Video discussion: What might a federal crackdown on cannabis look like?

PORTLAND — Two of the first states to broadly legalize marijuana took different approaches to regulation that left Oregon with a vast oversupply and Colorado with a well-balanced market. But in both states prices for bud have plummeted. A new Oregon report by law enforcement found nearly 70 percent of the legal recreational marijuana grown…

Published: Jan 29, 2018, 10:27 am • Updated: Jan 29, 2018, 10:27 am By The Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. — The director of the Nevada Department of Taxation, who also serves as the state’s chief regulator of recreational marijuana, has announced her resignation. Gov. Brian Sandoval said Friday that Deonne Contine will leave Feb….

Published: Aug 11, 2017, 10:35 am • Updated: Aug 11, 2017, 10:35 am By Mark Lynn Ferguson, Special To The Washington Post Johnsie Gooslin spent Jan. 16, 2015, tending his babies – that’s what he called his marijuana plants. More than 70 of them were growing in a hydroponic system of his own design. Sometimes,…

Published: Dec 5, 2017, 2:33 pm • Updated: Dec 5, 2017, 3:21 pm By Melissa Sherrard, Civilized If you’ve heard rumors about “skinny pot” or “the marijuana diet,” you may be wondering if weed can help in personal weight management or dieting. Cannabis has long been associated with stimulating the appetite, but as we learn…

Published: Sep 22, 2017, 11:43 am • Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 11:43 am By Damian Mann, Mail Tribune A bizarre kidnapping and robbery case sparked a raid by law enforcement Wednesday at a house off West McAndrews Road where police say they seized 180 pounds of illegal marijuana plants and arrested three men. “We received…

Published: Sep 20, 2017, 2:44 pm • Updated: Sep 20, 2017, 3:09 pm By Kathleen Ronayne, The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s attorney general sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, arguing it’s overstepping its authority by waiving environmental reviews and other laws. The suit…