Week in Review: Amazon, Sound Transit, and cannabis Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson.
Resale market for cannabis waste? WA lawmakers consider it Washington lawmakers are considering a brand-new type of cannabis market: resale of the plant waste.
Amsterdam will ban cannabis outdoors in its red-light district The measure, which is set to go into effect in May, is an attempt to appease residents in the neighborhood, which attracts millions of tourists each year.
Biden's pot pardon will help reverse War on Drugs harm to Black people, advocates say Experts hailed the move as an important first step in righting the wrongs from decades of uneven drug enforcement policy.
Biden to pardon simple federal marijuana possession convictions The pardons will be done through an administration process to be developed by the Justice Department, administration officials told reporters; it will cover citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Marijuana use is outpacing cigarette use for the first time on record Cigarette use has been declining for decades, while marijuana use has been on the rise, according to a new Gallup survey in the U.S.
Young adults are using marijuana and hallucinogens at the highest rates on record The National Institutes of Health annually surveys substance abuse among young adults in its Monitoring the Future study.
Minnesota lawmakers voted to legalize THC edibles. Some did it accidentally After Minnesota lawmakers approved a measure to legalize the sale of certain types of THC edibles, at least one Republican said he didn't realize what he was approving.
D.C. lawmakers pass a bill that would ban firing employees for failed marijuana tests Employers can still give drug tests or fire an employee if they are acting under federal guidelines, or if an employee consumed marijuana at work or while performing work-related duties.
By any other name ... Washington moves to ban the word 'marijuana' There are lots of nicknames for cannabis: pot, weed, grass, reefer madness. But now there’s one name state lawmakers think you should avoid: "marijuana."