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Last November, 71 percent of voters in Okaloosa County and the rest of Florida approved Amendment 2 to expand the use of medical marijuana. The amendment expanded legislation that already permitted more limited medical cannabis, and it also called for the state Department of Health to...

Owners of the two marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated Larimer County have asked the county commissioners for a firm decision on whether they can sell recreational edible products. "They'd like to have a definitive yes or no," said Lew Gaiter, one of three elected commissioners. "One of the...

Jackson County doesn't manage water delivery or usage in rural areas where medical and recreational marijuana is grown. But the county gets an ear full about it. After touching on the implications and challenges of unfolding marijuana legality during Monday's Chamber Forum, County...

As Florida increases access to medical marijuana, Broward County commissioners plan to create their own advisory board on the subject. The board approved Commissioner Mark Bogen's request Tuesday to start the process of creating an 11-member committee that would follow the impact of medical...

To hear many local officials talk about it, you'd think those narrow, serrated leaves were made of gold. Mounting unfunded pension costs? Wonder weed will pay the bills. Mental health costs rising? Sell more wonder weed. Worried that public safety won't have enough cars or cops to fill...

Today, more than six months after the deadline to apply, the Humboldt County Planning Department has received fewer than 200 completed cannabis cultivation permit applications from the entire county. That means that more than 2,000 permit applications remain far from complete. The Planning...

With the passage of Proposition 64 in November, Californians were finally free to enjoy recreational marijuana. For average stoners, this meant being free from the fiction that the weed they purchased was prescription medication. Minor offenses such as possession of less than an ounce of weed or...

Medical marijuana dispensaries and growing farms could begin popping up along Missouri's southern border. Officials with the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission last week finalized details and applications for prospective growers and vendors will become available to the public on June 20...

Today is the final day of a celebratory week you may not have known was going on. June 5-11 was dedicated to promoting and advocating for the full federal legalization of one of America's oldest crops — hemp. Growing hemp is currently legal in 32 states, including New York. One local, and...

At the head of what is expected to be a very long green line, Big Sur Cannabotanicals is set to become the first business in unincorporated Monterey County to have its bid for a commercial medical marijuana use permit considered by the county Planning Commission under the county's regulations...

Earlier in his work life, Prapanna Randall Smith earned a doctorate in educational leadership and founded a nonprofit elementary and preschool in San Diego County. Soon after retiring in 2011, he moved to forested Calaveras County to pursue another intellectual passion: growing marijuana. The...

Clark County has received multiple inquiries about medical marijuana businesses looking to locate here, including cultivation operations, which leaders say could bring jobs and investment to the community. No one would identify the businesses or specific sites in Clark County but local leaders...

Grant County's first medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors last week. Rocky Mtn. Dispensary began selling a variety of medical marijuana products Thursday, June 1. The business, at 27877 Apple Road in John Day, hopes to help patients conveniently access their medicine while...

A zoning change approved by the county's planning and zoning committee Wednesday removes one of the hurdles for a company that wants to operate a medical marijuana dispensary across from Bowie Town Center. The committee approved legislation introduced by County Council member Todd Turner...

Property to be used in the medical marijuana business is changing hands in unincorporated Warren County, while leaders of municipalities in the county, and across Ohio, weigh how to prepare for the coming new business before the rules have been set by the Ohio Medical Marijuana Program. The...

Just three months after declaring Hillsborough County open to boundless medical marijuana businesses, commissioners now may put a cap on how many dispensaries can set up shop. Such a reversal so soon after setting policy is rare for the commission. And the about-face comes amid an intense...

More than 20 years ago, California voters approved the Compassionate Use Act, legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. More than two decades later, Marin's county government remains unable to find an appropriate location that fulfills that measure's promise, one that was supported by 73...

The 3.3 undeveloped acres in Warren County where cultivation of marijuana for medical use is permitted under local zoning recently sold for more than twice as much as it was valued for property tax purposes. On May 18, Anil "A.K" Bhatara of Anderson, S.C., purchased 3.3 vacant acres on Cox...

Raven Sharp was one of nearly 100 people who attended a meeting Tuesday required of people interested in opening a cannabis business in the city. He, like many in attendance, has experience in the industry. Sharp opened Natural Remedies Consulting Holistic Health Services Clinic in...

Adams County continues to use disputed tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales to fund scholarships, recently announcing that 64 high school students in the county had been awarded more than $1 million in total. The scholarships, paid for through the Adams County Scholarship Fund, are...