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Estero, FL - Even though Lee County voters joined voters across Florida in passing Amendment 2 and making medical marijuana legal, the Estero Council voted to keep medical marijuana dispensaries out of the village for at least a year. The council unanimously approved the decision, and residents...

Little Rock, Ark. - With medical marijuana now legal in Arkansas, cities across the state are trying to figure out how to regulate the new businesses that will be coming into the state. That includes where dispensaries and grow centers will be located within communities. Here in Little...

Little Rock, Ark. - With medical marijuana now legal in Arkansas, cities across the state are trying to figure out how to regulate the new businesses that will be coming into the state. That includes where dispensaries and grow centers will be located within communities. Here in Little...

Estero - Voters gave the thumbs up to the use of medical marijuana, which means more dispensaries will begin to pop up across the state. But plans for medical marijuana in our area - might go up in smoke as three local city councils get set to tackle the issue Wednesday morning. In Bonita...

Estero - Voters gave the thumbs up to the use of medical marijuana, which means more dispensaries will begin to pop up across the state. But plans for medical marijuana in our area - might go up in smoke as three local city councils get set to tackle the issue Wednesday morning. In Bonita...

On Tuesday, Proposition 64 passed by 17 points making California the largest state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana. Now comes the hard part. Public officials have the herculean task of pulling a billion-dollar industry into the mainstream economy. The Los Angeles City...

A couple of Ottawa's marijuana dispensaries have closed. The Capital Essence shop on Innes Road has been closed since Nov. 4, the day police raided half a dozen dispensaries across town, according to a nearby business owner. "I guess they took a bit of a fright," said the owner, who didn't...

The morning after 71 percent of Florida voters approved the use of medical marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions, Miami Beach passed a four-month ban on the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries. Commissioners voted 5-1 to Wednesday to start moratorium, with...

The morning after 71 percent of Florida voters approved the use of medical marijuana for people with debilitating medical conditions, Miami Beach passed a four-month ban on the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries. Commissioners voted 5-1 to Wednesday to start moratorium, with...

Nobody seems to be able to keep track of how many marijuana dispensaries there currently are in Nelson. Until recently there were seven operating downtown, but Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak's pretty sure it's up to nine now. "Council wants to see a healthy, diverse business community but we don't want...

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program expects to solicit applications from aspiring growers, processors and dispensaries in early 2017, health department officials said this week after unveiling draft regulations that will govern the outlets that sell cannabis. Since April 17, when Gov. Wolf...

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program expects to solicit applications from aspiring growers, processors and dispensaries in early 2017, health department officials said this week after unveiling draft regulations that will govern the outlets that sell cannabis. Since April 17, when Gov. Wolf...

In preparation for the launch of the state's medical marijuana program, a member of Philadelphia City Council on Thursday introduced zoning restrictions to limit where growing operations and dispensaries can open. The legislation, introduced by Derek S. Green, would ban dispensaries within...

In preparation for the launch of the state's medical marijuana program, a member of Philadelphia City Council on Thursday introduced zoning restrictions to limit where growing operations and dispensaries can open. The legislation, introduced by Derek S. Green, would ban dispensaries within...

The Village of Cumberland is a step closer to implementing bylaws that will allow a medical marijuana dispensary business to operate in the community. Staff presented its report that outlines considerations for the review of applications for medical marijuana dispensaries, along with the...

The Village of Cumberland is a step closer to implementing bylaws that will allow a medical marijuana dispensary business to operate in the community. Staff presented its report that outlines considerations for the review of applications for medical marijuana dispensaries, along with the...

As Canada inches closer to legalized marijuana, safety standards for dispensary-sold medical cannabis are being brought under greater scrutiny. In an investigation done by The Globe and Mail in August, one third of medical marijuana samples collected from Toronto area dispensaries showed the...

As Canada inches closer to legalized marijuana, safety standards for dispensary-sold medical cannabis are being brought under greater scrutiny. In an investigation done by The Globe and Mail in August, one third of medical marijuana samples collected from Toronto area dispensaries showed the...

We hate to be buzz kills, but marijuana is still illegal, so having municipalities licensing medicinal weed dispensaries is jumping the gun. Medical marijuana advocate Marko Ivancicevic spoke to Regional council last week, urging them to begin the process and arguing that within "the next year...

We hate to be buzz kills, but marijuana is still illegal, so having municipalities licensing medicinal weed dispensaries is jumping the gun. Medical marijuana advocate Marko Ivancicevic spoke to Regional council last week, urging them to begin the process and arguing that within "the next year...