Month: June 2016 (Page 17)

California Pot Farmers Are Fighting For The Right To GrowMERRY JANEWomen, weed, and weather: the recipe preferred on the West Coast. The women and the weather are natural phenomenons, but the weed is brought to you by careful cultivation. Right now, growers in California are fighting for the right toContinue Reading

The Sunshine Coast DailyMP backs medicinal cannabis licence for CoastThe Sunshine Coast DailyHe and councillor Greg Rogerson have declared their support for the production of medical cannabis on the Sunshine Coast. The meeting, hosted by Queensland Health and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, heard there would be eight licences …Continue Reading

KAREMinnesota is back in the hemp businessKAREThe business consultant and second generation small family farmer received the hemp seeds from Canada last week as one of seven farms participating in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's industrial hemp pilot program. “Being first is really … Read More: Minnesota is back inContinue Reading

Capital PressSales figures might prove if marijuana is Oregon's most valuable cropCapital PressTight controls and reporting requirements by the Oregon Department of Revenue and Oregon Liquor Control Commission should result in accurate information about pot, said Bruce Pokarney, spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture. Read More: Sales figures mightContinue Reading

Medical marijuana facility denied in appealWillcox Range NewsDuring 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:Continue Reading

Marijuana Grow Operation Discovered in Livingston CountyWBTA51 year old Larry Landers Sr. of Groveland was already incarcerated in the Livingston County Jail on Assault charges after he allegedly beat his girlfriend last week. While in jail he was arrested again on Monday for charges of Criminal Possession of … Read More:Continue Reading

ExtractLegalization is “not a done deal” in California, advocates say.ExtractThe Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) would control, regulate and tax adult use, sale and cultivation of marijuana in California. Under the proposed law, adults 21 and older would be allowed to purchase, possess and grow limited amounts of cannabisContinue Reading

The Cannabist'It's ridiculous': Towering fences around Oregon marijuana grows draw ireThe CannabistFollowing voter approval of recreational marijuana, the state has approved 11 grow sites in Josephine County to provide marijuana to retail outlets. However, a fence isn't required. Pictured: Cannabis plants grow in the backyard of a Hawaii medical …GripesContinue Reading

Marijuana ordinance delays questionedThe Trinity JournalAsking why consideration of a commercial medical marijuana ordinance has been delayed in Trinity County past the point that most farmers have planted their crops for the season, local advocates pushed the Board of Supervisors for answers during the … Read More: Marijuana ordinance delays questionedContinue Reading

TheStreet.comHere's How You Should Invest If Gary Johnson Makes It to the White HouseTheStreet.comJohnson is a major proponent of legalizing marijuana and has been for years. He resigned as CEO of Cannabis Sativa (CBDS) , a Nevada-based marijuana holding company, at the start of the year to launch his presidentialContinue Reading