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Vivian McPeak, executive director of Seattle's Hempfest, speaks on the stage at Myrtle Edwards Park on August 19, 2011. (photo: Joshua Trujillo / Seattlepi.Com)On a day when most people are opening presents, Vivian McPeak has stood outside the Kin…

The governors of Rhode Island and Washington have both signed a petition asking the Obama Administration to re-schedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule II, effectively ending the federal government’s total prohibition on medical patients having lawful and controlled access to organic cannabis products.
“The situation has become untenable for our states and others. The solution [...]

Multiple news outlets are reporting DEA and local officials raiding over a dozen dispensaries in the Seattle-area counties of King, Thurston, and Pierce in Washington State.
The Olympian reports:
The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force served search warrants at five medicinal marijuana dispensaries Tuesday morning and shut them down, according to a police spokesman.
The News-Tribune reports:
Five dispensaries [...]

By a 75-43 vote, Washington state Democrats voted Saturday to endorse Initiative 502, which would legalize marijuana with distribution and sales put under control of the Liquor Control Board.
The party’s state committee adopted a resolution claiming …

The City Council voted on Monday to establish a municipal licensing and regulation system for medical marijuana distribution in Seattle under a new Washington state law that takes effect later this week. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has indicated he will …

With most crops, farmers take risks with unpredictable weather and fickle markets. If they grow marijuana, they take risks with the law even if their state has decriminalized it. In Washington state, pro-marijuana activists are promoting two ballot ini…

A man who once served as the Justice Department’s top official in Seattle said Tuesday that he is sponsoring an initiative to legalize possession of up to an ounce of dried marijuana in Washington state, a measure he hopes will help “shame …

A man who once served as the Justice Department’s top official in Seattle said Tuesday that he is sponsoring an initiative to legalize possession of up to an ounce of dried marijuana in Washington state, a measure he hopes will help “shame …

THE Weed Blog (blog)Employers Now Legally Able to Fire Medical Marijuana UsersTIMEStipulations surrounding the use of medicinal marijuana are as controversial as they are unclear. But a Washington State Supreme Court decision did legitimize the right o…

It turns out that you can be fired for legally using medical marijuana in Washington state. The Washington state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that TeleTech Customer Care, a Colorado-based firm that handles customer service for Sprint from its Bremerton…