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Although voters across the state voted to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes in November, cities are still debating what to allow beyond California Proposition 64, which among other things lets anyone older than 21 smoke marijuana and grow up to six marijuana plants inside a residence...

Three bills filed Monday by Republican state legislators seek to sharply circumscribe the medical marijuana amendment approved by Arkansas voters on Nov. 8. The lead sponsor of each is Rep. Robin Lundstrum of Elm Springs, in Northwest Arkansas. The measure with the most sponsors is HB 1391...

Palm Desert appears to be on a path toward lifting a long-existing ban on marijuana dispensaries as a result of California's new law allowing recreational marijuana use by anyone 21 and older. City Council, on Thursday, directed staff to begin working on amendments to Palm Desert's zoning...

San Diego County, CA — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to consider a ban on all marijuana businesses in unincorporated county areas, with plans to vote on the proposal before a moratorium expires in March. The board met to consider a package of regulations for...

Pittston town officials have postponed a special town meeting scheduled for Jan. 25 to consider a proposed moratorium on marijuana-related businesses in town. Instead, a public hearing is now scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 to consider an outright ban of those businesses, and a special town...

Before Spokane County Commissioners passed a temporary ban on new pot farms, they never heard what cannabis farmers thought about it. But now, farmers are making sure their voices are heard. More than a month ago, Spokane County Commissioners purposely passed a temporary ban on new...

Sonora, CA – The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors will vote whether to ban the sale of marijuana for commercial use. The proposed move comes following the passage of Proposition 64 this past November which legalizes marijuana for recreational use in California and allows residents to grow...

Calaveras County Elections officials this week began an initial count of signatures submitted in support of a ballot measure that seeks to ban commercial cannabis cultivation. Elections Coordinator Robin Glanville said that next week, staff members will begin verifying a sample of 500...

Oakland – Oakland has become one of the first communities in Maine to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the retail sale of marijuana and the establishment of marijuana social clubs. The 5-0 Town Council vote Wednesday does not prohibit the legal use and cultivation of marijuana as approved by...

Walla Walla County commissioners should not have included medical marijuana operations in the county's overall ban on pot production, processing and sale. Taking that step, as commissioners did Monday, undercuts the spirit of the law that makes medical marijuana legal in Washington state...

Anyone planning to profit off of the new medical marijuana market in Sheffield Village, will have to find a new place to set up shop. In their final meeting for 2016, the Village Council voted 5-1 on Dec. 12 to revise its zoning code banning the cultivation, processing and retail dispensing...

Panama City, Fla. - Panama City is tapping the brakes on medical marijuana, for now. At Tuesday morning's meeting, Panama City Commissioners approved the first reading to adopt an eight-month moratorium, or temporary ban, concerning medical marijuana. The second reading and final vote will...

Do they let it grow or nip it in the bud? That's the question facing Riverside County supervisors after California voters last month legalized the recreational use of marijuana. The county Board of Supervisors will have to decide whether to continue a ban on marijuana cultivation or allow...

More cities in Northeast Florida are reacting to the passage of Amendment 2. Hundreds of thousands of Floridians can be eligible for medical marijuana next year, with a possible 2,000 dispensaries in business. But Jacksonville, Neptune and Atlantic Beaches are all considering temporary bans...

Zephyrhills, Fla. - Florida voters resoundingly said 'yes' to medical marijuana on Election Day. The measure, known as Amendment 2, was approved by 71 percent of voters. "That is a clear mandate that the people wanted this," said Chris Cano, executive director of Central Florida NORML. Despite...

Florida's bong ban, as toothless as critics say it may be, now is preempted by the recently approved constitutional amendment on medical marijuana. That's according to Ben Pollara, campaign manager of United for Care. The group has fought for the ballot initiative, which first failed in 2014...

Healdsburg this week joined a growing list of cities looking to curb outdoor marijuana cultivation. The City Council on Monday unanimously approved an urgency ordinance forbidding the growing of non-medical marijuana outside, and only allowing indoor grows with strict health and safety...

If you look for the roots of America's ban on cannabis, you'll find nearly all roads lead to a man named Harry Anslinger. He was the first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, which laid the ground work for the modern-day DEA, and the first architect of the war on drugs. Anslinger...

The Anderson City Council passed a short-term ban on recreational marijuana outside the home to give city officials breathing room to clear up some of the haze surrounding legal weed for adults. "It's to put things on hold so we can study (Proposition 64) and find out how the city wants to...

Estero - Voters gave the thumbs up to the use of medical marijuana, which means more dispensaries will begin to pop up across the state. But plans for medical marijuana in our area - might go up in smoke as three local city councils get set to tackle the issue Wednesday morning. In Bonita...