After months of discussion, debate and public input, Washington State’s Liquor Control Board - the regulatory body overseeing recreational marijuana sales in Washington State - has released its initial draft regulations for the newly-legal industry. The board will hold a public hearing on ...Read More
I noticed a funny thing about The Respect State Marijuana Laws Act. This is legislation that would allow states to set marijuana policy free from federal interference. It has an impressive set of bi-partisan co-sponsors that include Representatives Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA], Justin ...Read More
THC content is the identifying factor, according to new legislation sent to Governor OLYMPIA- The Associated Press reports that the Washington legislature, in a rare Saturday session, has approved a new law establishing the difference between commercially-grown industrial hemp and medicinally-used marijuana. ...Read More
The conflict between local jurisdictions and federal law in regards to medical marijuana is about to get a whole lot more interesting, as multiple medical marijuana dispensaries are gearing up to open within the District of Colombia. The opening of ...Read More
Washington is one of the two U.S. states where voters last year legalized the recreational use of small amounts of marijuana, even though marijuana remains illegal under federal law. The other state is Colorado, and both are drafting regulations to ...Read More
Last week an article was published by Business Insider that was forwarded to me by many friends and readers. The title of the article was ‘Five People Who Are Leading The Fight To Legalize Marijuana.’ I was instantly interested as soon as ...Read More
The entire world is watching how marijuana legalization is implemented in Washington State. It’s actually become a rallying cry for marijuana prohibitionists in Oregon that ‘we need to wait to see how things unfold in Washington before we pursue marijuana ...Read More
Nearly two-thirds would support a ballot measure to make marijuana legal for adults and establish a system in which it is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol Statements below from the Marijuana Policy Project, the Drug Policy Alliance, and the ...Read More
