Day: June 9, 2016

TWC NewsNC Lawmakers Push to Authorize Industrial Hemp GrowthTWC NewsThe House Agriculture Committee approved a bill Thursday allowing for state land grant universities to grow hemp under the guidance of a nine-member commission and the Department of Agriculture. Hemp is a variety of cannabis with low levels of the …WNC's buddingContinue Reading

News & ObserverNewly legal industrial hemp could face extra regulations in NCNews & ObserverStill, Graham said he worries that a renegade hemp grower might try to illegally grow marijuana plants hidden in the center of a hemp field. Rep. Larry Yarborough, a Roxboro Republican, assured Graham that anyone who triesContinue Reading

CBS LocalLog InRegisterCBS LocalOAKLAND (KCBS/AP) — Ten marijuana grow houses in Oakland were raided, and at least 15 people were arrested this week in connection with operations that police say are linked to a Mexican drug cartel. The Oakland Tribune reported that authorities …and more » Read More: Log InRegister – CBSContinue Reading

MashablePot grow on High street goes up in smokeMashableAn illegal marijuana grow located on the second floor of a house in Walworth, New York, caught fire on Tuesday. Fittingly, the home was located on High Street. The Associated Press reports that firefighters were called to the scene a little afterContinue Reading

NBC4i.comQ&A about Ohio's new medical marijuana legislationNBC4i.comIts members will represent employers, labor, local law enforcement, caregivers, patients, agriculture, people involved in mental health treatment and people involved in the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction. Others include a nurse, academic …and more » Read More: Q&A about Ohio's new medical marijuanaContinue Reading

yourcentralvalley.comTwo Arrested On Marijuana Cultivation Chargesyourcentralvalley.comTwo men are under arrest, following the discovery of an illegal marijuana grow operation in Madera County. According to a statement issued by the Madera County Sheriff's Office Thursday, the suspects are identified as Artemio Gonzalez-Hera, 34, of San …and more » Read More: Two Arrested OnContinue Reading

Green day: $10 million medical marijuana grow operation proposed in Easton – News – The Taunton Daily Gazette …Taunton Daily Gazette“It's a plot of about five acres,” he said of the proposed Easton location. “We're looking to build a building that would be initially 60,000 square feet as a footprintContinue Reading

Green day: $10 million medical marijuana grow operation proposed in EastonTaunton Daily GazetteEASTON – There may be a lot of green on its way to Easton – not only in plant form, but paper bills. Commonwealth Alternative Care is proposing to open a 60,000-square-foot medical marijuana cultivation facility inside theContinue Reading

Terra Tech Corp. Provides Corporate Update in Recent Audio Interview at SmallCapVoice.comPR Newswire (press release)(OTCQX: TRTC) ("Terra Tech" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated cannabis-focused agriculture company, today announced that Derek Peterson, CEO of Terra Tech, was featured in an audio interview on SmallCapVoice.com. Derek Peterson, CEO of … Read More:Continue Reading

ABC10.com10 Oakland marijuana grow houses linked to Mexican cartelABC10.comAuthorities raided 10 Oakland marijuana grow houses and arrested at least 15 people in connection with operations that police say are linked to a major Mexican drug cartel. The Oakland Tribune reports Thursday that authorities seized hundreds of pounds …and more » ReadContinue Reading