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Atlanta City Council debated – but didn't decide – to relax the city's punishment for possession of less than an ounce of weed. Among folks who want to be the next mayor, there's some support for the idea of making it a non-arrestable offense, but some questions and nuance too. There's one...

In a city with such costly obligations that money to prosecute criminals has to be weighed against fixing roads, finding new revenue and holding down expenses are the only way to increase the services the city can afford. And one possible solution, two candidates for District B suggested...

One morning this spring about two dozen L.A. cops arrived at a large marijuana grow facility with a battering ram. Without knocking, and armed with what the business owner called "full on assault rifles, like something from a movie," the owner said. Police proceeded to bash on the entrance...

Denver is about to crack down on the roughly one-fifth of marijuana facilities that are overdue on providing plans to deal with odors coming from their sites, according to the city's environmental health department. City officials said Monday marijuana companies that continue not to comply...

People who aren't elected officials could help decide who gets medical marijuana licenses for commercial establishments in the city. For nearly two hours Monday night, City Council members discussed whether a commission should be added to any proposed ordinance they vote on. The...

With the moratorium on the sale of medical marijuana coming to an end in August, the Panama City Commission plans to discuss regulations at their meeting on Tuesday. A proposed ordinance would require medical cannabis dispensaries to be located at least 500 feet away from any church, school...

Modesto officials Tuesday will continue their discussion about putting a marijuana tax on the November ballot. The City Council will consider a proposed cannabis business tax of as much as 10 percent on companies' gross revenues. The tax would apply to medical and nonmedical marijuana...

Ohio's capital city is opening its arms to medical marijuana growers. The Columbus Dispatch reports Columbus is changing zoning laws to accommodate cannabis cultivators and has already signed off on six businesses seeking approval from Ohio to obtain one of the state's 24 medical marijuana grow...

The lure of big bucks from legal marijuana tax revenues is enticing yet another central San Joaquin Valley town. Woodlake, a city of around 7,500 people in northeastern Tulare County, is talking about whether to allow cannabis cultivation and recreational marijuana dispensaries within its...

Morro Bay residents wanting to learn more about marijuana-related issues in their city – including whether it should allow dispensaries and other businesses – are encouraged to attend a community forum next week. The event begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Morro Bay Veterans Hall at 209 Surf...

Earlier this year, the Fontana City Council set out to become the most restrictive city with regard to personal cultivation of marijuana. Under Proposition 64, adults aged 21 or older are free to grow up to six marijuana plants in their own home for personal use. Through the initiative, local...

City councilors were poised to vote on a temporary ban on retail marijuana sales in Peabody Thursday night, until City Clerk Tim Spanos pointed out they couldn't. The Planning Board hasn't issued a recommendation yet on the proposed moratorium, which would be instituted as a zoning change...

Los Angeles unveiled a new set of proposed regulations Thursday on how and where marijuana businesses can operate within city limits, the latest step toward reworking its rules after Californians voted to legalize recreational pot. The draft rules would impose restrictions on where pot shops...

Los Angeles officials are releasing proposed regulations for governing the emerging commercial marijuana industry in the city. The release Thursday sets in motion a 60-day public comment period prior to further action by the City Council. Councilmember Paul Koretz says release of the draft...

In an unexpected move Tuesday night, the Westerville City Council unanimously passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. Since last summer, communities across Ohio have taken steps to ban or place a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries. Brian...

In January, recreational marijuana use will become legal in the state of California. Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin released today a handy map of medical marijuana dispensaries operating within the city prepare for that event. Of course, the map isn't necessarily meant for...

A lawsuit filed against a California city claims an ordinance makes it unreasonably difficult and expensive for adult residents to grow up to six marijuana plants for personal use under the state's voter-approved Proposition 64. The American Civil Liberties Union of California and the Drug...

Columbus is rolling out the hemp carpet for medical marijuana. Cultivators who want to be among the 24 licensed marijuana growers that the state will approve under a new law allowing for medical cannabis cannot plant their facilities in jurisdictions that enact moratoriums. Columbus has no...

The City Council's Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee Wednesday will consider a handful of proposals designed to toughen enforcement against illegal marijuana dispensaries in San Diego, including a scheme under which customers could be targeted for buying pot from an unlicensed...

Certain medical marijuana businesses, such as growing centers and transporters, will be allowed in Marshall when the state begins its licensing process at the end of the year. The City Council during its regular meeting Monday unanimously adopted an ordinance that permits four of the five...