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Soon, people seeking medical marijuana in Ventura will not have to travel to get it. They’ll be able to get it delivered from one of up to five locally licensed dispensaries. The City Council voted 6-0 to allow the medical marijuana deliveries, with Neal Andrews absent. The dispensaries can’t...

Reading's mayor called it a sad day for the city as he walked out of Monday night's city council meeting. Mayor Wally Scott left council chambers, taking Managing Director Glenn Steckman with him, after council members approved a resolution regarding penalties for marijuana possession. The...

City Council is expected to consider tonight at City Hall new amendments to a medical marijuana ordinance that's been on the books for six years. Two council members and Mayor Virg Bernero said in a news release today the amendments are needed to "align city policies with the new state law."...

A group called Let Lansing Vote filed petitions Friday afternoon seeking a referendum on the city's a new medical marijuana ordinance. The ordinance for commercial properties was approved by City Council last month and was supposed to go into effect on Saturday. If the group turned in enough...

The city has taken the first step toward establishing guidelines for medical marijuana dispensaries that might be looking to open in New Port Richey. Medical marijuana dispensaries will not be allowed in New Port Richey's downtown zoning district, but they could pop up in any commercial and...

From outdoor cultivation to research and dispensaries, the city of Davis is ready to open the door to the cannabis industry now after the City Council approved one last policy at its meeting Tuesday night. The council voted 4-0 to require businesses to pay $8,300 to $42,300 in fees to recover...

San Diego finalized its legalization of marijuana cultivation and manufacturing on Tuesday, becoming one of the few cities in the state to have a fully regulated supply chain for the drug. Making indoor pot farms and manufacturing sites for edible products legal will boost the economy, create...

Following one final round of discussion over wording and logistics, the Willits City Council approved the medical cannabis ordinance at its regular meeting Wednesday by a 4-1 vote, opening the door to various aspects of the industry within allowed zoning in the city. The ordinance is set to...

After a vote Tuesday afternoon, the Atlanta City Council is one vote away from decriminalizing possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana. The City Council's public safety committee decided to send the plan to the full council. The committee voted three votes for, one against and one no...

The owners of a medical marijuana provider business, as well as one of their patients, is suing the city of Billings over its ban on dispensaries within city limits. Rich Abromeit, co-owner of Montana Advanced Caregivers, and Nancy Moore are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed in...

People 21 and older could legally possess up to an ounce of marijuana in Stevens Point under a proposal expected to come before city officials. The city has already changed its rules twice recently to reduce the penalties some people face when police find them with marijuana. -In October...

City Council President Clint Olivier mounted the charge to put off a decision on imposing a ban on recreational marijuana dispensaries, brushing off one accusation he was the king of promoting drug use in Fresno. "If I am going to be the king of anything, it's of personal responsibility and...

San Diego will have a fully legal and regulated marijuana industry, including pot farms, factories making edibles and retail storefronts selling the drug to both medical and recreational customers. In a 6-3 vote Monday, the City Council agreed to legalize local cultivation, manufacturing and...

The San Diego City Council voted 6-3 Monday on an option for regulating marijuana use in San Diego, now that it is legal. Council members chose between two options. The first would have allowed testing of marijuana and marijuana products in labs in industrial and commercial zones that...

Monday, the city of San Diego is set to debate the last remaining question before the City Council about marijuana: Where should businesses that manufacture, cultivate, distribute and test it be allowed? Or should they be allowed at all? Delivery services are also hoping the City Council...

The city council in San Diego is considering whether to OK marijuana cultivation locally once new state laws allowing recreational use take effect next year. The Los Angeles Times reports that the nine-member council is expected to weigh the issue Monday. The proposal would allow the...

San Diego on Monday may join a small group of California cities willing to allow a local marijuana supply chain in addition to permitting storefronts to sell the drug to both medical and recreational customers. The City Council is scheduled to consider a proposal to legalize local...

The public is invited to learn about and comment on an update to the city's regulations for cannabis-related businesses at a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in the council chamber at City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave. "This community meeting will provide an opportunity for interested...

After at least two years of debate, multiple drafts and voting delays, Lansing City Council approved a medical marijuana ordinance for commercial establishments Thursday night. The ordinance will cap provisioning centers, also known as dispensaries, at 25. A cap won't be set for other...

Riverside city council will consider selling three acres of real estate to a medical marijuana business at tonight's meeting. The proposal is to sell land at the Center of Flight to Farms of Riverside, LLC. In July, Riverside city council delayed a vote on whether to sell seven acres of...