Month: June 2016 (Page 12)

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

Dope MagazineWellness Weekends: Humboldt Hands: Fifth Generation Dairy Ranchers Come CleanDope MagazineLong before “Back-to-the-Landers” fled San Franciso in 1969 after the “Summer of Love” and Cannabis became its cash crop, livestock competitions were a regular occurrence on the Plaza in the progressive city of Arcata – otherwise known as “60sContinue Reading

Sacramento BeeAfter devastating fire, county turns to marijuana for comebackSacramento BeeLiberty, a local medical cannabis activist, had just expanded his personal cultivation from a handful of plants to 99 in hopes of supplementing his retirement income by selling marijuana to dispensaries in Calaveras and Santa Rosa. He never got theContinue Reading

GoLocalProvOnline Voter Registration & Bridge Repair: This Year at the State HouseGoLocalProvLawmakers approved numerous changes to the medical marijuana program, including expanding it to allow its use by post-traumatic stress disorder patients. A new law expands Rhode Islanders' insurance coverage for experimental uses of prescription … Read More: Online Voter RegistrationContinue Reading

The Union of Grass ValleyNevada County officials, medical marijuana advocates to gather for 2nd meetingThe Union of Grass ValleyNevada County officials and medical marijuana grow advocates will meet again Monday to continue discussions about new regulations in the wake of Measure W's failure. The possibility of implementing those interim growContinue Reading

FOX31 DenverDenver denies license renewal for marijuana grow operationFOX31 DenverDENVER — For the first time the city of Denver has denied renewal a grow license for a marijuana dispensary. The city licensing director is denying renewal of the Starbuds dispensary license because the grow operation's odors and other effects areContinue Reading