the holidays, but medical marijuana is legal in Massachusetts now! Let’s get to it: California On December 19, the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
New Marijuana Law Piques Interest of Local Washington Farmers

New Marijuana Law Piques Interest of Local Washington Farmers

Washington’s newly-passed recreational marijuana law is opening up a whole new world for local farmers.
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Negatives of Cannabis Legalization?

Negatives of Cannabis Legalization?

As 2012 ends and 2013 begins, I reflect back and think how the world has changed from just a year ago. Cannabis legalization is at the forefront of...
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December 28, 2012
12/28/2012
Marijuana Retail Shops May Be Few, Far Between in Seattle

Marijuana Retail Shops May Be Few, Far Between in Seattle

Ben Livingston, with the Center for Legal Cannabis, has created a map showing where marijuana retail stores will be outlawed within Seattle. According to the new law,...
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December 26, 2012
12/26/2012
2012: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

2012: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

#1 Colorado and Washington Vote To Legalize Marijuana Voters in Colorado and Washington made history by approving ballot measures allowing for the personal possession and consumption of cannabis by...
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