Day: July 13, 2016 (Page 2)

WLOS180 marijuana plants seized from grow in Old FortWLOSWLOS — MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — Multiple law enforcement agencies seized 180 marijuana plants as tall as 7 feet from Old Fort. The McDowell County Sheriff's Office, Marion Police Department, SBI and the N.C. Highway Patrol helicopter unit, located …McDowell deputies seek informationContinue Reading

WTAE PittsburghMarijuana found in Baldwin home after early-morning crashWTAE PittsburghWhen police arrived they noticed a strong odor of marijuana inside of the home. The homeowner gave police consent to search and that's when police found several small marijuana plants along with materials to grow the drug. No arrests have beenContinue Reading

Pacific Daily NewsPublic to weigh in on bill rejecting medical pot rulesPacific Daily NewsProponents and local stakeholders of the program raised several issues including the $25,000 cost to operate a dispensary, inability to cultivate marijuana at home and restrictive access for patients. Bill 345 takes into account some of thoseContinue Reading

New Cannabis Ventures (blog)Leading Turnkey Cannabis Cultivator MJardin Expands into 10th StateNew Cannabis Ventures (blog)Throughout Q2, several MJardin clients received licenses to cultivate, including one client being awarded one of the eight medical marijuana licenses issued in the State of Hawaii and two Massachusetts clients being granted provisional cultivation …andContinue Reading

Wall Street Targets Funding Opportunities for Multi-Billion Dollar Cannabis & Legal Marijuana OperationsPR Newswire (press release)(OTCQX: TRTC), a vertically-integrated, cannabis-focused agriculture company, recently announced it has expanded its offering of the IVXX Vape Product line with the launch of the "Z92" cartridges, the second line of cannabis oil cartridges. ThisContinue Reading

The GuardianUS trafficking report records forced labour in UK and IrelandThe GuardianThe TIP report records that some migrant workers in the UK were subjected to forced labour in agriculture, cannabis cultivation, construction, food processing, factories, domestic service, nail bars, food services, car washes and on fishing boats in …and more »Continue Reading

San Francisco ExaminerJuly 13-14: Eric Lindell, Sir Spyro, Ngaio Bealum, Donald McPhail, David Reid, California WorldFest, Creed BrattonSan Francisco ExaminerIs California Entering a Megadrought?: Panelists Noah Diffenbaugh from Stanford University, Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute and Karen Ross of the California Department of Food and Agriculture discuss the environmentalContinue Reading

Reading EagleMelissa Etheridge gives hemp and marijuana entrepreneur a handReading EagleA Maidencreek Township entrepreneur announced Tuesday a business plan to develop an industrial hemp company and medical marijuana grower-processor and dispensary business headquartered in Berks County. Geoff Whaling, owns, with his wife, … Read More: Melissa Etheridge gives hemp and marijuanaContinue Reading

Santa Cruz SentinelWatsonville planners recommend three cannabis cultivation facilities – Santa Cruz SentinelSanta Cruz SentinelBogart said he and his wife chose Watsonville for the potential site of their facility for a number of reasons, most notably its prominence as a leading center of organic agriculture. He also described the economicContinue Reading

Santa Cruz SentinelWatsonville planners recommend three cannabis cultivation facilitiesSanta Cruz SentinelBogart said he and his wife chose Watsonville for the potential site of their facility for a number of reasons, most notably its prominence as a leading center of organic agriculture. He also described the economic benefits to the community,Continue Reading