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Two large marijuana grows were busted in San Bernardino within the last few weeks, and its raising questions as recreational marijuana is about to become legal. San Bernardino police said the facility raided in the 600 block of N. E St last week had nearly 25,000 plants inside the building...

Earlier this month we exclusively reported on the birth of the industrial hemp industry in South Carolina. Is this good news? Absolutely. Better late than never ... Unfortunately, the delayed launch of this cash crop — more than three years after it was legalized by the federal...

The Hanford City Council met Tuesday and a final decision was made to award cannabis permits to three companies to be located in Hanford's Industrial Park. There were also recognitions from the police department and several closed session decisions. Cannabis permits Council voted...

Another city council meeting, another spirited discussion about cannabis, another incremental step towards finalizing the Cloverdale cannabis ordinance. The Oct. 24 meeting started out with local member of the cannabis industry Lou Bevaros inquiring as to why the new city timeline showed the...

The cannabis application period closed Monday, meaning companies are one step closer to finding out if they will be allowed to obtain permits to do business in Hanford. The application period opened Aug. 2 and gave medical cannabis businesses a full two months to perfect their applications...

A state lawmaker and advocates who fought to get medical marijuana legalized in Pennsylvania say a rejected applicant for a dispensary and grower licenses should drop its effort to get the state's program halted. In a lawsuit filed in Commonwealth Court, Keystone ReLeaf asked the court to...

Having already issued nine business permits for commercial cannabis businesses, Salinas now moves ahead with the establishment of fees and a regulatory framework for the pot industry. At Tuesday's Salinas City Council meeting city, council members are expected to vote on a resolution that...

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission has only one item on its Aug. 10 meeting agenda, but it's a humdinger: cannabis regulations. The commission will take the full day to review the proposed land-use ordinances that will govern both the medical and recreational marijuana industry...

Salinas recently issued another cannabis business permit, making it the ninth permit for the city. Harkins Grow Inc. received a cultivation permit for its location at 1156 Harkins St. after appealing to the city's Planning Commission. Harkins was initially denied the permit because of its...

How much is too much? As Hanford prepares to dive head-first into the cannabis business, the City Council decided how many cannabis permits the city is willing to take on. Council approved a resolution that established the application procedures, fees, forms and permits for the commercial...

Oakland's attempt to fix racial inequality in the cannabis industry by giving permits to ex-convicts to sell, grow or transport the drug for which they were once criminalized is off to a surprisingly good start by most accounts. The city has received 72 applications for pot business permits...

The Hanford City Council will meet Tuesday to discuss medical cannabis business fees and permits. Council continues to move forward with the prospect of commercial medical cannabis businesses moving to Hanford's Industrial park, and will discuss application fees and conditional use permits...

A Philadelphia city councilwoman says she will try to block a medical marijuana dispensary from being located in her East Mount Airy district. Cherelle L. Parker said she will appeal the zoning permit granted to TerraVida Holistic Centers, which on Thursday was awarded a potentially lucrative...

A day after the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced the first 12 winners of permits to grow medical marijuana under the developing state program, two members of Philadelphia City Council expressed disappointment that none of the city's applicants had been awarded a grower-processor...

The state Department of Health has granted two Northeast Pennsylvania companies permits to grow medical marijuana. Standard Farms LLC in White Haven and Pennsylvania Medical Solutions LLC in Scranton are two of 12 companies statewide to receive growing permits, the department's Office of...

The state Department of Health says it still expects to issue permits for marijuana grower,/processors and dispensaries by the end of this month. The deadline to submit applications for medical marijuana grower/processors and dispensaries was in March. Spokeswoman April Hutcheson says the...

After months of wrangling, Denver's proposed rules for social pot use permits set the stage for July applications. Businesses that obtain permits to offer Denver's first-in-the-nation areas for social marijuana use would have to require patrons to sign waivers as they enter. They would have to...

Zoning Boards across Pennsylvania are passing a flurry of local regulations in an effort to roll out the green carpet for medical cannabis companies. But these hometown exercises are less about getting warehouses water connections and more about public relations campaigns by businesses to win...

Efforts are moving forward for medical marijuana facilities to be built in Pennsylvania. Tuesday, January 17th is the first day applications are available to obtain permits for the facilities. In the past week, investors and Access Erie went back to Wayne Township, near Corry, to further...

Pennsylvania is one step closer to having medical marijuana available. Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy announced an important milestone Wednesday. Applications for growers, processors, and dispensaries will soon be available. Most of our area falls into the northeast and...