Month: June 2016 (Page 30)

Destiny in Economic BoomSilicon Valley’s MetroUniversities across the country are opening research centers and certificated programs in medical studies, economics, agriculture and law. This activity is expediting access and education for cannabis operators and consumers alike. In states that have … Read More: Destiny in Economic Boom – Silicon Valley's MetroContinue Reading

Crews find marijuana grow while fighting duplex fire in KechiKWCHWhile firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Lt. Len Dehning says they discovered a marijuana grow inside the duplex. Dehning did not say how many of the plants were found. He says detectives were talking to at leastContinue Reading

WKOWMadison gas station owner being sued by Attorney General for selling synthetic drugsWKOWMADISON (WKOW) — Attorney Brad Schimel and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) are suing Capitol Petroleum and owner Farooq Shazad, for selling designer drug synthetic cannabinoids known as "Spice" and "Kush … ReadContinue Reading

Press & Sun-BulletinNew York lawmakers back hemp measurePress & Sun-BulletinThe new measure also requires the agriculture commissioner to report to the governor and legislative leaders how the research program is going by Jan. 1, 2018. … Industrial hemp is cultivar of cannabis, the plant most known today as the sourceContinue Reading

TechCrunchConfident Cannabis is the stock exchange of weedTechCrunchStep 1: Build software for pot labs. Step 2: Find out who has the strongest herb. Step 3: Create a marijuana marketplace connecting dispensaries with the best growers. That's the plan that scored $3 million in seed funding led by Slow Ventures forContinue Reading

Marijuana Politics (blog)Quick Hits: Hawaii Medical Marijuana to Phase Out Home GrowMarijuana Politics (blog)HILO, Hawaii – A Hawaiian marijuana activist is suing the state over its proposed medical marijuana licensing scheme, claiming it breaks federal drug laws and is a scheme to fleece patients. Mike Ruggles, who is facing criminalContinue Reading

Glenwood Springs Post IndependentBasalt-area marijuana farm's license in perilGlenwood Springs Post IndependentWhen commissioners granted High Valley Farms its agriculture license last year, a condition of the approval was that it would not emit marijuana-type smells. And the county's retail marijuana licensing regulations also state, “All retail marijuana … Read More:Continue Reading

Beefer madness: pot jerky maker eyes Aspen Business CenterGlenwood Springs Post IndependentHere's some marijuana news to chew on: A Front Range meat-production plant has designs to ship some of its products to a location at the Aspen Business Center, where the meat will be infused with cannabis for distribution toContinue Reading

Heliospectra AB to Exhibit at the NCIA Cannabis Business Summit & Expo in Oakland, CAMarketwired (press release)GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN and SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 15, 2016) – Heliospectra AB (publ) ( OTCQB : HLSPY) (FIRSTNORTH: HELIO), a world leader in intelligent lighting technology for plant research and controlled environment agriculture …andContinue Reading

Timberland to ag conversions suspended for under three acresThe Trinity Journal… to stop a rash of clearcutting by property owners growing marijuana instead of trees on their land, the Trinity County Board of Supervisors last week declared an emergency, 45-day moratorium on less than 3-acre conversions from timberland to …Continue Reading