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  1. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Pasadena Health Department Recommends City Council Undo Medical Marijuana Ban

    The Pasadena Health Department will recommend the city in effect undo its ban on the cultivation and delivery of medical marijuana during Thursday's Economic Development & Technology Committee meeting, but the Department continues to favor restricting dispensaries and marijuana cultivation...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    MA: City Council Preps For Marijuana Legalization If It Happens

    Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley has not decided how she will vote on the November referendum on legalized recreational marijuana, but Wednesday, she pressed city officials to begin thinking about ways to equitably implement the measure, should it pass. At the weekly council meeting...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Miami Springs Mulls Marijuana Dispensary Moratorium

    The Miami Springs council voted 5-0 Monday to prepare an ordinance approving a temporary moratorium on marijuana dispensaries in the city. "We are obligated to say where they can be because if we don't, then they are allowed anywhere," Mayor Zavier Garcia said. Florida Gov. Rick Scott...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Prop 64 - Where Would Pot Shops Be Allowed?

    San Diego — The smoke hasn't cleared on every detail of prop 64, which would legalize recreational sales of marijuana in the state, despite 65 pages of regulation. Some of what isn't entirely spelled out is where exactly recreational marijuana can be sold. The initiative would ban it at...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Ukiah To Consider Permits For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

    The Ukiah Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday night on a proposed ordinance establishing a process to allow marijuana dispensaries to operate in all commercial zones, including the downtown core. According to the staff report prepared for the Sept. 14 meeting, the...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Ukiah To Consider Permits For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

    The Ukiah Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday night on a proposed ordinance establishing a process to allow marijuana dispensaries to operate in all commercial zones, including the downtown core. According to the staff report prepared for the Sept. 14 meeting, the...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    Medina City Council Considers Response To Ohio's Medical Marijuana Law

    Medina, Ohio — City Council is considering whether to impose a six-month moratorium on the cultivation, processing or retail sale of medical marijuana. Ohio's new medical marijuana law - which went into effect Thursday but won't be fully operational until next September - covers new ground in...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    Medina City Council Considers Response To Ohio's Medical Marijuana Law

    Medina, Ohio — City Council is considering whether to impose a six-month moratorium on the cultivation, processing or retail sale of medical marijuana. Ohio's new medical marijuana law - which went into effect Thursday but won't be fully operational until next September - covers new ground in...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    AK: Assemblyman Calls For Redo Of Vote On Marijuana Cafe Ban

    Fairbanks - A borough assemblyman wants to revisit the proposed pot cafe moratorium in the city of Fairbanks, which failed in a close vote last week. Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblyman Matt Cooper filed for reconsideration on Friday, and the assembly will vote on whether to take up the...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    CA: First Pot Cultivation Facility To Open In Desert Hot Springs

    September will see a milestone for both the city of Desert Hot Springs and the medical marijuana industry: the opening of the city's first marijuana cultivation facility. Canndescent, billed as a premium cannabis cultivator, is set to open a 9,600-square-foot grow facility Thursday and will...
  11. Katelyn Baker

    MA: Leominster Council OKs Approval Letters For Two Marijuana Facilities

    Leominster - The City Council on Monday gave the green light for approval letters for two medical-marijuana companies in the city and tabled a motion for a third. No medical-marijuana company has been approved to open in Leominster, but the city is now a step closer. Officially called...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    MA: Leominster Council OKs Approval Letters For Two Marijuana Facilities

    Leominster - The City Council on Monday gave the green light for approval letters for two medical-marijuana companies in the city and tabled a motion for a third. No medical-marijuana company has been approved to open in Leominster, but the city is now a step closer. Officially called...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    OH: Medical Marijuana Fosters Council Debate

    Lancaster - A more than two hour debate regarding medical marijuana-related businesses operating within the city limits brought out emotional testimony on both sides of the issue Monday. City Council hosted a public hearing Monday night on a local ordinance to ban marijuana businesses from...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    OH: Medical Marijuana Fosters Council Debate

    Lancaster - A more than two hour debate regarding medical marijuana-related businesses operating within the city limits brought out emotional testimony on both sides of the issue Monday. City Council hosted a public hearing Monday night on a local ordinance to ban marijuana businesses from...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    WA: Group Hopes To Change Weed Laws In Spokane

    Spokane, Wash. — A Spokane group wants to expand marijuana sale restrictions to include churches and hospitals within the city. Right now, marijuana stores cannot be sold within 1,000 feet of schools or daycares. A proposal will go in front of the Spokane City Council on Monday. "There has got...
  16. Katelyn Baker

    PA: Philly City Council Wraps Its Head Around Medical Marijuana

    It could be years before patients can buy medical marijuana in Philadelphia, and even longer before the city sees a dime in economic benefits. Even so, Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Public Health and Human Services heard testimony Friday around what Pennsylvania's new medical...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    PA: Philly City Council Wraps Its Head Around Medical Marijuana

    It could be years before patients can buy medical marijuana in Philadelphia, and even longer before the city sees a dime in economic benefits. Even so, Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Public Health and Human Services heard testimony Friday around what Pennsylvania's new medical...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Cities Reconsidering Rules On Marijuana

    Los Angeles - Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act on the Nov. 8 ballot, has made several cities in Los Angeles County reconsider their current laws regarding medical marijuana. If approved by voters statewide, the measure would allow adults 21 and over to possess, transport...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Cities Reconsidering Rules On Marijuana

    Los Angeles - Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act on the Nov. 8 ballot, has made several cities in Los Angeles County reconsider their current laws regarding medical marijuana. If approved by voters statewide, the measure would allow adults 21 and over to possess, transport...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    City Parks May Benefit From Proposed Recreational Marijuana Tax

    Parks in Brookings could be the winners if the city council decides at its Monday meeting to allocate anticipated tax revenue garnered from the sale of recreational marijuana to maintenance and improvements of the city's assets. That revenue, however, is also contingent on voters approving a...
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