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The Grant County Court voted today to pass Amended Ordinance 2015-01, which will allow patients to purchase medical marijuana at dispensaries in Grant County. The ordinance was passed as an emergency to take effect immediately. "In the interest of those who need medical marijuana, legal...

The Grant County Court voted today to pass Amended Ordinance 2015-01, which will allow patients to purchase medical marijuana at dispensaries in Grant County. The ordinance was passed as an emergency to take effect immediately. "In the interest of those who need medical marijuana, legal...

Phoenix - Supporters and opponents of recreational marijuana launched their first wave of TV ads this week in the fight over Proposition 205, and there's already at least one claim that's a puff of smoke. A nearly $1 million ad by the No on 205 campaign begins by referencing the first state to...

On November 8, Nevadans will decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use. (The drug has been legal for medicinal purposes since 2000, though the first regulated dispensaries didn't open here until last year.) Debate continues over the merit of the recreational initiative -...

Could recreational marijuana hurt the medical marijuana community? A new report from GreenWave Advisors believes that legalized retail marijuana will disrupt the emerging medical sector. In states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, medical marijuana patient counts have dropped...

Could recreational marijuana hurt the medical marijuana community? A new report from GreenWave Advisors believes that legalized retail marijuana will disrupt the emerging medical sector. In states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, medical marijuana patient counts have dropped...

Given the unevenness of Oregonians' vote to make recreational marijuana legal in the state - Measure 91 was defeated in every county east of the Cascades save Deschutes - lawmakers gave local officials a chance to opt out. As a result, the November ballots in the cities of La Pine and Madras and...

Sacramento — Among the many decisions California voters will be faced with in November, recreational marijuana legalization is one that has sparked discussion and debate. Prop 64 would legalize the recreational sale and use of pot. In the course of five stories this week, we'll take an...

Recreational marijuana use is not permitted in public in Barcelona, but that hasn't stopped non-profit cannabis clubs and discrete smoker lounges from popping up all over the Catalan region. There are over 800 smokers clubs in Spain now compared to the mere 40 in the country in 2010. Despite...

A Northeast beer industry group is helping lobby against a referendum that would legalize marijuana in Massachusetts. The industry's opposition to recreational marijuana is strange, given that other states that have opted to legalize have actually seen beer revenue go up. Recreational...

The future of cannabis in Cannon Beach has a number, and it's not 420. Measure 4-179 prohibiting the sale of recreational marijuana in Cannon Beach is officially on the November ballot, with the question: "Shall recreational marijuana producers, processors, wholesalers, and retailers be...

Nearly half of the US has already legalized marijuana, for either medical or recreational use. This November, another eight states could continue the trend. Of those eight states, five have ballot initiatives that could result in outright recreational legalization. Most significantly...

Once again voters will be left with a decision to make this fall. Whether to make recreational marijuana legal in California. "This November there is an item on the ballot and based upon early polling information it looks like many Californian's are going to be supporting recreational...

Two years after voting for recreational marijuana, a majority of Oregon voters view the policy as a success, according to a new poll. Sixty-one percent of voters think the legalization of recreational marijuana has had a positive impact on the state, while fewer than one-third see it...

For the second time in less than three years, the Town of Palmer Lake will ask voters whether it should become the second El Paso County municipality to legalize recreational marijuana sales. A group called Regulate Palmer Lake petitioned to have a question put on the Nov. 8 ballot, asking...

San Diego — The smoke hasn't cleared on every detail of prop 64, which would legalize recreational sales of marijuana in the state, despite 65 pages of regulation. Some of what isn't entirely spelled out is where exactly recreational marijuana can be sold. The initiative would ban it at...

A recent poll shows that a majority of California voters are favoring a section to legalize recreational marijuana on the November ballot, according to the Los Angeles Times. Medical marijuana is currently legal in California, but Proposition 64, or the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, proposes...

Business leaders have estimated sales in Ontario for recreational marijuana will range between $1 billion to $2 billion by 2024 should it be legalized by the federal government. So, the economic stakes are high - both locally and across the nation - should pot be legalized as planned. That is...

A looming crisis at the state agency that accredits laboratories that test marijuana - and drinking water - is puzzling, to put it mildly. The Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program doesn’t normally create headlines. But it’s in the spotlight now, after its administrator warned...

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...