April 20, 2021, 2:50pm Business
As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency. Read story
April 19, 2021, 6:00am Business
Data analyst Keegan Skeate agonized for more than a year about telling the state about some suspicious test results at a marijuana testing lab. Read story
April 7, 2021, 7:58am Latest News
Nine years ago, Washington broke major ground as one of the first two states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. But left out of the conversation in 2012 was something that’s slowly gaining attention — racial equity in the cannabis industry. Read story
April 6, 2021, 6:02am Health
Teenagers’ addiction rates for cannabis are about the same as for prescription opioids, according to a new study of drugs and youth. Read story
March 1, 2021, 6:00am Business
This year marks a milestone for the state’s legal pot industry. For the first time since voters approved recreational pot use nine years ago, the state of Washington is expected to collect more than $1 billion in marijuana sales taxes and fees over the course of its next two-year budget… Read story
February 8, 2021, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive
The Pacific Northwest’s cannabis industry has seen near-constant growth since Washington and Oregon legalized cannabis cultivation and sales, both in terms of new retail stores and cannabis-growing operations. Read story
February 1, 2021, 6:00am Latest News
Washington residents have long been able to brew their own beer in their basement, or ferment homemade wine in their living room. If they want to smoke a joint to unwind, though, their only legal option is to get dressed and buy one at a store. Read story
January 4, 2021, 6:05am Business
Even before this year’s Black Lives Matter protests, Washington state’s legal cannabis industry had a well-known problem with race. Read story
December 9, 2020, 12:23pm Nation & World
With his state reeling amid one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation, the last thing South Dakota Speaker of the House Steven Haugaard wants to be dealing with during the upcoming legislative session is marijuana. But the state’s voters haven’t left the Republican much choice. Read story
December 4, 2020, 12:25pm Latest News
The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters call a failed policy of criminalizing pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws. Read story
