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Sacramento–State officials will likely need to rely on emergency rules, provisional licenses and grace periods to ensure California's recreational marijuana market is up and running by Jan. 1, 2018, the state's lead pot regulator said Monday. Lori Ajax, chief of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis...

A big vote is coming up on Tuesday for the San Diego City Council and it could change the way people legally buy marijuana. The proposal has two specific points: the first is whether or not to approve recreational use of marijuana. The second would subject marijuana delivery services, which...

With Californians passing Proposition 64, legalizing recreational marijuana, last November, counties like Solano are scrambling to set regulations for cultivation, transportation, sales, testing and more. In December, the Solano County Board of Supervisors passed 45-day Interim Urgency...

The journey from voters approving a new measure, to the state allowing it, can be a long and arduous one, as evidenced by the dearth of medicinal marijuana dispensaries since they were approved in 2012 and the state Legislature's six-month delay of last year's approval of recreational weed. But...

As Danville enters the new year, the Town Council is on track to implement new regulations on all marijuana-related activities in response to statewide voters approving recreational use in November. The proposed Danville ordinance, which the council is set to consider adopting on Tuesday...

The Federal Government has indicated that it intends to table recreational marijuana legislation by the spring of 2017. As we all know, politicians never break promises or deadlines. Even if the legislation is tabled in the spring it is widely anticipated that the changes will not be implemented...

Several states voted to legalize marijuana this past Election Day but the pot business still has a gripe–regulations. Though decriminalized on some level in 19 states and the District of Columbia (it remains illegal under federal law), marijuana is still subject to regulations that strike...

Harrisburg, PA — Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy today announced that temporary regulations for laboratories responsible for testing medical marijuana will appear in the December 24 edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The temporary regulations can be viewed here in advance of...

Springfield - The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission is preparing to work with local planners in the region in drafting model regulations for the retail sale of recreational marijuana. Timothy Brennan, executive director of the regional planning commission, said his agency has been contacted...

Calling the state's new medical marijuana regulations unnecessary and burdensome, the ACLU of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition said they plan to file legislation next year to overturn the rules. The groups are citing several concerns, including a regulation...

During its meeting Monday afternoon, the Medical Marijuana Commission discussed how to start setting regulations for marijuana cultivation facilities. Given their deadline 120-day deadline from the day the amendment was passed, they only have 79 days left to set regulations for cultivation...

Oregon is rolling out its new recreational cannabis market, but pro-pot groups say state regulations are already choking producers and retailers. The regulations, implemented Oct. 1, mandate the most stringent pre-sale testing requirements of any regulated cannabis market in the United...

Oregon's recreational marijuana market is rapidly approaching collapse thanks to new state regulations, as supply shortages and price increases hit dispensaries across the state. The Oregonian ran a long piece on December 1 documenting the struggle of many of these businesses, who have been...

Tallahassee, Fla. - The future of cannabis distribution in the Capital City is set to be under discussion at a city commission meeting. Wednesday night, city commissioners will introduce a moratorium on the medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensaries, as well as set dates for two...

Harrisburg, PA — Department of Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy today announced temporary regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries under Act 16 are slated for publication in tomorrow's The Pennsylvania Bulletin, and are now available online. "The dispensary temporary regulations...

Springfield - The city is considering a moratorium on the sale of recreational marijuana in Springfield for up to one year to allow local officials time to draft zoning regulations. The moratorium is being proposed after voters in Massachusetts approved the sale of recreational marijuana in a...

As a result of voters' November legalization of recreational marijuana, Haverhill City Councilors set into motion plans to regulate possible shops opening in the city. Although the legalization of medical marijuana passed in 2012, no shops have opened in Haverhill yet. Councilors are not...

Following the legalization of commercial marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts, the Needham Board of Health is developing regulations for commercial marijuana dispensaries. Town regulations for commercial dispensaries could be similar to the medical dispensary regulations, which the board...

The following letter to the editor is from the thirteen member Humboldt Cannabis Council (HCC). This group recently formed and is reaching out to the grower community with the following letter. First, here's their mission statement: The Humboldt Cannabis Council offers leadership in a...

Although Pendleton voters strongly endorsed legalizing marijuana sales and taxing them, residents shouldn't expect new pot shops in town overnight. Land use regulations for marijuana businesses were approved by the Pendleton City Council Nov. 1, but city attorney Nancy Kerns said ordinances...