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May 18, 2016 at 2:19 pm

State sets pot pesticide levels, lays out procedures for recalls

The state Liquor and Cannabis Board set allowable levels for unapproved pesticides on pot and approved new procedures for recalling products considered risky to consumers.

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May 17, 2016 at 5:27 pm

City charges 8 illegal pot couriers

Eight illegal pot-delivery couriers were charged with misdemeanors by Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes after King County’s top prosecutor declined to file felony charges against...

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May 14, 2016 at 4:01 pm

Pot cultivation is divisive issue in rural central Oregon

Deschutes County, home of Redmond and Bend in Central Oregon, has reversed its ban on rural recreational-marijuana farming and businesses only a few months after...

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May 13, 2016 at 1:32 pm

Ex-Seattle IRS agent who took pot bribe sentenced to 2 1/2 years

A former Seattle IRS agent convicted of taking a $20,000 bribe from a medical marijuana dispensary owner has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison.

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May 10, 2016 at 1:01 pm

Rhode Island bishop: Legal pot leads to ‘land of oblivion’

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop said he wants to smell holy incense, not cannabis, in Providence's cathedral and warned state lawmakers...

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May 10, 2016 at 12:36 am

Scientific basis for laws on marijuana, driving questioned

WASHINGTON (AP) — Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection to whether...

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May 8, 2016 at 5:31 pm

Looming marijuana ruling could clear up conflict between state, federal laws

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule soon on a Washington pot prosecution that could limit the Department of Justice’s ability to...

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May 6, 2016 at 6:08 pm

Suspect in killing of 17-year-old girl in Burien appears in court

A judge found probable cause to keep the suspect, also 17, in juvenile detention in connection with the fatal shooting of Kaylynn Voegele.

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April 27, 2016 at 1:01 pm

Alaska may let pot buyers smoke, eat the drug in stores

If regulators approve, Alaska could be the first state in the nation to allow on-site consumption of marijuana at some legal pot businesses.

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April 26, 2016 at 3:46 pm

Police stings of pot-delivery services ignite dispute in Seattle

King County’s top prosecutor and Seattle’s police chief clash over how to crack down on illegal pot-delivery services, long tolerated by local officials. The chief...

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