Day: July 15, 2016

WAAYTwo arrested after marijuana grow operation found in Sylvania homeWAAYTwo men were arrested Friday after authorities said they found marijuana and meth at a home in Sylvania. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, the county drug task force, Sylvania police, Drug Enforcement Agency agents and members of the …andContinue Reading

Marijuana.com (blog)A Brief History of Marijuana ProhibitionMarijuana.com (blog)The oldest documented evidence of human cannabis use is a hemp rope found in the Czech Republic dating back to 26,900 B.C. Cannabis is literally woven into human culture with instances of hemp seeds being used for food, lamp oil and agriculture; and …andContinue Reading

Denied hemp growers claim they were unfairly excludedBowling Green Daily NewsBarhorst believes the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Hemp Review Committee actually decides who gets the MOUs to grow hemp. So Barhorst and other members of Kentucky Hemp Growers Cooperative Association Inc., which provides help to … Read More: Denied hemp growersContinue Reading

The CannabistWatch: Patagonia is pushing U.S. hemp forward with 'Harvesting Liberty'The CannabistThe varietal of the Cannabis sativa species has had a longstanding, divided history in America, remaining on Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act for its relation to marijuana and is highly restricted for industrial growth, yet legalContinue Reading

WFSUWhile One Pot Nursery Harvests Another Makes Bid To Join The PartyWFSUMeanwhile Christian Bax head of the office of compassionate use says each one of those nurseries has gotten the go ahead to begin growing cannabis. “All six of the dispensing organizations in the state of Florida have been givenContinue Reading

Home PageCannabis Agriculture Company Makes $40k Donation to Support Measure 2Home PageAlthough the general election is a few months away, Terra Tech Corp, a cannabis-focused agriculture company, has made a $40,000 donation to the “Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol” coalition. This is the first donation that Terra Tech has made inContinue Reading

WSOC CharlotteSophisticated marijuana growing operation found in Caldwell County, officials sayWSOC CharlotteCaldwell County deputies are calling a drug bust in Sawmills one of the most sophisticated indoor marijuana grow operations they have ever seen. The operation was found inside a warehouse, authorities said. Neighboring businesses said they never knew … ReadContinue Reading

Chandigarh TribuneThe grass is greener on this sideChandigarh TribuneRomesh Bhattacharji, a former narcotics commissioner of India, says, "The idea of the formal establishment of a legitimate hemp and cannabis ecosystem revolving around prudent policy, scientific efficacy and broad social as well as agriculture-based … Read More: The grass is greener onContinue Reading

VatorNewsAre cannabis startups legal in Alaska?VatorNewsBuying: At this time, the AMCO is in the process of issuing licenses for cultivation and testing facilities. The board anticipates it won't issue licenses for retail store and product manufacturing businesses until September 2016. Once cannabis …Coachella Approves the First Medical Marijuana Facilityhttps://www.weedhorn.com/ (registration)Continue Reading

Frederick News Post (subscription)Frederick County struggles with solar, marijuana regs in ag landFrederick News Post (subscription)On Thursday, County Executive Jan Gardner (D) extended for six months a temporary stay on new solar array applications. Also Thursday, a new medical cannabis bill from Councilwoman M.C. Keegan-Ayer (D) was added to theContinue Reading