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Washoe County holding public workshop on recreational marijuana
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/05/2018 - 1:48pmWith the voter-approved legalization of marijuana in Nevada in 2016, local governments have been working to implement requirements of state law. Washoe County is seeking public input related to zoning, business licensing and public safety of legalized marijuana in unincorporated Washoe County.
Currently there is one dispensary in Incline Village at Lake Tahoe with Washoe County locations in Reno, Sparks and Sun Valley.
Several California cities move to ban marijuana sales ahead of state vote
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/02/2016 - 1:12pmWorried that California might legalize recreational marijuana, the state’s third-largest city by population has voted to ban pot sales ahead of Tuesday’s election.
San Jose isn’t alone in scrambling to block the possible effects of Proposition 64, which would legalize pot but also allow local bans on sales.
Dozens of cities and counties from tiny Blue Lake in the heart of Northern California’s pot-growing mecca to National City near the Mexico border have either imposed or are contemplating tough restrictions on recreational marijuana sales and cultivation.
Wellness Coop owner on proposed "Control, Regulate & Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act"
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/18/2016 - 5:02pmMountain Resort Television reporter Ashley Lindner interviews the Founder/Executive Director of the Tahoe Wellness Corporative, Cody Bass about the Control, Regulate, & Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The Tahoe Wellness Co-Op is South Lake Tahoe's first and, currently only, medicinal dispensary.
Ohio voters soundly reject marijuana legalization initiative
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/03/2015 - 9:37pmOhio voters soundly rejected a marijuana initiative Tuesday that would have legalized recreational and medicinal use of the drug, and would have limited commercial growing to a small group of investors who drafted and promoted the measure.
The initiative was failing 65% to 35%, with nearly 90% of precincts reporting.
“Issue 3 has been soundly defeated!” Ohioans Against Marijuana Monopolies crowed on Twitter. “No marijuana monopolies in this state!”
Pot proponents hopeful, wary after Obama comments
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:52amSEATTLE - Backers of new laws that legalized marijuana in Washington and Colorado were cautiously optimistic after President Barack Obama said Uncle Sam wouldn't pursue pot users in those states.Fo...