Right now, cannabis is taxed a flat rate of 37% regardless of strain or THC content, and has been since Initiative 502 was passed in 2012 and went into effect in 2014.
The Pasco City Council moved their weekly meeting to Tuesday this week, from Monday, to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It was one more day those who support and oppose lifting the recreational marijuana moratorium in the City limit had to wait to share their thoughts.
Stop turning a blind eye or hoping that someone else will take care of the uncomfortable stuff. We all need to be in this together. Stay strong and keep your Spidey-senses on!
According to a recent survey, almost half of northeast Oregon teens have tried marijuana and a quarter use it regularly.
Statewide, that's normal. And in southern Oregon, more than half of teens told the survey they'd tried marijuana...
Legally-grown Oregon marijuana is supplying the black market. That's the conclusion of a state audit, Oregon's U.S. Attorney and Pendleton's police chief.
During the debate over legalization how many times did you hear, "This is no different than my dad wanting a glass of fine wine to sip at the end of a stressful day." Well, one difference was the amount your dad paid for that wine. One marijuana retailer wants to change that.
It's perfectly legal for an adult with a valid ID to buy small amounts of marijuana to consumer responsibly in Washington and Oregon. But the legal, licensed businesses who sell to that adult may not advertise in a newspaper, the U.S. Postmaster General says.
Four Pendleton City Councilors joined their co-horts in unanimously approving an ordinance that would let a public vote decide if marijuana can be sold in city limits. But they did it in style... or at least with a fashion statement.
If the sight or smell of backyard marijuana plants bothers neighbors, homeowners may have to move them inside or face fines, Kennewick City Council said this week.
A recent report gave marijuana sales figures for each county, broken down by per capita consumption. Yes, King County saw $48 million in sales, but that's 12th place for per capita!
Last July Denver TV station KMGH-Channel 7 agreed to air a commercial for a marijuana dispensary, but the station backed out before airing it. That left KATU-TV in Portland with the chance to make broadcast history... and that fell through in mid August.