Month: June 2016 (Page 45)

Action News NowDrug agents bust large scale marijuana grow-op in Berry CreekAction News NowIn all, four marijuana plots had been supplied with water from the nearby Adams Creek. Deputies say they've been finding larger grow operations this year, compared to some of their busts last year. "This year seems toContinue Reading

Medical Pot Cultivation PermitsAnderson ValleyBuilding-permit amnesty to participants who are attempting to correct permit issues. (-) Optional application to the Agriculture Department for cultivation of up to 25 plants. (-) Placement of a six-foot metal wildlife fence with locked gate around all … Read More: Medical Pot Cultivation Permits –Continue Reading

CBS Local245 Pot Plants Seized In Illegal Grow BustCBS LocalPUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4)– An illegal marijuana grow operation was busted in Pueblo County and authorities seized 245 pot plants with a street value of $247,000. Pueblo County Sheriff's deputies seized the plants and arrested one person on Monday night in …Pueblo CountyContinue Reading

The Boston GlobeMarijuana, cage-free egg campaigns go before SJCThe Boston GlobeA lawsuit backed by a group allied with the agriculture industry asked the court to keep the cage-free egg question off the November ballot, arguing it doesn't follow the state Constitution's requirements for initiative petitions. That proposal, backed …and more »Continue Reading

PopMatters'How to Smoke Pot (Properly)' Is the Model for Confident, Professional Marijuana AdvocacyPopMattersI would like to send this book to each of the remaining presidential candidates, to suburban book clubs full of tightly-wound and wine-drunk parents, to the Departments of Agriculture and Justice and Education and Energy, and about aContinue Reading

The Hill (blog)Growing hemp is a patriotic thing to doThe Hill (blog)While hemp is part of the cannabis family, far from producing a drugged state (as defined in the 2014 Farm Bill, hemp contains less than 0.3% THC – tetrahydrocannabinol – by dry weight), hemp is a miracle crop fromContinue Reading

North Bay BohemianBigger, BetterNorth Bay BohemianBut with the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 (MMRSA), the confidence level has increased for cannabis operators, investors, local government and businesses throughout California. Entrepreneurs and big … Blend the resources of the … Read More: Bigger, Better – North Bay BohemianContinue Reading

Mixed feelings at marijuana cultivation and consumption meetingAkron News-reporterAkron Town Council held a special meeting Thursday, June 2 at the Akron Senior and Community Center for a discussion on Ordinance 544 dealing with marijuana cultivation and consumption. Not many residents attended, as there were only about 20 … Read More: MixedContinue Reading

Sacramento BeeSacramento marijuana cultivation tax measure just shy of passageSacramento BeeVoters in Sacramento strongly supported an initiative to tax commercial marijuana cultivation to fund youth programs, but the ballot measure remained just shy of the two-thirds margin needed for passage early Wednesday. It had received 65.2 percent of …Down goesContinue Reading

Kiowa County PressCharges Pending for Illegal Marijuana GrowKiowa County PressThe Bent County Sheriff s Office, along with the 15th Judicial District Drug Task Force (Prowers County Sheriff's Office, Kiowa County Sheriff's Office) and the Colorado State Patrol, conducted a search warrant at 10811 Highway 50 in Las Animas for anContinue Reading