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Ohio has received 185 applications to grow marijuana in the state's fledgling medical marijuana program. The state deadline to apply for 24 grow licenses was Friday, more than a year after Gov. John Kasich signed Ohio's medical marijuana law. Other businesses are preparing to apply for...

On Saturday, several new laws will go into effect in Virginia. One will help more people keep their driver's license after being charged with marijuana possession. It will allow a judge to opt for additional community service instead of automatically suspending someone's driver's license for...

At least three Texas-based cannabis companies are preparing to battle the state Department of Public Safety over its awarding of provisional licenses to dispense medical marijuana. Chad Sykes, founder of Indoor Harvest in Houston, said his company pioneered technology that has been embraced...

Oklahoma voters will decide fate of medical marijuana. - Quick Facts: - State Question 788 will be on Oklahoma ballots in 2018 - The question would legalize marijuana for medical purposes with a state-issued license carrying a board-certified signature - SQ 788 does not list specific...

Since moving to my firm’s Los Angeles office, I’ve been getting calls nearly non-stop from people looking to take advantage of California’s soon-to-be regulated medical cannabis marketplace under the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MCRSA“). These callers are already behind when it...

The Biggest Little City is one step closer to recreational pot after city council members unanimously voted to adopt the ordinance. Pending final approval at next week's council meeting, it would grant temporary, privileged business licenses to four local medical dispensaries, allowing them...

After City of Grand Forks heard a presentation on the potential legal ramifications of having a dispensary bylaw last week, questions arose from the gallery on the city's involvement in the recent RCMP action towards dispensaries in the city. Dave Smith from Smithplan Consulting presented the...

At least five people are interested in cultivating marijuana in the city, according to its law director. To accommodate them, City Council on Monday adjusted its business code to include medical marijuana licensing and regulation. The ordinance was passed earlier than usual because state...

First medical marijuana license issued to Anne Arundel County company. ForwardGro, based in Anne Arundel County, could make medicine available to patients this fall, but a number of outside forces might put the brakes on the process. Barry Considine, who self-medicates with marijuana, goes...

A subcommittee of 10 Nevada legislators unanimously voted today in favor of nearly $14 million in funding for 16 new state positions to help regulate the state's recreational marijuana industry. The joint Senate and Assembly subcommittee on general government said Gov. Brian Sandoval's...

Growing hemp in Jersey could boost the Island’s agricultural industry, the assistant director for rural economy has said, after a special license for its production was granted. Health Minister Andrew Green has granted a license to the Industrial Hemp Partnership – a new Jersey-based business...

Richmond — Virginians convicted of marijuana possession would no longer automatically lose their driver's license for six months under legislation moving through the General Assembly. Existing state law mandates that when someone is convicted of a drug offense, the defendant's license is...

More than a month after attesting that two businesses trying to get a medical marijuana license in Southwest Florida had reached an agreement, state health officials have asked an administrative law judge to once again take over the case. State health officials on Friday told Administrative...

Retail marijuana sales and purchases are on hold in Douglas County, while a majority of businesses wait for inspections before they can sell recreationally. As of Jan. 1, businesses must possess a retail license to sell marijuana to the general public. That means four out of five stores in...

Lake Wales, Fla. — A Lake Wales company is now the seventh in the state to obtain a license to grow, produce and dispense low THC cannabis and medical marijuana. The state issued the license to the company, Grow Healthy, two days before Christmas, after a long legal battle. Grow Healthy...

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved temporary rule changes Dec. 19 that take effect Sunday for recreational marijuana businesses. In one change, growers who accept responsibility for illegally applying pesticides will receive a warning for a first violation, according to an OLCC news...

Monroe – A marijuana retailer wants to come into a city that already has an established ban on pot shops. It may seem like a strange business plan, but a would-be retailer angling for the state license to operate in Monroe says it's not futile even though he can't open shop right now...

Tallahassee, Fla. – With the state's pot industry poised to explode, Florida health officials have agreed to issue another medical marijuana license - the state's seventh- to a Central Florida nursery that lost out to a competitor by a fraction of a percentage point last fall. The Department...

Tallahassee, Fla. - Less than two weeks before Florida's medical marijuana constitutional amendment goes into effect, the state's Department of Health has approved a seventh license and is on the verge of adding two additional distributing organizations. Department spokeswoman Sarah Revell...

Tallahassee – With the state's pot industry poised to explode, Florida health officials have agreed to issue another medical marijuana license – the state's seventh – to a Central Florida nursery that lost out to a competitor by a fraction of a percentage point last fall. The Department of...