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As Humboldt County and other counties throughout California begin taxing marijuana farmers and businesses, the question before both local and state regulators is what role the federal banking restrictions and marijuana prohibition will play in their ability to collect those taxes. Banks are...

As Phyllis Boland sat on a couch in a home she's renting because her house remains uninhabitable more than four years after Hurricane Sandy, the East Rockaway resident recounted the obstacles her son Andrew has faced – which started even before he was born and diagnosed with a rare neurological...

Lawmakers looking to draw attention to pet issues have formed groups in favor of everything from auto care to zoos. Now, there's a caucus for cannabis. Rep. Earl Bluemenauer said the move – to be announced at a press conference Thursday – is a sign of how mainstream the drive for marijuana...

New Port Richey – Medical marijuana supporters gave 170,839 reasons Feb. 7 why New Port Richey City Council should not impose a one-year moratorium on cultivation, processing and dispensing of cannabis. That's the number of Pasco voters who voted "yes" to constitutional amendment No. 2 in...

Lansing - The city now has an ordinance that sets regulations for growing medical marijuana in residential homes. It will take effect Feb. 22 and already has drawn plenty of reactions. "You don't punish every single person in the program because you have a handful of people doing things...

Petersburg – Now that marijuana businesses are up and running in Alaska, a resident of a small town on Prince of Wales Island is hoping to get support from the town's voters to open up a pot business of his own. Brian Wilson Jr. has submitted application materials to the state to start a...

La Plata County commissioners are expected to vote this week on proposed revisions to marijuana licensing codes that will reduce staff time and streamline the process for cultivators in the business. The county has worked for months to come up with revisions to better align local regulations...

Dr. Frank Polidora said marijuana merits a place in the medicine cabinet, but he and other supervisors are unsure where to place a marijuana processing business in Butler Township. "To me ... medical marijuana does have its place, especially in chronic pain" relief, the retired orthopedic...

Adrian Twp. – The Adrian Township Board didn't make any decisions on medical marijuana facilities Monday, but it does appear to be leaning against them. Township Supervisor Jim Koehn introduced the idea at Monday's board meeting. He asked the board to take a stand on the issue, either for or...

On Nov. 8, 56% of voters approved California's Proposition 64, which legalized the use of recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older. Though the new law was expected to come into full force on Jan. 1, 2018, there may be some delays. State lawmakers are reportedly worried that the...

For the first time in the history of the seven-year-old New Jersey medical marijuana program, a health department panel will consider adding chronic pain and other ailments to the list of about a dozen conditions that qualify a patient to use cannabis in the state. A hearing is scheduled for...

San Bernadino - Two separate groups filed lawsuits last week challenging Measure O, the initiative citizens approved in November to allow marijuana dispensaries in the city. The city hasn't yet implemented the measure, and City Attorney Gary Saenz said the lawsuits' existence will likely...

The birthplace of the Fetzer family's wine dynasty is poised for a new life as a commercial cannabis operation, a deal that shows just how far California's new marijuana businesses have emerged as a rival to the North Coast's famed wine industry. The main ranch house and 80 acres of the...

After months of legal battling, Riverside city officials shut down a medical marijuana dispensary that had been operating illegally in the Magnolia Center neighborhood. Riverside police, fire and code enforcement officials shut down the Re-up dispensary on Central Avenue between San Diego and...

Culver City – The City Council will discuss the city's options under the 2015 Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act and the 2016 Adult Use of Marijuana Act at its Feb. 13 meeting and will direct the city manager to take appropriate action. The council is asking local residents to attend...

California law now says every resident 21 or older has a right to grow up to six marijuana plants for personal use. The law also says cities or counties can "reasonably regulate" homegrown pot. Those two rules are turning the state's recently passed marijuana law, Proposition 64, into...

Members of Boothbay Harbor's planning and select boards met Feb. 8 to discuss how Maine's legalization of recreational marijuana will affect Boothbay Harbor, and how best to proceed. Several members of both boards had attended a Jan. 25 workshop hosted by the Lincoln County Regional Planning...

Austin - Lawmakers gave only token approval to marijuana reform last year, allowing limited use of cannabis oil for patients with seizures. Advocates have now returned to the Capitol urging the Legislature to take additional steps of decriminalizing pot and allowing broader use of medical...

San Diego has never legalized commercial cultivation of marijuana, manufacturing of marijuana byproducts or the testing of either, but 27 businesses engaged in such activities are operating in the city. There is significant debate about whether this was an unintended consequence of the city's...

Diana Cordero is one of the few doctors in Duval County who is qualified to prescribe medical marijuana to her patients. But barely one month after the drug was legalized for the treatment of various medical conditions, Cordero said she can't keep up with demand. "We receive at least five...