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San Bernardino's first licensed marijuana dispensary may share an address with its only strip club. More than nine months after residents voted to allow medical cannabis businesses in town, city officials have approved a dispensary permit for the location now occupied by Flesh Showgirls...

In 2014, Brooklyn's new District Attorney Ken Thompson made national headlines when he said his office would decline to prosecute low-level marijuana cases, so long as the defendant had no serious criminal record and wasn't selling the drug. Noting that two-thirds of these misdemeanor cases...

When career business executive Steve Hoffman was appointed the state's marijuana czar last week, pot proponents reacted with immediate skepticism. Here was a 64-year-old suit who once worked for Mitt Romney at Bain & Co., had no cannabis industry experience, and had voted against legalizing the...

Ever wondered what it takes to be a professional budtender? You might be surprised that it requires much more than simply "knowing your weed". Local educator, consultant, and all-around cannabis expert Adolfo Gonzalez operates CannaReps, an industry improvement organization that provides...

"Cannabis and kabbalah are two hot topics; I thought it would draw a good crowd," Dr. Yosef Glassman, hospitalist at Martha's Vineyard Hospital, said to a room full of attendees at his presentation of "The Kabbalah of Cannabis" at the Vineyard Haven library Tuesday night. Only a few in the...

Even though he voted against the ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana, Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman says he supports the aims of the new law. "My concern as a private citizen was, I thought the timeline was pretty short to deal with the complexities of the...

Massillon Medical marijuana operations now are permitted to sprout within the city limits. City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to approve an ordinance recognizing the industry and giving medical marijuana operators an avenue to open shop. The ordinance permits a medical marijuana...

Several lawmakers said Wednesday that GOP leaders won't allow the full House to vote on an amendment that bars the Justice Department from pursuing states that have legalized medical marijuana. Without legislation, states would lose protection they have enjoyed for the past four years, and...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie called Wednesday for loosening Virginia's marijuana laws, raising the state's grand larceny threshold and ending driver's license suspensions for unpaid court costs as part of a broad effort to reform the state's criminal justice system...

Regional planning commissions across Massachusetts are preparing to provide guidance to cities and towns on the regulation of recreational marijuana retailers, but the effort is on hold as state regulations are finalized, a local member said Wednesday. Larry Smith, principal land use planner...

If you only had a few minutes to get a sense of where the marijuana industry is headed, you might look at the free samples at the MJAC2017 InvestorsHub International Cannabis Conference over the weekend. The event looked a lot like any other business conference. People in office attire...

A proposed medical marijuana dispensary slated for Berks County will relocate after officials demanded a special tax, deemed a "host benefit fee," that the state said could make the medicine unaffordable for patients. Another dispensary, planned for Delaware County, has also been sent packing...

Henderson inched closer to the sale of legalized recreational marijuana Tuesday night after city officials approved ordinances days before a 7-month moratorium expires. The Henderson City Council voted 3-2 to adopt an ordinance to establish retail marijuana regulations and licenses...

Forget about maple syrup and poutine, there's a new product from the Great White North slated to hit the world market: Canadian cannabis. Aurora Sky, the 800,000-square-foot marijuana production facility near Edmonton International Airport, has had about 80 per cent of its glass greenhouses...

Robert Eyler, dean of Sonoma State University's School of Extended and International Education, imagines the day when the federal government lifts its prohibitions against cannabis. It's an uncertain possibility, but Eyler is nevertheless preparing for the day when, freed from the constraints...

A Miami man accused of speeding and driving without a valid license left his marijuana in the back seat of a Florida Keys deputy's patrol car, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Victor Yanez, 21, was speeding in a Mercedes-Benz near mile marker 89 Sunday afternoon when a deputy...

Benton County's authority over marijuana cultivation facilities and dispensaries is limited to applying the county's land use regulations, officials said. Justice of the Peace Brent Meyers asked County Judge Barry Moehring at the Quorum Court's Aug. 24 meeting to look into the issue after...

As summer draws to an end and the clock ticks toward a new year, cities across California are hustling to outline regulations on marijuana as the state is expected to start issuing commercial licenses in 2018. Across San Mateo County, the coastside is becoming one of the more welcoming...

State Rep. Jeremy Faison, R-11th, of Cosby, has been tapped to co-chair a legislative task force to consider the issue of legalizing medical marijuana in Tennessee. Faison was appointed, along with State Sen. Steve Dickerson, R-Nashville, to head up the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Medical...

The city may temporarily ban new recreational and medical cannabis businesses to buy more time for officials to tailor local ordinances for Stockton. Officials and the City Council's legislation committee discussed the matter at a meeting last week. The possible temporary ban is expected to...