Washington

Washington's Attempt to Regulate High-Potency Cannabis Faces Opposition. Once again, the Legislature stands on the precipice of inaction when it comes to a major health problem impacting Washington’s youth: high-potency cannabis. The fifth attempt at regulating manufactured cannabis products is the

Police in Lake Forest Park responded to a smash-and-grab at a cannabis shop early Friday morning. According to police, a stolen Kia was used to ram into Mr. Greens Cannabis in the 15000 block of Bothell Way Northeast. Police say several people then stole merchandise and fled the area. There are no

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board recently released data showing how much money was spent statewide on cannabis in fiscal 2023. In fiscal 2023 — July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 — roughly $1.26 billion was spent on recreational cannabis in Washington. That led to an excise tax haul of

A city official says the ordinance “will help provide a stable workplace, stronger workforce, and contribute to a better overall economy for Seattle.” A newly enshrined ordinance in Seattle will give cannabis dispensary workers in the city stronger labor protections, part of an ongoing effort by

A big mound of fresh dirt sits at Terry Taylor’s marijuana farm in the high desert of north-central Washington state. Each hole for a new plant gets filled with the clean soil. Large swaths of recently installed landscape fabric cover the ground, and soon the dirt roads on his property will be

Reversal makes Pasco first in Tri-Cities to permit pot sales. The city of Pasco, Washington this week officially lifted its ten-year ban on cannabis retailers, an historic change for that part of the state. The city council there voted 5-3 on Monday in favor of zoning changes that will lift the ban

A research company in Washington is working to combine cannabis and psilocybin into a single compound for medical use. The company, CaaMTech, first received a patent in support of the research in 2021. An article published Wednesday on the website Greenstate explains that the company “develops

A jury in a Thurston County trial has found five defendants guilty of unlawful manufacture and possession of marijuana, six years after the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force was alerted to a marijuana grow operation in Rochester. Trung Dang, 35; Trang My Le, 38; David Le, 29; Ken Lu, 35; Mathew

In 2010, Washington approved the use of recreational marijuana under Initiative 502. However, this initiative allowed employers to reject applicants who used marijuana. As such, employers could reject applicants for testing positive for marijuana despite using the substance outside the workplace or

Democratic Gov Jay Inslee has signed legislation (Senate Bill 5123) into law prohibiting employers from taking adverse actions against new hires because of a failed drug test for marijuana. The new law, which takes effect on January 1, 2024, states, “It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate

TUMWATER - The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington state. Another of their colleagues had gone under. “Liquidation sale,” it said. Attached was a spreadsheet of items for sale: LED grow lights for $500 apiece. Rotary evaporators for hash oil, $10,000. Across the Columbia River

Two drone operations delivered drugs into Pleasant Valley State Prison and the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth. Judging by the events of last week, drugs might be easier to find in prison than on the street. At least two major drone delivery operations flying drugs on demand into prisons were shut