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Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy vetoed the County Council's latest attempt to ban marijuana businesses Thursday, the eve of the expiration of the county's old ban. "I am vetoing this ordinance because my job as an elected official requires me to advance the will of the people who voted...

In a move that opens the door to state-licensed retail marijuana businesses, Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy has blocked a proposed county ordinance that would have asked the county's Planning Commission to consider amendments to county regulations for producing and selling. McCarthy's...

Okanogan County appears to be close to having its first new zoning code in 38 years, now that the county's planning commissioners have made their final changes to sections regulating nightly rentals and marijuana operations. The commissioners have also made changes to the requirements for...

Scores of applicants for permits to grow commercial cannabis were lined up outside the Calaveras County government center in San Andreas on Tuesday, clutching sleek portfolios and loose sheaves of paperwork less than 72 hours ahead of the final cutoff to register as commercial growers. "I think...

The fight over veterans' access to medical marijuana continues, an Illinois judge tells the state to quit messing around and recognize PTSD, a fired Oregon medical marijuana users wins his job back, and more. National On Tuesday, eleven lawmakers asked the House and Senate leadership to...

The fight over veterans' access to medical marijuana continues, an Illinois judge tells the state to quit messing around and recognize PTSD, a fired Oregon medical marijuana users wins his job back, and more. National On Tuesday, eleven lawmakers asked the House and Senate leadership to...

Linn County is the first local government agency to submit a Notice of Measure Election concerning recreational marijuana production and sales to the Linn County Clerk's Office. Commissioners Roger Nyquist and John Lindsey on Wednesday approved the measure's wording that will put the issue of...

Niwot resident Tina Eden said she intends to tell Boulder County commissioners Wednesday that "I don't like the idea" of permitting a retail recreational marijuana business to open in her town. Eden, who lives on the 8100 block of Centrebridge Drive, said on Friday that most Colorado cities...

Beth Wilson stood on the sidewalk on the south side of the Porter County Courthouse along Indiana Avenue on Saturday holding a sign that said, "Illegal patient." She wore a gray tank top that read "Support Medical Marijuana" and waved as drivers honked. Wilson and 20 or so other people held...

Beth Wilson stood on the sidewalk on the south side of the Porter County Courthouse along Indiana Avenue on Saturday holding a sign that said, "Illegal patient." She wore a gray tank top that read "Support Medical Marijuana" and waved as drivers honked. Wilson and 20 or so other people held...

Just for the point of comparison ... There is one medical marijuana grow facility in business now in Camp Verde on Old State Highway 279 and three more under construction. None were subject to public review and scrutiny before construction began, and the town will not even say where they...

Just for the point of comparison ... There is one medical marijuana grow facility in business now in Camp Verde on Old State Highway 279 and three more under construction. None were subject to public review and scrutiny before construction began, and the town will not even say where they...

A lawsuit claiming Yuba County's ordinance on medical marijuana cultivation is unconstitutional and discriminatory was effectively dismissed by a judge Thursday. Judge Benjamin Wirtschafter granted the county's summary motion regarding a lawsuit filed against the county by several individuals...

Mountain Ranch, California Before the sky rained fire last September, Thomas Liberty figured he knew where he wanted to be for the rest of his life. A former Air Force psychiatric technician and group home counselor for emotionally disturbed teens, Liberty lived with his wife, Lauren, a...

Eugene, Oregon - As recreational marijuana cultivation emerges from decades in the shadows in Oregon, residents face a vexing challenge: Where will new licensed farms, processing plants and retailers be allowed to locate? Banned outright in big chunks of the state, recreational marijuana...

Linn County is the first local government agency to submit a Notice of Measure Election concerning recreational marijuana production and sales to the Linn County Clerk's Office. Commissioners Roger Nyquist and John Lindsey on Wednesday approved the measure's wording that will put the issue of...

Wasilla - Voters have known they will decide whether commercial marijuana will be legal in the unincorporated Mat-Su Borough for months. A borough assembly vote Tuesday means they'll decide whether or not hypothetically legal marijuana operations will collect and pay taxes, too. Assembly...

Pueblo County, Colorado Pueblo County students received what officials say were the first-ever marijuana funded scholarships on Wednesday. Students from various high schools gathered to be recognized at the Pueblo County Commissioners Meeting. Each student who received the scholarship will be...

Eugene, Oregon - An arbitrator has ruled that Lane County erred in firing an employee for his off-duty use of medical marijuana that he says was based on the recommendation of a doctor for side effects from cancer treatment. The Register-Guard reports Michael Hirsch will be reinstated as a...

Eugene, Oregon - An arbitrator has ruled that Lane County erred in firing an employee for his off-duty use of medical marijuana that he says was based on the recommendation of a doctor for side effects from cancer treatment. The Register-Guard reports Michael Hirsch will be reinstated as a...