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Several California cities rushed to adopt last-minute regulations on recreational marijuana before state voters legalized its use and sale on Nov. 8. But the Petaluma City Council, when faced with the same choice in the hours before the election, took a different tact - chill out. One day...

Yakima, Wash. - Local marijuana shops are quietly popping up in Yakima - one is open, another was shut down by the city Wednesday and two more are expected to open within the next year. City officials shut down Sweet Relief Boutique on Wednesday after learning the 11th Street pot shop near...

Uncertainty. That's the easiest way to summarize the legal climate for cannabis entrepreneurs after Donald Trump's election as president, according to a panel of political experts Wednesday at the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. While those on the panel generally agreed the...

Palm Springs, Calif. - With the passage of recreational-use marijuana in the state, local businesses are making big investments that could be extremely profitable in the near future. But at the moment theyare still focused on helping medical patients get the best quality cannabis. A 17,000...

Reno, Nev. - Nevada prosecutors disagree on whether to continue prosecuting low-level marijuana offenders now that Question 2 has passed and recreational marijuana will be legal in January 2017. Reno City Attorney Karl Hall said he agrees with the Clark County District Attorney's office...

While voters in California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts each passed new laws authorizing the recreational possession and use of marijuana on Election Day, colleges and universities across the country quickly made clear that what is legal beyond the campus perimeter will still be disallowed...

Coming on the heels of a marijuana lab explosion in the city, the American Canyon City Council on Tuesday night approved an emergency ordinance banning the outdoor cultivation and other activities related to marijuana. The 45-day temporary moratorium was adopted in response to Prop. 64, the...

Voters in four states across the country approved ballot measures Nov. 8 to legalize the recreational use of marijuana: California, Maine, Nevada and Massachusetts. That brings the total number of states in the U.S. where recreational marijuana use is allowed to seven. However, many of those...

Boston — The city's public health officials said Wednesday they're steeling themselves for the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts and looking for advice from their counterparts in Colorado, where marijuana has been commercially available since 2014. Massachusetts voters signed off on...

Las Vegas - The Clark County District Attorney's Office is suspending misdemeanor marijuana cases following the passage of recreational marijuana legalization. "I wish it happened earlier," said Anton McAllister, who was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession six months ago. McAllister...

With Kenai's first legal marijuana retailer preparing for an announced opening next Monday, Kenai City Attorney Scott Bloom briefed attendees of a Wednesday Kenai Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on the present state of marijuana in the city. Since Alaska legalized recreational marijuana in...

People living with chronic illness and pain should have access to timely and appropriate treatments. For U.S. Pain Foundation, this includes medical marijuana. For those unaware, medical marijuana is already legal in 25 other states and the District of Columbia. With the recent passing of...

Clinton - The Planning Board is preparing for the potential legalization of recreational marijuana with plans to send a moratorium proposal to the Board of Selectmen by its next meeting on Dec. 13. A number of other towns in Maine have already placed moratoriums on recreational marijuana...

Supporters and critics of Mayor Virg Bernero's new home-based medical marijuana ordinance will get a chance to voice their opinions to city council. The city council's committee on public safety is expected to review the ordinance at 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Bernero's proposal...

Following a similar measure passed by the Hillsborough County Commissioners last month, the Tampa City Council on Thursday approved an ordinance that would placed a moratorium on accepting and/or processing for zoning and permitting for the establishment of a medical marijuana dispensary for 180...

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The Lake County Council thinks there should be a state consideration of a medical marijuana use law. A resolution calling for approval was narrowly approved Tuesday. The council plans to consider another resolution next month asking state officials to enact the legislation necessary to put the...

Harrisburg - The public comment period on eligibility to receive medical marijuana and on the proposed temporary regulations for labs will both end Friday, according to the state Department of Health To ensure the state's medical marijuana program will meet the needs of people with serious...

Marijuana grown in Uruguay only enough for 25% of consumers. The Monitoring Cannabis team of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of the Republic estimated that only 25% of regular consumers will be able to access legal marijuana from Uruguay. By October 2016, 5,332 farmers were...

Ausgusta, Maine - Maine's new legal marijuana law will take effect in January, but Attorney General Janet Mills says it will likely take a month to create all the new regulations to manage it. Voters passed Question One on Election Day by fewer than 4,500 votes, and petitions were submitted...