Day: June 28, 2016 (Page 3)

Illinois medical marijuana director resignsDeKalb Daily ChronicleJoseph Wright, 32, who was in the position for just more than one year, told The Associated Press on Monday he felt the time was right to seek other opportunities, possibly in the medical cannabis industry. A spokeswoman for the governor confirmed the … ReadContinue Reading

EastCountyToday (press release) (registration) (blog)Antioch: Indoor marijuana grow found during fire evacuation; two arrestedEast Bay TimesANTIOCH — Two men were taken to County Jail over the weekend after officers evacuating a neighborhood endangered by a rapidly spreading fire found an apparent marijuana growing operation, police said. At 4:47 p.m. Saturday,Continue Reading

EastCountyToday (press release) (registration) (blog)Antioch: Indoor marijuana grow found during fire evacuation; two arrestedThe Mercury NewsANTIOCH — Two men were taken to County Jail over the weekend after officers evacuating a neighborhood endangered by a rapidly spreading fire found an apparent marijuana growing operation, police said. At 4:47 p.m. Saturday,Continue Reading

ForbesThe Smart and Big Money Continues to Flow into the Cannabis MarketForbesPeterson leads Terra Tech, a “vertically integrated cannabis-focused agriculture company that is committed to cultivating and providing the highest quality medical cannabis and other agricultural products.” He spoke to me persuasively about how the … Read More: The Smart andContinue Reading

Region's Farmers Have High Hopes for HempWEKUCo-sponsored by Republican Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democratic Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Al Franken of Minnesota, the Industrial Hemp Farming Actwould amend provisions to the 2014 Farm Bill to allow hemp …and more » Read More: Region's Farmers HaveContinue Reading