Marijuana

Oregon becomes the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use, joining Colorado and Washington. The state is also letting residents wipe their criminal records of pot charges.

One of Juneau’s rising restaurant empires is continuing to expand, now with another location, a Lemon Creek seafood processor and even a possible foray into marijuana.

The ordinance extends the moratorium to Dec. 31 and gives the city more time to adopt new land use regulations following last fall’s successful ballot measure to legalize marijuana.

The rise of legal marijuana seems to be fueling a spike in the number of pets that become unhappily high off of pilfered treats. The dose is rarely fatal, but it can be a buzzkill.

A panel developing Juneau policies governing marijuana businesses wrestled with that question on Thursday.

The group setting up Alaska’s rules for commercial marijuana is on pace to finish regulations by a Nov. 24 deadline, but just barely.