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The names of the top applicants to be licensed to grow and process medical marijuana in Maryland are scheduled to be made public. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission is set to make the announcement Monday afternoon. Earlier this month, the commission approved the top applicants in...

The names of the top applicants to be licensed to grow and process medical marijuana in Maryland are scheduled to be made public. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission is set to make the announcement Monday afternoon. Earlier this month, the commission approved the top applicants in...

Frederick County's Planning Commission voted this week to support the concept behind a bill that would let farmers grow medical cannabis in the county's countryside - under certain conditions. The bill to allow a pilot program for medical cannabis growers who applied for a state license...

Frederick County's Planning Commission voted this week to support the concept behind a bill that would let farmers grow medical cannabis in the county's countryside - under certain conditions. The bill to allow a pilot program for medical cannabis growers who applied for a state license...

Troy - A proposed citywide ban on retail dispensaries, cultivators and processors of medical marijuana in Troy was tabled Wednesday by the city Planning Commission to allow further discussion when all commission members were present. Five of the commission's seven members were at Wednesday's...

Troy - A proposed citywide ban on retail dispensaries, cultivators and processors of medical marijuana in Troy was tabled Wednesday by the city Planning Commission to allow further discussion when all commission members were present. Five of the commission's seven members were at Wednesday's...

Baltimore - After long delays, a Maryland panel voted Friday to give initial approval to 15 medical marijuana growers and 15 processors in the state, but it will be at least several months before any of them gets final approval for a license. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission voted...

Baltimore - After long delays, a Maryland panel voted Friday to give initial approval to 15 medical marijuana growers and 15 processors in the state, but it will be at least several months before any of them gets final approval for a license. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission voted...

Last weekend's flooding of Ellicott City has forced the Medical Cannabis Commission to move its much-anticipated Friday meeting from Ellicott City to Baltimore. The commission is scheduled to select the top applicants to launch Maryland's medical marijuana industry, but that decision will now...

Last weekend's flooding of Ellicott City has forced the Medical Cannabis Commission to move its much-anticipated Friday meeting from Ellicott City to Baltimore. The commission is scheduled to select the top applicants to launch Maryland's medical marijuana industry, but that decision will now...

Hopeful medical marijuana entrepreneurs are closely watching the state's Medical Cannabis Commission's meeting today, where officials are expected to review scores of regulation changes. Hundreds of applicants to grow, dispense and process the drug have been waiting since last year for the...

Hopeful medical marijuana entrepreneurs are closely watching the state's Medical Cannabis Commission's meeting today, where officials are expected to review scores of regulation changes. Hundreds of applicants to grow, dispense and process the drug have been waiting since last year for the...

Maryland's medical marijuana commission said Tuesday it will issue preliminary licenses to 15 growers and 15 processors at a meeting next month. The award approvals have been delayed significantly because of an overwhelming response from applicants. The Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis...

Maryland's medical marijuana commission said Tuesday it will issue preliminary licenses to 15 growers and 15 processors at a meeting next month. The award approvals have been delayed significantly because of an overwhelming response from applicants. The Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis...

New Milford - Medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed in town beginning Aug. 1, two years after it was first proposed. The dispensaries were unanimously added as an accepted use to the town's general business, or B-2, zone at Tuesday's zoning commission meeting. The commission also...

New Milford - Medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed in town beginning Aug. 1, two years after it was first proposed. The dispensaries were unanimously added as an accepted use to the town's general business, or B-2, zone at Tuesday's zoning commission meeting. The commission also...

California - A new chapter in Humboldt County history began Thursday night as the county's Planning Commission approved seven conditional use permits for cannabis cultivation on a single farm located near Honeydew. With a 4-1 vote the commission gave Honeydew Farms, LLC, the conditional go-ahead...

The UN General Assembly will hold a Special Session (UNGASS) on drugs in 2016. This Special Session will be an important milestone in achieving the goals set in the policy document of 2009 "Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced...

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission early Monday opened the state's online application system for marijuana licenses. The agency initially planned to staff a call center with staff and policy experts to take questions from people completing applications, but Sunday's winter storm prompted...

Businesses seeking licenses to participate in Maryland's medical marijuana program finally have a better idea about when those licenses will be divvied out. The Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission said the first stage of approvals for grower and processor applicants should...