Politics & Policy

Senate Leadership Coalition Announces Intention To Release Comprehensive Legislation To End Marijuana Prohibition

Senate Leadership Coalition Announces Intention To Release Comprehensive Legislation To End Marijuana Prohibition NORML | February 1, 2021 Building upon the momentum of the passage of multiple successful statewide ballot Read More

Cannabis goals outlined for upcoming Legislative session

Cannabis goals outlined for upcoming Legislative session Joe Butler | Jan. 1, 2021 Lawmakers will have to adjust to some changes during the upcoming session of the Washington Legislature, starting Read More

This Election, a Divided America Stands United on One Topic

This Election, a Divided America Stands United on One Topic Jonah Engel Bromwich | Nov. 5, 2020 It can take a while to determine the victor in a presidential election.Read More

Cannabis Was the Clear-Cut Winner of Election Night

Cannabis Was the Clear-Cut Winner of Election Night November 4, 2020 | Benjamin M. Adams Cannabis was the clear winner of the 2020 election—with nearly every cannabis bill being approved by Read More

Feds Say Cannabis Employees are ‘Agricultural Laborers,’ May Unionize Under State Law

Feds Say Cannabis Employees are ‘Agricultural Laborers,’ May Unionize Under State Law Oct 30th | TG Branfalt The Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for Region 1 –Read More

Black pot entrepreneurs fight for piece of Washington’s very white marijuana industry

Black pot entrepreneurs fight for piece of Washington’s very white marijuana industry Melissa Santos | February 13, 2020 Dedrick Hairston once dreamed of making fresh-baked cinnamon rolls infused with weed.Read More

Why Trump doesn’t want cannabis on the ballot

Why Trump doesn’t want cannabis on the ballot David Bienenstock | October 6, 2020 Say what you will of Donald Trump, nobody has ever accused the man of being shy.Read More

Seattle Area May Shift Cannabis Funds from Sheriff’s Office

Seattle Area May Shift Cannabis Funds from Sheriff’s Office Sep 25th | TG Branfa The King County, Washington City Council is considering shifting cannabis-derived funds from the county Sheriff’s Office and instead using Read More

Marijuana Decriminalization, Record Expungement Now Top Priority For Biden-Harris

Marijuana Decriminalization, Record Expungement Now Top Priority For Biden-Harris Brendan Bures | September 12, 2020 Comments from a top Biden-Harris aide show how the Democratic presidential ticket has prioritized cannabis Read More

Nancy Pelosi Calls Cannabis ‘A Therapy That Has Proven Successful’ During Pandemic

Nancy Pelosi Calls Cannabis ‘A Therapy That Has Proven Successful’ During Pandemic Brendan Bures | July 31, 2020 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi defended the decision to include cannabis Read More