Month: June 2016 (Page 23)

AlterNetHelp Wanted: The 8 Most Popular Jobs in the Marijuana IndustryAlterNetMarijuana Growers – cultivate marijuana for dispensaries.These are not independent farmers, but employees of the dispensary, and the money is good. "Master Growers," the folks in charge of big-time grow operations, are being offered $100,000 a year and … Read More:Continue Reading

mySanAntonio.comSome Texas legislators ready for more medical marijuana usemySanAntonio.comAshley Thompson inspects marijuana plants inside the “Mother Room” at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center. Ohio's General Assembly has passed House Bill 523, which legalizes medical marijuana. Texas has a similar law, but more restrictive.and more » Read More: Some Texas legislatorsContinue Reading

Black EnterpriseMeet Former Mayor Turned Cannabis Business Tells AllBlack EnterpriseLegalization of medical cannabis is a very lucrative business that will fill their budget shortfalls and create hundreds, if not thousands, of new jobs within the city. Before the FOXX firm helped the city of Adelanto, California, legalize cultivation …HIGH TIMESContinue Reading

Black EnterpriseMeet Former Mayor Turned Cannabis Business Tells All – Need CreditBlack EnterpriseLegalization of medical cannabis is a very lucrative business that will fill their budget shortfalls and create hundreds, if not thousands, of new jobs within the city. Before the FOXX firm helped the city of Adelanto, California, legalizeContinue Reading

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