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Local voters will soon get used to hearing the words "Measure KK." Proponents and opponents of the November ballot measure to open two medical marijuana dispensaries in Laguna Beach say they will make their points with anyone and everyone who will listen. Both sides of the measure say they're...

Local voters will soon get used to hearing the words "Measure KK." Proponents and opponents of the November ballot measure to open two medical marijuana dispensaries in Laguna Beach say they will make their points with anyone and everyone who will listen. Both sides of the measure say they're...

Proponents of medical marijuana are planning a rally in Penticton as the issue makes its way through federal and local governments. A rally is being held at Gyro Park on Sept. 4 at 2 p.m. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend and the rally hopes to raise awareness and promote facts...

Proponents of medical marijuana are planning a rally in Penticton as the issue makes its way through federal and local governments. A rally is being held at Gyro Park on Sept. 4 at 2 p.m. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend and the rally hopes to raise awareness and promote facts...

Proponents of medical marijuana are planning a rally in Penticton as the issue makes its way through federal and local governments. A rally is being held at Gyro Park on Sept. 4 at 2 p.m. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend and the rally hopes to raise awareness and promote facts...

Local governments will be powerless to prevent medical marijuana dispensaries from sprouting up anywhere and everywhere should Amendment 2 pass this fall, opponents of the measure say. A pamphlet from Vote No On 2 mailed to voters in July warns that the constitutional amendment prevents any...

Local governments will be powerless to prevent medical marijuana dispensaries from sprouting up anywhere and everywhere should Amendment 2 pass this fall, opponents of the measure say. A pamphlet from Vote No On 2 mailed to voters in July warns that the constitutional amendment prevents any...

Tacoma-based United Food and Commercial Workers Local 367 is leading the nation when it comes to pleasing pot smokers who have lately been looking in vain for the union label. Consumers can now find just such a label on cannabis processed by the Tacoma firm Perma. Where it comes to workers...

A local business has recently opened shop to add its presence to the growing medical cannabis business. Cannabis Supply Co. in St. Catharines is a retailer of medical cannabis supplies, including bongs, pipes, vaporizers and supplies alike. But its core service is as a provider of clinics to...

Long Beach voters now have three marijuana-related ballot measures to decide on come November. Adding to an already lengthy statewide general election ballot, the City Council on Tuesday voted to add a tax measure that City Clerk Maria de la Luz Garcia said would help fund public safety...

As pot shops start to sprout in Florida, cities are struggling with how - or whether - to regulate the state's new marijuana industry. Last week, the state's first medical-marijuana dispensary, operated by Trulieve, opened its doors to customers in Tallahassee. Health officials on Wednesday...

As pot shops start to sprout in Florida, cities are struggling with how - or whether - to regulate the state's new marijuana industry. Last week, the state's first medical-marijuana dispensary, operated by Trulieve, opened its doors to customers in Tallahassee. Health officials on Wednesday...

California may soon join the growing number of states that allow recreational marijuana with the Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Initiative (or Proposition 64) on the November ballot. The measure would legalize marijuana and hemp under state law. Portions of the measure could...

The beginning of my dalliance with the fantastic world of culinary cannabis started at Sweet Leaf, a mini dispensary chain founded in Colorado. I gave them $25 and signed my name as a participant in Mason Jar Event Group's seasonal soiree of high-end food and green leafy contraband, and in...

Global music brand Amoeba Records in Berkeley will get a replay of its bid to open a pot shop, thanks to a Berkeley City Council vote to add two more medical cannabis dispensaries last night. The Telegraph Ave. music store and institution seems strongly positioned to obtain one of those two new...

The Massachusetts Municipal Association, which represents the city and town governments in the state, has voted to oppose a ballot question that would legalize recreational marijuana here. The MMA's board voted unanimously this month, according to its executive director, Geoff Beckwith. The...

San Diego - San Diego would join several other large California cities that impose local taxes on marijuana businesses if voters approve a proposed November ballot measure that Councilman Mark Kersey will unveil on Monday. Kersey said the tax, which would start at 8 percent of gross receipts...

San Diego - San Diego would join several other large California cities that impose local taxes on marijuana businesses if voters approve a proposed November ballot measure that Councilman Mark Kersey will unveil on Monday. Kersey said the tax, which would start at 8 percent of gross receipts...

A burst of applause filled the supervisors chambers shortly after 3 p.m. as Tuolumne County instituted local rules for growing medical pot. The action followed well over an hour's worth of public comments, many from medical cannabis patients and growers speaking in favor of the...

The Dublin City Council passed a new ordinance reaffirming its prohibition of medical marijuana dispensaries, and adding cultivation and delivery to patients. On a vote of 4-0, with Mayor David Haubert absent in Washington at the Mayors Conference, the council said the action was desirable...