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Pueblo is the first community in the world to provide a cannabis-funded scholarship to every graduating high school senior. Applications are now being accepted for the first full-year of funding of the new program. The Board of Pueblo County Commissioners on Monday approved a contract between...

As Humboldt County and other counties throughout California begin taxing marijuana farmers and businesses, the question before both local and state regulators is what role the federal banking restrictions and marijuana prohibition will play in their ability to collect those taxes. Banks are...

La Plata County commissioners are expected to vote this week on proposed revisions to marijuana licensing codes that will reduce staff time and streamline the process for cultivators in the business. The county has worked for months to come up with revisions to better align local regulations...

Medical marijuana shops would be free to open for business in unincorporated areas of Broward County under strict zoning regulations moving through the legislative pipeline. County Commissioners on Tuesday set a March 14 public hearing on a law that sets the ground rules for medical cannabis...

Denver ― Budding scholars, rejoice. Commissioners in Pueblo County, Colorado, on Monday signed off on what they're calling the "world's first cannabis-funded scholarship." The fund of approximately $475,000 will be available for high school students in Pueblo County who wish to attend...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will discuss the impacts related to legalization of recreational marijuana in California and possibly direct staff to return with an urgency ordinance prohibiting cultivation when the board meets Tuesday in Santa Maria. If county staff is directed...

The legal boundaries of Mendocino County's budding cannabis industry came into sharper focus Tuesday as the Board of Supervisors finalized the details of the Medical Cannabis Cultivation Regulation. Groups of individuals holding collective title to a single parcel, so-called "tenants in...

Spokane County pot shops sold less marijuana in January than in December, but revenue still topped last year's figures. The 29 state-licensed marijuana stores operating in Spokane County last month sold $7 million worth of product, off nearly 7 percent from the $7.4 million sold the previous...

Kissimmee – The parade of horribles seems endless for local government officials grappling with an anticipated "green rush" in Florida after voters in November overwhelmingly approved a measure legalizing medical marijuana for hundreds of thousands of patients with debilitating conditions...

In 2016, the Oakland Museum of California presented an award-winning exhibition called Altered State: Cannabis in California. In the same year, the people of California voted to end prohibition of the recreational use of cannabis. As we enter a new era of cannabis in California, what will...

Kathryn Barger, Santa Clarita's County Supervisor, is proposing a moratorium on marijuana cultivation, manufacture, retail sale and other pot-related endeavors, like the kind the city has enacted — this one to apply to unincorporated areas of the county "until the County adopts a comprehensive...

With legal marijuana sales set to begin in California in less than a year, Los Angeles County leaders will introduce a motion Tuesday to start the process of crafting a set of regulations to protect public safety and to encourage a sustainable and potentially multi-billion-dollar cannabis...

Sonoma County voters in March are being asked to approve a tax on cannabis cultivation, which officials say will help pay for the impacts of growing the crop that was recently legalized for recreational use. Known as Measure A on the March 7 ballot, it faces little opposition as a key...

"Locations coming soon in Detroit and NOW OPEN in Pontiac," says a posting from Sky High Head Shop and Wellness Center in Pontiac on the website wheresweed.com. The business name is still above the storefront in the strip mall on Huron Street, but there's another smaller sign taped to the...

Green Cove Springs - The Clay County Commission has adopted a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana treatment centers and licensed dispensaries for up to one year. Voting unanimously Jan. 24, commissioners approved the measure that either could be rescinded earlier or be extended longer...

The Harvesting Hemp Workshop took place on Jan. 17 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mackenzie Conference Centre. The workshop was organized by Brazeau County. Wanda Compton, Economic Development and Communications Manager for Brazeau County, said the workshop is an opportunity to bring...

Phoenix – Arizona's more than 114,000 medical marijuana patients smoked, ate or otherwise consumed more than 29 tons of the drug last year. That's more than half of a fully-loaded tractor trailer. Or, looking at it another way, it's the equivalent of more than 58,600 16-ounce bags of...

Even before voters passed Proposition 64, Yolo County officials braced for the changes that would come with it, crafting an ordinance to retain local control as statewide marijuana rules shift. Their work continued this week as Yolo supervisors passed a ban on all forms of non-medical – or...

Brookville – Things may soon be growing in Jefferson County. This growth is not traditional however. This growth involves the cultivation of medical marijuana. Tuesday, the Jefferson County Commissioners revealed that Global Resource Operations of Nashville, Tenn., was interested in a 25 acre...

That request of responsible consumption is no longer just for those who drink alcohol. With the help of a Denver-based technology and software company, the Pueblo County commissioners are looking to create public service announcements that would not only convey that message, but also educate...