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Washington still relying on ‘stopgap’ tracking software for cannabis industry

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

Cowlitz tribe again offering youth addiction treatment in Hazel Dell, one of few places in the county that treats youth

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

Bud tenders Angela Rodriquez, left, and Chris Curtis work on customer orders at Main Street Marijuana in Hazel Dell. This year marks the 10th anniversary of legalized marijuana retail sales in Clark County.

10 years ago Clark County feared reefer madness; today legal marijuana is a main street business

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

FILE - An indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif., is seen, Aug. 15, 2019. Recreational pot sales are nearing reality in Ohio. The state Division of Cannabis Control began accepting applications Friday, June 6, 2024, for new dual licenses that will allow existing medical marijuana dispensaries to also sell nonmedical cannabis.

WA medical cannabis users get break from the nation’s highest pot taxes

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

FILE - Cannabis clones are displayed for customers at Home Grown Apothecary, April 19, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift to generations of drug policy in the United States. A proposed rule sent Thursday to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

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

Cannabis clones are displayed for customers at Home Grown Apothecary on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

‘Overcoming reefer madness’: Feds appear poised to ease restrictions on weed. Here’s how the change could impact Washington.

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

DEA will move to reclassify marijuana in historic shift, AP sources say

FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation’s medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country. The DEA’s proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

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

Democrats urge feds to update banking ‘red flags’ on legal marijuana businesses

FILE - Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. The U.S. cannabis production industry's first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a 27-year-old worker in Massachusetts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

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