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Can Pot Shops Actually Revitalize the Areas They’re In?

Legalizing recreational marijuana in California could bolster struggling shopping districts with new dispensaries but might displace art galleries and other low-margin businesses by spiking commercial rents. Those are among the potential land-use effects of marijuana legalization discussed during a Tuesday…

Did the Federal Government Legalize Marijuana? Not quite…

Not quite, but a Bill Just Passed is a Positive First Step By Jonathan Gilinski What is the significance of this bill? Under the Rohrabacher-Farr bill, the federal government no longer has any say or oversight in policing or regulating…

New York’s Dispensaries Are Opening Today — But Not Very Many of Them

When New York’s medical marijuana program launches today (January 7), only one of the four dispensaries planned for New York City will open its doors — a retail site near Union Square owned by Columbia Care. Throughout the state, eight…

Hawaii Looking For Clarity on Rules for New Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Why are greenhouses outlawed, medical marijuana joints banned, and cannabis baked goods forbidden in Hawaii? State lawmakers peppered the Hawaii State Department of Health with such questions at an informational briefing on the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary system at…

Detroit Council Passes Zoning Ordinance to Regulate Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

After more than four hours of legal and council discussion and dozens of city resident comments, the Detroit City Council on Thursday evening approved by a vote of 6-1 a zoning ordinance that experts say could close up to half…

Washington State May Add More Than 200 More Medical Marijuana Stores

December 17, 2015
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Trying to fold medical marijuana into the state’s retail system, state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) staff are recommending an additional 222 retail stores around Washington, including 21 in Seattle. If adopted on Jan. 6 by the LCB’s three board…

Pastors Are Lobbying to Close All Detroit Marijuana Dispensaries

Some Detroit pastors are on a mission to wipe out weed dispensaries in the city. They say they have had enough of the smell, the addition crime and what it’s doing to Detroit's youth. That is why the Detroit Coalition…

Chicago’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens Uptown

December 10, 2015
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With about a dozen people on hand, Chicago's first medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors in Uptown on Wednesday. “We’ve been working so hard for so long," co-owner Zachary Zises told RedEye before the 11 a.m. opening of Dispensary 33 at 5001…

Oregon Dispensary Workers on Medical Marijuana Won’t Be Able to Smoke at Work

Oregon medical marijuana patients who work at dispensaries will no longer be allowed to vape or smoke under rules proposed by the state health authority. In response to the state's Indoor Clean Air Act, the Oregon Health Authority's proposed dispensary…

San Diego Medical Dispensary Hit With Whopping $1.8 Million Penalty

SAN DIEGO — A Pacific Beach medical marijuana dispensary has been hit with a $1.8 million penalty for operating outside of San Diego’s zoning regulations, incurring by far the largest fine against a dispensary in city history. That more than…

Illinois Medical Marijuana Sales Are Set to Begin

November 9, 2015
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Marijuana is expected to be sold legally in Illinois for the first time in decades Monday to those who have qualified to be among the first patients in the state's medical cannabis program. Barring any last-minute glitches, up to eight…

Detroit Residents Turn Out to Call For Crackdown on Marijuana Dispensaries

Concerned Detroiters spoke out against medical marijuana shops at a public hearing Thursday night and pleaded with city officials to implement new regulations to stifle the industry's growth. "There's some way we have to control it because this is like an…

First Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Illinois Opens in Marion

October 14, 2015
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History was made in Marion when Harbory became the first medical marijuana dispensary in the state of Illinois to legally open its doors. Harbory is starting off with 13 full-time employees and will offer counseling, massage, and acupuncture. However, it…

Detroit City Council Passes New Rules For Marijuana Dispensaries

October 14, 2015
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The Detroit City Council Tuesday approved a set of licensing regulations for the city's booming medical marijuana industry. A separate set of zoning rules about where the pot shops can operate in the city is still being discussed. Councilman James Tate said…

Medical Marijuana Slowly Creeps Forward in Las Vegas

October 8, 2015
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Las Vegas and North Las Vegas inched closer Wednesday toward opening their first medical marijuana dispensaries in their city limits. On Wednesday, the Las Vegas City Council voted for a measure that would allow a 12th dispensary to begin the…