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The Race for All-Powerful Pot

The Race for All-Powerful Pot

Inside the $32 billion industry transforming marijuana, its consumption and beliefs about its ability to heal. At Stiiizy, the best-selling cannabis brand in America, the goal is explicit: producing powerful and cheap marijuana....

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State lawmaker seeks ban in new shot at algorithmic pricing

State lawmaker seeks ban in new shot at algorithmic pricing

Lawmakers in Washington state are the latest to take a shot at algorithmic pricing as an anticompetitive business practice with a bill to ban landlords from using software that compiles data from their operations and other sources to get automated recommendations on what rental rates to charge. “It’s outrageous and illegal to collude to raise the prices of rent,” said Jesse Salomon, a Seattle-area state senator who introduced the bill. “It should be plainly illegal to use software that facilitates unlawful price ...

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Lessons From Wing Luke: Liberals, Let's Do Better

Lessons From Wing Luke: Liberals, Let's Do Better

In Danny Westneat’s Aug. 17 column, “Seattle, the liberal city, just ‘book-banned’ a cultural exhibit,” he rightfully reflected on the meaning of the word “liberal.” Of the many definitions he found, his favorite is “a commitment to freedom of personal belief and expression.” After the cancellation of the Wing Luke exhibit on fighting hate, specifically the part about fighting antisemitism, he stated that he’s not sure Seattle is deserving of the term “liberal” anymore...

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Legislature pushes for mandatory genocide and Holocaust education in Washington public schools

Legislature pushes for mandatory genocide and Holocaust education in Washington public schools

April might receive a new designation in Washington: International Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month would ensure students receive Holocaust and genocide education to foster a rich historical understanding in public schools. “We know that ignorance of history leads to repetition of history,” said Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-Shoreline.

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Salomon introduces bill to protect salmon from toxic chemical

Salomon introduces bill to protect salmon from toxic chemical

Sen. Jesse Salomon, a 32nd District Democrat, has introduced legislation to protect salmon populations from a toxic chemical found in car tires. Senate Bill 5931 would expedite Department of Ecology review and regulation of the toxic chemical 6ppd-quinone. Ecology would determine initial regulatory actions by June 2025 and adopt rules to implement those regulations by June 2026.

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New Bipartisan Washington Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin Therapy For Veterans And First Responders

New Bipartisan Washington Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin Therapy For Veterans And First Responders

Bipartisan Washington State lawmakers prefiled a Senate bill last week that would allow nonprofits to provide psilocybin services to clients 21 and older so long as the organizations “have an explicit goal of promoting wellness for and assisting military veterans or first responders.” Sponsored by Sens. Jesse Salomon (D) and Ann Rivers (R), SB 5977 appears to build on the state’s limited psychedelics pilot program signed into law last year, which is also aimed at serving veterans and first ...

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State legislators take a tour of MLT Town Center

State legislators take a tour of MLT Town Center

With light rail scheduled to arrive in fall 2024, City of Mountlake Terrace officials invited state lawmakers to walk around the Town Center Wednesday and envision what might be possible for future transit-oriented development. City Manager Jeff Niten — accompanied by city staff and some councilmembers — led the tour, which included members of the 32nd District delegation that represents Mountlake Terrace: State Sen. Jesse Salomon and State Reps. Lauren Davis and Cindy Ryu.

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Sen. Solomon tours new Cedar building at Shoreline Community College

Sen. Solomon tours new Cedar building at Shoreline Community College

Senator Jesse Salomon visited the campus at Shoreline Community College on Monday, December 11, 2023. Sen. Salomon represents the 32nd Legislative District which includes all of Shoreline and Woodway and a large section of south Edmonds.
According to College president Dr. Jack Kahn,

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