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5 things to know from this week’s big report on cannabis

7:00am September 28, 2024

More Americans now use pot on a daily basis than alcohol. A sweeping new report says the federal government needs to better understand the risks to the public and get involved.

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New State Bills Aim To Legalize Up To Four Ounces Of Marijuana For Personal Use

3:31pm June 04, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

A new pair of bills in the state House and Senate aim to legalize carrying up to four ounces of marijuana in North Carolina.

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Okanogan County Chief Criminal Deputy Steve Brown surveys the debris left over from an illegal pot farm that had masqueraded as a legal operation.

National

Despite Legalization, Marijuana Black Market Hides In Plain Sight

10:42am May 16, 2018

by Martin Kaste

Washington state legalized recreational pot in 2012, but the black market lives on. Pot grown legally leaks into illegal markets, while networks of illegal producers pretend they're licensed.

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One 8.5-oz. serving of THC-laced beverage (left) alongside three ounces of dried marijuana (right).

National

How Much Pot Is In That Brownie? Wyoming Moves To Toughen Edible Marijuana Laws

9:43am January 24, 2018

by Bob Beck

Despite an influx of edible marijuana from neighboring Colorado, lawmakers in Wyoming are looking to maintain strict weight limits for felony pot possession.

Six Charged In North Carolina With Trafficking A Ton Of Pot

10:08am February 16, 2017

by Associated Press and WFDD Staff

Six people in western North Carolina have been arrested after officials found more than a ton of marijuana in a van.

Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser in November of 2014.

As Washington Prepares To Legalize Pot, Congressman Threatens To Arrest Mayor

4:10pm February 25, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city would continue with its plans to legalize pot at midnight. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah said the District would be in "willful violation of the law."