Day: June 19, 2016

Veteran congressmen from Oklahoma face primary challengersColorado Springs GazetteLucas, of Cheyenne, said his seniority in Congress has permitted him to take leadership roles on issues important to Oklahomans, particularly agriculture and energy. Lucas is a former chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and also serves on the …and more » Read More:Continue Reading

Veteran congressmen from Oklahoma face primary challengersKRMGLucas is a former chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and also serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and as vice chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. "I'm actually proud of our accomplishments," Lucas …and more » Read More:Continue Reading

Veteran congressmen from Oklahoma face primary challengersWashington TimesLucas is a former chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and also serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and as vice chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. “I'm actually proud of our accomplishments,” Lucas …and more » ReadContinue Reading

Jamaica ObserverVision for Jamaica's new legal ganja industryJamaica ObserverIt is therefore germane, and perhaps might be helpful, in understanding the possibilities if the vision of the cannabis sector that was developed during my tenure as chair of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) was shared publicly. … By having …and more »Continue Reading

Roanoke TimesFerguson: Will legal pot end Appalachia's biggest cash crop?Roanoke TimesPot production in the region is commonly valued at a whopping $4 billion annually. That's based on mountain counties in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, and it far exceeds legal agriculture in the same area, which generates closer toContinue Reading

Reading EagleGetting serious about growing weedReading EagleMichael Patterson, CEO of Florida-based consultant US Cannabis Pharmaceutical Research and Development, said the laws and regulations have to work to create a market in which businesses can succeed and people who want medical marijuana can get it … Read More: Getting serious aboutContinue Reading

Yakima Herald-RepublicYakima at the forefront of new hemp growing programYakima Herald-RepublicIn this Oct. 5, 2013 photo, Derek Cross, a chef who specializes in cooking with hemp, helps harvest the plant in Springfield, Colo. Although it can't be grown under federal drug law, about two dozen Colorado farmers grew marijuana's non-intoxicatingContinue Reading

Yakima Herald-RepublicYakima at center of new state hemp growing programYakima Herald-RepublicIn this Oct. 5, 2013 photo, Derek Cross, a chef who specializes in cooking with hemp, helps harvest the plant in Springfield, Colo. Although it can't be grown under federal drug law, about two dozen Colorado farmers grew marijuana's non-intoxicatingContinue Reading