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Last Sunday, around 150 activists, academics, and journalists, gathered in Leicester to attend the first Annual General Meeting of United Kingdom's Cannabis Social Clubs. A cafe space in Leicester was transformed into a forum for political action, as those who attended hoped this meeting...

On the eve of Election Day, the Westbrook City Council approved a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and marijuana social clubs. City Administrator Jerre R. Bryant confirmed in an email that the council approved the moratorium on a unanimous vote during its regularly scheduled...

Bangor could be joining the list of communities with a temporary ban on recreational marijuana clubs. City councilors will meet next week to talk about whether to approve a six-month moratorium. It comes ahead of a vote in November on a ballot question to make recreational pot legal. If...

Recreational marijuana use is not permitted in public in Barcelona, but that hasn't stopped non-profit cannabis clubs and discrete smoker lounges from popping up all over the Catalan region. There are over 800 smokers clubs in Spain now compared to the mere 40 in the country in 2010. Despite...

It's a pleasant summer evening in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter. The plazas are bustling, and it seems every bit of storefront is a bar or a restaurant. But one inconspicuous door opens to a different kind of place. The sign says "Smokers' Club" in English. A small surveillance camera watches over...

Colorado Springs, Colo. - Days after the Colorado Springs city council distributed cease and desist letters to cannabis clubs, protesters aren't backing down. Wednesday, groups marched downtown Colorado Springs to send a message to the city. The group started at the city administration...

Colorado Springs, Colo. - Days after the Colorado Springs city council distributed cease and desist letters to cannabis clubs, protesters aren't backing down. Wednesday, groups marched downtown Colorado Springs to send a message to the city. The group started at the city administration...

Colorado Springs - From 8 more years of business to an immediate shutdown. That's the message some cannabis clubs recently got from the City of Colorado Springs. As we've reported, city council voted this summer to ban new clubs and force existing clubs to shut down in 8 years, but we've...

The Senate and House Judiciary Committees met Wednesday afternoon to discuss the status of the fledgling commercial marijuana industry. One of the largest topics of discussion was the existence of marijuana social clubs, which have been operating in Alaska for the past year and a half. Social...

The continued operation of marijuana social clubs, which exist in spite of the state's stance they are illegal, and noncompliant shops selling marijuana, are vexing enforcement officers with the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office, an officer told the Marijuana Control Board on Wednesday...

Alaska's gray market marijuana social clubs may have just gone up in smoke. Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth issued an opinion Wednesday that marijuana social clubs - which include Anchorage's Pot Luck Events and Kenai's Green Rush Events - are illegal. Lindemuth said these clubs...

Juneau, Alaska - Alaska's attorney general says marijuana social clubs are illegal, addressing what had been a hazy area following the state's legalization of recreational pot. The opinion does not apply to licensed retail marijuana shops, for which state regulators are considering rules for...

Hello everyone! i'm super excited to be here as i start my journey into producing my own meds! i just cant stand paying so much for over fert'd black ash from the local clubs and decided its time to learn!! i cant wait to ask a TON of silly questions!

Colorado Springs isn't alone in banning cannabis clubs. Washington state did so last summer, and Portland, Ore., followed suit this month. Englewood, Colo., was set to ban them but decided to extend its moratorium to June 15 while it explores how to regulate them instead. But while the...

A state lawmaker is set to introduce a bill that would create a new type of marijuana business in Colorado -- one where cannabis could be both purchased and consumed. Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont, said if Colorado is going to have legal weed, it's high time for tourists to have a place to...

"Cannabis clubs" allowing members to use the drug without facing a penalty are reportedly set to open in four Swiss cities. Zurich, Basel, Bern and Geneva have all agreed to launch pilot clubs, which have allegedly been in discussion for sometime, local broadcaster SRF reports...

Cannabis clubs have been in the news a lot, from the front page of the News-Miner to the top news story on TV to the community perspectives on the opinion page. It is a new industry, and the new business is causing some concern and trepidation. But very little has been said about why Fairbanks...

A measure aimed at closing The Higher Calling cannabis club in Fairbanks has been postponed, with sponsor Councilman David Pruhs saying he wants to see how the Alaska Legislature handles marijuana clubs before the city takes action. "I am not backing down," Pruhs said Tuesday, a day after the...

The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted to lift a 10-month-old ban on private marijuana clubs in the nation's capital, but quickly reversed course after Mayor Muriel Bowser insisted that the city does not currently have the capacity to license or regulate the clubs. The ban was unanimously approved...

Ello everybody, In LA, We're said to have somewhere around 1,000 dispensaries, and if your anything lik I am, checking out new ones is always a good time :) My question here is in regards to legitimacy. I am an advocate, pro cannabis all the way. Of all the "clubs" I went too, only the...