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Appeals court says medical pot users can be fired, even in Colo.
Apr 25, 2013 at 5:50 PM
The Colorado Court of Appeals found there is no employment protection for medical marijuana users in the state since the drug remains barred by the federal government.

Gun, pot bills clear key legislative hurdle
Apr 21, 2013 at 9:12 AM
Oregon lawmakers don't appear to be interested in asking voters to create a sales tax or require labels on genetically modified foods. But plenty of other ideas are still very much alive after a key deadline came and went last week.

First medical marijuana school in Nevada opens
Apr 14, 2013 at 11:37 AM
The first school in Nevada devoted to teaching people how to operate a successful medical marijuana dispensary has opened.

Man threatened with gun twice in 2 days unimpressed
Apr 11, 2013 at 2:43 PM
A North Seattle resident took nonchalance to a whole new level last week when he told police he "wasn't really trippin'" after being threatened at gunpoint by an irate marijuana seller twice in two days, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Combat veterans testify that medical pot helps with their PTSD
Apr 3, 2013 at 4:48 PM
Members of the Senate Committee on Judiciary are considering a bill that would allow Oregonians to legally obtain medical marijuana to treat PTSD. Currently the disorder is not on the list of ailments doctors can prescribe marijuana to treat.

Feds ask if pot garden poison a threat to predator
Apr 2, 2013 at 5:00 AM
For the first time, federal biologists are assessing whether illegal marijuana gardens in the back woods of the West could threaten the extinction of a wild animal.

Allergic to pot: Couple says neighbors' legal grow making them sick
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Mar 30, 2013 at 4:46 PM
A Southeast Portland couple claims their neighbor’s legal marijuana grow is making them sick. But is it possible to be allergic to marijuana plants?

Couple says smell from pot grow is making them sick
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Mar 29, 2013 at 11:38 PM
The Petersons don't smoke pot, but they say their next-door neighbor does when they're not growing it. And the smell is making them ill.

Medical marijuana users don't have protections from sub-par pot
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Mar 28, 2013 at 6:32 PM
A Seattle man suspects the medical marijuana he smoked made him sick, but the state was unwilling to help him find out.

Medical pot clinic operator says government forced landlord to evict him
Mar 16, 2013 at 1:53 PM
The operator of a Prineville medical marijuana clinic is suggesting the federal government and local police intimidated his landlord into evicting him.

Life in prison for robber who killed Cottage Grove man
Mar 11, 2013 at 2:01 PM
A robber who shot and killed a man during a home invasion robbery in January 2012 will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Series of explosions highlights dangers of making hash oil
Mar 10, 2013 at 11:48 AM
Disasters from the do-it-yourself drug have been recorded primarily on the West Coast, where states have passed medical marijuana laws, in a phenomenon reminiscent of meth lab mishaps, but not as common.

Parents: Medical marijuana helps boy, 11, with severe autism
Feb 27, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Tumors in his brain cause Alex Echols to lose control and lapse into uncontrollable rages. His severe autism makes it impossible for him to explain why he is mad - and the 11-year-old takes the anger out on himself. A tincture made from marijuana seems to help.

Discovery bets on 2 dope series about pot growers
Feb 17, 2013 at 9:34 AM
The Discovery network debuts a six-episode series, "Weed Country," at 10 p.m. Wednesday and will replace it with "Pot Cops" in April. Both examine the marijuana trade in northern California.

Treating PTSD: Expansion of medical marijuana to get hearing
Jan 31, 2013 at 8:42 PM
When the Legislature convenes next week, a Senate committee will hear public testimony on a proposal to allow people with post-traumatic stress disorder to get medical marijuana cards.