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The local marijuana community notched another victory in its belt Tuesday night. Coos Bay City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that allows marijuana processing in industrial and commercial districts. Councilor Jennifer Groth said it was the council's duty to approve the ordinance...

The confusion over medical marijuana dispensaries finally got cleaned up in the state legislature after people in Michigan spent years trying to work within the vaguely written 'Act' passed by voters in 2008. Now communities like Battle Creek are trying to come to terms with the new rules...

Niles city leaders are considering a plan for a new marijuana dispensary to set up shop in the town's old post office. This week’s meeting is a work session for council members and city staff to discuss the proposal. Potential business owners are eager to get the necessary approval, as...

Buying marijuana in Seaside is still illegal under city ordinance, but city government is already working out how to make money off of future pot sales when and if the rules change. California voters said yes to Proposition 64 in November making it legal for adults 21 and older to use...

At its Tuesday meeting, the City Council is scheduled to discuss results of a local survey on marijuana in the post-Proposition 64 era, and make a few adjustments to local marijuana-related laws. On April 3, the city began an online outreach survey seeking residents' input on the...

Modesto has not yet decided whether to allow marijuana businesses in the city, what types, how many, and where to put them. And the city has not decided whether it will work with Stanislaus County on a uniform approach to regulating and taxing marijuana. But none of that has stopped Modesto...

What does the future hold for medical marijuana businesses in Ann Arbor, a city that's been called the cannabis capital of the Midwest? Under new state-licensing regulations, that's something the City Council will have to decide sometime by the end this year, City Attorney Stephen Postema...

Medical marijuana dispensaries won't be banned in the city of Newark – at least not for now. All five members of Newark City Council's economic development committee voted Monday night to table legislation that would have banned dispensaries from being in the city limits. Committee members want...

Since the early '80s, aspiring potheads around the world have considered Amsterdam the Mecca of stonerdom. It's an imperative pilgrimage for anyone who wants to experience the societal bliss of legal recreational drugs. So when I got the chance to travel there regularly as a touring musician in...

The Nevada Supreme Court on Monday listened to arguments from the Reno Gazette-Journal and city of Sparks in a lawsuit that could determine whether the names of medical marijuana business licensees will be public record. The RGJ has requested copies of current business licenses for marijuana...

California is gearing up for legalized recreational marijuana come New Year's Day 2018, but for most Orange County municipalities, that deadline is hardly being celebrated. Instead, many cities have either already banned cannabis dispensaries or are in the process of doing so. As of now, Santa...

The growing, processing, packaging and selling of medical marijuana will soon be a thing in Akron. City Council heard mostly favorable public input Monday before unanimously voting to allow local production and sales, permissible under state law by September 2018 to treat about 20 chronic...

The Longwood City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. Proponents of the move said medical marijuana would give them options that didn't include pain medication in a bottle. "I don't have to take something that's going to make...

Some communities welcome its jobs, tax revenue; others expect load of problems. Local governments across Arkansas are the key to implementing the voter-approved Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, but some county and city officials say they have questions about how to do so legally and...

Atlanta's city council is contemplating making a smart move by decriminalizing marijuana possession (up to an ounce) within city limits. The current ludicrous threat of jail time would be replaced with a paltry $75 fine. Many say Atlanta has a major policing problem along racial lines–more...

The neon lights of the casinos beckon you across the border for a little weekend fun. Located right on the state line, this town of about 5,000 balloons to about 20,000 on weekends. People, mostly from Utah, arrive to drink, gamble or take in a concert. Now, city leaders are looking at another...

With the impending legalization of medical marijuana in Ohio, Bucyrus lawmakers are pondering restrictions within city limits. How restrictive they can be, though, is still a little uncertain, according to Bucyrus Law Director Rob Ratliff. "It's legal, but the state is still setting up the...

Reno may not see recreational pot on its shelves for a while. The Reno City Council on Wednesday will be hearing a proposal for a temporary recreational marijuana establishments moratorium. The moratorium would afford the city time to familiarize itself with state regulations and time to...

MONTEBELLO - Proposition 64, the marijuana-legalization initiative approved by voters in November, allows California residents to grow up to six marijuana plants in their homes. But in Montebello, local growers will have to pay a steep price to do so. The City Council on Wednesday set the fee...

ALAMOSA – Alamosa planning commission members Wednesday evening unanimously recommended denial of a special use application for a cannabis consumption club at 507 Bell Avenue. City staff also recommended denial. The request and the staff and planning commission's recommendations will move on...