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As Oregon marks the one-year anniversary of recreational marijuana sales, big questions remain about what the cannabis industry will look like as it evolves and what impact it will have on public health and the economy. But two clear winners already have emerged from Oregon's short experience...

Oregonians really, really love cannabis edibles and concentrates, a new report by a industry research company shows. Edibles and concentrates in June became legal to sell to recreational customers in Oregon. They grabbed almost a quarter of Oregon's recreational cannabis market in the first...

Petersburg voters on Tuesday will be deciding whether to allow commercial marijuana sales and importing pot into the borough for sale. Supporters of prohibition don't want the new industry or increased drug use in the borough, while opponents say pot sales should be done out in the open...

Three cities in Central Oregon are asking voters to approve a 3 percent sales tax on local sales of marijuana. City councils in Bend, La Pine and Madras all decided this year to ask voters to approve a local sales tax on weed, one that will go into effect when the state's 25 percent tax drops...

Four states — Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska — have legalized the retail sale of marijuana. One of the main reasons cited by each state for legalizing pot is the tax revenue generated by marijuana sales. Retail marijuana sales started in Colorado 2014, bringing in $56 million the...

In planning a framework to allow recreational marijuana sales in Maine, the authors of Question 1 looked to Colorado for inspiration. That state's law is now two years old, and there's a baseline of information that can be gleaned from the experiment. Some of it has been copied into Maine's...

Boston - Massachusetts could not be accused of being "Taxachusetts," at least when it comes to taxing marijuana, if Question 4 on the November ballot passes. The proposal to legalize small amounts of recreational marijuana for adults calls for a tax rate on pot sales that would be lower -...

Boston - Massachusetts could not be accused of being "Taxachusetts," at least when it comes to taxing marijuana, if Question 4 on the November ballot passes. The proposal to legalize small amounts of recreational marijuana for adults calls for a tax rate on pot sales that would be lower -...

A looming crisis at the state agency that accredits laboratories that test marijuana - and drinking water - is puzzling, to put it mildly. The Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program doesn’t normally create headlines. But it’s in the spotlight now, after its administrator warned...

As some states across the country consider full legalization of marijuana, the potential monetary windfall is a major argument for making the drug legal. In Oregon, where pot is legal and taxed by the state, the state has pulled in some $25.5 million in marijuana taxes thus far in 2016. That...

Salem, Ore. - Sales of recreational marijuana enjoyed a big boost in the two months since edible products have been allowed. Taxes from those sales jumped from about $3 million per month to more than $5 million per month, figures from the Oregon Department of Revenue showed Monday. The state...

Columbus, Ohio - Sales of medical marijuana in Ohio could reach $400 million, making it one of the largest medical marijuana markets in the country, according to a preliminary analysis by national trade publication Marijuana Business Daily. The publication estimates Ohio retail dispensary...

Columbus, Ohio - Sales of medical marijuana in Ohio could reach $400 million, making it one of the largest medical marijuana markets in the country, according to a preliminary analysis by national trade publication Marijuana Business Daily. The publication estimates Ohio retail dispensary...

Marijuana sales in the state of Washington topped one billion dollars since voters approved the sale of recreational pot in 2014. In July the Liquor and Cannabis Board consolidated medical and recreational pot under the same regulations, boosting July sales to more than 121 million dollars...

Naches, Wash. — Town Council members will decide tonight if Naches will be the latest community to restrict marijuana production and sales. Planning Commission members recommended last week that council members approve an ordinance prohibiting marijuana-related businesses in any zone within...

Scappoose residents will be asked to vote on both a ban of recreational marijuana businesses and a sales tax on those same businesses after a narrow vote by the Scappoose City Council Monday, Aug. 1. Councilors voted 4-3, with Mayor Scott Burge and Councilors Joel Haugen and Rich Riffle...

Washington marijuana sales took a sharp jump in July - the first month after the state closed medical dispensaries. The state took in $23.5 million in excise taxes in July, a record. That was up from $20 million in June, according to marijuana data website 502data.com. 2016 sales so far...

After lengthy discussion Monday, two tax items on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly agenda each were postponed: an increase to the sales tax cap and a tax on retail marijuana. The retail pot tax discussion is an item that carried over from the second meeting in July. During that...

Boston City Council President Michelle Wu and Councilor Tito Jackson will formally endorse the state ballot push to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The move, to be announced at a State House event Wednesday morning, puts them directly at odds with Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who is helping...

The legal marijuana market in Colorado continues to bring in the bucks and this year could see state-wide sales surpass $1 billion. According to the newest data set from the Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado's cannabis companies made $486 million during the first five months of 2016...