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Newburyport – A majority of voters statewide this year approved making recreational marijuana legal, but city officials say they are proceeding cautiously as they plan for the increased use of pot. The measure went into effect Dec. 15, and the initial planning meeting to deal with its use...

Coachella, Ca. - Ajax Auto Wrecking has been operating in the City of Coachella for over 50 years. But the current owners, Paul Pavo and John Kearney say they're making way for a new industry, marijuana. For Pavo, the decision didn't come easy, "We've enjoyed being here in Coachella and...

Ellsworth – The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to ban retail marijuana businesses – for now. The ban applies to stores, social clubs and growing, testing and manufacturing facilities. It does not apply to personal use or the medical marijuana dispensary already in business in...

Santa Ana – Following the recent legalization of recreational marijuana, the first Orange County city to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries is proposing amendments to its existing ordinance to comply with the new state law. Santa Ana’s current ordinance bans all cultivation within the...

The Biddeford City Council on Tuesday gave initial approval for a 180-day moratorium on recreational marijuana businesses in the city. Biddeford joins a growing number of communities across the state that have implemented or considered temporary bans on businesses that could open within about...

The Campbell City Council wants to have all the information it can get before calling a special election or adopting an ordinance that proposes lifting some medical marijuana regulations in the city. The council received a report from the city clerk on Dec. 6 detailing a petitioner's plan...

Lompoc, Calif. - Preparing to speak their minds to the City Council, organizers advocating for more legalization of marijuana in Lompoc gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday. At stake in the meeting was the Lompoc City Council enacting an ordinance that protesters say restricts the rights that...

A proposed marijuana grow operation in Cortez's industrial park will not be getting approval from the City Council anytime soon. The council held a special work session this week to discuss the possibility of changing the city code to allow a marijuana grow facility in the industrial park. City...

Redding City Attorney Barry DeWalt will recommend a 45-day moratorium on all activity related to recreational marijuana, including outdoor cultivation, establishment of dispensaries and commercial sales. DeWalt will make his recommendation to the City Council on Tuesday. The council is...

Desiring to demonstrate that the city does not favor marijuana establishments, the Chino Hills city council will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday to extend a 45-day moratorium on marijuana-related land uses to 10 months and 15 days. City staff is considering changing the zoning code to prohibit...

Marijuana sales might be allowed in Fircrest as early as next year. In a 4-3 vote Tuesday night, the City Council rejected a planning commission recommendation that the city ban all marijuana business. The vote signaled the council's intent to allow pot stores within the city's 1.5 square...

A proposed marijuana grow operation in Cortez's industrial park will not be getting approval from the city council anytime soon. The city council held a special work session Tuesday to discuss the possibility of changing the city code to allow a marijuana grow facility to set up shop in the...

In a move marijuana and legal experts call unconstitutional, Indian Wells City Council passed an ordinance Thursday requiring residents wanting to grow marijuana in their home under the voter-approved Adult Use of Marijuana Act to register for a $141 per year permit from City Hall. In order...

The San Diego Planning Commission on Thursday forwarded new regulations on recreational marijuana sales to the City Council, but gave a cold reception to a proposed ban on the so-called marijuana supply chain. The rules would take the city's existing ordinance regulating medical marijuana...

A second set of state rules rolled out Thursday details how OH physicians can recommend but not prescribe medical marijuana for patients. Panama City is tapping the brakes on medical marijuana, for now. The first reading and vote will take place at the January 10th meeting. Palmetto passed...

Mesquite City Council held a lengthy discussion about the sale of recreational marijuana in the city, before agreeing to table the discussion until Jan. 10. The item being discussed was the consideration of repealing section 2-14-1 (8) of the city's municipal code which reads: "It is the...

Portland could be opening its arms to marijuana couriers. The City Council on Wednesday added a license for delivery-only cannabis businesses to a marijuana regulation plan up for a vote next week. Businesses operating as "marijuana retail couriers" would not be allowed to sell from...

The Camarillo City Council on Wednesday extended a temporary urgency ordinance for another 10 months that will continue to prohibit nonmedical marijuana facilities, such as dispensaries and private marijuana cultivators in the city. California voters on Nov. 8 approved Proposition 64, which...

Almost one year ago, City Manager Bill Avera reminded the Hollister City Council during the Dec. 21, 2015 meeting about discussions on medical marijuana, and he provided them with the urgency ordinance adopted several years ago as well as the ordinance adopted by the city that prohibits...

Tallahassee, Fla. - The future of cannabis distribution in the Capital City is set to be under discussion at a city commission meeting. Wednesday night, city commissioners will introduce a moratorium on the medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensaries, as well as set dates for two...