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Maryland's marijuana regulators on Thursday approved 12 new dispensaries to operate in the state's fledgling legal medical marijuana industry, bringing the total number of fully approved legal storefronts to 22. At least 60 more dispensaries that received preliminary licenses are still...

Cotati on Tuesday became the first city in Sonoma County to allow sales of recreational cannabis to adults in 2018. The City Council voted 5-0 to allow the city's sole dispensary, Mercy Wellness, to sell non-medical marijuana to adults 21 and older starting Jan. 2. Voters in November 2016...

Pennsylvania Department of Health officials could decide within the next two weeks whether to allow a Chicago-based medical marijuana company to move its proposed Erie County dispensary. GTI LLC was originally scheduled to open a medical marijuana dispensary at 7789 West Ridge Road, Fairview...

Voters in the Town of Ludlow have approved two amendments -- one to the general bylaws, the other to the zoning bylaws -- to permanently prohibit retail marijuana or cultivation facilities from setting up shop in this community of 21,000 residents. The votes took place at the special town...

State regulators have approved a North Toledo medical marijuana cultivation site. The Ohio Department of Commerce on Friday announced license approvals for 11 Level II cultivators, which can have grow operations of 3,000 square feet or less. OhioGrow LLC, which has proposed a cultivation site...

A special legislative commission is looking into the potential effects of legalizing recreational marijuana in Rhode Island as the state's northern neighbor readies to allow recreational marijuana sales. Bills to legalize and tax recreational marijuana in Rhode Island have stalled in previous...

It’s a “one-stop-shop” for marijuana (and cannabis) production, manufacturing, and retail and it’s going up parallel to US 101 where the Eel River Sawmill used to be. The Rio Dell Planning Commission has approved the construction of the 50,000 acre Humboldt- Rio Dell Business Park. “This is a...

The amount of approved medical marijuana cards in Arkansas has surpassed 500, officials say. The Arkansas Department of Health said it has approved 534 medical marijuana applications for patients seeking the drug as of Friday. They also had 539 applications still pending. A number of...

More than 100 physicians in just 10 days have signed up to prescribe medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine tweeted Friday that the physicians have taken the first step to becoming approved medical marijuana providers by completing a practitioner registry on...

Spurred by loosened city regulations and the state's legalization of recreational marijuana, several new marijuana dispensaries are either opening or being proposed in San Diego. The new wave of dispensaries follows a year-long lull when no new shops were approved or began operating in San...

In January, Kentucky approved 209 applications from growers to cultivate up to 12,800 acres of industrial hemp for research purposes in 2017. Kentucky has the nation's largest industrial hemp pilot project, and a new processing plant, which uses hemp and other agricultural feedstocks, is...

Vermont lawmakers have approved a modest expansion to the state's medical marijuana program, giving people access to the drug for a wider range of diseases and allowing more dispensary locations. The House gave the bill preliminary approval on a voice vote Monday. The Senate has already...

Florida voters who heartily approved important amendments to the state Constitution can only wonder how the will of the people is being strangled by the obstructionist toils of the Republican-led Legislature. Lawmakers insist they are merely refining details for measures approved by voters on...

House lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow people in South Dakota with a prescription to use a non-intoxicating compound found in marijuana if it's approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Members voted 54-13 Tuesday for the bill, which will be sent back to the Senate to...

Little Rock, Ark. – Arkansas' Republican-dominated House has approved a proposal that would levy an extra 4 percent tax on marijuana. Republican Rep. Douglas House's bill was approved 77-2 on Thursday. It calls for adding the extra tax to the sale of marijuana. Cultivation facilities...

Ross officials are getting numerous inquiries from people who want to open dispensaries or facilities for medical marijuana, so the township is taking steps to determine where such enterprises can be located. Commissioners on Tuesday introduced an ordinance limiting medical marijuana...

Council has approved a zoning application put forward for a medical marijuana facility to set up roots in Chatham, however, there are still many hoops to jump through. Details were discussed during Monday night's council meeting regarding the facility and its location at 715 Richmond St...

Costa Mesa — A temporary citywide ban on marijuana uses authorized under a state voter-approved recreational marijuana measure was extended for another 101/2 months to give city staffers time look for ways to implement the law. Without much discussion Tuesday, the City Council approved the...

Emmaus, Pa. - The Emmaus Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance regulating medical marijuana facilities Monday night. Some groups have expressed interest in placing a medical marijuana facility in the borough. Emmaus officials say they wanted to be proactive by adopting an ordinance...

Cancer patients in advanced stages will finally get a chance to relieve their pain, following confirmation from the Health Ministry that medical cannabis will be given to those who applied and got approved for the hash oil. Health Minister George Pamboridis told the media that the cannabis oil...