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First U.S. marijuana cafe opens in Portland

Reuters US Online Report Top News 9 days ago

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The United States' first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration's move to relax policing of medical use of the drug. The Cannabis Cafe in Portland, Oregon, is the first to give ...

Judge overturns Colorado medical pot restrictions

AP News 12 days ago

Judge overturns Colorado medical pot restrictions, criticizes health officials A judge overturned tight restrictions Tuesday on Colorado medical marijuana providers, saying state health officials had ignored the needs of patients and violated open meetings laws while imposing the rules. The ruling by ...

Medical marijuana shops abound in California

AP News 17 days ago

Medical marijuana shops abound in California as cities scramble to regulate them A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary as a strong source of ...

Marijuana Everywhere

AP News 17 days ago

Aimee Polacci, garden product manager, carries a tray of cannabis clones to be sold at the Peace in Medicine dispensary in Sebastopol, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The lone medical marijuana dispensary in this Northern California wine country enclave has become such ...

Northern Calif. town bans medical marijuana shops

AP News 18 days ago

Northern Calif. town bans medical marijuana collectives, cultivation; opponents threaten suit A small Northern California city has banned medical marijuana growing and dispensing, a move opponents say will bring lawsuits. Red Bluff's city council approved two measures Tuesday night restricting the drug. ...

Authorities: Huge jump in Calif. pot plants seized

AP News 18 days ago

Authorities report big jump in marijuana plants seized in California raids Authorities reported a staggering jump in the number of marijuana plants seized in California's eradication effort, claiming a more than 50 percent jump over the previous year. The Campaign Against Marijuana ...

Maine becomes 5th state to allow pot dispensaries

AP Features 18 days ago

Voters approved a referendum making Maine the fifth state to allow retail pot dispensaries, but medical marijuana advocates say it won't become like California, where hundreds of marijuana shops have popped up and come under critical scrutiny. California, Colorado, New Mexico and ...

Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums

AP News 19 days ago

Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums, approve medical marijuana dispensaries Despite living in one of the nation's most heavily taxed states, Maine voters on Tuesday soundly rejected proposals that would have reduced automobile excise taxes and put limits on future increases on state ...

Colo. ski town could push marijuana legalization

AP Features 23 days ago

Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining steam around the country. A measure before Breckenridge voters in Tuesday's municipal ...

Judge: Fresno pot shops must close until trial

AP News 25 days ago

Fresno judge says 9 marijuana shops must close until January trial on zoning violations Nine marijuana dispensaries in Fresno must shut their doors while attorneys battle in court over whether city zoning laws banning dispensaries can trump the state laws that allow ...

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