dispensaries

Orlando is preparing to ban new medical marijuana dispensaries, blaming state rules that prevent local governments from regulating the shops any differently than a drug store. Two other Central Florida cities, Winter Garden and Winter Park, also plan to consider banning dispensaries. Knox...

Gulf Breeze officials are looking at banning medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, arguing that residents in need have access to the drug in Pensacola. The Gulf Breeze City Council on Wednesday evening voted to do research on how best to craft language for a ban, with the understanding...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today granted 27 medical marijuana dispensary licenses, and four are expected to set up dispensaries in Philadelphia. Here are the expected dispensary names and addresses in the city: PharmaCannis LIFE — 599 Franklin Mills Circle in Northeast Philly...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced the names and locations of companies that will be permitted to sell medical marijuana in the state. The reveal came in a news release issued Thursday at 1:15 p.m.. Each of the 27 winners have the right to operate three storefronts. Though...

Nevada marijuana dispensaries will have to get rid of certain edible products before this weekend due to new, last-minute regulations. On Monday, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval endorsed a Department of Taxation statement of emergency that will allow the department to more strictly regulate...

Days after Governor Rick Scott signed a state bill regulating medical marijuana dispensaries into law, local governments are deciding whether or not to ban dispensaries in their area. The City of Vero Beach has decided to ban any new dispensaries from opening within city limits, now that a...

The Vista City Council is thinking of letting a small number of medical marijuana dispensaries open and operate legally – an about-face from its current practice of aggressively chasing pot shops out of the city. On Tuesday, the council will consider a plan that would allow for two...

Recent surveys have found that a majority of Thousand Oaks residents favor the city reversing its ban on medical marijuana dispensaries and deliveries. The City Council will consider doing so at its meeting Tuesday night. The council currently prohibits all medical and nonmedical commercial...

An unexpected blindside topped off a night of contentious debate-- Council President Clint Olivier surprising everyone by amending an ordinance banning recreational marijuana into one that would allow it. "You can see the surprise on the faces on the other council members, they didn't know...

The state has grabbed control of medical marijuana dispensaries away from local governments by creating its own set of regulations, sending some Treasure Coast governments scrambling to adapt. The Legislature earlier this month passed Senate Bill 8A, which trumps local laws that cities and...

Historically, the tiny town of Sumpter has attracted tourists for its rich mining history, museum, mountain trails and Old West flair. Now, tourists have a new reason to visit the community of about 200 people: It’s one of only two places where people can buy recreational marijuana within a...

Last November, 71 percent of voters in Okaloosa County and the rest of Florida approved Amendment 2 to expand the use of medical marijuana. The amendment expanded legislation that already permitted more limited medical cannabis, and it also called for the state Department of Health to...

Spurred by loosened city regulations and the state's legalization of recreational marijuana, several new marijuana dispensaries are either opening or being proposed in San Diego. The new wave of dispensaries follows a year-long lull when no new shops were approved or began operating in San...

On June 8, Gov. Phil Scott signed Senate Bill 16 to expand Vermont's list of qualifying conditions for the state's medical cannabis program. The bill adds Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Parkinson's disease and Crohn's disease to the list of acceptable conditions. SB-16 authorizes one...

Medical marijuana dispensaries are beginning to open in Hawaii, but they're not allowed to sell their products. Instead, the leafy medicinal greens they've harvested are sitting on a shelf unsold because nearly a year after dispensaries were legally allowed to open, the state has not yet...

In January, recreational marijuana use will become legal in the state of California. Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin released today a handy map of medical marijuana dispensaries operating within the city prepare for that event. Of course, the map isn't necessarily meant for...

The Biggest Little City is one step closer to recreational pot after city council members unanimously voted to adopt the ordinance. Pending final approval at next week's council meeting, it would grant temporary, privileged business licenses to four local medical dispensaries, allowing them...

The City Council's Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee Wednesday will consider a handful of proposals designed to toughen enforcement against illegal marijuana dispensaries in San Diego, including a scheme under which customers could be targeted for buying pot from an unlicensed...

Westport will now allow up to two medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in town. In a unanimous vote, the six member Planning and Zoning Commission supported the amendment permitting dispensaries to operate in non-residential districts and at least 1,000 feet from any school, place of...

Just three months after declaring Hillsborough County open to boundless medical marijuana businesses, commissioners now may put a cap on how many dispensaries can set up shop. Such a reversal so soon after setting policy is rare for the commission. And the about-face comes amid an intense...