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Although Pendleton voters strongly endorsed legalizing marijuana sales and taxing them, residents shouldn't expect new pot shops in town overnight. Land use regulations for marijuana businesses were approved by the Pendleton City Council Nov. 1, but city attorney Nancy Kerns said ordinances...

Indiana legislators may not want to tackle the issue of medical marijuana in the Statehouse, but one Lake County Council member is looking to gain the support of his peers for a resolution supporting the practice. Lake County Councilman Jamal Washington, D-Merrillville, said he would like...

Indiana legislators may not want to tackle the issue of medical marijuana in the Statehouse, but one Lake County Council member is looking to gain the support of his peers for a resolution supporting the practice. Lake County Councilman Jamal Washington, D-Merrillville, said he would like...

A change of heart by a Nelson city councillor has put the town's new pot dispensary bylaw on hold, just two days after it was approved. The bylaw amended zoning bylaws to classify dispensaries as a prohibited activity. Council said Monday night it needed the changes to regulate the stores...

Marijuana farmers and business owners have formed the Cannabis Business Council of Santa Barbara County as an education and advocacy organization dedicated to the development of fair cannabis regulations. Organizers announced the council's launch Nov. 7, one day before California voters...

Marijuana is serious business. It's not just that sketchy brown bag handed off under a high school lunch table (à la every '90s after-school special ever) anymore - it's a legitimate market, and local businesspeople are ready to start treating it that way. On Nov. 7, cannabis farmers and...

It's been more than a month since the City of Victoria implemented its new cannabis laws, but now council is looking at allowing onsite consumption in some compassion clubs. During a meeting Thursday, council passed a motion to have city staff look at exempting existing non-profit cannabis...

Benton City voters were slightly favoring allowing marijuana stores and growers in their city in the initial ballot count Tuesday. The difference is 20 votes with 311 votes for allowing pot businesses and 291 opposing. Proposition 16-9 was on the ballot to advise the Benton City Council on...

This is an exciting time to be in drug policy. With five states (California, Arizona, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts) on the ballot to regulate recreational marijuana, we have the potential to have one-fifth of the population of the United States smoking legally in the coming year. Our sitting...

Holyoke - The City Council Monday defeated a resolution that had called for opposition to a question that Massachusetts voters will decide on the Election Day ballot Tuesday on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The council voted 7-6 against adopting the resolution. The...

On the eve of Election Day, the Westbrook City Council approved a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and marijuana social clubs. City Administrator Jerre R. Bryant confirmed in an email that the council approved the moratorium on a unanimous vote during its regularly scheduled...

In the 6th hour of an already contentious evening of civics in the City of Davis Community Chambers, The City Council voted 4-0 (R. Swanson not present for vote) on Tuesday, November 1st to enact two urgency moratoriums, defining new regulations for marijuana in the city (or the more appropriate...

Martinez, Calif. — Should Martinez impose a moratorium on indoor and outdoor cultivation of marijuana? City Attorney Jeffrey A. Walter suggests it should, through interim "urgency" ordinances the Council could pass in anticipation of voters' deciding the fate of Proposition 64 during the Nov. 8...

Prosser, Wash. — City Council members are expected to discuss the city's moratorium on marijuana-related businesses at the Nov. 8 council meeting. Council members were supposed to have discussed the matter during a Nov. 1 meeting, but ran out of time, City Administrator Dave Stockdale said...

Kimberley Council received another application for a medical marijuana dispensary last week. The city became the first municipality in the province to grant a business license to a medical marijuana dispensary in June of 2015. Since that time, Tamarack Dispensaries has operated in Marysville...

Kimberley Council received another application for a medical marijuana dispensary last week. The city became the first municipality in the province to grant a business license to a medical marijuana dispensary in June of 2015. Since that time, Tamarack Dispensaries has operated in Marysville...

Findlay City Council made sure to give its two-year moratorium on medical marijuana a final vote Tuesday, but tabled legislation that would continue funding for the Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County through the city's hotel/motel bed tax. Council voted 9-1 to enact a ban on dispensing...

Findlay City Council made sure to give its two-year moratorium on medical marijuana a final vote Tuesday, but tabled legislation that would continue funding for the Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County through the city's hotel/motel bed tax. Council voted 9-1 to enact a ban on dispensing...

Martinez - The City Council could approve on Wednesday interim ordinances regulating cultivation of recreational marijuana, ahead of the possible passage Nov. 8 of Proposition 64, which would make it legal to use pot for non-medical purposes. City staff recommends the council pass any, or...

A proposal to allow commercial cultivation of cannabis in Sacramento has stalled as City Council members jockey for control of public revenues from the industry. The plan was pulled from the council agenda Tuesday as Councilmen Allen Warren and Eric Guerra push for mandatory money for...