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The planned second Humboldt County Cup marijuana competition at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds next year is up in the air after Ferndale police chief found inconsistencies with the scope of the event in relation to state and local laws. "We are currently working in direct coordination with...

Lawrence County residents who receive prescriptions for medical marijuana may have to travel to have them filled. Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program became effective on May 17, and is expected to be fully implemented by 2018. The program will offer medical marijuana to patients who are...

Harrisburg, Pa. — Pennsylvania health officials said they'll be accepting applications to grow and distribute medical marijuana, but not from Mercer or Lawrence counties. The medical marijuana program divided the state into six regions. Region 6, where Mercer and Lawrence counties are located...

Bay County Commissioners passed their medical marijuana ordinance after getting no community input in their public hearing. The ordinance imposes an eight month moratorium, or temporary ban, on dispensaries, not medical marijuana itself. This will give the county time to work with the...

Six applicants have been pre-approved to possibly open medical marijuana dispensaries in the Harford County area, part of a group of 102 applicants pre-approved across the state late last week Whether all six would actually open dispensaries within the county isn't determinable at this point in...

A Colorado Court of Appeals ruling on retail marijuana sales taxation by Adams County could put at least $1.8 million in Pueblo County sales tax revenue in jeopardy. The appeals court reversed a district court ruling on Thursday that said Adams County could impose a tax of 3 percent on retail...

The owners of Ethnobotanica, a marijuana service seeking to open a pot shop in Nipomo, lost a lawsuit they filed against San Luis Obispo County over the board of supervisors' decision to reject a proposed brick and mortar dispensary in Nipomo. On Nov. 3, 2015, the board voted 3-2 against a...

Pueblo, Colo. - The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners has adopted a solid, balanced, $171 million functioning budget that will support the operating costs of Pueblo County for the 2017 calendar year. "It's an interesting challenge this year because we are balancing the excitement of...

Washington County - Washington County's Board of Commissioners and local municipalities are joining a growing trend across Florida by considering taking action to impose a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and land used for cultivation. Amendment 2 will go into effect on Jan. 3...

A Pahrump medical marijuana cultivation facility had its registration certificate suspended Tuesday. An order of summary suspension of registration was ordered to be served to ACC Industries, Inc. on Dec. 9 by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services and the Medical Marijuana...

By the time you read this, Sonoma County's supervisors will likely have come to some decision about whether to allow commercial medical marijuana to be grown in areas zoned Rural Residential (RR) and Agricultural and Residential (AR). They continued a Dec. 6 hearing to Dec. 13 to hash out a...

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors wants inspections of cannabis farms and related enforcement of county codes to continue, at least for now. The board on Tuesday voted without dissent to approve a contract for up to $50,000 to hire California Highway Patrol officers to accompany code...

Manatee County - As numerous other local jurisdictions have done, the Manatee County Commission on Tuesday unanimously imposed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana processing and dispensing facilities so it can decide how to regulate the businesses. "We're not banning marijuana,"...

A local coalition of agriculture, academia and industry is facing a tight deadline to pitch projects for the first round of state-issued industrial hemp research certificates. "We want to ensure Westmoreland County has a seat at the table during this process," said Rep. Eric Nelson...

Sacramento Councilman Jay Schenirer's approach to recreational marijuana regulation ("Marijuana regulation is most responsible course for Sacramento," Viewpoints, Dec. 3) may be fine for the city of Sacramento, but it is infeasible for the rest of the county. Schenirer advocates strong...

California voters passed Proposition 64 in November to legalize recreational marijuana, but one county is asking for a pause on the decriminalization until its policies can catch up. San Mateo County's Board of Supervisors unanimously supported a temporary moratorium on legalization Tuesday...

Riverside County, CA - Recreational use of marijuana among adults 21 years and over in California will be legal as of Jan. 1, but Riverside County supervisors decided Tuesday not to modify regulations prohibiting the commercial cultivation and sale of cannabis in unincorporated communities...

When: January 21, 2017 11:00 am-10:00 pm Where: Humboldt County Fairgrounds, CA Contact: contact@humboldtcountycup.com The second annual Humboldt County Cup is taking place on January 21st at the historic Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale. This event will feature cannabis contests...

Do they let it grow or nip it in the bud? That's the question facing Riverside County supervisors after California voters last month legalized the recreational use of marijuana. The county Board of Supervisors will have to decide whether to continue a ban on marijuana cultivation or allow...

Las Vegas - The countdown is on to legalize marijuana. It's been almost a month since Nevada voters passed Question 2 - allowing people 21 and older to have up to an ounce of pot starting Jan. 1. Clark County is working with regulators and asking questions of the industry to iron out the...