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Portage's proposed medical marijuana ordinance dealing with zoning standards will get its first public hearing Thursday at the Portage Planning Commission. The 7 p.m. hearing at Portage City Hall will detail and take public comments on the 11-page zoning ordinance proposal dealing with five...

Madison Township now has a zoning classification for placing medical marijuana facilities. It also is starting to define how those facilities will be regulated. At a special meeting Friday, the Madison Township Board voted 6-1 to approve a medical marijuana facilities overlay district for its...

A township in Osceola County is the latest to allow medical marijuana following the passage of a new rule. Rose Lake Township will allow medical marijuana to be grown following an ordinance passed and brought into effect by the township board on Dec. 6. However, future facilities entering...

The Bay City Commission with just one no vote passed new ordinance language Monday to govern the operation of medical marijuana facilities. 8th Ward Commissioner Ed Clements says it will mean hope for people suffering from various medical ailments and the possibility of more revenue to help...

The only medical marijuana safety compliance facility in Southwest Michigan will be allowed to stay open while it seeks a state license. Kalamazoo's City Commission has yet to consider an ordinance allowing five types medical marijuana facilities legalized by the state. Monday, it passed an...

As the federal government holds to its July 1, 2018 date to legalize recreational marijuana, municipalities across the country are grappling with the ripple effects of that change. In Alberta, Strathcona County has been fielding applications for cannabis-related businesses, including production...

The City Council will get a report from city staffers on Monday, Dec. 18, detailing research about allowing commercial cannabis distribution facilities in La Habra, potentially paving the way for an ordinance to go before the Planning Commission early next year. In October, the council placed...

City Attorney Clyde Robinson is working on an ordinance that would allow medical marijuana facilities to open, but it probably won't be ready for a vote until the first months of 2018. Kalamazoo postponed a decision on how it plans to react to new state laws governing medical marijuana...

Time continues to burn while Kalkaska leaders and hopeful business owners prepare for medical marijuana changes that take effect next month. Village Manager Scott Yost hopes to rule on four applications for village medical marijuana licenses – including two marijuana growing facilities, a...

Kalamazoo Township will let zoning and economic forces determine how many medical marijuana facilities can open in its jurisdiction. The Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to adopt a medical marijuana ordinance Monday, Nov. 27. The ordinances allows entrepreneurs to open...

On Monday, Nov. 27, the Buena Vista Township Board of Trustees will consider a recommendation from the planning commission to allow medical marijuana facilities to operate in the township. The commission, which will be tasked with creating the ordinances for the facilities, wanted to see if...

Facing uncertainty amongst itself and from regulation at the state level, Kalamazoo Township held off on a decision to allow medical marijuana facilities to open. New state laws regulating five types of medical marijuana facilities licenses prompted communities across Michigan to decide how...

The Bandon City Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance regarding the siting of recreational marijuana facilities within the light industrial and general commercial zones inside city limits. A public hearing on the issue was held Monday night. The city already has an ordinance on the...

The town has joined several nearby communities in banning facilities that would sell recreational marijuana. Without any discussion at Tuesday's Special Town Meeting, voters passed Articles 14 and 15 on the Town Meeting Warrant, which proposed the ban on marijuana facilities. The articles...

The City of Bandon is proposing to adopt an ordinance regarding the siting of recreational marijuana facilities within the light industrial and general commercial zones inside city limits. A public hearing on the issue will be held tonight at 7 during the regular City Council meeting in...

The Niles City Council is raising the limit on the number of medical marijuana facilities that could operate in the city's industrial park. After Monday night's adjustment, four facilities can open in the industrial park, doubling the current amount. These facilities are different than...

The city of Ann Arbor is taking steps to ensure its process for licensing medical marijuana facilities complies with the state's new Medical Marihuana Licensing Facilities Act. The state law, which took effect in December 2016, outlines different types of commercial medical marijuana...

Hospitals, nursing homes and residences for disabled New Yorkers are among facilities that could obtain medical marijuana for their patients and residents under emergency regulations issued a week ago by the state Health Department. The facilities would be deemed "caregivers" under the state...

Kalamazoo will postpone a decision on how it plans to react to new state laws governing medical marijuana facilities. Monday, City Attorney Clyde Robinson relayed news to the City Commission that the state's process for licensing medical marijuana facilities will not be ready by Dec. 15. That...

The future of the cannabis industry in Napa County and its cities is still uncertain despite the passing of Proposition 64 last year. Local leaders met again this week to discuss the possibilities during a meeting of the Napa Countywide Cannabis Roundtable. Some members of the roundtable...