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State College - Borough Council passed a rule Monday allowing the State College police to enforce some marijuana offenses as an ordinance violation rather than filing criminal charges, however, the challenge of enforcing the rule still looms. The idea was proposed by Penn State senior Luis...

Upland residents will not have to vote on three marijuana-related measures on the ballot in November. The City Council, which was contemplating a total marijuana ban, has opted for a different route. Instead, it is working to draft an ordinance that will become effective before the...

On Monday, the King County Council voted to 5-3 to approve legislation refining existing county land-use regulations concerning the growth, processing and retail sale of marijuana. The ordinance was passed by the council, 5-3, receiving support from council members Reagan Dunn, Kathy Lambert...

The Chehalis City Council passed an amended ordinance on Monday night limiting the number of marijuana production, processing and growing facilities in the city to one, while allowing vested applications to continue. Although the new ordinance limits the facilities to one operation within...

Citing a proliferation of commercial marijuana growing operations in the California Valley, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday narrowly voted to move forward with an urgency ordinance imposing a moratorium on new grows. In a 3-2 vote, with supervisors Bruce Gibson and...

Attitudes toward medical marijuana are shifting as more states pass laws recognizing it as a form of treatment - not a way to get high. But as Floridians gear up this November to vote on a constitutional amendment that would legalize curative cannabis, it seems that the City of Wilton Manors is...

Attitudes toward medical marijuana are shifting as more states pass laws recognizing it as a form of treatment - not a way to get high. But as Floridians gear up this November to vote on a constitutional amendment that would legalize curative cannabis, it seems that the City of Wilton Manors is...

Lansing - Zoning restrictions and steep fees could cut down on the number of medical marijuana establishments in the city if City Council passes a new ordinance that's now in its fourth draft and has drawn passionate debate among elected officials and residents. The newest draft of a medical...

Lansing - Zoning restrictions and steep fees could cut down on the number of medical marijuana establishments in the city if City Council passes a new ordinance that's now in its fourth draft and has drawn passionate debate among elected officials and residents. The newest draft of a medical...

Nevada County officials on Thursday released the interim marijuana grow ordinance that supervisors will vote on next week, a document calling for no residential grows, a maximum of 25 plants in approved zones and a fee structure calling for a per-day, per-plant fine. Supervisors will hear...

Yreka On Thursday, July 7, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with other county departments, including the Siskiyou County Planning Department, began enforcement of the county's two medical marijuana ordinance amendments (Siskiyou County Ordinances 15-18 and 15-19), after...

In what Rio Dell Mayor Frank Wilson called a "rare move," the City Council will consider an amended cannabis land use ordinance on Tuesday after it rejected the original last month in a 3-2 vote. The ordinance would put a regulatory framework for commercial cannabis growing within city limits...

Fresno, California - Medical marijuana cleared another hurdle Monday night in Merced. A city council ordinance passed 4 to 3. It allows people with medicinal marijuana cards to grow up to six plants. It also allows four dispensaries in professional or commercial office zones. They must...

Fresno, California - Medical marijuana cleared another hurdle Monday night in Merced. A city council ordinance passed 4 to 3. It allows people with medicinal marijuana cards to grow up to six plants. It also allows four dispensaries in professional or commercial office zones. They must...

Cortez City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved on first reading an ordinance extending the permitted hours of operation for marijuana stores. The permitted hours will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the ordinance applies to both medical and retail marijuana operations. The council...

An ordinance being considered by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners would limit the number of marijuana plants being grown at a primary residence. The three commissioners voted unanimously July 12 to put regulations on growing, cultivating and processing marijuana in unincorporated...

Editor: Santa Monicans for Safe Access (SAMOSA) would like to comment on the news that there will be a proposition on this November's state ballot which, if passed, would allow adult recreational use of marijuana. While SAMOSA is not a cheerleader for recreational use, we are a proponent of...

Barden Stevenot, a winemaker who helped develop the identity of Murphys, was the first to address the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, as a proponent of a ballot initiative that would regulate commercial and non-commercial cannabis cultivation in the county. He said he started the...

Monterey County's proposed commercial pot ordinance is moving forward. At Tuesday's meeting, the board of supervisors unanimously greenlighted the inland and coastal zoning ordinances — two of the five medical marijuana ordinances. The board will consider the first reading of the remaining...

Monterey County's proposed commercial pot ordinance is moving forward. At Tuesday's meeting, the board of supervisors unanimously greenlighted the inland and coastal zoning ordinances — two of the five medical marijuana ordinances. The board will consider the first reading of the remaining...