News Talk KIT » initiative 502 http://newstalkkit.com Sat, 25 May 2013 20:00:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Washington Liquor Control Board Looking to Stop Marijuana Use at Bars http://newstalkkit.com/washington-liquor-control-board-looking-to-stop-marijuana-use-at-bars/ http://newstalkkit.com/washington-liquor-control-board-looking-to-stop-marijuana-use-at-bars/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:56:03 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=218585 SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state Liquor Control Board to figure out how to stop the spread of bars that allow patrons to consume marijuana on site.

Voters last fall legalized marijuana for adults over 21, but Initiative 502 prohibits the public use of marijuana

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/washington-liquor-control-board-looking-to-stop-marijuana-use-at-bars/feed/ 0 facebook Voices of Safety Concern Sound Out at Yakima Marijuana Forum http://newstalkkit.com/voices-of-safety-concern-sound-out-at-yakima-marijuana-forum/ http://newstalkkit.com/voices-of-safety-concern-sound-out-at-yakima-marijuana-forum/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:08:19 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=213642 YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — About 300 people attended the Thursday night public forum in Yakima on possible regulations on the legal sale of recreational marijuana in Washington.

The public safety was a concern for both supporters and opponents of the drug

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/voices-of-safety-concern-sound-out-at-yakima-marijuana-forum/feed/ 0 kima Washington State Building a Strictly Regulated Marijuana Law http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-building-a-strictly-regulated-marijuana-law/ http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-building-a-strictly-regulated-marijuana-law/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:58:00 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=204832  

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials are looking to build a strictly regulated marijuana system that could forestall federal concerns about how the drug will be handled once it's available for public purchase.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-building-a-strictly-regulated-marijuana-law/feed/ 0 kima Washington State Holding Forums on the Questions and Concerns of Initiative 502 http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-holding-forums-on-the-questions-and-concerns-of-initiative-502/ http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-holding-forums-on-the-questions-and-concerns-of-initiative-502/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:56:56 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=204168 Lots of questions and concerns surround the implementation of Initiative 502 in the State of Washington, the measure that legalized marijuana in the state. It is the job of the liquor control board to set up a system in which pot will be sold in state stores

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-holding-forums-on-the-questions-and-concerns-of-initiative-502/feed/ 0 kit Public Forums Planned for Implementation of Initiative 502 http://newstalkkit.com/public-forums-planned-for-implementation-of-intiative-502/ http://newstalkkit.com/public-forums-planned-for-implementation-of-intiative-502/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:46:48 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=203556 The Washington State Liquor Control Board plans public forums across Washington regarding the implementation of Initiative 502. A forum is planned in Yakima on Feb. 21st at 6pm at Yakima City Hall

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/public-forums-planned-for-implementation-of-intiative-502/feed/ 0 facebook Local Businesses Looking Closer at Drug Testing Policies http://newstalkkit.com/local-businesses-looking-closer-at-drug-testing-policies/ http://newstalkkit.com/local-businesses-looking-closer-at-drug-testing-policies/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:07:22 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=189647 Making pot legal here in Washington won't only change things from a criminal standpoint, but it could also change things for businesses.a lot of them are taking a closer look at their drug testing policies

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/local-businesses-looking-closer-at-drug-testing-policies/feed/ 0 kima Washington State First to Legalized Recreational Pot Use http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-first-to-legalized-recreational-pot-use/ http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-first-to-legalized-recreational-pot-use/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:35:57 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=189302 SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters have made their state the first in the nation to legalize recreational pot use, setting up a showdown with a federal government that backs the drug's prohibition

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-first-to-legalized-recreational-pot-use/feed/ 0 kima Forum About Legalizing Marijuana Being Held In Yakima Tomorrow http://newstalkkit.com/forum-about-legalizing-marijuana-being-held-in-yakima-tomorrow/ http://newstalkkit.com/forum-about-legalizing-marijuana-being-held-in-yakima-tomorrow/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:15:04 +0000 KIT http://newstalkkit.com/?p=122223 Initiative 502 to legalize the recreational use of marijuana will be the subject of a special forum tomorrow night at the Capital Theater in Yakima. Former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper and former State Republican Senator George Rohrbacher will both speak in favor of the measure

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