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The City of Aurora will award just one more license for a retail marijuana store - the last of 24 - and applicants have only until November 30 to make a bid. The city plans to award the final license no later than February 1. The new store will be located in Council Ward IV, an area of...

Inland city leaders are starting to discuss how to respond to California voters' Nov. 8 approval of recreational marijuana. But wait, some residents may say, don't most cities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties already ban growing and selling pot? They do, but many of those bans...

Atlanta - When State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) announced his run for Mayor of Atlanta on November 12, 2016, he became the first candidate for Atlanta elected office to run on a platform that includes decriminalization of cannabis, or marijuana, within City limits. This would mean that...

Niles - Niles City Council members appear open to the idea of putting rules in place that would encourage commercial medical marijuana operations in the city. A new state medical marijuana licensing act puts rules into place to track marijuana production from seed to smoke. Members discussed...

Anacortes - The City Council voted 4-2 Monday to permanently ban medical marijuana cooperatives within city limits. A cooperative consists of four registered medical marijuana patients growing up to 60 plants in one residence for personal use. The ban was put in place because growing that many...

Merritt city council has decided to hold a workshop in 2017 regarding the issue of retail marijuana sales given the federal government's intent to legalize and regulate the use of pot next spring. Council voted to have the worksop by a vote of 5-2 with councillors Dave Baker and Linda Brown...

The Florida Constitution now gives patients with debilitating conditions the ability to use marijuana as treatment. However, the city of Bonita Springs wants time to sort out specifics before the ruling goes into effect Jan. 3. "This just gives us 12 months to formulate our ideas and how to...

There are many questions surrounding Initiative 300, the social-use measure that Denver voters passed on November 8 (although the final count took a week). The city has been getting calls from people asking everything from how businesses can apply to how a new state rule will affect I-300. As we...

Troy - Troy City Council failed to pass its complete ban on medical marijuana, sending the ordinance back to Troy Planning Commission for review. Council members Brock Heath, Robin Oda, John Twilliger, Bill Twiss, Tom Kendall voted in favor of banning medical marijuana from being dispensed...

Penticton - Marijuana dispensaries appear to be the latest 'growth' business in Penticton. Planning Manager Blake Laven says the city has received applications for temporary use permits for seven dispensaries in the city, but has not issued any licenses to date. Three dispensaries are...

The Sacramento City Council approved an ordinance allowing the licensed cultivation of marijuana within the city limits. The vote came late Tuesday night after much debate between both council members and local residents. The meeting was well attended, with members of the public lined up to...

Sacramento - It was a full house Tuesday night at the Sacramento City Council meeting as marijuana cultivation regulations were discussed. "Everybody going to be growing it, but regulate it," said Nathaniel Eddins, who attended Tuesday's meeting. "There's language and then there's...

Now that city voters have spoken, City Council doesn't want to waste time in getting recreational marijuana stores licensed in Pueblo. At Monday's work session, council gave the green light to city planners to bring forward a zoning and licensing ordinance for final consideration on Dec. 27. As...

Tehachapi , Calif. - The Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously to enact an interim ordinance banning recreation marijuana sales and outdoor cultivation on Monday, November 21. This comes two weeks after California voters passed Proposition 64, which legalized the sale, cultivation...

The cannabis industry made solid chess moves in the election earlier this month. Not only did the recreational use of marijuana get a statewide green light with the approval of Proposition 64, but two local cities moved forward with medical-cannabis measures, as well. Considering California has...

The Campbell City Council is preparing for a potential special election next year regarding the cultivation, delivery and dispensing of medical marijuana within city limits. At its Nov. 15 study session, the council asked city staff to bring back more information at its Dec. 6 meeting. In...

The Portland City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a six-month moratorium that will give the city time to develop regulations governing retail marijuana establishments. The moratorium, which takes effect immediately, will delay the opening of any stores, cultivation...

If you get up real close to the New England Treatment Access medical marijuana dispensary in Northampton, you can smell the earthy aroma of cannabis through the brick walls. Established in 2015, NETA's Conz Street dispensary is, so far, the only medical Mary Jane shop west of Worcester. In...

Troy, Ohio — The Troy city council votes to not ban businesses wanting to sell medical marijuana in town. Before the decision, Troy resident Aimee Shannon spoke to council members and asked them to not prohibit the sale of the drug. "I'm grateful that they're willing to put things on hold...

Pueblo, Colo. - The city of Pueblo has decided retail marijuana shops will be allowed within city limits. On Monday, the Pueblo City Council took up the discussion of implementing voter's wishes. Council was presented plans from 2015, and in more than an hour of discussion on regulations and...