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Martinez City Council will decide tonight whether to impose a temporary moratorium on all commercial cannabis activities. Should the ordinance be adopted, exceptions would be made for pending applications for medicinal marijuana dispensaries, said City Attorney Jeffrey A. Walter in his report...

Another city council meeting, another spirited discussion about cannabis, another incremental step towards finalizing the Cloverdale cannabis ordinance. The Oct. 24 meeting started out with local member of the cannabis industry Lou Bevaros inquiring as to why the new city timeline showed the...

Cleveland City Council voted 15-1 Monday night to adopt zoning legislation that will allow state-licensed medical marijuana cultivators, processors, retail dispensaries and testing laboratories to operate in limited zones throughout the city. Councilwoman Dona Brady was the lone dissenting...

Potential medical marijuana businesses in Niles could literally fail the smell test. A provision for field olfactometer testing in the proposed zoning rules requires that a business not score higher than seven on a smell scale. If it does – and fails to fix the problem in 72 hours – the...

The school district here has reversed a year-old resolution to not accept donations from the city, previously afraid it might inadvertently embrace gifts that were tied to the commercial cannabis industry. “The conversation at the time was significantly different,” said Debra Jones, an Adelanto...

When the Ridgecrest City Council meets November 1, they will be holding a public hearing on an ordinance amending the municipal code to prohibit, restrict, and regulate medical and non-medical cannabis and commercial cannabis activities to the fullest extent allowed under state law. The item...

It used to be a place to deposit your green. Now it's where you buy it! Drive-thru pharmacies have made picking up your prescription meds more convenient for decades. In Sun City, Ariz., shopping for marijuana will now be just as easy. All Greens Dispensary opened Arizona's the first...

Medical marijuana sellers and users are urging Napa to loosen its planned rules on selling the drug within the city. If land-use authorities have their way, there may be more areas open to sales than city officials have previously sought. Responding to a vocally pro-cannabis audience Thursday...

Responding to pleas from dozens of patients, city leaders may allow licensed dispensaries that deliver medical marijuana – but do not sell products in a store – to operate in the city. In June, the City Council adopted an ordinance allowing licensed dispensaries located outside the city to...

During the fall, in the quaint corners of Nevada City, California, a unique seasonal business has been budding. It’s almost entirely illegal, and draws new faces to town from all over the globe. It’s harvest season for marijuana growers all across the state. They need extra hands to trim leaves...

Due to the changes in state laws, the City of Patterson has been investigating the possibility of allowing cannabis-based businesses to operate within city limits, and is now working on a pilot program to manage such businesses. In June, the City Council voted to obtain proposals from...

Redwood City's elected officials made it clear this week that they are in favor of a conservative, phased approach to allowing cannabis businesses in city limits. On Monday night, the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that limits indoor cultivation to six marijuana plants, bans...

When the Planning Commission meets tonight, they will be talking about marijuana. On the agenda is an ordinance amending the Ridgecrest municipal code as it relates to commercial cannabis activities. The proposed municipal code amendment would prohibit, restrict, and regulate medical...

It will be at least a year before Boca Raton reconsiders allowing medical marijuana dispensaries. The city council banned the shops from opening within city limits Tuesday. The council was concerned the city is not able to regulate how many dispensaries can exist, based on current state...

While some municipalities in British Columbia are hoping to benefit from the legalization of cannabis that takes effect in July 2018, the City of Richmond is taking the opposite approach. It's the largest city in the province without a marijuana dispensary in operation. Mayor Malcolm Brodie...

Mason City Council said it needs more time before voting on an ordinance that would change city zoning rules on medical marijuana. Monday, City Council unanimously passed a 180 day moratorium on granting any permit for retail dispensaries, cultivators or processors of medical marijuana...

The war on drugs has taken a disproportionate toll on people who are poor, black or Latino, community activists have long lamented. Now that marijuana is on the brink of legalization in California, Los Angeles leaders want to make sure that disadvantaged people can cash in. L.A. has been...

The city of Goleta will hold a public workshop on to develop a cannabis land use ordinance. The workshop will be held with the Planning Commission on Monday at 6 p.m. The purpose of the workshop is to provide the Planning Commission and the public with information on the range of...

Despite a recent survey indicating strong support for allowing medical marijuana sales in Concord, city leaders may ban all commercial cannabis activities. Polling firm Godbe Research found that 69 percent of respondents support medical marijuana sales and about 51 percent favor recreational...

Members of the La Verne City Council recently approved an ordinance banning all commercial marijuana activities in the city along with setting regulations for the personal cultivation of pot. Council members gave unanimous final approval to the ordinance, which was part of the Oct. 16 consent...