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The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission voted Tuesday to allow as many as five cultivation facilities in the state once rules about growing, processing and distribution of the drug are finalized. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, passed by voters in last month's general election...

During its meeting Monday afternoon, the Medical Marijuana Commission discussed how to start setting regulations for marijuana cultivation facilities. Given their deadline 120-day deadline from the day the amendment was passed, they only have 79 days left to set regulations for cultivation...

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission held its second meeting this afternoon and began in earnest the process of establishing rules for the licensing of dispensaries and cultivation facilities authorized by Issue 6, the pro-pot amendment approved by voters in November. (Its first meeting, on...

Gov. Eddie Calvo on Friday vetoed legislation that would have allowed qualified medical marijuana patients to grow their own medicinal plants at home, saying the bill places a huge burden on public health and safety. He also vetoed a bill by senators that would cut legislative salaries from...

How the passage of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act affects the City of Turlock's current bans on the cultivation and sale of marijuana will be the focus of a special workshop in January. Turlock has had a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city limits since 2007, and the City...

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...

Gustine - The passage of Proposition 64 in November legalizes recreational marijuana in California, but cannabis is still subject to local codes which in some cases are more restrictive than the broader framework of state guidelines. In one exception, the ballot measure imposes a lower limit...

Sonoma County's move to recognize and regulate thousands of marijuana growers has triggered a high-stakes battle between pot producers intent on protecting their livelihood and rural residents who want cannabis cultivation pushed as far as possible from their homes. It's a land-use conflict...

A deadline to register marijuana cultivation sites throughout San Luis Obispo county triggered a rash of last minute applicants. While hundreds scrambled to meet the deadline, hundreds more didn't come forward. Two weeks before the November 18th deadline, there was some reluctance from growers...

Jason Elsasser surveys his two-acre patch of windswept sand outside the California town of Desert Hot Springs, and sees a fortune. "This whole area back here," he says, pointing to a blank desert plot dotted with rocks and shrubs, "is going to be a 22,000-sq ft, state-of-the-art greenhouse that...

Following the passage of Propositions 64, Placer County supervisors are trying to keep pace. The state recreational marijuana initiative allows people to grow a limited amount of pot indoors. Supervisors voted 4-0 to allow limited cultivation inside and outside in the unincorporated areas...

Limited cultivation, both indoors and outdoors, of cannabis for personal use will be allowed in unincorporated areas of Placer County under a new ordinance introduced today by the Placer County Board of Supervisors. The ordinance was introduced by a vote of 4-0; District 5 Supervisor Jennifer...

Tehachapi , Calif. - The Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously to enact an interim ordinance banning recreation marijuana sales and outdoor cultivation on Monday, November 21. This comes two weeks after California voters passed Proposition 64, which legalized the sale, cultivation...

The Navajo Tribe is hoping to begin growing industrial hemp on its native lands next year, but there are numerous hurdles to be cleared before the first seeds can be planted. The tribe has signed a resolution and entered into the final stages of an agreement with Native American-owned...

In the wake of California voters legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, the Hemet City Council voted Tuesday, Nov. 15, to establish a 45-day moratorium on non-medical marijuana facilities and private marijuana cultivation in the city, except for the private, indoor cultivation of up to...

Before Prop. 64 passed last week and legalized recreational marijuana use in California, Brea had prohibitions in place against its sale and outdoor cultivation. The City Council put a 45-day moratorium in place on Nov. 1 to give city leaders time to address legalization. "It puts some...

With the passage of Proposition 64 removing prohibitions on marijuana in California, the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors will be asked to provide direction on possible local regulations related to growing and distributing the newly legalized drug. The County Counsel's Office is scheduled...

Redondo Beach leaders have passed a last-minute ordinance outlawing marijuana cultivation in the city - quite literally. As Californians cast their final ballots on election night, the City Council convened for an uncharacteristically short meeting this week, unanimously approving an urgency...

Yolo County supervisors voted on Oct. 11 to enact a moratorium prohibiting additional permit requests for cannabis cultivation due to the high volume of permits the county had already received. The board met again on Oct. 25 and voted 3-2 to continue the moratorium, pending additional...

With less than a week left before California voters decide if recreational marijuana will be legal to use, Campbell is among cities adopting urgency ordinances regulating non-medical marijuana uses before the Nov. 8 election. The city council unanimously voted to adopt an urgency ordinance at...