October 28, 2024, 12:11pm Business Free
It’s been over a decade since Washington legalized recreational marijuana — but the state still isn’t able to reliably track cannabis from production through processing to retail sale. Read story
August 14, 2024, 5:10pm Clark County Health
After a pause during the pandemic due to a lack of providers, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe now offers addiction treatment for youth at its Hazel Dell office. The clinic is… Read story
July 6, 2024, 6:14am Business Subscriber Exclusive
When marijuana was legalized for retail sale in Clark County, some critics feared an exploding drug scene. But 10 years later, officials say those initial fears haven’t played out. Read story
June 10, 2024, 11:46am Health
Thanks to a new state law, Washingtonians with a medical cannabis card can get a break from the nation's highest tax on the drug. Read story
May 16, 2024, 10:55am Latest News
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. Read story
May 2, 2024, 8:40am Business
The U.S. government is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less harmful drug, a federal spokesperson confirmed this week. Read story
April 30, 2024, 11:03am Business
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. Read story
January 30, 2024, 7:23pm Northwest Free
A dozen years after Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana sales, state lawmakers want to make it possible to grow cannabis plants at home without breaking the law. Read story
January 25, 2024, 7:37am Business
In the last 10 years, electronic cannabis pens have completely taken marijuana smokers by storm. The ease of a quick hit has never been as convenient, low-key or efficient. A variety of cartridges can be found in just about any dispensary, with more new strains constantly being released. Read story
November 17, 2023, 12:06pm Business
The federal government unfairly penalizes state-legal marijuana businesses whose owners have been convicted of marijuana-related crimes, restricting them from loans and other banking tools, a group of U.S. Senate and House Democrats wrote to the Treasury Department asking for a change in policy. Read story