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As one area Michigan community is opting to keep potential medical marijuana dispensaries out of its central business district, another might make room for them in its downtown. The city of Buchanan has been working to finalize a proposed ordinance to regulate medical marijuana businesses and...

Kalamazoo Township trustees held a preliminary discussion Monday on how they plan to handle the medical marijuana issue, but made no decisions. Like most communities, Township Manager Dexter Mitchell said, until the state gets organized, they will just have to wait before setting their own...

After several contentious public meetings, Coldwater Township will try to keep the fireworks down at its July 3 township trustees meeting. Township Supervisor Don Rogers said, "I know the burning question is, what is Coldwater Township going to do about the Medical Marijuana Facilities...

An overflow crowd at the Coldwater Township Hall told a township committee looking into a state law on medical marijuana Tuesday night they want no part of it in their community. The third information gathering meeting for the committee lasted for over three hours. It included some emotional...

A medical marijuana dispensary could open in Bethlehem Township by early next year, and the owners and township officials want to assure the public that it won't be a place full of stoned hippies camped out on the lawn. The operation still needs a state license, but the township commissioners...

A lawyer at a Rootstown meeting recently described the new regulations on medical marijuana as "The Wild West." Here in Portage County, three would-be cultivators of the plant are hoping the state will put a quarter of its limited permits right here. Cultivation facilities have been...

Bethlehem Township officials could vote on their first application for a medical marijuana business. Township commissioners are to hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, June 5 on a medical marijuana dispensary being proposed in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VI. The dispensary would be...

Clinton Township is trying to figure out what steps it needs to take as Michigan enacts new medical marijuana laws. The state's new law goes into effect January 1, 2018. Medical marijuana advocates have already begun to lobby for recreational use of marijuana in Michigan. In Supervisor Robert...

The lack of a school, a bank or a grocery store in Galien doesn't mean that a lot of residents are ready to embrace new development in the form of medical marijuana facilities. Over 30 people attended the April 19 Galien Township Board meeting and several expressed opposition to embracing such...

The Bangor Township Board of Trustees have thrown their support behind bringing a medical marijuana grow and distribution facility to Bay County. Trustees unanimously agreed at their meeting Tuesday, May 9, to support an investment of a grow and distribution facility. Before any type of...

A medical marijuana company has approached Bangor Township about investing $21 million to purchase and convert an old factory building into a grow and distribution facility. But before the controversial industry comes to town, the township's board of trustees needs to throw its support behind...

Forks Twp., Pa. - Joining other municipalities across the Lehigh Valley, Forks Township is taking steps to control the location of possible medical marijuana businesses. Supervisors Thursday night voted unanimously to advertise an ordinance that would regulate where medical marijuana growers...

Three companies are applying for permits to operate medical marijuana growing/processing facilities and dispensaries in the Hanover-Adams area. Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Program became effective in May, allowing for four marijuana dispensaries and two processing facilities in each of...

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...

Aston Township, Pa. – Nearly a year after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana in the state, several counties continue to prepare for the program's implementation. The law allows the use of medical cannabis to treat 17 medical conditions, including autism...

Aston Township commissioners unanimously adopted an ordinance at a Wednesday night meeting that would allow a medical marijuana-processing facility to located in the southwestern Delaware County municipality. The facility must be in an industrial district, at least 1,000 feet from a school or...

Medical marijuana is coming to the Lehigh Valley, and municipalities are getting ready. The board of commissioners in Bethlehem Township on Monday made sure they're prepared with companies already looking to set up grower/processor or dispensary businesses within its borders. It's a step...

Bethlehem Twp., Pa. - Bethlehem Township Commissioners will be weighing in on medical marijuana zoning during a public hearing at its March 6 meeting. Up for discussion and board approval is an amendment to Chapter 275 of the Bethlehem Township Zoning Ordinance, which would allow four types...

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...