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Washington State's attorney general is ready to file suit against the Trump administration

Washington State’s attorney general is ready to file suit against the Trump administration

February 1, 2018

Why, you may ask? It all started with Attorney General Jeff Session rescinding the Cole Memo, or a memo which outlined federal protections for businesses or persons abiding by their own state laws when...

One third of adults are cannabis consumers in cannabis legal states

One third of adults are cannabis consumers in cannabis legal states

Sara Tiradossi December 7, 2017

According to a recent survey, up to 65 percent of adults stated they consumed cannabis at least “a few times every week.” The survey, which came from canna-business consulting firm Enlucem, considered...

Washington State considers three alternatives for cannabis home-grows

Washington State considers three alternatives for cannabis home-grows

Sara Tiradossi December 1, 2017

In Washington State, adult social cannabis users are able to purchase cannabis from retail stores, but are prohibited to grown their own. With the most recent recommendations released by the Washington...

Washington's cannabis sales top $1.1 billion in 9 months

Washington’s cannabis sales top $1.1 billion in 9 months

Sara Tiradossi October 26, 2017

The cannabis retail market has continued to blossom in Washington State, reaching $1.1 billion at the end of September, according to new data by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB). The...

Washington strikes a blow to random drug tests

Washington strikes a blow to random drug tests

October 13, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Washington State’s Supreme Court ruled recently that the state cannot subject those who have been arrested for DWIs to random drug tests while they await...

Washington state to look at options for cannabis home grows

Washington state to look at options for cannabis home grows

Sara Tiradossi September 27, 2017

Washington is one of eight states that allows social cannabis sales, but the only one that does not allow people to grow their own plants. The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is currently carrying...

Adolescent cannabis consumption rate lowest in 20 years

Adolescent cannabis consumption rate lowest in 20 years

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 7, 2017

According to a federal data survey released this week, rates of cannabis consumption among American teenagers 12 to 17 dropped to their lowest rate in two decades. Last year, 5.6 percent of adolescents...

Cannabis prices continue to drop in Washington state

Cannabis prices continue to drop in Washington state

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 6, 2017

Cannabis prices have dramatically dropped in Washington since social cannabis was legalized in 2014. Steven Davenport of Pardee Rand Graduate School tracked retail prices in Washington and saw they...

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