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The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission will announce the companies Friday that won preliminary licenses to dispense medical cannabis. The law legalizing medical marijuana allows up to two dispensaries for each of the state's 47 legislative districts, plus one for each of the 15 marijuana...

The leader of the General Assembly's black caucus was outraged Friday that medical marijuana regulators plan to choose companies to dispense the drug while the state's selection process is mired in controversy. Black lawmakers felt they already had grounds for a civil rights fight because firms...

More than a year after they applied for one of about 100 licenses to dispense medical marijuana, the winners will be formally announced on Dec. 9. The Maryland Cannabis Commission announced late Thursday that winning applications, as ranked by the panel's double-blind process, will be selected...

A draft of rules released today by the state would limit the number of medical marijuana growers in Ohio to 18 and slap a $20,000 application fee and $180,000 license fee on the top-tier grower positions. For now, the rules suggest 12 "Level I" licenses at $200,000 and six "Level II" licenses...

A draft of rules released today by the state would limit the number of medical marijuana growers in Ohio to 18 and slap a $20,000 application fee and $180,000 license fee on the top-tier grower positions. For now, the rules suggest 12 "Level I" licenses at $200,000 and six "Level II" licenses...

A third losing applicant for a coveted medical marijuana license has sued the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, this one arguing the regulators illegally ignored racial diversity when selecting applicants. A lawsuit filed Monday by Alternative Medicine Maryland in Baltimore Circuit Court...

A third losing applicant for a coveted medical marijuana license has sued the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, this one arguing the regulators illegally ignored racial diversity when selecting applicants. A lawsuit filed Monday by Alternative Medicine Maryland in Baltimore Circuit Court...

The Arizona Department of Health Services announced 31 new dispensary licenses last week, bringing the total number of Arizona dispensaries to 130 a month before Prop 205 appears on the November ballot. Nearly 750 potential pot purveyors applied for the limited number of licenses back in...

The Arizona Department of Health Services awarded preliminary licenses for 31 new medical-marijuana dispensaries last week, creating a lucrative opportunity for entrepreneurs and (soon) more shopping choices for patients. Most of the 747 applicants lost out on their hoped-for pot of green...

The Arizona Department of Health Services awarded preliminary licenses for 31 new medical-marijuana dispensaries last week, creating a lucrative opportunity for entrepreneurs and (soon) more shopping choices for patients. Most of the 747 applicants lost out on their hoped-for pot of green...

Republican businessman Brian Mater told marijuana business owners this week he does not support taking away their licenses for recreational pot stores and their supporting businesses - which is what Proposition 200 on the November ballot would do. Mater, who is running for the District 2 Pueblo...

The state medical marijuana commissioner who cast the lone dissenting vote on a controversial move to deny grower licenses to two highly rated applicants and give them to lower-ranked rivals has been replaced. Gov. Larry Hogan's office confirmed Thursday that he has not reappointed Deborah R...

The state medical marijuana commissioner who cast the lone dissenting vote on a controversial move to deny grower licenses to two highly rated applicants and give them to lower-ranked rivals has been replaced. Gov. Larry Hogan's office confirmed Thursday that he has not reappointed Deborah R...

California will soon be moving away from an unregulated marijuana marketplace to a state-regulated medical marijuana regime. The new licensing requirements will be the most comprehensive and complicated in the nation, attorneys say. At a recent meeting in Oakland, Lori Ajax of the Bureau of...

California will soon be moving away from an unregulated marijuana marketplace to a state-regulated medical marijuana regime. The new licensing requirements will be the most comprehensive and complicated in the nation, attorneys say. At a recent meeting in Oakland, Lori Ajax of the Bureau of...

Phoenix - This November, Arizonans will vote on whether to approve recreational marijuana. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Prop 205. If Prop 205 is approved, when can recreational marijuana sales start? March 1, 2018. Where could recreational marijuana be sold...

The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday night that Assembly member Patrick Flynn can participate in most types of votes on licenses for pot businesses - but not commercial grow operations, since he himself is an investor in one. The Assembly narrowly ruled in July that Flynn should sit out all...

The Legislative Black Caucus plans to use any means necessary to stop Maryland's medical marijuana commission from issuing final licenses until more are awarded to minority-owned businesses. "We will not be accepting crumbs," Del. Cheryl Glenn, chair of the caucus, said Friday at a forum in...

The Legislative Black Caucus plans to use any means necessary to stop Maryland's medical marijuana commission from issuing final licenses until more are awarded to minority-owned businesses. "We will not be accepting crumbs," Del. Cheryl Glenn, chair of the caucus, said Friday at a forum in...

Leaders of the state's medical marijuana commission are meeting with Attorney General Brian E. Frosh next week to figure out how to achieve more racial diversity when the panel awards licenses to companies to dispense the drug. The Medical Cannabis Commission has come under scrutiny because...