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Assemblyman Richard Gottfried has introduced legislation that would double the number of medical marijuana manufacturers and dispensaries in the state in the hopes of giving more people better access to the drug. The legislation, introduced Friday, would enable the state health commissioner...

A legal medical marijuana delivery service may be able to open in Long Beach in January 2017, assuming the City Council votes to approve a newly-drafted dispensary law and events that follow go according to officials' plans. Long Beach's new ordinance would initially create a delivery-only...

On January 18 and January 19, the City of Vancouver issued public notices regarding two new development applications for medical marijuana dispensaries. One of the applicants, Apollo Medical Society, promised to do its best to be a "good" neighbour, and "ultimately be a great fit for any...

Only 16 of the 20 medical marijuana dispensaries in New York state are scheduled to be open by the end of January. The state's top health official, Dr. Howard Zucker, told lawmakers Monday that he is pleased with the progress of the medical marijuana program, which began operating Jan. 7...

The president of a Vernon medical marijuana dispensary is looking to lower levels of government to regulate his industry. Jeff Gaudette presented to Vernon city council Monday in hopes of working with the municipality on marijuana issues. He told councillors Monday that dispensaries should be...

It's a tough go for legal weed growers. Today, the Canadian federal medical cannabis system, or Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) is struggling to compete with the unregulated dispensary supply chain. Despite often lower prices, the tightest quality assurance in the world, and...

Who knows what'll happen with legalization on the ballot in November, but in the meantime, the state seems to finally have a handle on the whole medical marijuana thing. Previous caps that limited potential dispensaries to one per county, and then 35 statewide, were lifted last June and now...

From four in April 2014, to 25 today, medical marijuana dispensaries are opening up all over Victoria. Inside the BC Pain Society, staff carefully measure out the marijuana. One of the first in the city, it's part of a growing number of medical marijuana dispensaries. All the 25...

The El Cajon City Council has sent a strong message that marijuana in any form is not welcome in the city. The council on Jan. 12 unanimously voted to reaffirm its stance against the drug and renewed a commitment to go after marijuana dispensaries that operate illegally in the city. "This...

They line up to see God at this dimly-lit emporium in the Church and Wellesley area – and then they go home and smoke it. Before opening at 11 a.m., Toronto Dispensary operations manager Marina gingerly reaches into a safe and pulls out more than a dozen glass canisters filled with different...

While the medical marijuana industry is budding, business is booming in Santa Cruz County. The region's 14 dispensaries rang up $32 million last year from the sales of flowers, concentrates, tinctures, edibles and other forms of the drug. And it's a boost to local coffers. In 2014, voters...

While California cities are rushing to meet a March 1 deadline to maintain local control over medical marijuana, the state is rushing to eliminate that deadline. An author of the legislation that sets up a new, statewide medical marijuana regulatory framework called the March 1 deadline a...

A number of local cities have adopted or will soon vote on measures that would ban the sale of medical marijuana, rather than let the state take control of enforcement. Proposals in Signal Hill, Seal Beach and Lakewood effectively ban cultivation and prohibit the operation of dispensaries or...

A medical organization is making recommendations for Hawaii's nascent medical marijuana dispensary system, saying it wants doctors to have a say in the process. "We feel we have to stand up as a medical society to have a clear voice – for the Department of Health, the state, doctors and...

Drug squads in Vancouver and Victoria have discretion on whether to bust illegal marijuana dispensaries, but police boards in those cities should have clear policies on when and why they enforce the federal laws prohibiting such storefront pot sales, says B.C.'s municipal police watchdog...

Tucson City Council has adopted major changes in the way medical marijuana is grown and distributed. The members approved increasing the size of indoor cultivation sites during the city council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 5. The city council increased the permitted size to 4,000 square feet. The...

In Colorado, the past 16 weeks have seen 15 recalls of cannabis products because of pesticides, including the largest such recall last week. The state's one of several that now mandate or encourage testing of recreational marijuana for contaminants. But in Arizona, the products of...

Bay Area cities are scrambling to pass emergency laws around the cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana in anticipation of statewide changes aimed at regulating California's cannabis industry for the first time. Earlier this fall, Gov. Jerry Brown signed three bills into law...

Nanaimo city officials will explore options to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries as advocates call for standards. It's an important and positive step in the right direction, says Matthew O'Donnell, Nanaimo Cannabis Coalition spokesman and operations manager for Phoenix Pain Management...

Nanaimo city officials will explore options to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries as advocates call for standards. It's an important and positive step in the right direction, says Matthew O'Donnell, Nanaimo Cannabis Coalition spokesman and operations manager for Phoenix Pain Management...