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New Bedford - A lawyer representing a medical marijuana dispensary says Beacon Compassion has forged an agreement with the city to locate a store on Hathaway Road. Mayor Jon Mitchell, however, says that while the two sides have made progress in their discussions, there is not yet an agreement in...

During a three-hour meeting Monday night, the West York Borough Council debated a proposed ordinance to reduce the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana before sending it for consideration by the council's governance committee. In January, Mayor Shawn Mauck proposed an ordinance...

Wilkes-Barre Twp. – If – and township officials stress it's a big if – a medical marijuana dispensary has interest in setting up in the township, as of Monday night, there are now local parameters. The council passed an ordinance allowing dispensaries to come to one of three business...

Council members in Hazleton are divided over whether the city should open its doors to the medical marijuana industry. The governing body will vote today on first reading of ordinances that would incorporate regulations for medical marijuana facilities into the city's zoning ordinance and...

The Florida Department of Health held its first workshop Monday in Jacksonville to discuss proposed medical marijuana rules after voters approved Amendment 2 last year. The hearing at the county health department was the first of five this week regarding the rules in Florida. Many speakers...

Dr. Joseph Dorn doesn't have any stories about trying pot with his buddies in college or even using it to self-medicate some personal ailment. He's just a doctor with decades of experience who has seen that marijuana has some benefits for certain patients. So he's going to help them get it...

Human rights board orders insurer to pay medical marijuana costs in precedent-setting case A Nova Scotia human rights board has ruled that a patient’s medical marijuana should be covered by his employee insurance plan in a potentially precedent-setting case. The decision, issued Jan. 30, ruled...

A cannabis processing and distribution plant planned for the site of a historic winery in Redwood Valley is likely to draw vocal opposition from some neighbors at a special meeting of the town's advisory planning body on Thursday. Flow Kana, an Oakland company that packages and distributes...

Charleston – Both proponents and opponents of marijuana legalization highlighted potential economic benefits – as well as possible unintended consequences – during a Friday panel discussion in Charleston. The panel was part of Friday's annual Associated Press Legislative Lookahead. Danny...

South Kingstown–As momentum to legalize recreational marijuana in Rhode Island builds, the town council held a work session Wednesday as it prepares to address zoning for medical marijuana facilities in the town. Joee Lindbeck, assistant attorney general, visited the council chambers to...

Denver - North Carolina wants to know whether marijuana could one day replace tobacco as a cash crop. Louisiana is wondering how pot holds up in high humidity. And Washington state has questions about water supplies for weed. This past week Colorado agriculture officials briefed officials...

Colleges and marijuana may be linked in the public consciousness, but the two still don't go together in Maine — not officially, at least — despite the drug's legalization earlier this week. Colleges and universities throughout Maine have been reminding students that marijuana is still...

The city of Atwater will take a harder look at allowing large indoor marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and other cannabis-related industries as a means of generating additional tax revenue, according to members of the council. Cultivation is banned in Atwater, as are dispensaries and...

A group of former NFL players is using the Super Bowl to push for a new policy on marijuana, saying the substance should be more widely available as an alternative to opioid painkillers. Former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon said pot has helped him numb lingering pain from injuries sustained...

Sonoma County voters in March are being asked to approve a tax on cannabis cultivation, which officials say will help pay for the impacts of growing the crop that was recently legalized for recreational use. Known as Measure A on the March 7 ballot, it faces little opposition as a key...

The Chamorro Land Trust Commission on Thursday discussed ways to provide safeguards and establish a policy for agricultural land leases to be used for commercial cannabis cultivation for medicinal purposes. Applications for such purpose should be reviewed on a per application basis, and the...

After a year of reduced production, hempseed acres are poised to jump substantially this spring. Companies that contract hemp production and industry reps expect seeded acres to top 150,000, which could set a new record. Buyers and processors are contracting more production because demand...

A group of Leigh Creek locals believes vast crops of industrial hemp could sow the seeds of the town's economic salvation — but they're incensed to have been snubbed by yesterday's ministerial roundtable. Industry insiders advocating for both industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis met with...

People traveling down the Hemp Highway of Kentucky looking for a unique treat to commemorate the adventure have a new option here in Winchester. Laura's Mercantile, owned by Clark County residents Laura Freeman and Ben Pasley, is partnering with Ruth Hunt Candies of Mount Sterling to offer...

CNS Canada – Aggressive contracting in the hemp sector is expected to bump up Canadian acres – another benefit for growers who will experience less red tape this year. "We've seen a lot of activity on the contracting side for growers," said Kim Shukla, executive director of the Canadian Hemp...