marijuana

Enon - The Enon Village Council has passed an emergency ordinance imposing a 180-day moratorium on the granting of any permit allowing retail dispensaries, cultivators, or processors of medical marijuana within the village. Council members unanimously passed Village Ordinance 2016-04 after they...

Sometimes the frontier between legal and illegal shifts abruptly, with the government's attitude going from "never, never, never" to "OK, we'll give it a try." It wasn't long ago that County Executive Steve Schuh made an unsuccessful attempt, in the face of the state-level decision to allow...

Sometimes the frontier between legal and illegal shifts abruptly, with the government's attitude going from "never, never, never" to "OK, we'll give it a try." It wasn't long ago that County Executive Steve Schuh made an unsuccessful attempt, in the face of the state-level decision to allow...

New Port Richey, Fla. - With Florida voters set to decide in November if medical marijuana will be allowed in the sunshine state, local leaders are figuring out how they will deal with the issue. Pasco County native Garyn Angel owns one of the world's top companies connected to marijuana...

Franklin - Add one more community to the list of those in the region that are imposing moratoriums - or temporary bans - on medical marijuana businesses. Franklin City Council Monday became the latest community to begin the legislative process to impose a one-year moratorium. It will take a...

Franklin - Add one more community to the list of those in the region that are imposing moratoriums - or temporary bans - on medical marijuana businesses. Franklin City Council Monday became the latest community to begin the legislative process to impose a one-year moratorium. It will take a...

Johnson City, Tenn. - While larger cities in Tennessee are looking at officially de-criminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, authorities said, in many aspects, that's already the norm in Johnson City. On Tuesday, the greater Nashville Metropolitan Council is set to take a final...

The University Place City Council has directed its planning commission to review the city's zoning and determine whether it makes sense to allow marijuana businesses within the city's commercial areas. The request doesn't mean the council will lift its ban on marijuana operations in the city...

With a goal of limiting the number of new marijuana grows in California Valley, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed urgency rules Tuesday banning any new cultivation of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of the county - but allowing existing sites to continue if they can...

Pennsylvania may still be shedding one of the most archaic wine and liquor systems in America, but Diane Czarkowski already has visions of marijuana dispensaries dotting the local landscape. These would be dispensaries for people with serious medical conditions, she is quick to point out, but...

Pennsylvania may still be shedding one of the most archaic wine and liquor systems in America, but Diane Czarkowski already has visions of marijuana dispensaries dotting the local landscape. These would be dispensaries for people with serious medical conditions, she is quick to point out, but...

Nashville's Metro Council made history Tuesday by approving the city's first measure to allow lesser civil penalties for people caught with small amounts of marijuana, but it may set the stage for a confrontation with the state. Meanwhile, some Nashville judges are now raising concerns that...

Long Beach officials released an analysis Monday of what would happen if the ballot measure to set taxes on marijuana is approved Nov. 8 by voters. Last month, the City Council unanimously approved Measure MA for the November election. That proposal sets tax rates for both medical marijuana...

Citrus Heights — A think session with marijuana industry leaders, the public, and state agencies was held in Citrus Heights on Tuesday. It's the second of eight public meetings held across the state as regulations on medical cannabis take shape. "We want to stay on the forefront of the...

Citrus Heights — A think session with marijuana industry leaders, the public, and state agencies was held in Citrus Heights on Tuesday. It's the second of eight public meetings held across the state as regulations on medical cannabis take shape. "We want to stay on the forefront of the...

The Longmont City Council heard another round of medical marijuana patient testimony Tuesday night about a proposed ordinance that would have limited Longmonters to six marijuana plants per residence. State Rep. Jonathan Singer attended the council meeting and urged the council to be...

The Longmont City Council heard another round of medical marijuana patient testimony Tuesday night about a proposed ordinance that would have limited Longmonters to six marijuana plants per residence. State Rep. Jonathan Singer attended the council meeting and urged the council to be...

No matter how you slice it, there's a stark statistical reality regarding marijuana reform in Massachusetts over the past decade: it's undefeated at the ballot box. This includes binding state-wide initiatives that were passed by voters (decriminalization in 2008, medical marijuana in 2012), and...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Monday issued a provisional license to Patient Centric of Martha's Vineyard (PCMV) to operate a registered marijuana dispensary (RMD) in Dukes County. Geoff Rose, chief executive officer of what would be the Island's first medical marijuana...

As I mentioned, the Farm Bureau/Chamber of Commerce combine that has joined hands with Gov. Asa Hutchinson to beat medical marijuana proposals that would provide legal relief to sick people brought a controversial "expert" to Arkansas today. They showed off Kevin Sabet in Springdale and...