San Diego’s legal marijuana stores could run short of recreational cannabis this summer when the seasonal rise in tourism sends the demand for cannabis soaring in a city that’s emerged as a mecca for the sale of marijuana.

Analysts and retailers say the government hasn’t been approving cultivation licenses fast enough to meet anticipated demand. And the state is preparing to prevent the sale of cannabis that doesn’t meet quality control standards, which could tighten the supply.

“There is a worry among our members that there could be a shortage over the summer,” said Dallin Young, executive director for the Association of Cannabis Professionals, a San Diego-based trade group.

“With the increase in tourists, in addition to the already high demand among San Diegans, there just might not be enough adult-use cannabis to go around.”

San Diego attracts about 35 million tourists a year, roughly 8 million of whom visit during July and August.

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JEFFERSON CITY — A medical marijuana bill hit a brick wall in the legislature Wednesday when a committee killed it.

While the bill's sponsor believes there's still a chance for the legislation, some medical marijuana advocates say the outcome was inevitable. 

HB 1554, sponsored by Rep. Jim Neely, R-Cameron, would provide access to medical marijuana for people who suffer from terminal illnesses; however, it failed to make it out of the Legislative Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

Last year Neely sponsored House Bill 437, which would have legalized access to medical marijuana for people suffering from "epilepsy or an irreversible debilitating disease or conditions." It failed to gain traction after being approved by a committee.

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ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda government says it hopes to be able to pass legislation that would allow for marijuana to be grown under control conditions or with licences and to be processed like any pharmaceutical in a laboratory that adheres to high standards.

A statement issued after the Cabinet meeting, said that the newly-elected government of Prime Minister Gaston Browne had invited several officials and experts to participate in the deliberations “in order to achieve the most in decision-making”.

The statement noted that a four-person group, including three Canadian, with an interest in producing medical cannabis, “came to Cabinet in order to advise on the kinds of steps required by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in order to make possible the growing, harvesting, processing and sale of medical cannabis in its many forms."

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Snoop Dog may have invested in Canada’s burgeoning legal marijuana market, but you won’t see the American rapper posing in front of a local store with a joint in hand anytime soon.

In an interview on this weekend’s edition of The West Block, the federal government’s point-man on pot reiterated that celebrity endorsements of any kind for legal marijuana products will be forbidden.

“The law is explicit and clear, that celebrity endorsement, lifestyle advertising is not allowed with cannabis,” said Liberal MP and former Toronto police chief Bill Blair.

Established companies will undoubtedly be trying to find ways to get around those rules as more and more celebrities link their names to Canadian pot.

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