Day: April 5, 2017

The San Diego Union-TribuneOceanside extends pot prohibitionThe San Diego Union-TribuneHopes that Oceanside might lift its ban on medical marijuana dispensaries were dashed this week when the City Council extended its prohibition on the businesses, and also banned shops from selling recreational marijuana when a new state law takes … ReadContinue Reading

Mendocino County preparing to implement new cannabis regsUkiah Daily JournalThe Department of Agriculture, the chief administrator of the Medical Cannabis Cultivation Regulation, expects a “flood of applicants” come May 4, and it is making sure that both staff and the public know how to avoid being inundated, said Diane CurryContinue Reading

Colorado Springs IndependentCalifornia Moves to Unite Conflicting Marijuana LawsU.S. News & World ReportBut the California Police Chiefs Association representing all of the state's municipal police forces said the governor's proposal could turn traditionally small marijuana businesses into much larger ones controlling the entire supply chain from growing …Legislative strategies may preventContinue Reading

KCRA SacramentoCalifornia moves to unite conflicting marijuana lawsKCRA SacramentoThe proposed legislation to allow single businesses to hold multiple licenses to grow, distribute, manufacture and sell retail marijuana would be an opening for criminals to consolidate the booming industry, said association Ken Corney. "The proposal …California moves to unite conflicting cannabisContinue Reading

The Colorado StatesmanColorado reduces marijuana growing limits on residential propertiesThe Colorado StatesmanIn a rare show of bipartisanship, both the Colorado House and the Colorado Senate unanimously approved a bill that reduces the residential medical marijuana growing limit from 99 plants per household to 12 plants per household. If patients andContinue Reading

89.3 KPCCCalifornia moves to unite conflicting marijuana laws89.3 KPCCChiefly, Allen said the association is concerned with Brown's proposal to allow a single entity to hold licenses to grow and sell marijuana. A medical marijuana provider can't hold both licenses, but Brown proposes to lift that restriction after it …California movesContinue Reading

CTV NewsPolice chiefs warn against allowing people to grow their own marijuanaCTV NewsThe Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is urging the federal government to exclude personal cultivation from its plans to legalize marijuana. A task force on legalization recommended allowing people to cultivate up to four marijuana plants forContinue Reading

ForwardHebrew University Launches Marijuana Research Center – The …ForwardJERUSALEM — The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has launched a marijuana research center in a bid to take a leading role in the burgeoning field.and more » Read More: Hebrew University Launches Marijuana Research Center – The … – ForwardContinue Reading

KSUT Public RadioIn Colorado, It's Still The Wild West For Home-Grown MarijuanaKSUT Public RadioThat means growers can establish a cooperative grow operation, where multiple growers use the same land to pool resources and potentially grow hundreds of plants. To intervene, law enforcement would need to prove the marijuana is beingContinue Reading

The Globe and MailWestern provinces expect Ottawa to pay costs associated with …The Globe and MailAt least three provinces are making it clear they expect Ottawa to foot the bill for costs associated with its plan to legalize marijuana — an issue that will have …and more » Read More: Western provincesContinue Reading