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Springfield, Massachusetts — Hampden Care Facility Inc. wants to put a medical marijuana dispensary in the city of Springfield, but first, they'll have to convince city councilors that they should be the only dispensary in the city for a decade. Hampden Care Facility would put the medical...

Coachella, California - The Coachella City Council is expected today to adopt a mitigated negative declaration for a proposed medical cannabis cultivation facility, a necessary step for the city to secure a foothold in the legal cannabis industry. Approval of the declaration would mean the city...

Global music brand Amoeba Records in Berkeley will get a replay of its bid to open a pot shop, thanks to a Berkeley City Council vote to add two more medical cannabis dispensaries last night. The Telegraph Ave. music store and institution seems strongly positioned to obtain one of those two new...

In November California voters will have a chance to legalize recreational marijuana - and speculators are licking their lips at the prospect of a green rush in the Golden State. One analysis says California's legal pot revenues could more than double - from $2.7 billion in 2015 to $6.6 billion...

Springfield, Massachusetts - Several city councilors said Tuesday they have serious concerns that a proposed agreement for a medical marijuana dispensary in East Springfield would essentially its operator "monopoly" in the city for 10 years. The issue arose during a meeting of the council's...

Springfield, Massachusetts - Several city councilors said Tuesday they have serious concerns that a proposed agreement for a medical marijuana dispensary in East Springfield would essentially its operator "monopoly" in the city for 10 years. The issue arose during a meeting of the council's...

La Grande - Rona Lindsey said turning away customers deeply troubles her. As a former administrator at the Union County Chamber of Commerce, viewing tail lights as car after car heads right back to Interstate 84 is tough to watch. "It tears me in two," the Hwy 30 Cannabis owner said. And it's...

Leominster - DO Health Massachusetts, which was recently cut from the selection process to open a medical-marijuana facility in the city, requested an investigation during Monday's City Council meeting into violations by both the Ways and Means and Legal Affairs subcommittees. The nonprofit...

Kamloops, B.C. - A company looking to produce medical marijuana in Kamloops, B.C., is seeking the city's support. Dr. Richard Brownlee, president of KamCan Products Inc., has written to council asking for a letter showing that his business has the city's backing. Brownlee's letter says the...

Kamloops, B.C. - A company looking to produce medical marijuana in Kamloops, B.C., is seeking the city's support. Dr. Richard Brownlee, president of KamCan Products Inc., has written to council asking for a letter showing that his business has the city's backing. Brownlee's letter says the...

The November ballot in Costa Mesa will get a bit longer after City Council members decided Tuesday night to put city-authored initiatives on medical marijuana and growth up for a public vote this fall. Council members voted 3-2 to approve the proposed growth initiative, which was pitched as a...

Fairview's city-wide ban on medical marijuana grow operations faces a new legal challenge - not from farmers, but from a local landlord who was forced to evict four cannabis growers. Gary Troutner, the sole owner of Eastwinds Industrial Park, sued the city on Monday, June 27, after he was...

The petitions to overturn Unalaska's commercial marijuana ban were turned in right up against the deadline at city hall Tuesday afternoon, though it should take a few more days to review the signatures, according to the city clerk's office. Commercial marijuana advocates collected the...

The Ketchikan City Council on Thursday approved a marijuana cultivation permit application contingent upon satisfactory review by the City Fire Marshall. The motion was approved 6-1 with City Council Member Dick Coose voting against approval. The application was submitted by Jason Kolanko...

Lansing - Jim Smiertka has been Lansing's city attorney for less than a week, but said Friday he and his staff should be ready to create a third draft of the city's proposed medical marijuana ordinance by the end of this month. Smiertka, three City Council members and Deputy City Attorney...

Lansing - Jim Smiertka has been Lansing's city attorney for less than a week, but said Friday he and his staff should be ready to create a third draft of the city's proposed medical marijuana ordinance by the end of this month. Smiertka, three City Council members and Deputy City Attorney...

David Sands has ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, and qualifies as a candidate for medical marijuana under the state of Illinois pilot program, but he can't get a prescription from a Quad City doctor. "I'd just kind of like to know how you can get it", said the 56-year old from Silvis, who right...

With several Juneau marijuana businesses at various stages of the permitting process, the local marijuana retail industry could get underway fairly soon. "We're at a point where we're getting very, very close to seeing marijuana on retail shelves in the capital city," Juneau Assemblyman Jesse...

The Coalinga City Council voted 4-1 on Thursday to immediately allow commercial marijuana cultivation within city limits. Councilman Ron Lander cast the lone no vote. The ordinances required a four-fifths majority to pass. The council also approved the sale of the city's dormant prison...

The Coalinga City Council voted 4-1 on Thursday to immediately allow commercial marijuana cultivation within city limits. Councilman Ron Lander cast the lone no vote. The ordinances required a four-fifths majority to pass. The council also approved the sale of the city's dormant prison...