It wasn't the first Hempfest in Seattle -- that occurred more than 20 years ago. It was, however, the first time the annual event had been held since voters in Washington state approved legalizing recreational use of marijuana. The Seattle Police Department saw the gathering as a way to reach out and educate those participating in the festivities by passing out bags of Doritos with the "Dos a
I was in Seattle on Saturday and, as tradition, I went to Pike's Place Market to look and shop around. This is the place that has the butcher whose pork are fed marijuana. I just had to check it out.
SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — Seattle residents can now have marijuana pork chops on the dinner table.
Bolstered by the legalization of recreational marijuana in Washington state, pig farmer Jeremy Gross and Seattle butcher William von Schneidau began feeding pot excess earlier this year to hogs. It is part flavor experiment, part green recycling and part promotion.
Back in November, voters in this state became one of two (Colorado) to legalize the possession of marijuana. This has brought with it myriad questions about how to deal with certain elements of the law as well as what to do in other situations where the formerly illegal substance is found.
As if you didn't know, April 20th has basically become adopted an an holiday for marijuana awareness. That's right, awareness and nothing else. And, although it's legal to smoke a little in Washington and Colorado, it's still illegal in the rest of the US, including California where a student caught video of his policeman holding this two pound joint.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say they found 13 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a car driven by a Washington state man near Klamath Falls. The driver, Samuel Alcalan of Yakima, Wash., was cited and released. One of his passengers, Mario Serrano-Lopez, of Wapato, Wash...
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman is suing FedEx, saying the company erroneously sent her a package containing seven pounds of marijuana, then gave her address to the intended recipients who later showed up at her door.
Maryangela Tobin of Plymouth says in the suit filed Feb...
Marijuana is legal in Washington and Colorado, but you're still not able to drive under the influence in either state. These guys decided to have some fun and see what it would be like to take the driver's test stoned.
Just because it's legal to do it on your own time in Colorado, doesn't mean you can drug your whole class. Two University of Colorado students in Boulder thought it would be funny to bring pot brownies to a morning class to share. Then a bunch of people who ate them had freak-
outs. Suddenly it was not so fun.
With the passage of Initiative- 502 last month, as of 12:01 this morning, possessing an ounce of marijuana is now legal in Washington state.
There seems to be much confusion as to what is now legal and what is still illegal.
The Seattle Police Department has set up a guide to legal marijuana use as it relates to citizens of that city but probably answer many general questions you may have as well.