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The Stockton Planning Commission has voted to allow the city's first medical marijuana cultivation site. An 11,000 square-foot warehouse on Navy Drive was permitted for use as an indoor nursery capable of producing 1,700 pounds of cannabis annually. Doug Chloupek obtained the permit saying...

A man accidentally set fire to his council house trying to grow more than £10,000 worth of cannabis in his bedroom, a court heard. Police and firefighters discovered Sean Joyce's cannabis cultivation after it burned a hole through to the living room below at his Milnathort home. Joyce, 47...

San Diego on Monday may join a small group of California cities willing to allow a local marijuana supply chain in addition to permitting storefronts to sell the drug to both medical and recreational customers. The City Council is scheduled to consider a proposal to legalize local...

The first retail marijuana stores in Massachusetts could open in July 2018. But don't count on being able to buy marijuana. Industry experts are warning that there is likely to be a pot shortage almost immediately, since there will not be enough growers in the state to keep up with demand...

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration says two businesses have applied for licenses to grow medical marijuana and five have applied for licenses to sell it. Arkansas State of Kind became the first medical-marijuana business applicant to go public Thursday, the Arkansas...

The cannabis industry may secure a key endorsement Tuesday when the Planning Commission considers a draft ordinance that would allow retail sales of medical and recreational marijuana. Under the proposed measure, pot shops could operate in retail business districts in Pleasant Hill with a...

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider the first marijuana cultivation ordinance in Solano County history, regulating personal medical and recreational uses, as well as setting caregiver standards. "What we are saying is any zoning that allows a house (will) allow the cultivation...

Atascadero officials are looking for residents' input on marijuana regulations as the city continues drafting restrictions. City Council members and planning commissioners will hold a joint meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss codes that will govern commercial marijuana activities and...

San Joaquin County plans to allow commercial cultivation of cannabis and dispensaries. The Board split 3-2 in the vote on the controversial issue. The hearing included a report from the staff, public comment, and after five hours the vote finally came. Dozens of people spoke both for and...

In Feb. 2017, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors tasked the County Counsel's office with collecting information and compiling a report advising the board on whether to maintain the existing ban on commercial cannabis activity in unincorporated county areas or to develop a new ordinance...

Will Yolo County supervisors lay out the welcome mat for businesses that want to grow medical cannabis on the county's rich agricultural land or will they shut the door altogether? Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting may provide answers when the board is scheduled to receive a staff update...

Three universities in Virginia are conducting research on industrial hemp after the state legalized cultivation of the crop for research purposes two years ago. The Roanoke Times reports that Virginia Tech, James Madison University and Virginia State University are researching different uses...

Fresno City Council President Clint Olivier cleared up confusion Thursday after he tweeted earlier in the morning: "Fresno city council kills marijuana ban. Dies on 3-3 vote." Olivier failed to specify in his tweet that the only marijuana-related vote on Thursday was one asking that the city...

The City Council last week signed off on an ordinance which regulates the marijuana cultivation authorized by passage of Prop. 64 by California voters last November. The measure legalizing recreational marijuana use by adults includes provisions which allow the cultivation of up to six...

Someday soon, more businesses could grow marijuana in the city of Sacramento than there are Starbucks and McDonald's restaurants combined. More than 100 businesses are seeking special permits from the city to run indoor marijuana growing operations. From North Sacramento to South Land Park...

Harvest, an Arizona-based national medical marijuana operator, has merged with Modern Flower, a marijuana cultivator and cannabis supplier. The merger makes Harvest the largest such operator in the state, and it now has the most dispensary licenses and dispensaries in the state. Harvest's...

After hours of debate, Lebanon city council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to declare a moratorium on medical marijuana cultivation, processing or distribution within city limits. The Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program recently revealed basic information about more than 180...

The Hanford City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to allow the commercial cultivation of marijuana, becoming the first major population hub in the central San Joaquin Valley to embrace cannabis after California voters approved its legalization in November. Kings County's largest city...

Ohio's fledgling medical marijuana industry is starting to feel the heat this summer as over 180 applicants compete for just 24 cultivation licenses throughout the state. With plans for the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program to be fully operational by Sept. 8, 2018, at least six...

Hempstead County officials say dozens of jobs may be on the way as companies are looking to locate medical cannabis cultivation centers in the area. Steve Montgomery, the Mayor of Hope, said he is not surprised by the state's vote for medical marijuana. "It was just something that was...