Wash. Could Become First State to Approve Recreational Sales of Marijuana
Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in the nation to let adults over 21 buy taxed, inspected marijuana at state-licensed shops.
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Anti-Marijuana Billboards Taken Down in Portland
Anti-marijuana billboards have been removed after complaints from medical pot patients in Portland.
Nelly Is Latest Performer Ensnared at West Texas Checkpoint
A notorious checkpoint in West Texas – notorious, at least, to the pop musicians and celebrities who have been stopped there for drug-related arrests – has another notch in its belt.
Grenade Burns Sleeping Girl as SWAT Team Raids Billings Home
A 12-year-old girl suffered burns to one side of her body when a flash grenade went off next to her as a police SWAT team raided a West End home Tuesday morning.
Carbondale Trustees Deny Medical Marijuana Business Permit
Applicant threatens to sue, calls decision 'a setup'
Seven Long Beach Medical Marijuana Sites Raided by Police, DEA
The Long Beach Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency raided seven medical marijuana dispensary sites Wednesday afternoon, making more than 40 arrests, according to police.
Testimony Offers Details in Aaron Sandusky Medical Marijuana Trial
Prosecutors offered a sizable array of evidence Wednesday in the medical-marijuana trial of Aaron Sandusky, former operator of dispensaries in Upland, Colton and Moreno Valley.
Oakland Sues Federal Prosecutors Over Medical Marijuana Crackdown
The city of Oakland became the first known jurisdiction yesterday to sue the federal government over its attempts to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries, escalating the local-federal battle over criminalization of the drug.
Oregon’s Measure 80 Faces an Uphill Battle
Of the three marijuana legalization initiatives on the ballot this year, Oregon's Measure 80, also known as the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, is the most radical. For a variety of reasons it also looks to be the least likely to win.
New Report: 240,000 Marijuana Possession Arrests in Washington State in the Last 25 Years
Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans disproportionately arrested; 25 years of arrests in WA Cost $300 million or more.
