pot

Although alcohol related fatalities have dropped in our state, due in part to more enforcement and the Target Zero program the number of pot related accidents, fatalities and infractions has grown significantly.  Impaired driving is down overall, but pot is pushing it's way towards being level with alcohol...

When the word first began to spread that Coors-Molson were going to pursue a 'joint' venture to infuse beer with cannabis, pot fans in the U.S. sat up. But it will only be north of the border. According to Yahoo.com, the two brewers (who produce beer together on a number of projects) are going to begin offering the cannabis beer when edibles become legal in Canada in 2019...

Franklin County Sheriff's the Tri-City Regional SWAT Team, and the Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force carried out a series of raids and served warrants on 7 locations in Franklin County Thursday. As a result, three people are in custody, charged in connection with illegal growing operations...

One down, 25 remain. A pot shop known as The Canyon has agreed to settle with Yakima County, in exchange for ceasing operations by May 31st. The move comes after legal sparring over the county's ban on pot business in unincorporated areas...

Tuesday, Benton County Commissioners took bold steps, some say harsh, and dramatically changed the landscape for legal pot. The Commissioners voted to ban all future pot related business (growth, processing, sales) and did away with medical marijuana communal gardens...

According to the website Autoblog.com fatal crashes involving marijuana rise just prior to and during April 20th, then drop back to 'regular' levels. For those of you who don't sear your lungs, High Times Magazine is said to be responsible for declaring April 20th as 4-20 day, or the official day to 'get high', this was done about 25 years ago...

Benton County Commissioners have proposed a new ordinance that would require medical marijuana grows to make some significant adjustments. The new ordinance would require medical marijuana growing operations to be conducted where they cannot be seen or smelled by neighbors, including schools...

According to authorities, if a Pasco man hadn't been pulled over for a traffic stop, he'd have made serious bank. Officials say a Pasco man is in jail in Asheville, North Carolina after police discovered over 200lbs. of pot in his truck...

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Tuesday a three-judge state appeals court has ruled that his non-binding opinion on cities and counties enacting own bans is legal and it stands. When I-502 passed, creating the legal pot business, several cities and counties where it was soundly defeated inquired about creating their own bans within their limits...

Rare species being killed off by chemicals used in pot grows.