Marijuana

When Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize marijuana in 2012, Aaron Como said 4/20 was a pretty big deal.

The state's Liquor and Cannabis Board had been contracting the work out to another company. Instead, the Department of Agriculture will take on the task of testing for potency and pesticides. 

When breastfeeding moms used cannabis, low amounts of the psychoactive component THC showed up in the milk they produced, a new study showed. The Washington State University-led research in testing breastmilk found no consistent time when THC peaked and then declined. Next,  a follow-up is examining potential effects, if any, on infants.

A new study, published in the Cannabis and Cannabinoids Research journal, found more older Americans are using cannabis today than before the pandemic. According to researchers with the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, roughly 1 in 8 Americans over 50 currently use the substance. “As the stress of the pandemic and the increased legalization of cannabis ...

Those eager to grow their own marijuana might be able to with the passage of a bill legalizing homegrown cannabis in Washington. 

Anheuser-Busch said this week it would sell several craft beer brands to a marijuana company, a deal experts said hinted at larger troubles inside craft brewers and beer giants alike.

The city has been designating a half million dollars of its payments from the state's dedicated cannabis account for use by the Spokane Police Department. The measure from Spokane City Council members Karen Stratton and Betsy Wilkerson, who are sponsoring the law, would retain that $500,000 for police in future budgets, but additional money would be funneled into its own separate account for education and treatment programs.

Spokane's cannabis industry is getting a new level of accreditation this year with 6-month online courses offered by the prominent local university in partnership with online education center Green Flower.

While neighboring states allow recreational and medical marijuana use, Idaho remains strictly bud-free. In total, 21 states across the U.S. have legalized recreational marijuana, and 37 states have allowed medical use. Idaho is one of just four states yet to even decriminalize marijuana, along with Wyoming, Kansas and South Carolina. But with several weed-friendly states only a few hours’ ...

The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board confirmed Thursday that Robert McKinley, 45, co-owner of Grow Op Farms and Phat and Sticky, was named in a December indictment alleging he and eight other residents of Utah had devised a scheme to bilk customers of "nutraceutical, CBD, and dietary supplement products" out of millions of dollars by setting up phony companies and websites and making untrue claims about the products' health benefits. McKinley's attorney said the allegations are not related to his state-licensed businesses in Washington. 

The topic of ‘shrooms’ is once again on the table for the Legislature, as the state Senate passed a bill Tuesday to study access and potential legalization of psilocybin, the chemical compound found in magic mushrooms.

OLYMPIA – A bill that would prevent employers from testing for cannabis prior to hiring passed the state Senate last week

When Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana a little more than 10 years ago, persons of a certain age wondered about the switch from the realm of “Dazed and Confused” to the brave new world of state-sponsored pot.Probably no one could have imagined how far government intervention might come as we start our second decade.

In the Seattle area, the popularity of cannabis products easily exceeds that of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping, according to new data from market-research firm Nielsen.

Adult-use, recreational cannabis can be sold in Missouri dispensaries beginning Friday, giving consumers an unexpected boost to their weekend plans.

Dec. 19—This December marks a decade since Washington state became one of the first two states in the U.S. to legalize marijuana. A look back at the cannabis industry's growth in the Evergreen State shows the fledgling market has yet to mature, with sales declining after surging during the pandemic and the initial years of legalization. After voters in Colorado and Washington approved ballot ...

Today, with 21 states and counting allowing the possession and sale of the drug to adults, the attention has shifted among industry members to the real possibility that the walls around Washington's market, approved by voters, could soon come tumbling down with federal legalization and access to banking. 

The day after President Joe Biden decided to pardon marijuana smokers, the 79-year-old walked into a bookstore on the University of Pennsylvania campus with his granddaughter. One voice in the crowd outside shouted out: “Yo Joe, legalize that weed.”