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The application period for medical cannabis permits in Hanford is now open, and both the city and the cannabis companies are taking every precaution to make sure the process is mutually beneficial. The application period opened Aug. 2, but Community Development Director Darlene Mata said she...

Mendocino County's regulations for setbacks, tree felling and inspections in growing medical cannabis were tweaked on Tuesday, Aug. 22, which the Board of Supervisors will later cement. The board acted in front of a lively audience holding cards that read "Support" taped to sticks, which each...

City Council members grudgingly told staff Tuesday night to come back with an ordinance regulating how medical and recreational marijuana will be sold in town. If they didn't, the state would be calling the shots on where marijuana would be cultivated and sold in Vacaville as of Jan. 1, 2018...

Fort Collins voters will once again make a call regarding marijuana. The City Council on Tuesday agreed to place a measure on the Nov. 7 ballot that if approved would allow the council to change the city's regulations on medical marijuana without seeking voter approval. City officials said...

A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Tuesday asked attorneys for the state why Kentucky should not make medical marijuana available to patients who believe it might help them, given that "we've pretty much decriminalized" the drug around much of the nation and even in parts of the state. Judge...

A local businessman in the cannabis industry and two city councilors would like the city to review a proposed ordinance that would regulate marijuana growth, cultivation and distribution in the city. Maine voters legalized marijuana last November. Marijuana use is legal for those 21 and...

The cannabis boom is under way in Florida, and government is struggling to keep up. Thousands of new patients have sought access to medical marijuana this summer following the passage of a new law expanding the list of maladies that qualify for treatment. Since June 7, the number of patients...

Steven Clark began selling weed in 1991 when he was 17 years old, just before the birth of his first child. He was arrested later that year in McClatchy Park and sentenced to four months in jail. But the problem, he said, was not those four months. The problem was what came next...

Nevada's legalization of recreational marijuana has made life easier for users but more difficult for gaming companies, something the Nevada Gaming Commission hopes to address in a special meeting on Thursday. Legalized weed presents a number of problems for the gaming industry: Using and...

Colorado's largest city is on the brink of licensing some of the nation's first legal marijuana clubs. But Denver's elaborate hurdles for potential weed-friendly coffee shops and gathering places may mean the city gets few takers for the new licenses. Denver voters approved...

There has been strong demand during the first two weeks of Hawaii's medical cannabis sales, but dispensaries are still competing with black market sellers. "It's probably double the price of what I usually pay for when I get it from my friends," said Romy, a patient who has purchased products...

Even though voters in Lemon Grove have already approved an ordinance to allow medical marijuana dispensaries, marijuana proponents are now pushing for a special election on the same issue. Last November, voters approved Measure V by only about 90 votes. The special election would seek to...

The potential buyer of a home in rural McLean County found some unusual personal property recently when he checked out a storage building: three bales of marijuana with a street value of more than $100,000. "It was 134 pounds of marijuana, located in a vehicle in an outbuilding in a residence...

Recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington state four years ago and lawmakers and law enforcement are still in search for the best ways to detect and deter drivers under the influence of the drug. Marijuana DUI enforcement is tricky because chemically, THC is much different than...

The state Board of Physicians last week recommended adding two debilitating conditions to Connecticut's growing medical marijuana program, and also re-categorizing two others. The board Friday unanimously voted to add "intractable headache syndromes" and "neuropathic facial pain" to the list...

A Santa Rosa marijuana dispensary worker was robbed of about 200 joints by an armed man, a Sonoma County sheriff's spokeswoman said Monday. The theft happened at 1:20 p.m. Sunday outside the facility in the 1600 block of Hampton Way, spokeswoman Misti Harris said. A male suspect approached...

A proposal to close all medical marijuana dispensaries operating in Michigan until the state starts officially licensing them drew outrage today from people who depend on the drug to treat a variety of ailments. Donald Bailey, a retired Michigan State Police trooper and member of the Michigan...

A Hastings farmer known for trailblazing Minnesota's industrial hemp industry is urging lawmakers to lift some limitations on how his crop can be used and marketed. Towers of spindly, green leaves swayed gently in the breeze as researchers, hemp industry stakeholders and members of the...

The marijuana crop stands 7-feet-tall in the field, ready for harvesting. Experimental plots of industrial hemp, the non-potent marijuana plant, are more than a month ahead of schedule. Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding checked out the local fields on Monday. Dell Riley of...

Lawyers going into the marijuana business face potential arrest, disbarment, and even imprisonment. But they’re gambling that the smoke will clear, and the federal government will eventually legalize cannabis. Many of Philadelphia’s biggest firms — Duane Morris, Fox Rothschild, and Cozen...