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Temple University will offer a communications course this spring that centers around marijuana. The class is designed to offer an in-depth analysis of cannabis policy and the history of its prohibition for communications students - including aspiring journalists, public relations specialists...

Seattle - They were all out of Super Lemon Haze at Dockside Cannabis, so those looking for an agreeable alternative had to seek out the shop's "bud tender" for help selecting from the kaleidoscope of products. Among the options: the sticky orange-flecked flowers from the artisanal Vashon...

When I left Las Vegas for Seattle in 1998, getting caught with weed in Nevada was a serious offense. Nearly 20 years later, Las Vegas is heading toward widespread legalization, so I want to congratulate you for taking the necessary steps to ensure your personal freedoms. But I also caution you...

Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif., is a mecca for joggers and families out with their strollers. Along with the smell of sweat and goose poop, weed is an equally present aroma. Police seemingly take a "light up and let live" attitude here. But Nashanta Williams, who's out walking her dog, says...

Earlier this month, the DEA proved its utter detachment from reality — and its subservience to Big Pharma — by maintaining the classification of cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug. This means, according to their classification system, it has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for...

Marvin Washington isn't worried about the NFL's marijuana movement, even though the Drug Enforcement Administration recently declined to reclassify cannabis to make it easier for researchers to study pot's potential medical benefits. The former Jets defensive end says the DEA will face much...

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...

One billion dollars. If current trends keep up, that will be the value of marijuana retail and producer/processor sales in Washington state on a yearly basis. With few exceptions, state marijuana sales have risen every month since the first recreational stores opened two years ago, bringing...

Marijuana reform is coming to the NFL, Marvin Washington says, but it won't be led by Roger Goodell or his medical advisers. The push to embrace cannabis as a brain and pain medication, the longtime Jets defensive end says, will come from the NFL Players Association. "Whenever there is a...

George Washington is often considered the greatest president of all time. One of the most beloved historical figures in history, Washington was a vital element of the formation of America. Along with the other Founding Fathers, Washington set the groundwork for how our country would operate for...

Kids and candy go together like chocolate and peanut butter. Kids and weed-laced candy? Not so much. Rather, not at all. Just ask Antonio Neuaone, a Sheboygan, Wis. father whose three-year-old landed up "minimally responsive" in the emergency room after accidentally eating one of his...

Olympia, Washington - Washington officials say they plan to require a new "Not For Kids" label on edible marijuana products sold at the state's legal pot shops. The symbol , chosen by the Washington Poison Center, features a bright red hand held up in a "stop" gesture, accompanied by the...

Dispensaries in Washington state have sold more than $1 billion worth of recreational marijuana since weed was legalized in 2014, a Seattle newspaper reported. Pot shops have sold over $1 billion worth of non-medicinal marijuana since July 2014, in turn generating more than $250 million for...

Attitudes about cannabis have shifted, but when it comes to the workplace, change has been slower. If you've ever been in the job market, you've probably read words similar to these: Drug Free Workplace. Pre-Employment Drug Screening Required. Although the 2012 initiative legalizing...

Tacoma, Washington Clear Choice Cannabis, a popular recreational cannabis dispensary in Tacoma recognized for its commitment to providing the highest quality cannabis to patients and consumers, expresses support for the implementation of the Cannabis Patient Protection Act - also known as SB...

It's become a familiar lament in the age of legal marijuana: Weed from places like Colorado and Washington is making its way all over the country, creating headaches for law enforcement. Nebraska and Oklahoma recently sued Colorado over the state's legal marijuana market (the Supreme Court...

Massachusetts' top politicians just came out swinging against legal marijuana. Voters there are on track to decide whether to legalize marijuana at the ballot box this November. But the state's Republican governor and Democratic attorney general have penned an op-ed with Boston's mayor...

One argument for legalizing recreational marijuana has been to reduce the black market, and so far, Colorado and Washington have had very different experiences, according to editor Tom Wainwright at The Economist. He recently wrote about challenges for states after legalization, and has a new...

Oregon and Washington state lawmakers are making another try at introducing a new crop to the Northwest: Industrial hemp, the non-drug cousin of marijuana. For the fourth year in a row, the Washington Legislature is considering whether to legalize hemp farming. The initial, lopsided votes in...

The recent occasion of Presidents Day allows us to take some time to look back on Presidents of yore and discuss the things they championed. When you talk about the Father of our Country, George Washington, you really can't have a discussion of his life without talking about hemp. Washington...