Legal Issues

Sheriffs Say Marijuana Legalization Should Be Overturned Because It Makes Them Uncomfortable Colorado

Sheriffs Say Marijuana Legalization Should Be Overturned Because It Makes Them Uncomfortable Colorado September 11, 2017 Today six Colorado sheriffs filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to reverse marijuana legalization Read More

DOJ is secretly using IRS to investigate Colorado pot shops in guise of audits, lawsuit says

DOJ is secretly using IRS to investigate Colorado pot shops in guise of audits, lawsuit says David Migoya | September 1, 2017 The U.S. Department of Justice is secretly using Read More

Washington’s pot law hasn’t meant more use by kids, new study says

Washington’s pot law hasn’t meant more use by kids, new study says September 1, 2017 | Bob Young Youth use of pot and cannabis-abuse treatment admissions have not increased in Read More

How Anti-Mafia Laws Could Bring Down Legal Pot

How Anti-Mafia Laws Could Bring Down Legal Pot Amanda Chicago Lewis Most people have strong feelings about marijuana’s distinctive dank odor. Suspicious landlords sniff for it. High-school hot-boxers roll down Read More

Complaining neighbors led cops to pot grow in North Seattle

Complaining neighbors led cops to pot grow in North Seattle KOMO Staff | August 11th 2017 Residents had complained often to police that there was an illegal marijuana grow in Read More

Seattle drops $1,000 HempFest fine amid evidence questions

Seattle drops $1,000 HempFest fine amid evidence questions GENE JOHNSON | August 9th 2017 Seattle has dropped a $1,000 fine issued to the nonprofit organization that runs HempFest – the Read More

Sessions raises “serious questions” about Colorado’s marijuana management in letter to gov

Sessions raises “serious questions” about Colorado’s marijuana management in letter to gov Aug 4, 2017 | Alicia Wallace Attorney General Jeff Sessions says Colorado isn’t making good on its promises Read More

The ‘pot momma’ who convinced Washington state to legalise weed

The ‘pot momma’ who convinced Washington state to legalise weed Simon Day | July 29, 2017 Alison Holcomb is known as the architect of marijuana legalisation in Washington state and Read More

Firing somebody with a medical-marijuana prescription is illegal discrimination, court rules

Firing somebody with a medical-marijuana prescription is illegal discrimination, court rules adamg | 07/17/2017 The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that voter approval of medicinal marijuana means employers can no Read More

Washington’s pot industry: What it takes to expose hidden owners and keep cartels, illicit money out

Washington’s pot industry: What it takes to expose hidden owners and keep cartels, illicit money out Bob Young | June 16, 2017 Vela, a uniquely designed Seattle pot store, opened Read More