dispensaries

Regulations for marijuana dispensaries will be on the City Council's agenda Tuesday, a signal that the ban it put on them seven years ago might be lifted. Rules for commercially cultivating the plant within city limits and for laboratories where its purity and potency could be tested also may...

Some medical marijuana proponents in Rhode Island are seeking to expand the number of dispensaries in the state. The Providence Journal reports that state law currently allows for up to three dispensaries. A proposal that would double that number has been discussed at hearings held by state...

Reflecting society's greater acceptance of marijuana use, city leaders may repeal a ban on medical pot dispensaries and home delivery that has stood for more than a decade. When Concord prohibited dispensaries and delivery in 2005, and outdoor cultivation eight years later, the city was in...

For some California cities, officials say trying to shut down illegal pot dispensaries can seem like an endless game of Whack-a-Mole – close one down, and another pops up. But in Riverside, officials appear to have whacked every last mole. Deputy City Attorney Neil Okazaki told council...

Patients in Hawaii have been able to legally use medical marijuana since 2000, but open a dispensary has been a challenge. When Hawaii decriminalized medical marijuana in 2000, it made history. It was the first state to legalize weed through a state bill, rather than through a ballot measure...

St. Lucie County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a new ordinance that would set some rules for medical marijuana dispensaries in the county. The rules limit how many dispensaries can open, and where they can open. The dispensaries will have to be no less than 1,000 feet from any...

California voters may have spoken on recreational marijuana in November, but rather than settling the issue, that vote has set the stage for several local battles over whether to allow marijuana operations. Because Proposition 64 passed last fall, state licensing to marijuana businesses is...

Moratorium on dispensaries expires Thursday. The County Commission on Tuesday finalized its ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries. The highlights: + Marion County will allow up to five dispensaries — a number chosen based on the county’s population. Permits will be issued on a...

First time grower here. I have read previous threads regarding buying clones from dispensaries. I understand that there is an inherent risk of buying clones with some form of pest of disease. If I were to take that chance, which clubs should I go to in the bay area? Are pest and diseases from...

The Newark City Council this past week tabled a proposal from the city administration to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the city limits. Because so much remains unknown about Ohio's medical marijuana program, this decision was correct. Why rush into a decision that is not pressing when...

Florida's medical marijuana bill turned into a real buzz kill. Voters proved to be way more enthusiastic at the idea of medical marijuana than their representatives, who struggled and ultimately failed, to agree on what turned out to be a complicated bill in the just-ended legislative session...

Medical marijuana dispensaries won't be banned in the city of Newark – at least not for now. All five members of Newark City Council's economic development committee voted Monday night to table legislation that would have banned dispensaries from being in the city limits. Committee members want...

Considering how important cannabis is to our province in every way, it's surprising that legalization hasn't been a bigger topic in this election. Legalization could be a big boon for B.C., or it could be a devastating blow to our provincial economy. We need a premier who will get it right...

Arizona is the Wild West of medical-marijuana testing, with no more government oversight of product safety in dispensaries than there was in 1800s-era drugstores. Yet with concern about contaminated legal cannabis rising in recent months with reports of recalls and new state laws that require...

California is gearing up for legalized recreational marijuana come New Year's Day 2018, but for most Orange County municipalities, that deadline is hardly being celebrated. Instead, many cities have either already banned cannabis dispensaries or are in the process of doing so. As of now, Santa...

With two dispensaries in business, a third set to open, and nine others in advanced stages of state approval, the medical marijuana industry is poised to blossom north of Boston. Four years after it was legalized by voters, medical marijuana facilities remain relatively scarce in Massachusetts...

Other states have let some sell early while rules for new stores are created, but who would qualify is debatable. Medical marijuana dispensaries and caregivers are quietly lobbying state lawmakers to allow them to sell pot to recreational users before retail cannabis stores open in Maine next...

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY – The Planning and Zoning Board on Thursday recommended the County Commission approve a law governing the placement of medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas. The proposed regulations would limit dispensaries to commercial general, light-industrial and...

Kitchener – Waterloo Regional Police say they've warned five illegal marijuana dispensaries in the region they're at risk of being raided if they continue to flout the laws around selling cannabis. After getting visits from officers and written warnings, several of the dispensaries have shut...