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SEATTLE -- The city is one step closer to making medical marijuana legal inside the city limits. But proponents will have to hurry as a new state law set to take effect next week will outlaw marijuana dispensaries everywhere. Dozens of medical marijuana supporters packed City Hall on...

CASTLE ROCK, Wash. - The concept of the "community garden" is about to take a big twist in some Washington towns. Starting July 22, small groups of medical marijuana growers in the state will be able to create community gardens to grow their plants. It's a hot topic in the Cowlitz County...

It's too bad the city of Kent cannot be more forward-leaning, instead ordering all four of their dispensaries to close.

SEATTLE -- Medical marijuana could be moving mainstream in Seattle. Although illegal under federal law, Seattle's mayor is determined to bring thoughtful regulation to the marijuana industry. "So we're going to do our best to keep people safe in Seattle and allow for the appropriate use of...

Why drug reformers are worried about a new pot policy issued by the Obama administration: The Justice Department memo, sent to U.S. attorneys around the nation, addresses a central problem with the growing number of states that have legalized medical marijuana: The drug remains illegal under...

A proposed initiative that seeks to minimize enforcement of marijuana-related offenses in Tacoma has qualified for the city's November ballot. Tacoma Initiative No. 1 today surpassed the required goal of 3,858 valid signatures from registered city voters, the Pierce County Auditor's office...

Public hearing Monday, July 11th to debate medical marijuana dispensaries! MARYSVILLE – With a number of statewide ballot measures seeking to put the issue of marijuana legalization up to a vote in Washington, the city of Marysville is weighing whether it should take action of its own. On...

These so-called lawmakers need to be told that when we buy medical marijuana on the street from black market, those dollars are feeding gangs and thugs and the money is leaving the country, just like all the billions we are spending on cheap chinese made goods at wal-mart. That money leaves and...

All four medical marijuana facilities in Kent were closed down by city hall Wednesday. The move comes after a 5-2 vote Tuesday night mandating a six month moratorium on dispensaries and other related businesses like grow operations. Show your support for safe access for patients!!! Please...

We need to LEGALIZE and then TAX it, allow businesses sell for a profit, taking the money away from the illegal drug gangs and giving it to locally owned businesses, paying taxes (over $250 Million a year to Olympia to help the state budget) and then have the dispensaries operate like banks...

SEATTLE -- Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a medical marijuana dispensary in the Rainier Valley neighborhood Monday. According to Seattle Police, two men entered the business on the 3200 block of Rainier Avenue South around 7:30 p.m., and pointed a gun at the clerk. They stole...

Recently uncovered evidence suggests that William Shakespeare used marijuana, and now a team of paleontologists want to dig him up to prove it. Francis Thackeray, an anthropologist and director of the Institute for Human Evolution at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South...

Police shut down several Tacoma Hempfest booths Saturday, angering vendors who said they were following the rules of city permits while offering items that head shops usually sell without hassle. Officers arrived as booths were set up for the marijuana-themed festival in Wright Park. They...

Hey. When I had some GrandDaddy Grape Ape, the Cannabis Cup winner of the year, it WAS a religious experience. And when you think about it, the plant itself is a gift from God, well, there you have it. Praise the Lord.

Two medical-marijuana dispensary owners turned in about 4,200 signatures to the city Friday as part of a campaign to qualify a Tacoma ballot measure that would minimize prosecution of cannabis-related offenses. "This shows there's a lot of community support, especially with patients who are...