THE Weed Blog Medical-marijuana industry shunned by banksScrippsNewsBy JONATHAN MARTIN, The Seattle Times SEATTLE – Conscious Care Cooperative has a solid footing in a growing industry, with three storefronts in Seattle and a loyal customer base. But for much of the last two years, the nonprofit medical-marijuana …Banks don't always welcome medical marijuana dollarsBellingham HeraldMarijuana [...]
At Ore. medical pot restaurant it's bring your ownThe Seattle TimesA new medical marijuana restaurant in Southern Oregon has gotten a city business license by changing to a bring-your-own-weed format. By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press My dad told me of when he was a younger man, there was a local pancake house in …and more » [...]
StandardNet Banks shun medical-marijuana industryStandardNetBy Jonathan Martin SEATTLE — Conscious Care Cooperative has a solid footing in a growing industry, with three storefronts in Seattle and a loyal customer base. But for much of the last two years, the nonprofit medical-marijuana provider has lacked one …and more » View full post on medical cannabis news + [...]
StandardNet Banks don't always welcome medical marijuana dollarsBellingham HeraldAfter two years of wild growth, the medical marijuana industry in the state is bogged down by troubles with banking and federal taxes. In some cases, dispensaries – unable to find a willing bank – are operating solely with cash.Banks shun medical-marijuana industryStandardNetMedical-marijuana dispensaries run into trouble [...]
Salon Obama Justice and medical marijuanaSalonBy Glenn Greenwald Cannabis plants grow at Northwest Patient Resource Center in Seattle, Wash. (Credit: Reuters/Cliff DesPeaux) President Obama gave an interview to Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner this week and was asked about his administration's …and more » View full post on medical cannabis news + seattle – Google News
4/21: Capitol Hill dispensaries look ahead after first year providing medical …CHS Capitol Hill SeattleThe status of medicinal marijuana in the city of Seattle is as hazy as ever. "Not much has changed for us," Stewart says about his first year running a cannabis dispensary on one of the busiest streets in the city. "We've [...]
New York Times Smokeless in SeattleNew York TimesGrowing pot was illegal at the time, but stories like ours, and a strong public campaign, persuaded 59 percent of Washington State voters to legalize medical marijuana that fall. In the 14 years since, an entire industry has emerged to serve … View full post on medical cannabis [...]
Rick Steves, Famed Travel Writer and Pot Advocate: 20 QuestionsLA WeeklyHe's on the advisory board of NORML, has co-sponsored Initiative 502 to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in his home state of Washington and speaks frequently at events like Seattle's Hempfest. Get the Arts Newsletter: Get the latest news and … View full post on [...]
Opposing Views The Real Facts About Marijuana DUI LawsOpposing ViewsBy "Radical" Russ Belville I was recently interviewed by Keegan Hamilton of the Seattle Weekly regarding my research posted here on per se DUID statutes and the effects they had on DUID arrest statistics, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Reports …and more » View full post [...]
Straight.com Initiative seeks Kent vote to make marijuana offenses lowest police priorityKent ReporterVoters in Seattle passed a low-enforcement of marijuana offenses measure in 2003. Tacoma voters passed similar legislation last year. "With lowest priority (and federal non-cooperation) initiatives now filed, we feel that (Wednesday) was a good day for …Sensible Washington Aims to Make Pot [...]
