recreational marijuana

Nevada Judge Mulls Suit Over July 1 Recreational Pot Startup
Nevada Judge Mulls Suit Over July 1 Recreational Pot Startup
Nevada Judge Mulls Suit Over July 1 Recreational Pot Startup
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A judge in Nevada is trying to decide whether the state's first sales of recreational marijuana should begin as scheduled July 1 despite complaints from alcohol distributors. Lawyers for the liquor distributors and the Nevada Department of Taxation are expected to go before Judge James Wilson in Carson City on Tuesday to argue the case...
Ballot Could Add Legal Marijuana to Las Vegas’ List of Vices
Ballot Could Add Legal Marijuana to Las Vegas’ List of Vices
Ballot Could Add Legal Marijuana to Las Vegas’ List of Vices
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas could soon add recreational marijuana to its list of vices if Nevada approves a Nov. 8 referendum on cannabis. Supporters see pot as a fitting alternative for tourists tired of $15 cocktails and hangovers. But weed proponents will have to win over closely divided voters and a risk-averse gambling industry...
Report: DOJ Should Track its Monitoring of Pot Legalization
Report: DOJ Should Track its Monitoring of Pot Legalization
Report: DOJ Should Track its Monitoring of Pot Legalization
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Government Accountability Office says the Justice Department needs to better document how it's tracking the effect of marijuana legalization in the states. In a report Monday, investigators noted that the DOJ said in 2013 it would allow states to regulate marijuana for medical or recreational use, as long as they meet federal law enforcement priorities that include keeping
Oregon Starting to Sell Recreational Pot
Oregon Starting to Sell Recreational Pot
Oregon Starting to Sell Recreational Pot
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Discounts on pot, free food for folks with the munchies and live music. All part of a historic day for Oregon and for marijuana advocates across the country, as recreational sales of the drug begin today. Oregon is one of four states that have legalized the sale of recreational marijuana...
Smokin' hot [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
Smokin' hot [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
Smokin' hot [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
UNION GAP -- While several dozen customers sweated in the midday heat outside Union Gap's Station 420 on Wednesday, Adam Markus and about half a dozen workers were inside, sweating the details. Markus' staff was getting ready to open the front doors of Yakima County's first legal recreational marijuana shop, and they wanted to make sure they got it right...