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An ordinance requiring marijuana growers in Los Banos to register with the city was modified Wednesday to ensure privacy and then adopted unanimously by the City Council. The ordinance adds another layer of regulation to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which was approved by California voters on...

Hollister staff officials are working on regulations related to the recently passed medical cannabis ordinance in preparation for the law taking effect soon. Council members passed a medical cannabis ordinance at their Dec. 19, and the new law goes into effect on Jan. 18. The ordinance lifts...

Washington County, Fla. - Washington County is joining other counties across the state with passing an ordinance to temporarily stop the use of medical marijuana in the county. On Monday, Washington County attorney Jeff Goodman presented a 240 day moratorium to the county commissioners in the...

Pismo Beach's urgency ban on most marijuana business activity will expire on Friday, following a city council vote Tuesday. Last month, despite stiff opposition from Councilman Erik Howell, the Pismo Beach Council adopted an urgency ordinance prohibiting outdoor cultivation, manufacturing...

Wood River, Ill. — Wood River council members have passed a new cannabis ordinance. In a unanimous vote on Monday, council members decided to make the possession of small amounts of pot an ordinance violation instead of a criminal offense. Mayor Frank Akers said the city's fine for violating...

Norton Shores, MI - Medical marijuana dispensaries are banned from operating in Norton Shores and will face a fine if they attempt to open. Norton Shores City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday, Dec. 20, to approve an ordinance preventing medical marijuana dispensaries, transporters, processors...

Santa Ana – Following the recent legalization of recreational marijuana, the first Orange County city to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries is proposing amendments to its existing ordinance to comply with the new state law. Santa Ana’s current ordinance bans all cultivation within the...

Medical marijuana dispensaries can open in Emmaus but don't expect any drive-thru service or deliveries. That's according to a proposed ordinance being considered by Borough Council, which regulates where the drug can be grown and dispensed in the municipality. The borough started working...

The Campbell City Council wants to have all the information it can get before calling a special election or adopting an ordinance that proposes lifting some medical marijuana regulations in the city. The council received a report from the city clerk on Dec. 6 detailing a petitioner's plan...

Norton Shores, MI - An ordinance that would prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in Norton Shores will be up for vote by City Council. The ordinance, which was officially introduced at the Dec. 6 council meeting, would also establish violation fines for dispensaries that...

The Camarillo City Council on Wednesday extended a temporary urgency ordinance for another 10 months that will continue to prohibit nonmedical marijuana facilities, such as dispensaries and private marijuana cultivators in the city. California voters on Nov. 8 approved Proposition 64, which...

The Livermore City Council delayed moving forward with regulations for operations of a medical cannabis dispensary until it hears from the public on the issue. Staff had presented the council with a variety of regulatory options, as well as a plan for community outreach. Mayor John Marchand...

The Cañon City Planning Commission on Tuesday agreed to recommend to the Cañon City Council an ordinance that would allow community marijuana cultivation facilities as a use by special review. The recommendation would add a new chapter to the Municipal Code. A city council-appointed marijuana...

Lansing - Uncertainty about the city's proposed commercial medical marijuana ordinance has created an uneasy situation for Jeff Nemeth. Nemeth is CEO of a cannabis testing facility called ACT Laboratories Inc. Nearly $200,000 has been invested in his business that's been located in a light...

The City of Chino Hills has banned all commercial marijuana activity in response to last month's passage of Prop. 64 that legalized marijuana use for adults 21 and older. The new law allows recreational use of marijuana but does not forbid cities from adopting ordinances to regulate or ban...

More than 400 marijuana growers, the majority of whom are based in eastern San Luis Obispo County, have met a deadline to register their grows with county officials. The recent passage of marijuana legalization initiative Prop. 64 grants individuals the freedom to grow up to six marijuana...

Saginaw Township, MI - On the heels of state officials regulating medical marijuana dispensaries, Saginaw Township officials have decided they do not want such facilities in the township. The township Board of Trustees on Monday, Nov. 28, passed an ordinance preventing facilities involved in...

Bellevue, WA - The City Council earlier this month voted to enact new regulations on marijuana retail stores that would limit the number of pot shops to six citywide. The Council voted 4-3 on Nov. 8 in favor of the ordinance. The vote came on the eve of the expiration of interim regulations...

Marijuana businesses will have to continue to wait before setting up shop in Pismo Beach. The Pismo Beach City Council approved an urgency ordinance at its meeting Nov. 15 to ban manufacturing, processing, laboratory testing, labeling, storing and wholesale and retail distribution of...

The Sacramento City Council approved an ordinance allowing the licensed cultivation of marijuana within the city limits. The vote came late Tuesday night after much debate between both council members and local residents. The meeting was well attended, with members of the public lined up to...