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Cannibus Institute Wants to Help You Make a Big Investment in Selling Pot in Washington!

John McKay — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:45:37 +0000

If your Wall Street and stock returns are unimpressive you could always try selling marijuana.

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WA Officials Release Timeline for Implementing State Pot System, Sales Bumped Back

John McKay — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:24:33 +0000

Instead of being to light up marijuana purchased in a state store December 1st, it won't be at least until next spring.

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Black Market for Marijuana Will Cut Projected Tax Revenue in Half, Says Pot Expert

John McKay — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:26:51 +0000

Just because voters legalized marijuana doesn't mean the illegal drug economy will just go away.

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Oregon Legislature to Consider Legalizing Pot – Public Hearing Set for April

John McKay — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:22:54 +0000

Less than three months after Washington's new pot law went into effect, Oregon will consider legalizing marijuana for recreational use. A public hearing is scheduled for next month. Much like in Washington, the Oregon measure would allow pot to be sold, taxed at a rate of $35 an ounce, and sold through state-licensed stores.

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Washington High School Students Choose Pot Over Cigarettes

Miki Harvey — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:11:28 +0000

Washington students reveal that they are twice as likely to smoke marijuana as cigarettes.

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Former DEA Officials Pressing Federal Government to Nullify Legalized Marijuana

John McKay — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:30:50 +0000

This controversial issue is now becoming about States' Rights.

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Yakima Man Busted With $30,000 Worth of Marijuana in His Trunk

John McKay — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:52:24 +0000

A Yakima man is in the Klamath County Jail facing multiple charges after a late-Thursday traffic stop yielded 13 pounds of marijuana. 29-year old Samuel Alcalan and 27-year-old Mario Serrano-Lopez of Wapato (plus a female passenger) were headed north on Highway 97 when Oregon State Troopers stopped Alcalan for a traffic violation

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Public Hearing Over State Marijuana Policy Is Thursday in Yakima at Convention Center

John McKay — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:45:35 +0000

The public forum to gather input on the implementation of I-502 (the measure that legalized recreational marijuana) has been pushed back to Thursday.

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Oregon and Colorado Congressmen Want Medical Marijuana Legalized Everywhere

John McKay — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:31 +0000

A new medical marijuana bill could set precedent.

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Don't Get Your Hopes 'High' – Washington State University Won't Be Teaching 'How to Grow Pot'

John McKay — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:00:43 +0000

Despite its rich agricultural history and world-famous horticultural programs, WSU won't be helping you grow dope anytime soon!

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Are Feds Trying to Change Pot Laws to Become Like Washington?

John McKay — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:40:17 +0000

Apparently federal legislators are seeing the writing on the wall -- or the smoke in the air, if you will.

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Will Zoning Laws Prohibit Pot Stores in Washington? Almost Everywhere Is Illegal in Seattle!

John McKay — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:00:12 +0000

Maybe the writers of I-502 didn't think this one through.

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New Marijuana DUI Charge Coming Soon From Washington State Patrol

John McKay — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:00:10 +0000

Beware of the green DUI!

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Attorney General Eric Holder's Meeting With Gov. Inslee Over Pot Issue Called 'Very Satisfying'

John McKay — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:07:41 +0000

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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Liquor Board to Hold Marijuana Public Forum in Yakima Feb. 21 About Pot Stores Opening Dec. 1, 2013

John McKay — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:00:42 +0000

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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Ellensburg Bar to Host Cannibus Night! [POLL]

John McKay — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:41:38 +0000

A bar in Ellensburg plans to take advantage of the new recreational marijuana law and host a cannibus night.

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Could There Be a Challenge Coming for I-502? Such as a Repeal Effort?

John McKay — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:00:37 +0000

Now that I-502 has legalized recreational pot in Washington, opponents are regrouping and deciding what to do next.

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Colorado Opens Pot Clubs in Wake of Legalizing Marijuana

John McKay — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:16:47 +0000

Capitalism meets the doobies!

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Legalization Won't Stop Marijuana Crime in Washington – Drug Cartels Increasing Growing Operations

John McKay — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:00:24 +0000

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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Best of 2012 November – Our Guess at Employee Requirements for New State-Run Marijuana Stores in Washington

John McKay — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:00:10 +0000

Washington State will be opening up the new marijuana stores probably mid-to-late next year and they're going to need somebody behind the counter.

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