July 2, 2019, 9:34pm Clark County News
The Clark County Council voted 3-2 to lift its ban on recreational cannabis businesses in unincorporated areas of the county at its Tuesday evening meeting. Recreational sales can begin in unincorporated areas of Clark County as early as Jan. 1, 2020. Read story
July 1, 2019, 6:05am Business
Marijuana is having a moment. Experts recently dubbed cannabis the fastest-growing industry in the U.S. Legal weed generated $10.4 billion in the United States in 2018, and the number of “plant-touching” jobs is expected to pass 500,000 by 2022, according to New Frontier Data, a cannabis market research and data… Read story
June 27, 2019, 5:59am Clark County News
Sticky’s Pot Shop, which unsuccessfully defied the county’s ban on recreational cannabis, will reopen in its Hazel Dell location should the Clark County Council vote to reverse the prohibition. Read story
June 22, 2019, 10:18pm Northwest
The first two states to legalize recreational marijuana are starting to grapple with teenagers’ growing use of highly potent pot, even as both boost the industry and reap huge tax windfalls from its sales. Read story
June 22, 2019, 6:02am Churches & Religion
On June 2, at a Philadelphia synagogue, Karen Michaels attended a conference about cannabis and various religions’ views on it. She knows she was there because she has the notes she wrote. But she can’t recall a minute of it. Read story
June 21, 2019, 12:26pm Nation & World
Marijuana shoppers are going to be getting a message from California regulators: Go legal. Read story
June 21, 2019, 10:15am Health
Nearly 15 million people report driving while high on pot, making them twice as likely to be involved in a crash, a new AAA study has found. Read story
June 20, 2019, 4:41pm Latest News
The Democratic-controlled House has voted to block the Justice Department from interfering with states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Read story
June 18, 2019, 9:06pm Health
Pot use in pregnancy has doubled among U.S. women and is most common during the first trimester, government research shows. Read story
June 6, 2019, 10:17am Northwest
Authorities say one person was shot in the leg after two people broke into a Washington state home containing an illegal marijuana growing operation. Read story