Sentences with phrase «own local bans»

He also said he's counting on an underwhelming recreational rollout to galvanize pro-marijuana consumers against further local bans, noting that many local restrictions were implemented at sparsely attended hearings or through low - turnout, off - cycle referendums.

Fifty - nine of the local bans on marijuana businesses are indefinite.

against further local bans, noting that many local restrictions were implemented at sparsely attended hearings or through low - turnout, off - cycle referendums

Caity Maple, a capitol lobbyist for WeDrop, a Northern California cannabis delivery service, said the abundance of local bans are creating «a near impossible regulatory environment for licensed delivery businesses to operate.»

As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and worked to improve access for people with disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.

The issue also divided neighbors and communities, pitting them in legal battles over proposed - and eventually upheld - local bans.

According to emergency responders, as a result of the local ban on synthetic drugs and bath salts, (voted into law by the Saugerties Town Board on March 29, 2012), hospitalizations resulting from overdoses caused by the use of these substances have been significantly reduced.

Burke, a South Buffalo Democrat, is now proposing a local ban on products containing microbeads.

More than 100 local bans have been passed in New York, mostly by towns to the north of the Southern Tier which sits in the heart of the gas - rich Marcellus Shale.

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In May 2016, the Arizona legislature enacted a law prohibiting local communities from ending animal suffering by passing retail store restriction and ban ordinances, nullifying the 2 local bans that had been passed in Phoenix (12/13) and Tempe (02/16).

The measure, if passed, would have gutted Florida's cities and towns of the home - rule authority to ban the sale of cruelly - bred puppies at retail pet stores, invalidated existing local bans and prevented communities from enacting similar bans in the future.

Key building blocks of New York's statewide ban are the 80 local bans that communities across New York have passed — products of the brave and brilliant strategy hatched by Helen Slottje, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize for her and her husband David's work.

All over the world, towns, cities and villages are standing up for a plastic - free future by implementing local bans and laws restricting the use of throwaway plastic.

Many local bans and ordinances opposing e-cigarette or e-cigar use state that these devices should be banned wherever general smoking is prohibited.

Some states do not allow fireworks at all, and some cities have their own local bans on explosives.

Slated for discussion are local bans on assault - style rifles and high - capacity ammunition magazines, both carried by the Douglas High shooter, as well as bump stocks, the accessories used by the gunman in last year's Las Vegas massacre to make his semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns.

Despite the local ban, many Korean cryptocurrency users are still participating in international ICOs.

Implementing the regulatory blockade is done with the «spirit of the Notice», the publication added, confirming its findings that domestic investors had turned to overseas platforms after the local ban.

William Greenbaum and Julie Levinson Werner of Lowenstein Sandler, LLP discussed the latest information on state and local ban the box legislation.

Not exact matches

DUBAI, April 28 - Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

She said the ban might discourage people from buying sunscreen products from local brick - and - mortar stores.

There, wells and communities are often in close proximity, and pushback from locals has all but banned the practices of flaring (burning atop a standing pipe) and venting waste gas straight into the atmosphere.

Even if Korean lawmakers push forward with an exchange ban, local investors are likely to find ways to keep buying cryptocurrencies, said Mike Kayamori, head of Tokyo - based exchange Quoine, which counts Koreans among its customers.

Bitcoin slumped as South Korea's justice minister reiterated his proposal to ban local cryptocurrency exchanges, fueling concern that a government crackdown will erode one of the world's biggest sources of demand for digital currencies.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been encouraging local public agencies to enact smoking bans, and some 228,000 public housing units were already smoke - free.

Last year, the Financial Services Commission banned local finance firms from trading bitcoin futures, according to local publication Business Korea.

The organization said HUD also should have gone further and applied the ban to electronic cigarettes, though local housing authorities are permitted to do so.

Still, it's an audacious plan, not least because Billy Bishop's operations are hemmed in by its short runway and a ban on jets — part of a 1981 agreement between the city, the federal government and the Toronto Port Authority designed to protect local residents.

The corporate watchdog has permanently banned two local brokers from providing financial services for misconduct, while winding - up three abandoned companies based in Western Australia.

The law allows local officials to be charged with misdemeanors if they knowingly fail to comply with the detainer requests, and ensures localities can't ban police officers from questioning people on their immigration statuses if they are arrested or detained.

Judge Andreas Korbmacher said on Thursday the country's highest federal administrative court would rule on Feb. 27 on an appeal brought by German states against bans imposed by local courts in Stuttgart and Duesseldorf over poor air quality.

Following a ban on 1.5 - liter plastic bottles at the start of the year, local rivals began aggressively slashing prices on smaller containers to protect market share, while Carlsberg went the other route to preserve profitability.

As it stands, the law prevents local governments in North Carolina from passing nondiscrimination ordinances, and bans transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.

In June 2009, as a response to widespread calls for bans or other anti-bag measures from environmental groups, the city of Toronto required that all local stores charge 5 cents for every plastic bag they handed out.

Chinese authorities have taken some of the strongest actions so far by banning initial coin offerings and causing local bitcoin exchanges to close.

The new guidance is of a piece with other recent regulatory moves China has been making as it attempts to limit the reach of the bitcoin industry — like shutting down local bitcoin exchanges and outright banning ICOs.

The new law bans deductions for prepaid state and local income taxes, but not property taxes.

The blockchain association's Kim said the ban on local ICOs would push more companies to pursue the overseas route.

Today, despite the recent major price correction of bitcoin caused by the Chinese government's nationwide ban on local bitcoin exchange, bitcoin price remains above $ 3,600.

The issuance of new cryptocurrencies, which were banned in South Korea six months ago, has returned to the country via overseas listings for local trading.

But the firm's 22 - page paper declares that «bitcoin does qualify as Islamic money, except where it is banned by a local government.»

DUBAI (Reuters)- Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

Zimbabwe has even banned the import of fruits and fresh vegetables, saying this is wasting scarce foreign currency resources although local producers warn that this may lead to shortages of apples and pears among other fruits that are in short supply locally

Seoul To Regulate After «Sufficient Consultation» After the South Korean justice minister caused «confusion and anger» last week by saying the government would ban cryptocurrency exchanges, local news media report, the latest statements from Seoul indicate a significant U-turn.

Consumers in 75 % of California communities have no local access to cannabis because of city or county bans.

Iran has developed an experimental local cryptocurrency, a government minister said on Saturday, days after the country's central bank banned trading in digital currencies including bitcoin.

«This measure is not intended to interfere with a local government decision to abstain from or ban licensing, taxing or regulating cannabis businesses.»

South Korea's government said on Thursday it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, sending bitcoin prices plummeting and throwing the virtual coin market into turmoil as the nation's police and tax authorities raided local exchanges on alleged tax evasion.

Friendly kryptowalutom Nevada policy includes a ban on Blockchainowych local taxes, and the recognition of smart contracts and digital signatures.