Senate OKs bill aimed at combating synthetic pot
BOISE, Idaho - The Senate committee voted to expand Idaho laws outlawing synthetic marijuana.
View ArticleWashington touts credentials of new pot consultant
OLYMPIA, Washington - Green thumb? Check. Extensive knowledge of the black market? Check.
View ArticlePetition drive seeks to legalize pot in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine - A petition drive has been launched in Maine's largest city calling for an ordinance to legalize possession of up to 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana for people 21 and older.
View ArticleNH House passes marijuana decriminalization bill
CONCORD, New Hampshire - The New Hampshire House passed a bill Thursday decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for the fourth time in five years.
View ArticlePot tourism up for discussion in Colo. Legislature
DENVER - Marijuana tourism is one of the biggest questions facing pot regulators in Colorado. A special legislative panel looking at marijuana regulations plans to discuss the question Friday.
View ArticleHouse panel hears bill to tax marijuana trademarks
OLYMPIA, Washington - A House committee held a public hearing on a bill that would tax marijuana brand names and trademarks that could be registered in the state when sale of state-taxed recreational...
View ArticleHouse OK's anti-marijuana resolution
BOISE, Idaho - As some Western states relax medical and recreational marijuana laws, Idaho lawmakers are instead sending a clear message against marijuana use in any form.
View ArticleSenate panel backs tougher marijuana penalties
INDIANAPOLIS - The penalties for marijuana possession and dealing will be tougher than first proposed in a major overhaul of Indiana's criminal sentencing laws under changes approved Thursday by a...
View ArticleRI to get new pot rules, medical pot dispensaries
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island is reducing the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana and preparing to open its first medical pot dispensaries as states around the nation reassess...
View ArticleWash. pot consultant: Revenue estimate way off
SEATTLE - Estimates of how much money marijuana legalization can bring to the state's coffers have been way off, Washington's new marijuana consultant said.
View Article5 Things To Know in the Colorado Legislature
DENVER - Your weekly look at what's coming up at the Colorado Legislature:
View ArticleGov. Inslee wants board to stop 'pot bars' spread
SEATTLE - Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state Liquor Control Board to figure out how to stop the spread of bars that allow patrons to consume marijuana on site.
View ArticleChild pot poisoning up for some Colo. hospitals
DENVER - Colorado doctors say looser pot laws are leading to more child poisonings.
View ArticleLesser pot penalties start in RI
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island on Monday became the latest state to roll back criminal penalties for minor marijuana possession, replacing the threat of jail time for those caught with pot...
View ArticlePot driving limits win unanimous approval in Colo.
DENVER - A long-simmering marijuana driving debate in Colorado appears to be nearing an end. The state House gave unanimous approval Tuesday to a bill setting pot blood limits for drivers.
View ArticleAdvocates push Oregon lawmakers to legalize pot
SALEM, Oregon - Advocates on Tuesday pressed Oregon lawmakers to legalize marijuana, months after voters rejected the idea at the ballot box.
View ArticleVt. lawmakers weigh pot decriminalization
MONTPELIER, Vermont - Vermont lawmakers appeared on their way Wednesday to legislation to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, dropping the amount that would bring only a civil fine from two...
View ArticleWash. state to eye rules to ban pot at bars
SEATTLE - Washington state officials said Wednesday it's not OK for bars to allow marijuana use, and they plan to take steps to address that.
View ArticleHawaii House kills bill to decriminalize marijuana
HONOLULU - Hawaii lawmakers in the state House have killed a bill that would have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, dashing the hopes of marijuana advocates and bucking Hawaii's reputation as...
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