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The Memphis City Council will get into the weeds Tuesday on an idea to decriminalize marijuana possession in some cases. Council member Berlin Boyd said he'll present an ordinance in the council's Public Safety committee meeting that would let police officers choose whether people caught with...

Josephine County voters will likely decide a proposed ordinance that would impose a 3% tax on retail marijuana and marijuana products. The Board of Commissioners this morning unanimously approved a resolution to refer the ordinance to local voters in the November General Election. The tax...

Galesburg - A new state law decriminalizing possession of cannabis has had little impact on city law enforcement. Galesburg Police Captain Rodney Riggs said eight people have received citation tickets for that offense since July 1. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation making...

Lansing - More changes are ahead for the city's proposed medical marijuana ordinance that - if approved - would affect patients, caregivers, business owners, neighbors and the city officials in charge of enforcing it. A fifth draft of the ordinance is expected to be completed at the end of...

Lansing - More changes are ahead for the city's proposed medical marijuana ordinance that - if approved - would affect patients, caregivers, business owners, neighbors and the city officials in charge of enforcing it. A fifth draft of the ordinance is expected to be completed at the end of...

Nashville, TN - There have been a number of legal changes when it comes to marijuana in recent years, and Nashville could be the next city to chart its own course. An ordinance is calling for small amounts of marijuana to be decriminalized. Right now, anyone caught with half an ounce or less...

An initiative petition seeking to put decriminalization of marijuana on the ballot in Athens lacked enough valid signatures, according to election officials, but there appears to be a bigger problem - a deadline for getting it on the ballot has passed. The petition needed 319 valid signatures...

The Mesquite City Council heard a lengthy discussion pertaining to an ordinance that outlines separation requirements for facilities wishing to locate next to existing medical marijuana establishments at Tuesday night's meeting. The city's development services director, Richard Secrist...

The Mesquite City Council heard a lengthy discussion pertaining to an ordinance that outlines separation requirements for facilities wishing to locate next to existing medical marijuana establishments at Tuesday night's meeting. The city's development services director, Richard Secrist...

Steamboat Springs - The Oak Creek Town Board on Thursday will consider an ordinance that would place restrictions on how residents grow marijuana. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and includes a jam-packed agenda. "It will be a full room for sure," Oak Creek town administrator and clerk Mary Alice...

A legislative push has mounted in Nashville that seeks to reduce the penalty for individuals who are found possessing or casually exchanging small amounts of marijuana to allow them to avoid a criminal record. A newly filed ordinance sponsored by three Metro Council members would lessen the...

With controversy sprouting, Hollister council members plan to move ahead on official consideration of a medicinal marijuana ordinance at their next meeting Monday. The item is heading to Monday's 6:30 p.m. agenda - 11 days after about 200 people packed the Veterans Memorial Building, with...

With controversy sprouting, Hollister council members plan to move ahead on official consideration of a medicinal marijuana ordinance at their next meeting Monday. The item is heading to Monday's 6:30 p.m. agenda - 11 days after about 200 people packed the Veterans Memorial Building, with...

The city of Montague's cultivation and code enforcement ordinance related to medical cannabis came up for discussion at the city council meeting on Aug. 4. Currently, the city of Montague does not allow cultivation in the city limits. The issue came to light after city council member and mayor...

The city of Montague's cultivation and code enforcement ordinance related to medical cannabis came up for discussion at the city council meeting on Aug. 4. Currently, the city of Montague does not allow cultivation in the city limits. The issue came to light after city council member and mayor...

The King County Council has tightened its marijuana regulations, making it virtually impossible for marijuana producers and processors to set up shop in the unincorporated areas around Maple Valley and Covington. The council began examining marijuana issues last April during a town hall...

Once it is approved by a majority vote of the five-member city council, Ordinance 16-1343 will regulate the "time, place, and manner" of marijuana sales within the city of The Dalles. But it will be a little longer before the city's proposed new marijuana regulations go into effect. A final...

State College, Pa. - Penn State University students start to arrive at Happy Valley on Friday, August 19. Their arrival is a few weeks shy of when State College Borough council members voted in favor of decriminalizing possession of marijuana. Even though the new fines assessed range from...

Hollister City Council members Thursday are set to host a public hearing on a proposed medicinal marijuana ordinance that would allow pot dispensaries here for the first time since 2010. The hearing is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St., in downtown...

Hollister City Council members Thursday are set to host a public hearing on a proposed medicinal marijuana ordinance that would allow pot dispensaries here for the first time since 2010. The hearing is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St., in downtown...