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Franklin - Add one more community to the list of those in the region that are imposing moratoriums - or temporary bans - on medical marijuana businesses. Franklin City Council Monday became the latest community to begin the legislative process to impose a one-year moratorium. It will take a...

Too many questions remain unanswered for marijuana decriminalization to be seriously considered in individual Tennessee cities, but Nashville and Memphis have pushed ahead with decisions on the issue. The Nashville Metropolitan Council was to have taken a final vote on its ordinance Tuesday...

Nashville's Metro Council made history Tuesday by approving the city's first measure to allow lesser civil penalties for people caught with small amounts of marijuana, but it may set the stage for a confrontation with the state. Meanwhile, some Nashville judges are now raising concerns that...

Citrus Heights — A think session with marijuana industry leaders, the public, and state agencies was held in Citrus Heights on Tuesday. It's the second of eight public meetings held across the state as regulations on medical cannabis take shape. "We want to stay on the forefront of the...

Citrus Heights — A think session with marijuana industry leaders, the public, and state agencies was held in Citrus Heights on Tuesday. It's the second of eight public meetings held across the state as regulations on medical cannabis take shape. "We want to stay on the forefront of the...

Memphis, TN - The plans to decriminalize smaller amounts of marijuana in Memphis came to a head at City Hall on Tuesday - the proposal passed a second vote in council. Tennessee Black Legislative Caucus arrived at City Hall to show its support for the ordinance, in spite of threats from...

Memphis, TN — Political leaders in Tennessee's two largest cities are taking steps toward marijuana decriminalization with ordinances that would allow police to reduce the penalty for people who possess small amounts of it. Nashville's Metropolitan Council is set to take a final vote on its...

The Saco City Council has approved an ordinance that restricts where medical marijuana caregivers can grow pot. The small-scale marijuana growers, known under state law as caregivers, must either grow in their homes or in two of the city's industrial zones. Zoning rules adopted Monday...

Calaveras County residents who want state authorities to consider particular issues as they draft regulations for cannabis farms should submit their comments to the California Department of Food and Agriculture by Sept. 30. The agency is currently seeking to define the scope of issues to be...

Calaveras County residents who want state authorities to consider particular issues as they draft regulations for cannabis farms should submit their comments to the California Department of Food and Agriculture by Sept. 30. The agency is currently seeking to define the scope of issues to be...

Trenton, N.J. — Last Wednesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a measure expanding the state's medical marijuana law, further nullifying federal prohibition in practice. A coalition of representatives introduced Assembly Bill 457 (A457) in January. The the new law adds post-traumatic...

The town of Snowflake could be in hot water over its deal with a medical-marijuana cultivation facility. Chief Deputy Attorney General Michael Bailey says the Town Council "may" have violated state law by creating a special tax for the cultivation company, Copperstate Farms. If the town...

The town of Snowflake could be in hot water over its deal with a medical-marijuana cultivation facility. Chief Deputy Attorney General Michael Bailey says the Town Council "may" have violated state law by creating a special tax for the cultivation company, Copperstate Farms. If the town...

Mexico City - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who has proposed liberalizing his country's drug laws, privately raised with California lawmakers visiting Mexico a state measure to legalize recreational marijuana, a state legislator said on Thursday. A delegation of California Democratic...

The county Board of Commissioners granted a small victory to medical cannabis advocates Thursday, moving to adjust proposed zoning regulations to allow growing, processing and dispensing as principal permitted uses in industrial zones. The board had been wrestling with how to deal with the...

The county Board of Commissioners granted a small victory to medical cannabis advocates Thursday, moving to adjust proposed zoning regulations to allow growing, processing and dispensing as principal permitted uses in industrial zones. The board had been wrestling with how to deal with the...

Seattle - More than two years after Washington launched legal marijuana sales, it's planning to test pot for banned pesticides more regularly. The state's Liquor and Cannabis Board said Thursday it's paying the Washington Department of Agriculture more than $1 million to buy new equipment and...

State regulators moved Wednesday toward making it significantly easier for patients to gain access to medical marijuana, proposing an overhaul of a program hobbled by missteps when it dawned three years ago. The rules would allow nurse practitioners to certify patients for marijuana use...

State regulators moved Wednesday toward making it significantly easier for patients to gain access to medical marijuana, proposing an overhaul of a program hobbled by missteps when it dawned three years ago. The rules would allow nurse practitioners to certify patients for marijuana use...

The Michigan House gave final approval to bills Wednesday that would further regulate medical marijuana nearly eight years after voters first authorized it. Governor Rick Snyder is expected to sign the package of bill as early as today. The main legislation consisted of imposing a new tax...