As Washington and Colorado create rules and regulations for selling legal marijuana, in many other cities across the country pot arrests are near record highs
It's a big year ahead in Colorado, Washington state, Uruguay, and for me here in Mississippi. As of today, Wednesday January 1st, retail stores and licensed pot growers commence legalized business transactions. Each resident of Colorado can grow up to six plants at home already. Tourists can buy and consume.
The state Liquor Control Board has changed its tune on allowing medical marijuana patients to grow their own cannabis. It does now recommend patients be allowed to grow up to 6 plants for personal use.
Friday marked the first anniversary of the day Washington's legal marijuana law took effect, and hundreds of people celebrated by lighting up beneath the Space Needle at a party permitted by the city of Seattle.
Hundreds of people packed a sometimes rowdy meeting in Lacey Wednesday night and let loose on state regulators over plans to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens.
On Monday, the Washington State Liquor Board came out with recommendations on how the legislature should handle medical marijuana now that I-502 rules have been adopted for the recreational cannabis market.
The three state agencies and the governor's office that constitute the state's medical marijuana working group on Monday released their draft recommendations for dealing with medical marijuana