Union Gap Approves Marijuana Sales
The Union Gap City Council voted in favor of allowing marijuana retail sales, production and processing within city limits at their regular meeting Tuesday. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleCounty Commissioners to Discuss Pot, Possibly Vote
Yakima County commissioners could vote today on whether to allow the recreational sale, growing and processing of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of the county. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleLawsuit Challenges Pot Ban in Wenatchee
A lawsuit in Chelan County is challenging the right of cities in the state to ban the recreational sale of marijuana. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleWith First Pot Stores Opening in July, State Focuses on Protecting Minors
As Washington state prepares to issue the first licenses for marijuana retail stores, Gov. Jay Inslee and other state leaders on Tuesday announced a coordinated campaign to make sure pot stays out of...
View ArticleUnion Gap Marijuana Store Delays Opening
Union Gap's pot shop is delaying its opening by one day. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleYakima County's First Recreational Marijuana Shop Finally Open
UNION GAP -- While several dozen customers sweated in the midday heat outside Union Gap's Station 420 on Wednesday, Adam Markus and about half a dozen workers were inside, sweating the details. Markus'...
View ArticleMarijuana For Sale in Union Gap
Union Gap's marijuana store opened Wednesday. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleDrug Testing Could Change With Legality of Pot
The general manager of Yakima Worker Care who's in charge of drug testing says she expects an increase in testing by employers now that marijuana is legalized in the state. Read More|Comment Continue...
View ArticlePot Sales Contribute More Than a Million in Tax Revenue
Pot sales are burning up state sales tax charts despite many cities in Eastern and Central Washington having bans or moratoriums on pot sales. One of the few local cities that allows it is now...
View ArticleLawsuit in Fife Could Undo Legal Marijuana
The state's legal pot system will be in the spotlight when a trial starts Friday in Fife, where two pot retailers have challenged the city's marijuana retail ban. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleJudge Upholds Fife Pot Ban, But Ruling Limited
A Washington state judge says a small city can continue to ban licensed marijuana businesses, even if they're allowed under state law. Pierce County Judge Ronald Culpepper issued the ruling Friday...
View ArticleMarijuana Use Makes Roads More Dangerous
Safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths as states liberalize their marijuana laws. Researchers who have studied the issue are divided....
View ArticleOregon Officials Preparing for Potential Legal Marijuana
The leadership of Oregon's largest agencies has quietly convened high-level meetings to discuss how to deal with an upcoming marijuana legalization measure. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleCouncil Member in Spokane Owns Pot Farm
Around the time Karen Stratton was appointed to the Spokane City Council, she planted her first marijuana crop. The Spokesman Review reports that Stratton owns a pot farm with her husband, two family...
View ArticleAttorney Challenges City Pot Ban in Jedi Costume
A Clarkston, Wash., attorney sued the city and four city councilors who voted to prohibit retail marijuana sales within the city limits. And he did it in a Jedi costume. Rick Laws says the city's ban...
View ArticleBenton County Superior Court Upholds Pot Ban
A third Washington state judge says cities and counties can ban licensed marijuana businesses within their jurisdictions. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleLawmakers Rolling Pot Bill That Would Allow Six Homegrown Plants
OLYMPIA (AP) -- Washington lawmakers have proposed a bill that would allow anyone 21 years old or older to grow as many as six marijuana plants at home. The bill was proposed Thursday by Sen. Jeanne...
View ArticleLegalizing Marijuana
SEATTLE (AP) — Dozens of government officials and researchers from a half-dozen U.S. states and a few countries that have legalized marijuana or are at least thinking about it are gathering in...
View ArticleYakima City Council Asked To Repeal Marijuana Ban – Dave's Diary
The public comment period at last night’s city council meeting was used for a unified appeal to the city council to repeal the city’s ban on the growing-packaging-retail sales of marijuana. While...
View ArticleUnion Gap Police Seek Suspects in Marijuana Store Burglary
UNION GAP -- Police are hoping people recognize a picture of suspects taken from a security video at Mill Creek Suite-A, the retail marijuana store. The burglary happened just after midnight last...
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