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As Danville enters the new year, the Town Council is on track to implement new regulations on all marijuana-related activities in response to statewide voters approving recreational use in November. The proposed Danville ordinance, which the council is set to consider adopting on Tuesday...

Henderson - Henderson is considering banning all commercial activity related to recreational marijuana for one year. The Henderson City Council is proposing the moratorium to give officials time to weigh concerns about zoning and public health. Council members have also discussed a six-month...

Wilkes-Barre - Wilkes-Barre now has a new city council chairperson and vice chairperson. They were sworn in Tuesday night at City Hall. On the top of their agenda is a big change that could impact how marijuana possession is prosecuted in the Luzerne County court system. Wilkes-Barre's new...

Craig – On Jan. 10, Craig City Council will vote on the first draft of a ballot measure asking voters whether or not to allow recreational marijuana in the City of Craig, and council members are expecting some healthy debate over the issue. The council voted 4 to 3 at their last meeting Dec. 13...

The City Council and city staff are moving ahead to license retail marijuana stores, and we are impressed with the thoughtful care that they are exercising in doing so. Tuesday night, the council approved the regulations that will govern the licensing process. Those rules include: For now...

American Canyon has extended its temporary ban on outdoor cultivation and other activities related to recreational marijuana, giving city planners – and possibly others in Napa County – time to decide on a collective way to address the issue. The city council last month approved a 45-day...

City Council finally crossed the finish line Tuesday in its long march to licensing recreational marijuana stores – adopting rules and regulations that allow only eight stores in the city, along with zones where they can operate and fees they will pay. Council has started and stalled for...

Pendleton is open for marijuana businesses. But it will be a while before any marijuana businesses actually open in town. The city council Tuesday night approved provisions to regulate the sale of marijuana on a 6-2 vote, with councilors Paul Chalmers and Tom Young opposing. Two issues drew the...

The Elk Grove City Council on Dec. 14 unanimously adopted an urgency interim ordinance that imposes a moratorium on all commercial marijuana land use and all marijuana cultivation within the city. A city staff report notes that this temporary ordinance is necessary for the promotion of "the...

Ellsworth – The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to ban retail marijuana businesses – for now. The ban applies to stores, social clubs and growing, testing and manufacturing facilities. It does not apply to personal use or the medical marijuana dispensary already in business in...

The Biddeford City Council on Tuesday gave initial approval for a 180-day moratorium on recreational marijuana businesses in the city. Biddeford joins a growing number of communities across the state that have implemented or considered temporary bans on businesses that could open within about...

The Campbell City Council wants to have all the information it can get before calling a special election or adopting an ordinance that proposes lifting some medical marijuana regulations in the city. The council received a report from the city clerk on Dec. 6 detailing a petitioner's plan...

Lompoc, Calif. - Preparing to speak their minds to the City Council, organizers advocating for more legalization of marijuana in Lompoc gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday. At stake in the meeting was the Lompoc City Council enacting an ordinance that protesters say restricts the rights that...

A proposed marijuana grow operation in Cortez's industrial park will not be getting approval from the City Council anytime soon. The council held a special work session this week to discuss the possibility of changing the city code to allow a marijuana grow facility in the industrial park. City...

Redding City Attorney Barry DeWalt will recommend a 45-day moratorium on all activity related to recreational marijuana, including outdoor cultivation, establishment of dispensaries and commercial sales. DeWalt will make his recommendation to the City Council on Tuesday. The council is...

Desiring to demonstrate that the city does not favor marijuana establishments, the Chino Hills city council will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday to extend a 45-day moratorium on marijuana-related land uses to 10 months and 15 days. City staff is considering changing the zoning code to prohibit...

A proposed marijuana grow operation in Cortez's industrial park will not be getting approval from the city council anytime soon. The city council held a special work session Tuesday to discuss the possibility of changing the city code to allow a marijuana grow facility to set up shop in the...

The San Diego Planning Commission on Thursday forwarded new regulations on recreational marijuana sales to the City Council, but gave a cold reception to a proposed ban on the so-called marijuana supply chain. The rules would take the city's existing ordinance regulating medical marijuana...

Mesquite City Council held a lengthy discussion about the sale of recreational marijuana in the city, before agreeing to table the discussion until Jan. 10. The item being discussed was the consideration of repealing section 2-14-1 (8) of the city's municipal code which reads: "It is the...

Norton Shores, MI - An ordinance that would prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in Norton Shores will be up for vote by City Council. The ordinance, which was officially introduced at the Dec. 6 council meeting, would also establish violation fines for dispensaries that...