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As California eyes legalizing recreational marijuana use, local jurisdictions are sparring over how to regulate pot production and sales, with controversial cultivation measures in Nevada and Yuba counties topping the list of five initiatives set for a June 7 vote. The neighboring Sierra...

Here on the Central Coast, we're surrounded by fields of green. From artichokes to lettuce fields, Monterey County is an agriculture giant. But tucked away in the valley, hidden from neighbors, is a different crop — marijuana. "I'm just a farmer. It's either flowers or it's cannabis. I'm still...

The state Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday the selection of applicants for eight medical marijuana dispensary licenses. The Department will award three licenses for the City and County of Honolulu, two licenses each for the Counties of Hawaii and Maui, and one dispensary license...

Hundreds of marijuana plants from colorfully named strains like Gorilla Glue and Holy Grail and Super Sour in various stages of development are lined up in a former cut flower greenhouse in North Monterey County. Miles away, toward the coast, hundreds more known by similarly fanciful names...

The 5th District Court of Appealin Fresno may have dealt a lethal blow against Kern County in its attempt to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries. "This is a game-changer of an opinion," said Deputy Kern County Counsel Charles Collins. "If this decision becomes effective, it would...

Medical marijuana won't be allowed to grow in Frederick County's agricultural zones – yet. Frederick County Council Vice President M.C. Keegan-Ayer pulled her bill that would have permitted medical cannabis to be grown in facilities in county agricultural zones, if the use had been approved...

County commissioners want to restrict medical marijuana distribution sites even before voters get a chance to decide whether to make it legal. Commissioners on Tuesday said they would take another look at regulations first considered in 2014. Those rules would have regulated zoning of...

Medical pot continues to be a hot button issue in Monterey County. On Wednesday cannabis growers from around the county packed the county's planning board meeting, and shared their views on the much anticipated medical marijuana pot ordinance that the county is drafting. The majority of...

Three bills that became law earlier this year in California provide the framework for regulating medical marijuana and overhauling the industry across the state. It also allows local counties and cities to tax medical marijuana sales. But the law also leaves major decisions and implementation...

As rain pounded Northern California on Saturday January 16, the crowd at the North Fork Grange Hall in Junction City, swelled to standing room only with an overflow crowd outside of the door. Fifteen miles to the west a rock slide dammed highway 299 stopping traffic in both directions for...

As part of the The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act of 2008, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is required to submit an annual report of the number of patients and caregivers for each county. The dates are based on the fiscal calendar, beginning Oct. 1 and ending Sept...

Whether recreational marijuana becomes legal in Vermont following this legislative session is anyone's guess. But the public has another opportunity to make their opinions known this Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the State House, where House committees on Judiciary and Government Operations are...

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors' Medical Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee unveiled its recommendations for countywide medical cannabis cultivation permits Tuesday. If revised and adopted by the board quickly, permits could be issued in late spring or summer by the county Department of...

Charles County will allow medical cannabis to be grown, processed and distributed within county borders, the Charles County Commissioners decided Tuesday, March 15. The follow-up work session approving zoning requests came on the heels of last Tuesday night's public hearing in La Plata where...

Monterey County is working on a permanent ordinance to allow medical marijuana to be grown and sold in unincorporated areas. "Because of our climate and our soils and our land, there's a demand to allow for cultivation," said Craig Spencer, Monterey County associate planner. In July 2015...

A 45-day ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of San Diego County was approved Wednesday by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors. The 45-day window will give staff time to return to the board with recommendations for stricter regulations or consideration of a...

For better or for worse, the growth, dispensing and processing of medical cannabis is now legal in Charles County. The Charles County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 to approve a zoning text amendment regulating medical cannabis in Charles County, with County Commissioners' Vice President...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors vowed Tuesday— in a 4-0 vote – to crack down on illegal marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas. Supervisor Michael Antonovich recommended setting up an enforcement team of representatives from the Department of Regional Planning, Sheriff's...

Monterey County is keen on collecting public comment on medical marijuana. The county is hosting a second community meeting from 5-6 p.m. on March 7, Monday at the Bradley School in Bradley. The meeting targets residents in South Monterey County. Craig Spencer the county's associate...

New Nevada County laws limiting where you can grow medical marijuana, and how much of it, are throwing a couple into a panic -- the pair's son relies on the medicine to survive. Ever since he was 4 years old, Penn Valley's Silas Hurd has suffered from seizures. His father Forrest Hurd said...