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Southwick, Mass. — The Select Board held a work session on Monday night before their regular meeting. Several town officials were present at the session including Chairperson of the Planning Board Roz Terry, Board of Health Agent Tom Fitzgerald, and Sgts. Sanders and Landis of the Southwick...

Two years ago, the city of San Bernardino had an opportunity to develop and propose sensible medical marijuana policies on its own terms. Today, the city faces a situation of its own making, as at least three measures pertaining to the regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries will be on the...

Little Rock - A ballot title and popular name of a marijuana amendment has been rejected by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. The Arkansas Cannabis Amendment, requested by Mary Berry, was certified by Rutledge in April, but had parts of its text altered since then. Rutledge cited...

Little Rock - If Little Rock lawyer David Couch's proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas qualifies for the ballot, it will compete with another measure on the same issue - which Couch says would be fine but a backer of the other measure says would doom both proposals. Couch said he...

Little Rock - If Little Rock lawyer David Couch's proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas qualifies for the ballot, it will compete with another measure on the same issue - which Couch says would be fine but a backer of the other measure says would doom both proposals. Couch said he...

Proponents of recreational use of marijuana in Arizona already have raised more than $2.2 million in their bid to get voter approval in November. New campaign finance reports Friday show the lion's share of the cash coming from the Marijuana Policy Project. That national group has been at the...

Harrisburg - Getting caught with a small amount of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia in Harrisburg would cost you less under a proposal by city council members discussed Wednesday night. Councilman Cornelius Johnson released details of the proposal at a council legislative session that...

Republican state lawmakers spent hours Wednesday night discussing a proposal to expand Iowa's limited medical cannabis law, but party leaders Thursday gave little indication as to whether the proposal will receive further consideration this year. And a key Democratic legislator said even if...

Sage Cannabis is one step closer to opening a proposed medical marijuana dispensary in Cambridge following a televised hearing in which city councillors questioned the safety of the proposed site and ultimately voted to move the proposal forward. Following the two-hour hearing, the City...

Attorney General Mike DeWine has rejected the summary for a statewide ballot issue seeking to legalize both medical marijuana and industrial hemp in Ohio. Monday's action means the Ohio Rights Group must rephrase its petitions and resubmit petition language to proceed. DeWine found its...

Citing 11 separate flaws, Attorney General Mike DeWine today rejected the wording for a proposed medical marijuana constitutional ballot issue. It was the fourth time DeWine rebuffed the proposed Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment. The group backing the proposal, Ohio Medical Cannabis Care LLC...

A medical marijuana ballot proposal aiming for the November election was dealt a setback Friday when Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected the petition. The Marijuana Policy Project, based in Washington, D.C., submitted its petition March 3. The group would have to gather 305,291 signatures of...

Supporters and foes of legalizing marijuana gathered at the State House on Monday to weigh in on a proposal that would allow the recreational use and possession of marijuana up to an ounce for those 21 and older. The proposal was the focus of a public hearing before the Legislature's...

The Florida House overwhelming voted Thursday to expand medical marijuana in Florida, teeing up a vote in the Senate on a similar proposal later this week. Lawmakers voted 99-16 to approve a bill (HB 307/HB 1313) to expand the Right to Try Act to include medical cannabis. Under the proposal...

He's made no secret that he will stand up for his constituents. Now District 28 Representative Bobby Nardolillo (R-Coventry) has seen to it that even those who use a drug outlawed recreationally but allowed under the law to be used as medicine have a voice in the General Assembly. Nardolillo...

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge approved the wording of a proposal to legalize medical marijuana on Wednesday, clearing the way for supporters to try and put the measure on the November ballot. Rutledge certified the proposed constitutional amendment submitted by Little Rock attorney...

Mexico City's mayor is introducing a national initiative in congress to legalize cannabis-based medical treatments in the entire country. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera says the initiative would not legalize production or distribution of medical marijuana in Mexico, rather give Mexicans access to...

Mexico City's mayor is introducing a national initiative in congress to legalize cannabis-based medical treatments in the entire country. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera says the initiative would not legalize production or distribution of medical marijuana in Mexico, rather give Mexicans access to...

Next year promises to be action-packed in a variety of ways. Americans will be electing a new president, the make-up of Congress could once again shift, and more states are likely to be placing marijuana initiatives on their ballots to expand its use medically or recreationally (or both) as Ohio...

Next year promises to be action-packed in a variety of ways. Americans will be electing a new president, the make-up of Congress could once again shift, and more states are likely to be placing marijuana initiatives on their ballots to expand its use medically or recreationally (or both) as Ohio...