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According to information provided to Talk Business & Politics by the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), businesses based in Pulaski, Garland, Jefferson, Washington and Sebastian counties submitted more than one-third of the proposals for cultivation greenhouses and retail sites for...

A commission tasked with exploring marijuana legalization in New Hampshire held its first meeting on Tuesday, setting off a yearlong examination process ahead of its final report next November. Created by House Bill 215, the commission is charged with looking at what might happen if the state...

The National Marijuana Commission, which was recently established by the government to facilitate national engagement on the issues surrounding the use of marijuana in St Kitts and Nevis, held its first meeting last Friday. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 20, 2017. The...

Two members of the newly-appointed Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission traveled to the Vineyard Tuesday to listen to the thoughts and ideas of Islanders, as the state crafts new regulations for recreational marijuana. Commissioners Kay Doyle and Britte McBride hosted the listening...

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission is expected to discuss when they will issue cultivation and dispensary licenses. The commission meets Monday evening and will go over how many applications they have received, those eligible for merit scoring and the number of dispensary applications...

It's a waiting game for those hoping to get into the medical marijuana business, as the Medical Marijuana Commission is busy grading the hundreds of applications. This business could impact those hopeful business owners and patients, but the general public will be affected by this drug, too...

The Cannabis Control Commission is hearing from stakeholders as well as the public about regulations before creating guidelines and protocol for issuing licenses. The Cannabis Control Commission held the first of eight "listening sessions" at the State House Monday to hear from organizations...

A Vermont commission is beginning the process of determining what will be the best way to move forward in the legalization of recreational marijuana. The 13-member Marijuana Advisory Commission and support staff held its first meeting Thursday at Public Safety Headquarters in Waterbury...

With just nine months before recreational, or adult-use, marijuana is set to go on sale in Massachusetts, the state's new Cannabis Control Commission has set an aggressive schedule to hear from the public, hire a permanent executive director, and get down to the business of drawing up...

Bay City will proceed with the process of adopting ordinance language authorizing medical marijuana facilities inside city limits under state rules. That followed a 5-3 city commission vote Monday. Mayor Kathleen Newsham said putting everything together will take time, including input from the...

Cape Cod's advocates for legalized marijuana are keeping a close watch on the state's new Cannabis Control Commission as it begins to hold public meetings. Richard Elrick, a former Barnstable town councilor and a leader of the local effort to pass Question 4 on last November's ballot, says it...

The Cannabis Control Commission held their first public meeting on Beacon Hill on Tuesday. The Commission's first order of business is to develop a work plan to meet deadlines set by the state's marijuana law. The commission's chairman said they'll need money, technology and staff. Voters...

Gov. Phil Scott has created a commission to study legalized marijuana through an executive order after vetoing a marijuana legalization bill earlier this year. The governor's commission will focus on public health and safety issues, but will also consider the possibility of a taxed marijuana...

Even though he voted against the ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana, Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman says he supports the aims of the new law. "My concern as a private citizen was, I thought the timeline was pretty short to deal with the complexities of the...

Recreational marijuana was legalized in November with the passage of California Proposition 64, but if Palo Alto's Planning and Transportation Commission has its way, pot shops will not open up in the city anytime soon. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday night to recommend continuing...

The fix is in. The state's unwieldy cannabis control effort is off to a plodding start, which is just the way pot opponents want it. Just one supporter of marijuana legalization will sit on the powerful, five-member Cannabis Control Commission. And it's -unclear whether the commission will...

Marijuana legalization opponents will outnumber supporters four to one on the new commission that will spearhead the state's efforts to get a legal marijuana industry up and running by next summer and then regulate the newly legal market. Attorney General Maura Healey on Friday appointed...

A former business executive who opposed the legalization of recreational marijuana was tapped Thursday to head the Cannabis Control Commission, a new state agency responsible for regulating pot in Massachusetts. The appointment of Steven Hoffman was announced by state Treasurer Deb Goldberg...

The commission regulating medical marijuana in Maryland was unaware that it awarded a dispensary license in Annapolis to a man under federal investigation for workplace discrimination for at least three years. Advanced Alternative Therapies owner David Podrog, former owner of Maritime Car...

Up to six medical marijuana dispensaries could be established in Harford County, but the actual number, as well as their specific locations, will not be made public until the state commission regulating the fledgling industry approves their licenses. Dispensary locations are posted on the...