Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » I-502 http://newstalk870.am Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Huge Crowds Prompt Search for Bigger Venues for Marijuana Forums http://newstalk870.am/wa-state-officials-booking-bigger-venues-for-pot-forums-due-to-huge-crowds/ http://newstalk870.am/wa-state-officials-booking-bigger-venues-for-pot-forums-due-to-huge-crowds/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:39:06 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=121720 Apparently the public input forums about the process for legalizing marijuana sales are proving more popular than predicted.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wa-state-officials-booking-bigger-venues-for-pot-forums-due-to-huge-crowds/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Washington Officials Say No Spike in Pot DUI Cases – But January Tests Uncomplete http://newstalk870.am/wa-officials-say-no-spike-in-pot-dui-cases-but-january-tests-not-yet-completed/ http://newstalk870.am/wa-officials-say-no-spike-in-pot-dui-cases-but-january-tests-not-yet-completed/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:35:19 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=121145 Despite over 130 drivers being nailed for driving while high, marijuana DUI cases have not gone up.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wa-officials-say-no-spike-in-pot-dui-cases-but-january-tests-not-yet-completed/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Washington State Patrol) Could Marijuana Delivery Be Legal Now? Attorney Who Wrote the Bill Says It Could http://newstalk870.am/would-i-502-allow-for-marijuana-delivery-attorney-who-wrote-the-bill-says-it-could/ http://newstalk870.am/would-i-502-allow-for-marijuana-delivery-attorney-who-wrote-the-bill-says-it-could/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:00:25 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=119525 As far fetched as this may sound, the attorney who drafted I-502 says marijuana delivery could happen. Alison Holcomb, who was behind the language in the pot-legalization, bill says it is not out of the question.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/would-i-502-allow-for-marijuana-delivery-attorney-who-wrote-the-bill-says-it-could/feed/ 0 (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) Will Zoning Laws Prohibit Pot Stores in Washington? Almost Everywhere Is Illegal in Seattle! http://newstalk870.am/do-zoning-rules-in-i-502-ban-pot-stores-in-most-cities-illegal-almost-everywhere-in-seattle/ http://newstalk870.am/do-zoning-rules-in-i-502-ban-pot-stores-in-most-cities-illegal-almost-everywhere-in-seattle/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:00:12 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118916 Maybe the writers of I-502 didn't think this one through.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/do-zoning-rules-in-i-502-ban-pot-stores-in-most-cities-illegal-almost-everywhere-in-seattle/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Attorney General Eric Holder's Meeting With Gov. Inslee Over Pot Issue Called 'Very Satisfying' http://newstalk870.am/ag-holder-meets-with-gov-inslee-over-pot-issue-were-doritos-on-snack-menu/ http://newstalk870.am/ag-holder-meets-with-gov-inslee-over-pot-issue-were-doritos-on-snack-menu/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:07:41 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118461 Newly-minted Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss our state's passage of I-502 legalizing marijuana despite a federal ban.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/ag-holder-meets-with-gov-inslee-over-pot-issue-were-doritos-on-snack-menu/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Liquor Board to Hold Marijuana Public Forum in Yakima Feb. 21 About Pot Stores Opening Dec. 1, 2013 http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-public-forum-coming-to-yakima-february-21st-pot-stores-to-open-by-dec-1st/ http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-public-forum-coming-to-yakima-february-21st-pot-stores-to-open-by-dec-1st/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:00:42 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117268 The Washington State Liquor Control Board has announced six public forums to gather input and provide information about how the state will regulate and sell marijuana.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-public-forum-coming-to-yakima-february-21st-pot-stores-to-open-by-dec-1st/feed/ 0 (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) Washington State Patrol Will Continue Marijuana Confiscation Program Despite Legalization http://newstalk870.am/despite-i-502-wa-state-patrol-to-continue-marijuana-confiscation-program/ http://newstalk870.am/despite-i-502-wa-state-patrol-to-continue-marijuana-confiscation-program/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:00:27 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117251 Marijuana may now be legal in small amounts on adults in Washington state, but the State Patrol says it will keep seizing and destroying illegal amounts of the drug and plants.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/despite-i-502-wa-state-patrol-to-continue-marijuana-confiscation-program/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Ellensburg Bar to Host Cannibus Night! [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/ellensburg-bar-to-host-cannibus-night-your-thoughts-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/ellensburg-bar-to-host-cannibus-night-your-thoughts-poll/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:41:38 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=116914 A bar in Ellensburg plans to take advantage of the new recreational marijuana law and host a cannibus night.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/ellensburg-bar-to-host-cannibus-night-your-thoughts-poll/feed/ 0 Getty Images, David McNew Could There Be a Challenge Coming for I-502? Such as a Repeal Effort? http://newstalk870.am/could-there-be-a-challenge-coming-for-i-502-repeal-effort/ http://newstalk870.am/could-there-be-a-challenge-coming-for-i-502-repeal-effort/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:00:37 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=116097 Now that I-502 has legalized recreational pot in Washington, opponents are regrouping and deciding what to do next.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/could-there-be-a-challenge-coming-for-i-502-repeal-effort/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Marijuana Vending Machines Reportedly Coming to Washington State http://newstalk870.am/pot-vending-machines-reportedly-coming-to-washington-state-dude/ http://newstalk870.am/pot-vending-machines-reportedly-coming-to-washington-state-dude/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:33:52 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=114989 Move over Coke, Pepsi and Redbox -- there could be an entirely different kind of vending machine coming to our state before the end of the year.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/pot-vending-machines-reportedly-coming-to-washington-state-dude/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Medbox-thedispensingsolution.com) Colorado Opens Pot Clubs in Wake of Legalizing Marijuana http://newstalk870.am/colorado-opens-pot-clubs-in-wake-of-legalizing-marijuana/ http://newstalk870.am/colorado-opens-pot-clubs-in-wake-of-legalizing-marijuana/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:16:47 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=114696 Capitalism meets the doobies!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/colorado-opens-pot-clubs-in-wake-of-legalizing-marijuana/feed/ 0 Flickr, Chris Yarzag Legalization Won't Stop Marijuana Crime in Washington – Drug Cartels Increasing Growing Operations http://newstalk870.am/i-502-wont-stop-pot-crime-in-washington-drug-cartels-increasing-growing-operations/ http://newstalk870.am/i-502-wont-stop-pot-crime-in-washington-drug-cartels-increasing-growing-operations/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:00:24 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=114209 Despite the passage of I-502, marijuana growing operations continue to expand in the forests of many western states including Washington.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/i-502-wont-stop-pot-crime-in-washington-drug-cartels-increasing-growing-operations/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Washington Schools Plan No Changes to Marijuana Policies – Duh! http://newstalk870.am/despite-i-502-no-change-in-washington-school-policy-towards-marijuana-duh/ http://newstalk870.am/despite-i-502-no-change-in-washington-school-policy-towards-marijuana-duh/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:00:17 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=113439 You would think it wasn't necessary, but the  State Superintendent Randy Dorn felt the need to remind people that dope was still illegal in schools!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/despite-i-502-no-change-in-washington-school-policy-towards-marijuana-duh/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) Marijuana DUI Claims Life of Pedestrian in Vancouver – First Such Incident Since Legalization http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-dui-claims-life-of-pedestrian-in-vancouver-first-such-incident-since-i-502-passage/ http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-dui-claims-life-of-pedestrian-in-vancouver-first-such-incident-since-i-502-passage/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:00:42 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=113325 It's the first-known marijuana DUI since I-502 went into effect.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-dui-claims-life-of-pedestrian-in-vancouver-first-such-incident-since-i-502-passage/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Surprise! Obama Not Intent on Fighting I-502 or Chasing Pot Smokers http://newstalk870.am/surprise-obama-not-intent-on-fighting-i-502-or-chasing-pot-smokers/ http://newstalk870.am/surprise-obama-not-intent-on-fighting-i-502-or-chasing-pot-smokers/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:47:01 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=112228 "We've got bigger fish to fry."

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/surprise-obama-not-intent-on-fighting-i-502-or-chasing-pot-smokers/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) What Does the Federal Response to Legalized Marijuana Mean? Is a Showdown Likely? http://newstalk870.am/what-does-federal-response-mean-for-i-502-showdown-with-state-likely/ http://newstalk870.am/what-does-federal-response-mean-for-i-502-showdown-with-state-likely/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:50:48 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=110695 In a very broadly worded statement, the U.S. Attorney essentially told Washington and Colorado, "Just hold on a minute here" when it comes to marijuana.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-does-federal-response-mean-for-i-502-showdown-with-state-likely/feed/ 0 (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Spokane, Other Counties to Stop Prosecuting Many Marijuana Cases http://newstalk870.am/spokane-other-washington-counties-to-stop-prosecuting-many-marijuana-cases/ http://newstalk870.am/spokane-other-washington-counties-to-stop-prosecuting-many-marijuana-cases/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:30:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=107294 Immediate effects are being seen from the passage of I-502.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/spokane-other-washington-counties-to-stop-prosecuting-many-marijuana-cases/feed/ 0 (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Marijuana Legalized In WA – What Happens Now? Decision 2012 http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-legalized-in-wa-what-happens-now-decision-2012/ http://newstalk870.am/marijuana-legalized-in-wa-what-happens-now-decision-2012/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:00:54 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=106448 Another part in our continuing series "Where Do We Go From Here?"  takes a look at what will-and could happen now that Initiative 502 passed.

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