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  1. Katelyn Baker

    Medical Marijuana Legal In Ohio, But Hartville Says No For Now

    Selling medical marijuana in the village is, for the time being at least, still against the law. On the eve of Ohio House Bill 523 - the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program — going into effect Sept. 8 - village council passed an ordinance at its Sept. 6 regular meeting prohibiting the...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    Medical Marijuana Legal In Ohio, But Hartville Says No For Now

    Selling medical marijuana in the village is, for the time being at least, still against the law. On the eve of Ohio House Bill 523 - the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program — going into effect Sept. 8 - village council passed an ordinance at its Sept. 6 regular meeting prohibiting the...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    Congress Turning A New Leaf On Marijuana

    Just two years ago, pot lobbyist Michael Collins was a pariah on Capitol Hill. Marijuana reform was too much of a risk. Lawmakers wouldn't meet with him. Not anymore. "I've got offices reaching out to me," said Collins, the deputy director of national affairs at the Drug Policy...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    Dishonest Government Report Assumes Marijuana Legalization Has No Benefits

    During a debate while running for re-election in 2014, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was asked whether voters in his state had been "reckless" when they approved marijuana legalization two years earlier. "To a certain extent you could say it was reckless," he replied. Last May, after...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    New Health Canada Marijuana Regulations Haven't Affected City

    No changes are expected at the municipal level following changes to federal regulations on homegrown medical marijuana. As of Aug. 24, the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) will replace the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). The MMPR regulations...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    New Health Canada Marijuana Regulations Haven't Affected City

    No changes are expected at the municipal level following changes to federal regulations on homegrown medical marijuana. As of Aug. 24, the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) will replace the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). The MMPR regulations...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    Michigan Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Tax, Regulations

    Lansing, Mich. - Michigan would tax medical marijuana in a tiered regulatory system that would explicitly authorize dispensary businesses under bills that cleared a big hurdle Thursday in the Legislature, where supporters said the framework addresses a "wild west" atmosphere enabled by a...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    Michigan Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Tax, Regulations

    Lansing, Mich. - Michigan would tax medical marijuana in a tiered regulatory system that would explicitly authorize dispensary businesses under bills that cleared a big hurdle Thursday in the Legislature, where supporters said the framework addresses a "wild west" atmosphere enabled by a...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    NV: Advocates Press Case For Legal Recreational Marijuana

    Legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Nevada would create thousands of jobs, reduce black market sales and generate millions of tax dollars for education, representatives of an advocacy group said today. Representatives of the Yes on Question 2 campaign - a reference to the November...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    CA: These Proposed Local Marijuana Laws Are Just As Crucial As The Statewide Vote

    Deep into the looong November ballot, many voters will be sorting through a typical mix of school bond measures, sales tax hikes and the like. But this year, in dozens of cities and counties in California, communities will also face pivotal questions about the future of marijuana. A campaign...
  11. Katelyn Baker

    ON: Durham Cop OK'd To Own Unlicensed Pot Shop

    A Durham police officer for six months co-owned a medical marijuana company that is not licensed and offers consumers pot brownies and other products the government says are illegal to sell. And veteran Const. Phil Edgar, who once received a commendation for numerous marijuana busts, did it...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    ON: Durham Cop OK'd To Own Unlicensed Pot Shop

    A Durham police officer for six months co-owned a medical marijuana company that is not licensed and offers consumers pot brownies and other products the government says are illegal to sell. And veteran Const. Phil Edgar, who once received a commendation for numerous marijuana busts, did it...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    MI: Marijuana Ordinance Stays On Pace For Approval

    Lansing - The city's long-awaited ordinance on medical marijuana could be approved by City Council next month because Planning Board members appeared Tuesday willing to accept zoning regulations that would limit the number of establishments that sell marijuana. Planning Board members are...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    MI: Marijuana Ordinance Stays On Pace For Approval

    Lansing - The city's long-awaited ordinance on medical marijuana could be approved by City Council next month because Planning Board members appeared Tuesday willing to accept zoning regulations that would limit the number of establishments that sell marijuana. Planning Board members are...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    AZ: Scottsdale Getting $1 Million Medical Marijuana Store

    One of the most deluxe medical-marijuana dispensaries in Arizona will open in Scottsdale later this month, only weeks before a proposition to legalize the recreational use of the drug goes to voters. The Harvest of Scottsdale facility will have 11 check-out stands in a 6,800-square-foot...
  16. Katelyn Baker

    AZ: Scottsdale Getting $1 Million Medical Marijuana Store

    One of the most deluxe medical-marijuana dispensaries in Arizona will open in Scottsdale later this month, only weeks before a proposition to legalize the recreational use of the drug goes to voters. The Harvest of Scottsdale facility will have 11 check-out stands in a 6,800-square-foot...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    CA: San Francisco's Private Cannabis Lounge - Leather Seating, Chess And A Concierge

    Anyone with a medical marijuana recommendation from a physician can browse Harvest on Geary's minimalist dispensary — but entry into their private lounge will be only for those San Franciscans who can afford it. Billed as the city's first high-end pot "boutique", Harvest will soon be home to...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    PA: City Council Asks - What Will Medical Marijuana Mean For Philadelphia?

    In April, Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation to make medical marijuana legal in Pennsylvania. By then, possession of small amounts of marijuana had already been legal in Philadelphia for more than a year. And with full implementation of the state's medical marijuana law expected to...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    PA: City Council Asks - What Will Medical Marijuana Mean For Philadelphia?

    In April, Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation to make medical marijuana legal in Pennsylvania. By then, possession of small amounts of marijuana had already been legal in Philadelphia for more than a year. And with full implementation of the state's medical marijuana law expected to...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    AK: Marijuana Social Club Enforcement Like A 'Hot Potato,' Authorities Say

    The continued operation of marijuana social clubs, which exist in spite of the state's stance they are illegal, and noncompliant shops selling marijuana, are vexing enforcement officers with the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office, an officer told the Marijuana Control Board on Wednesday...
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