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With local business experiencing significant losses in sales revenue since the opening of the bypass, the Willits City Council is looking at cannabis cultivation as a positive revenue stream. The council is tasked with providing city staff with feedback on the current draft of the city's medical...

Huber Heights will continue studying medical marijuana's impact on the city before deciding whether to extend a welcome to cultivators, processors and dispensaries. Earlier this month, members of the Huber Heights planning commission voted unanimously to send an ordinance to city council...

Kalamazoo has a choice to make. The Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, signed by Gov. Rick Snyder in September 2016, gives Michigan cities the option to allow medical marijuana to be distributed in their jurisdictions. At a Monday work session, Kalamazoo City Attorney Clyde Robinson...

Do you think Arroyo Grande should let residents grow pot in their backyards? How about open up a recreational cannabis dispensary? The Arroyo Grande City Council is looking to answer these questions and more as it takes on the often-controversial topic of recreational marijuana Tuesday night...

During Tuesday night's Oakley City Council meeting, the City Council will finalize its marijuana ordinance by holding a public hearing regarding the Cultivation and Sale of Marijuana within City Limits. Under the Ordinance, indoor cultivation of up to six-plants is allowed while outdoor...

A seven-member commission is expected decide who gets licenses for commercial medical marijuana establishments in the city. With a 5-3 vote, the City Council passed the measure Monday night after about 45 minutes of discussion in its Committee of the Whole meeting. "This is the group...

On May 24, the Riverside City Attorney's office announced that the last medical marijuana dispensary in the city has been shut down. The declaration marked the 118th of such closures since 2007, when the city council enacted a land ordinance that banned medical marijuana facilities. That...

The Vista City Council is thinking of letting a small number of medical marijuana dispensaries open and operate legally – an about-face from its current practice of aggressively chasing pot shops out of the city. On Tuesday, the council will consider a plan that would allow for two...

About a dozen medical marijuana dispensaries could begin opening their doors as early as July under a new law enacted by Long Beach voters in the fall. Those on the cusp of receiving final approval from the city include a list of priority applicants, comprised of former medical marijuana...

Two Arkansas cities have imposed months-long bans on medical-marijuana facilities, a test of local control as prospective growers and sellers prepare to vie for state licenses beginning June 30. Siloam Springs' Board of Directors on Tuesday adopted a 180-day moratorium on medical-pot...

The city of Edmonton is looking at a zoning bylaw change that could pave the way for the establishment of cannabis lounges if they are allowed after marijuana is legalized in July 2018. In a report for city council, administration said these proposed amendments are a proactive step in...

Palo Alto's ban on outdoor marijuana cultivation likely will be extended through 2018, or at least until city leaders sort out some policies. If Palo Alto does not prohibit commercial cultivation by Jan. 1, marijuana businesses can get a state-issued license and open here, according to deputy...

I felt kind of sorry for the guy sitting next to me Monday at the “Future of Cannabis” event at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. He’s a commercial real estate broker who knows nothing about the marijuana business. But a friend of his who works in the trade suggested that now would be a good time...

Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola has an extremely weird list of interests. For one, he's extremely into the 1960s counterculture. A few years ago, he snapped a photo of himself in a leather jacket at the exact site where the cover shot for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan was taken. But...

There are a lot of marijuana stores in and around Medford. According to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, there are 10 cannabis retailers within Medford's city limits with another six just outside the city's boundaries. And from what we can tell, there are more pot shops getting ready to...

The ordinance that would decriminalize possessing small amounts of marijuana by issuing a citation instead of an arrest appears to be on hold in the City of Mobile. Mayor Sandy Stimpson has requested that the UNTCC ordinance be withdrawn from the Mobile City Council’s agenda for Tuesday. An...

Lemon Grove city leaders and law enforcement on Friday announced a ban on alcohol and marijuana at the eight parks in the city. The ban will go into effect on July 7, 2017. Last May, the city council voted unanimously to ban pot and booze at all eight city parks. "We are concerned about...

An alleged space invader is disrupting plans for a new pot shop in a Spokane industrial park, prompting calls of "shenanigans" from an unusual ally. Pot shop Smokane, located to the west of the East Town Shopping Center, received permits from the city in August 2016 to move to an East...

A moratorium on medical marijuana businesses in Springfield will expire soon and city commissioners must decide whether to let it lapse or continue to ban them. Commissioners placed a six-month moratorium on new medical marijuana-related businesses in August 2016. That came after Gov. John...

Spurred by loosened city regulations and the state's legalization of recreational marijuana, several new marijuana dispensaries are either opening or being proposed in San Diego. The new wave of dispensaries follows a year-long lull when no new shops were approved or began operating in San...