Day: June 18, 2016

Democrats poke at Trump, seek push for gun control and decriminalization of marijuana in party platformSan Antonio Express-News (subscription)Texas Democrats embraced a party platform with pointed shots aimed at state Republican leaders and Donald Trump, a call for the “immediate” decriminalization of marijuana and the inclusion of several policy positionsContinue Reading

Cal Coast NewsMilitary units find large marijuana growCal Coast NewsCamp San Luis Obispo military units discovered a field of 7,406 marijuana plants while performing training exercises near the border of their property and the Los Padres National Forest on Wednesday. Military personnel then contacted the San Luis …and more » ReadContinue Reading

Dallas Morning News (blog)Platform: Texas Democrats feel strongly on transgender bathrooms, pot but are conflicted about frackingDallas Morning News (blog)When Texas Democrats gathered two years ago, they adopted a platform calling for federal and state decriminalization of marijuana possession, after a study by the Legislature of pot laws passed inContinue Reading

Dallas Morning News (blog)Platform: Texas Democrats feel strongly on transgender bathrooms and pot but are conflicted about frackingDallas Morning News (blog)When Texas Democrats gathered two years ago, they adopted a platform calling for federal and state decriminalization of marijuana possession, after a study by the Legislature of pot laws passedContinue Reading

New York TimesUS|'Always Agitated. Always Mad': Omar Mateen, According to Those Who Knew HimNew York TimesCredit via Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ORLANDO, Fla. — The … In the third grade, his rendition of the school song at Mariposa Elementary replaced “Mariposa, Mariposa” with “marijuana, marijuana.” The boyContinue Reading

Anadolu AgencySwaziland drug trade lures 'youth to leave schools'Anadolu AgencySwaziland youth are leaving school to join the lucrative trade of growing the cannabis plant dagga, sometimes at the insistence of their own parents who struggle to put food on their table, a senior police official told Anadolu Agency. The cultivationContinue Reading

Medical marijuana facility deniedSierra Vista HeraldDuring a five-hour meeting April 13, the County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 approving the request by Nicholas Kriaris, with NGK Enterprises, LLC, for a facility for the cultivation and infusion of medical marijuana on 40 acres, at 6952 S. Read More: Medical marijuanaContinue Reading

The Denver ChannelDenver marijuana grow hit by burglars twice in 4 daysThe Denver ChannelDENER – Bold burglars targeted a Denver marijuana grow, breaking into the business twice in four days. The owners believe the same group of people stole from the warehouse being used for cultivation. Surveillance video from bothContinue Reading

Minneapolis Star TribuneMinnesota is in the hemp business againMinneapolis Star TribuneIn the end, a small Canadian shipping company delivered the seed bags to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture loading docks on Thursday. Hemp is a strain of cannabis that's useless if you're looking to get high but useful if you'reContinue Reading

The San Luis Obispo TribuneFootball field-size marijuana grow found in hills above San Luis ObispoThe San Luis Obispo TribuneFootball field-size marijuana grow found in hills above San Luis Obispo. The Sheriff's Office destroyed the plants, which investigators believe is part of a Mexican national cultivation operation. A shed found atContinue Reading