Marijuana legalization

Draft Pot Rules Do Not Cap Grow Sizes Or Number Of Licenses

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:46:01 +0000

Washington’s Liquor Control Board has published 46-pages of proposed rules for the state’s new recreational marijuana market. But the regulations released Thursday are largely silent on two major issues: the number of business licenses that will be allowed and the size of marijuana grow operations.

The draft rules address marijuana producers, processors and retailers. On the production side, the Liquor Control Board proposes to ban outdoor marijuana grows.

Washington Issues Proposed Marijuana Rules

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:59:20 +0000

Washington’s Liquor Control Board has issued 46-pages of proposed rules for the new, legal recreational marijuana market. They cover everything from product labeling requirements to whether someone who’s been in trouble with the law can get a license to grow, process or sell marijuana.

The bottom line is a prior criminal record is not necessarily a disqualifier for getting a license to be in the marijuana business, but there will be a point system.

Marijuana Quality Control Bible Nearing Completion

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:17:45 +0000

Entrepreneurs who hope to cash in on legal marijuana will have some heavy reading to do Thursday. That’s when Washington’s Liquor Control Board is expected to release nearly 50 pages of proposed rules for growers, processors and retailers.

But it turns out that there’s another pot rulebook that’s also in development. It’s called the Cannabis Monograph.

For Regulators, Marijuana Legalization All About 'Getting Into The Weeds'

Austin Jenkins — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:55:34 +0000

SEATTLE – When Washington voters legalized recreational marijuana last fall, they handed the state’s Liquor Control Board a regulatory nightmare. There’s no manual for how to create a safe and legal market for pot – something that’s never been done before.

State Representative Roger Goodman – speaking after a recent meeting on marijuana legalization – says the giggle factor is gone.

“Initiative 502 largely is about making marijuana boring.

Washington Bars Allowing Marijuana Use Could Face Penalties

Amy Radil — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:05:15 +0000

Pot possession is now legal in Washington. But state regulators are drawing the line at marijuana use in bars.

Does Size Matter When Gauging Marijuana Usage Rates?

Austin Jenkins — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:57:13 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Predicting marijuana usage rates in Washington might come down to a test Cheech and Chong would appreciate: the size of the joint. So says one of the state’s new pot legalization consultants.

There’s a classic Cheech and Chong scene where they smoke a massive joint while driving down the road. Cheech says “Looks like a quarter pounder, man.”

Turns out the amount of marijuana rolled into a joint is critical to determining pot usage rates. Just ask Dr.

Report: Firm Led By Renowned Drug Expert Selected As Washington Pot Consultant

Austin Jenkins — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:26:13 +0000

The apparent winner of a competition to become Washington’s marijuana consultant is a firm led by a renowned expert on drugs and drug policy. That’s according to an email sent Monday to the more than 100 bidders for the job. The official announcement is expected from Washington’s Liquor Control Board Tuesday morning.

Holder: 'Good Communication' About Marijuana, But No Policy Yet

Colin Fogarty — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:58:14 +0000

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says he's had what he calls "good communication" with the governors of Washington and Colorado about their states' new marijuana legalization laws. But in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Holder declined to say how his agency will resolve the conflict with federal law.

"We are in the administration at this point considering what the federal government's response to those new statutes will be.

Pressure Mounts On Feds To Intervene In Washington, Colorado Pot Laws

Austin Jenkins — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:38:32 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday. He will likely get questions about Washington and Colorado’s new marijuana laws. Pressure is mounting on the Obama administration to block the pot legalization measures.

The new push for federal invention comes from a United Nations-based drug agency and nine former DEA chiefs.

Idaho Bills Would Keep State From Following Neighbors On Pot

Jessica Robinson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:16:43 +0000

Idaho is now hemmed in by four states where marijuana is legal in some form, and a panel of state lawmakers fears Idaho could be next. A state Senate committee approved a pair of measures against marijuana, including one asking the federal government to crack down on Idaho’s neighbors.