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A ban on medical marijuana cultivation, along with dispensaries and commercial delivery of the drug, won City Council approval Tuesday after speakers opposed the measure they said they would make them criminals. "Your panic is not my emergency," Michael Kimmel told council members. Medical...

City Council members who had supported creating legal medical marijuana dispensaries waved the white flag Tuesday, opting for a continued ban rather than a much smaller delivery-only model. The council has grappled with creating a local law to regulate dispensaries since 2010, when a first...

Even if the Cannon Beach City Council decides to allow retail marijuana outlets in town, there would be few locations available for them. The council will discuss the issue at the council meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. If the council decides not to allow retail outlets, the issue must be...

A legal medical marijuana delivery service may be able to open in Long Beach in January 2017, assuming the City Council votes to approve a newly-drafted dispensary law and events that follow go according to officials' plans. Long Beach's new ordinance would initially create a delivery-only...

When aging Grateful Dead members and their fans broke into song at Verizon Center late last year, a cloud of marijuana smoke rose from the audience. Under D.C. law, the collective exhale constituted more than enough for Mayor Muriel E. Bowser to swoop in and shut down the city's marquee sports...

At a D.C. Council session on Wednesday–one that many advocates didn't see coming until shortly before it occurred due to a lack of public notice–the Committee on the Judiciary approved draft language of a permanent ban on "cannabis clubs" that would bar people from consuming marijuana in private...

Council passed two amendments to the land-use bylaw at their Jan. 25 meeting. The first amendment was made in regards to semi-detached homes that had been built on four lots in Heartland that had been designated for high density multi-unit dwellings. The mistake came forward after the homes had...

Contemplating a relaxation of a temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, the city council along with the planning commission debated whether to amend a prohibition set in place several years ago. Currently, Brawley prohibits dispensaries, cultivation and delivery of medical marijuana...

The Dublin City Council passed a new ordinance reaffirming its prohibition of medical marijuana dispensaries, and adding cultivation and delivery to patients. On a vote of 4-0, with Mayor David Haubert absent in Washington at the Mayors Conference, the council said the action was desirable...

The Salinas City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance allowing and regulating the use of medical marijuana in the city. A council majority, led by Councilwoman Jyl Lutes and Mayor Joe Gunter along with council members Gloria De La Rosa and Tony Barrera all voted for the ordinance that...

The Sacramento City Council has postponed a vote on a medical marijuana cultivation ordinance. City officials worry that Sacramento may lose control over medical marijuana cultivation rules by delaying the vote. California Governor Jerry Brown signed three medical marijuana-related laws in...

Faced with a looming state deadline for cities to enact medical marijuana regulations, Santa Paula has strengthened an existing ban but left the door open for future changes. On Tuesday, the City Council voted 4-0 to enact an ordinance adding language to Santa Paula's municipal code to...

The Patterson City Council approved 4-0 the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 788, which bans the delivery, outdoor cultivation and dispensing of medical marijuana within Patterson. Resident Alexis Juravic asked the council to reconsider the ban, sharing that medical marijuana has...

Following the lead of other area cities, the Danville Town Council this week voted to prohibit the cultivation, processing or delivery of medical marijuana, though some council members said they would like to revisit the delivery question later on. Tuesday's unanimous council vote in Danville...

The Simi Valley City Council has extended its moratorium on new massage businesses and has introduced an ordinance to further formalize its existing ban of medical marijuana dispensaries. The council took both actions Monday night. "The city of Simi Valley has the second highest number of...

A number of local cities have adopted or will soon vote on measures that would ban the sale of medical marijuana, rather than let the state take control of enforcement. Proposals in Signal Hill, Seal Beach and Lakewood effectively ban cultivation and prohibit the operation of dispensaries or...

Should Elko allow medical marijuana establishments within the city limits? The Elko City Council wants to hear from you. The Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to table a resolution extending a two-year ban on those businesses until 2018. "I see this as an opportunity the City ought to consider,"...

Guadalupe's City Council voted in favor of prohibiting cultivation, processing and transport of medical marijuana and also moved to create an advisory committee on economic development at its meeting Tuesday. Over several months, the council has worked to meet a March 1 deadline to establish...

The Oceanside City Council has voted to continue its ban on commercial medical marijuana – including the cultivation, sale or delivery of cannabis. An ordinance approved 4-1 Wednesday reaffirms the Council's position under the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act that removes the...

D.C. Council member Charles Allen had just voted his conscience Tuesday. It didn't matter anymore, he thought, if pot clubs formed in the nation's capital. The freshman lawmaker decided at the council meeting that nearly a year after the city legalized marijuana, there was good reason to give...