Day: June 25, 2016

NOLA.comGrowing medical marijuana could mean big business in MarylandNOLA.com"There's good money to be made off of it," said Stanford "Neill" Franklin, a retired state police major who went from undercover drug busts on college campuses to advocating against drug laws and applying to grow marijuana. "But there also needs toContinue Reading

LSU and Southern will grow medical marijuanaHouma CourierBATON ROUGE — The LSU and Southern University agricultural centers both officially have signed on to be the state's growers of medical marijuana. On Friday, both system boards independently approved measures to pursue licensing, which will make … Read More: LSU and Southern willContinue Reading

Immortal NewsLSU and Southern University Greenlighted To Grow Medical MarijuanaImmortal NewsBill Richardson, LSU's vice-president for agriculture, said the university has met with investors from New Orleans and other states who have expressed an interest in the project. The LSU marijuana facility is set to be built on private land awayContinue Reading

Vancouver SunInterested in a former marijuana grow op home? Five things you need to knowVancouver SunThe City of Vancouver has issued more than 2,450 reoccupancy permits for former grow ops since 2000. The city has seen steadily fewer of them starting around 2002 — one year after (now defunct) federalContinue Reading

WTXL ABC 27Marijuana Grow House Uncoveres in Gadsden CountyWTXL ABC 27Angelita Cordiero, Trevor Culbreth, and Britney Larforge were arrested after officials discovered the three had mulitiple full grown Marijuana Plants inside their home. Officers also found drug paraphernailia and the three are facing several drug …GCSO makes pot grow bustTallahassee.comallContinue Reading

New Cannabis Ventures (blog)Washington Post Details Maryland Cannabis Cultivation License ApplicantsNew Cannabis Ventures (blog)Maryland has one of the most promising state medical cannabis programs to date due to the number of qualifying conditions and the ability of out-of-state investors to participate. The process has been delayed due to a floodContinue Reading

WDSU New OrleansLSU and Southern approve plans to grow medical marijuanaWashington Times(AP) – LSU and Southern University both want to begin growing marijuana for medical use. The boards of both schools approved plans Friday to pursue licensing, local media report, making them the sole growers and researchers for the state.Continue Reading

Washington PostGrowing medical marijuana could mean big business in Maryland. Here's who wants in.Washington Post“There's good money to be made off of it,” said Stanford “Neill” Franklin, a retired state police major who went from undercover drug busts on college campuses to advocating against drug laws and applying to growContinue Reading

Washington PostSo a Maryland pastor and a rabbi want to grow medical marijuana …Washington PostHeard the one about the rabbi and the pastor who want to sell medical pot? The vast list of applicants for one of up to 15 licenses to grow marijuana for medical purposes in Maryland includesContinue Reading

The GuardianHemp is eco-friendly. So why won't the government let farmers grow it?The GuardianIn July, Congress will consider a bill to legalize industrial farming of hemp in the US. Although Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag with hemp fibers and George Washington grew hemp at Mount Vernon, the fibrousContinue Reading