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It's been about five months since Flagler County leaders last discussed the prospect of a proposed countywide adult civil citation ordinance that could give law enforcement the discretion to cite rather than arrest people caught with small amounts of marijuana. Officials were expecting the...

Memphis, TN - Tennessee lawmakers will have a more spirited debate about legalizing medical marijuana in the state in 2017. Shelby County commissioners aimed to put support for medical marijuana in their legislative agenda Monday, but instead sent it back to committee. Commissioners said they...

Medford-Ashland, OR - January 21 & 22, 2017 Jackson County Expo 1 Peninger Rd Central Point, OR 97502 Bakersfield, CA - Feb. 4 & 5, 2017 Kern County Fairgrounds 1142 South P Street Bakersfield, CA 93307 Vallejo, CA - Feb. 11 & 12, 2017 Solano County Fairgrounds 900 Fairgrounds...

Before Spokane County Commissioners passed a temporary ban on new pot farms, they never heard what cannabis farmers thought about it. But now, farmers are making sure their voices are heard. More than a month ago, Spokane County Commissioners purposely passed a temporary ban on new...

Caught in the crosshairs of a pending Front Range court battle, Pueblo County is taking the lead in crafting compromise legislation at the state level to preserve its authority to impose a special 3.5 percent marijuana tax in the county. "This is one of our top priority pieces of legislation...

This year could prove contentious between Yakima County authorities and recreational marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas of the county, where an ordinance prohibits them from operating. County authorities have revamped policy and staff in their code enforcement office, enabling them...

Sumter County, Fla. - Medical marijuana is newly legal in our state, but some work rules about it are muddled. Sumter County Administrator Bradley Arnold said his county is one of a few in Central Florida where government employees can use medical marijuana with a prescription. "We view...

If industrial hemp's time really has come, it's wise for Westmoreland County to get in on the ground floor of a potential cash crop with a vast array of uses. With the state Department of Agriculture set to approve 30 research projects of five acres each for 2017's growing season, state Rep...

Denver – Officials in Adams County said Wednesday they will take a fight to collect taxes on recreational marijuana sales to the Colorado Supreme Court. Last month, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled the county's tax on recreational marijuana is not authorized by state statute and not...

This past election, Pueblo voters once again gave their seal of approval to the county's retail marijuana system and, implicitly, the earmarked tax revenue it generates. The pro-pot campaign drove the message, highlighting all the needed projects that would get support from the county's...

We can't tell you exactly where in Tallahassee, just that we got off a rocky road some 10 miles due east of the State Capitol building. Outside and inside the 6,000 square foot facility, security is as round the clock as what's growing amid its protection. "Every door has a lock,"...

The new District Attorney Kim Ogg made some fairly groundbreaking (for Texas) announcements for Harris County in regard to how marijuana misdemeanors will be handled. According to NewsFix, following her inauguration she made the following comments: "All misdemeanor possession of marijuana...

In a 5-0 vote Monday afternoon the Washington County Board of County Commissioners approved an ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on growing, cultivation, processing, manufacturing, dispensing, distribution and wholesale and retail sale of medical cannabis, low-THC cannabis and...

The residents of the Loma Parda subdivision near Abo have submitted temporary restraining orders against the Torrance County Commission and a medical marijuana operation owned and run by JBM Land and Cattle. The order claims that JBM Land and Cattle are prevented "from occupying the...

Sebastian, Florida — Medical marijuana is now legal in Indian River County following a new Florida state law that officially went into effect Jan. 3, 2017. Amendment 2 was passed by voters in November that allows marijuana to treat several medical conditions. More than 15 doctors on the...

Washington County, Fla. - Washington County is joining other counties across the state with passing an ordinance to temporarily stop the use of medical marijuana in the county. On Monday, Washington County attorney Jeff Goodman presented a 240 day moratorium to the county commissioners in the...

The second Humboldt County Cup marijuana competition is up in the air after authorities said the event conflicts with both local and, ironically, new state laws created by the marijuana legalization measure Proposition 64. Event organizers are challenging the decision, with a lawsuit...

Harrisburg, Pa. — 2017 looks to be the year that the landscape for the state's medical marijuana industry becomes established. "They call it the 'green rush' and they think there's a lot of money to be made, a lot of people to help," Andrew Blasco, executive director of the PA Medical...

A medical marijuana farmer who stepped to the microphone at a recent Calaveras County Board of Supervisors meeting had a message for new elected officials who are likely to make some big decisions in the new year: "We are not all animals," grower Beth Wittke said. "We are good, hardworking...

The Calaveras County Planning Commission on Thursday denied five appeals by would-be cannabis farmers seeking to register commercial cultivation sites, including one from a man who rented a former gymnastics studio at the old Calaveras County airport near San Andreas that was eventually raided...