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The state Liquor Control Board will hold a forum tonight in Yakima on marijuana regulations under a new state law. The board is gathering public input as it develops new rules. The state expects to issue producer licenses in mid-August, followed by marijuana processor and retailer licenses in November...

  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. Rick Garza of the Washington Liquor Control Board said Monday he expects the federal government will try and take action if Washington's system has loose controls. He ... Read

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...

Now that marijuana has been legalized in Washington State for adults many employers are wondering about workplace drug policies. David Rolfe Director of Safe Yakima Valley says they're ho...

Now that Washington voters made it clear marijuana should be legal, Yakima prosecutors are deciding what to do with open cases before Initiative-502 goes into effect. Our news partner KIMA Action News asked, "Come December 6th, what do city prosecutors plan to do regarding marijuana cases...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire says the federal government still hasn't decided whether to take action to block new laws legalizing marijuana in her state and Colorado. Gregoire met Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General James Cole in Washington, D...

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.  There's more to legalizing marijuana in Washington than just the criminal impact...

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. The outcomes of related measures in Colorado and Oregon were uncertain...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new study by a respected Mexican think tank asserts that proposals to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Colorado, Oregon and Washington could cut the profits of Mexican drug cartels by as much as 30 percent...

SEATTLE (AP) — The campaign to legalize and tax marijuana for adults in Washington state is rolling, with more than $1 million in new contributions reported since last week and a surprising endorsement from Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Michael Baumgartner...