Day: July 10, 2016

New Research Uncovers Prehistoric Use of CannabisNew HistorianAlthough cannabis' psychoactive properties are the most common reason for its use today, there's no guarantee that this was why it spread so far and wide during the Bronze Age, according to Ernest Small, a representative of Ottawa-based Agriculture and … Read More: NewContinue Reading

Times RecordSupporters of rival Arkansas medical-marijuana measures not backing downTimes RecordThe proposal by Arkansans for Compassionate Care would direct the state Department of Health to license and regulate nonprofit "cannabis care centers" which would cultivate and dispense medical marijuana for patients with certain medical conditions, if …and more » Read More:Continue Reading

Times RecordSupporters of rival medical-marijuana measures not backing downTimes RecordThe proposal by Arkansans for Compassionate Care would direct the state Department of Health to license and regulate nonprofit "cannabis care centers" which would cultivate and dispense medical marijuana for patients with certain medical conditions, if …and more » Read More: SupportersContinue Reading

Hemp program OK'dWest Hawaii TodayHILO — Gov. David Ige signed a bill on Thursday creating a pilot research program for industrial hemp. Senate Bill 2659 allows for cultivation and distribution of industrial hemp, the non-drug version of the cannabis plant, for agriculture and … Read More: Hemp program OK'd –Continue Reading

Carroll County TimesCarroll commissioners contemplate cannabis zoningCarroll County TimesUnder existing county zoning, medical cannabis growing operations would be allowed as a principle use, requiring no review by the Planning and Zoning Commission, in any area zoned for agriculture, County Administrator Roberta Windham previously said … Read More: Carroll commissioners contemplate cannabisContinue Reading

Arkansas NewsSupporters of rival medical-marijuana measures not backing downArkansas NewsThe proposal by Arkansans for Compassionate Care would direct the state Department of Health to license and regulate nonprofit “cannabis care centers” which would cultivate and dispense medical marijuana for patients with certain medical conditions, if …and more » Read More: SupportersContinue Reading

Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)WV farmers work toward hemp revivalCharleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)… haphazard with it, it doesn't have much merit.” While hemp and marijuana come from the same species of plant, Cannabis sativa, hemp is a separate variety with its own chemical makeup, and it has different cultivation practices than marijuana …Continue Reading

Jackson Clarion LedgerPrisons flipped into hotels, farms, nonprofitsJackson Clarion LedgerWhile some have kept their original purpose, sometimes renting space to house out-of-state inmates, prisons across the country have been converted into a stunning array of developments, from agriculture operations to upscale hotels. For instance, more … Read More: Prisons flippedContinue Reading