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With the number of acres allotted to grow industrial hemp nearly tripling in 2017, this could be the year the crop challenges Kentucky's reputation as the Bluegrass State. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has approved 209 applications from growers who have been approved to cultivate up...

Dawson Springs - Hemp. It's the material from which Betsy Ross constructed the first American Flag in 1776. Yet, the crop has seen its fair share of ups and downs since the turn of the 18th century. In 1850, around 40,000 tons of hemp were grown in the commonwealth, far surpassing any other...

Outgoing Secretary of State Jason Kander has approved 12 ballot petitions for circulation in Missouri. Two of them aim to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational and medical use. Ten more pertain to collective bargaining agreements. Supporters have about 18 months to gather the roughly...

Frankfort, Ky. - The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has approved 209 applications from growers who have been approved to cultivate up to 12,800 acres of industrial hemp for research purposes in 2017, nearly tripling the number of acres that were approved for 2016. More than 525,000...

Hi, I contacted Gettinglegal (Nevada-based company) about medical marijuana. My situation is that I have ESTA, a temporary visa to the U.S. They said that I could be approved to their out-of-state patient program, as long as I have a drivers license, state ID or passport. So I asked them to...

Amherst, Mass. — The Amherst Planning Department told 22News on Friday that locations at 55 University Drive and 169 Meadow Street in Amherst have been approved by the zoning board to become marijuana dispensaries. The application for the University Drive dispensary was submitted by...

About a month after Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment to broadly legalize medical marijuana, a Senate panel next week will start looking at how to carry out the requirement. The Senate Health Policy Committee is scheduled to hold a workshop on December about implementation of...

Moreno Valley has put in place an urgency ordinance banning non-medical marijuana sales in the city in case state voters approve Prop. 64 which legalizes recreational use. The ordinance, approved by the City Council 4-0 Tuesday, Nov. 1, puts a ban in place for six months. Without it...

Independence - Organic Investments submitted a site design review to the City of Independence for 16,840-square feet of greenhouses for growing cannabis, and a 8,740 square-foot building for processing of cannabis and office use. Mark Jennings, of consulting firm Pure Botanicals, took part in a...

San Diego - More than two years after San Diego approved legal sales of medical marijuana, the city has just eight dispensaries — far fewer than predicted — with no others even close to opening. Medical marijuana advocates blame the relatively small number primarily on restrictive city zoning...

San Diego - More than two years after San Diego approved legal sales of medical marijuana, the city has just eight dispensaries — far fewer than predicted — with no others even close to opening. Medical marijuana advocates blame the relatively small number primarily on restrictive city zoning...

An urgency ordinance passed by the Gridley City Council on February 16, 2016, set to expire August 16, 2016 regarding Medical marijuana special situations was first adopted by the Gridley City Council on January 18, 2016. The Gridley Planning Commission reviewed the language adopted at their...

An urgency ordinance passed by the Gridley City Council on February 16, 2016, set to expire August 16, 2016 regarding Medical marijuana special situations was first adopted by the Gridley City Council on January 18, 2016. The Gridley Planning Commission reviewed the language adopted at their...

Trenton - Republican Gov. Chris Christie will decide whether New Jersey residents with post-traumatic stress disorder can be treated with medical marijuana after lawmakers approved a measure Monday. The state Senate on Monday approved the measure previously approved by the Assembly that...

Trenton - Republican Gov. Chris Christie will decide whether New Jersey residents with post-traumatic stress disorder can be treated with medical marijuana after lawmakers approved a measure Monday. The state Senate on Monday approved the measure previously approved by the Assembly that...

Salem city councilors approved a five-figure tax abatement and discussed amendments to recreational marijuana grow zoning and at a city council meeting Monday evening. A five-year tax abatement under the Salem Enterprise Zone was approved for a proposed Henningsen Cold Storage development at...

Cortez City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved on first reading an ordinance extending the permitted hours of operation for marijuana stores. The permitted hours will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the ordinance applies to both medical and retail marijuana operations. The council...

The Ketchikan City Council on Thursday approved a marijuana cultivation permit application contingent upon satisfactory review by the City Fire Marshall. The motion was approved 6-1 with City Council Member Dick Coose voting against approval. The application was submitted by Jason Kolanko...

Florence - During the public input section of the meeting Monday, the Florence City Council said it would take a look at legalizing retail marijuana grows in the area. Prior to the public speaking, City Manager Mike Patterson said the staff recommended that only a recreational grow be...

A patient suffering from severe Tourette's Syndrome has been given the OK to use a medicinal cannabis product. Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has green-lighted the use of Aceso Calm Spray, after recommendations from health officials. It's the third application for a cannabis based...