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Gray — The Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to extend Gray's moratorium on marijuana retail stores and social clubs, effectively banning those establishments in Gray for at least another six months. The move extends the previous 180-day moratorium put in place by the council last...

The town will ask voters at Town Meeting to approve an 18-month moratorium on recreational marijuana sales. In the statewide election last November, voters approved a law allowing the cultivation, distribution, possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes. On Dec. 15, it became...

The town of Hingham has drafted a marijuana moratorium that will go to town meeting for voter approval. The Hingham Planning Board met Monday night and announced they will impose the marijuana moratorium that will prohibit the recreational sale of the now legal drug. Planning board chair, Judy...

Ludlow - The Ludlow Board of Selectmen has joined the growing list of Massachusetts municipalities that support a moratorium on the retail sale of marijuana in the commonwealth, which legalized recreational use of the drug in December. Selectmen on Tuesday voted to send a letter in support of...

West Springfield - The West Springfield Town Council voted Monday to amend the expiration date for the town's moratorium on recreational marijuana facilities to reflect changes in the state's timetable for allowing retail sales of the drug. Over 53 percent of Massachusetts voters approved a...

Sharonville — Sharonville has extended its moratorium on the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries, to allow officials to continue to study the issue and determine how the city will regulate any future retailers. City Council voted to continue the moratorium for 180 days following a...

Palm Beach County is moving forward with a temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries that aims to give state legislators time to craft regulations for the industry. Commissioners gave initial approval Thursday to a one-year moratorium on issuing permits for medical pot operations...

Augusta, Maine – A bill that establishes a moratorium on marijuana sales until Feb. 2018 overwhelmingly passed the house and senate on Thursday and is now on Gov. Paul LePage's desk. Maine Attorney General Janet Mills says the current law technically allows minors to possess and consume...

A Central Florida medical marijuana grower received a license to open a dispensary in Midtown Tallahassee one week before the City Commission is scheduled to vote on a 120-day moratorium on future permits. Knox Medical of Winter Garden had applied for a building permit to convert an old Super...

A moratorium on marijuana businesses in Lewis County was lifted at Monday's commissioners meeting, ending an official ban on the businesses that had been in effect since 2013. The commissioners voted 2 to 1 to lift the moratorium, which still requires a federal water license for pot...

Norwell's selectmen are considering asking the May Town Meeting to impose a local, year-long moratorium on the sale of marijuana for recreational use. The board has until mid-February to make a decision, according to Town Administrator Peter Morin. Massachusetts voters approved legalizing...

Mount Desert – Selectmen here directed Town Manager Durlin Lunt to work with the town attorney to explore the possible adoption of a moratorium on commercial marijuana establishments. At the board's regular meeting on Tuesday, officials discussed the passage of Referendum Question 1 last fall...

Augusta, Maine - The Maine Legislature is scheduled to have a public hearing Tuesday on a moratorium for adult use of cannabis which could include clarifications to the referendum. The summary of LD 88 lists a number of conditions of the moratorium. The bill would delay the effective date of...

Boothbay selectmen are searching for answers regarding handling the state's new regulations for retail marijuana sales. By state referendum in November 2016, Maine voters removed the prohibition of possessing and selling 2.5 ounces of marijuana. This has left state and municipal leaders...

Burlington — The Planning Board is continuing its efforts to stay ahead of the commercialization of recreational marijuana in Burlington, as they work towards finalizing the language for a temporary moratorium on such sales. The language in the moratorium is virtually finalized, and at a...

Augusta, Maine – Leaders of the Maine Legislature have agreed to hold a vote in the coming days on a proposed one-year moratorium on the new marijuana law. That law is scheduled to take effect Jan. 30, after which people will be allowed to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana. Legislators say...

Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, and House Speaker Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, agreed Wednesday to back an emergency moratorium bill on legalizing marijuana, setting the stage for a battle between pro-marijuana forces and those who believe the state needs more time to craft rules and...

Clinton – The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night unanimously voted to enact an emergency moratorium on retail marijuana establishments. The board held a public hearing on the moratorium in the selectmen's room of the Town Office, where roughly 20 residents came out for the item. The...

Clay County, Fla. - The Clay County Commission is working to pump the brakes on medical marijuana businesses - at least until they get a better idea of how dispensing the drug will work. Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment in November legalizing the drug for 10 illnesses, but...

Voters in Palm Beach County and across the state overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment allowing the use of medical marijuana, but the county is considering a one-year moratorium on dispensaries and treatment centers in its unincorporated areas. Commissioners last week voted...