Day: July 20, 2016 (Page 2)

The News-PressFlorida cannabis business wins first right to dispenseThe News-PressA north Florida nursery has won the state's first approval to process and dispense medical marijuana to the limited number of patients who qualify under existing rules. Trulieve, which has partnered with Hackney Nursery near Tallahassee, received … Read More: FloridaContinue Reading

Can Industrial Hemp Save Kentucky's Small Farms?YES! MagazineShe and other growers and processors must go through a lengthy permitting process run by Kentucky's agriculture department and the Drug Enforcement Agency. This year, 166 applications were approved in the state. Though she doesn't expect to get rich … Read More: CanContinue Reading

BloombergA Mormon Tycoon Wants to Build Joseph Smith's Mega-Utopia in VermontBloombergRooftop farms will make use of advanced techniques drawn from marijuana cultivation, and box-shaped greenhouses will improve yields and prevent the spread of disease and insects. Ground-floor spaces will be occupied by businesses, all connected by … Read More: AContinue Reading

North Bay Business JournalWinery-event crisis gives Sonoma County supervisors an earful …North Bay Business JournalThe Sonoma County Board of Supervisors says winery-events resolution could be derailed by marijuana regulation.and more » Read More: Winery-event crisis gives Sonoma County supervisors an earful … – North Bay Business JournalContinue Reading

North Bay Business JournalWinery-event crisis gives Sonoma County supervisors an earfulNorth Bay Business JournalA county process to evaluate marijuana regulation began Monday in Sonoma with the first of five town halls to discuss the marijuana industry as it relates to agriculture and the environment, human services, taxation and revenue, andContinue Reading

Journal PioneerRCMP seeking public's help in identifying marijuana grow-opsJournal PioneerThe police are asking Islanders to leave the area and contact them if they observe unusual vehicle traffic or parked vehicles in an area, trespassing into fields, fertilizer or fertilizer bags or anything else out of the ordinary, or if theyContinue Reading

Colorado Governor Being Considered for Clinton's VPGoverningGov. John Hickenlooper has made a short list of finalists for Hillary Clinton's running mate. The news that he was spotted Friday leaving Clinton's private residence in Washington, D.C., surprised some who considered Hickenlooper a long-shot for vice …and more » Read More: Colorado Governor BeingContinue Reading

Keeping It SimpleAnderson ValleyGoodell muses on the complexities of cannabis culture that became inexorably entwined with the Back-to-the-Land movement. “It's been hard to deal with cannabis as income more than as a sacred plant. But it's human …. On Sunday, visitors will have a … Read More: Keeping It SimpleContinue Reading

The Marijuana TimesRhode Island has Legalized Hemp | The Marijuana TimesThe Marijuana TimesRhode Island will join Maine, Oregon, Vermont and Colorado on the list of states allowing the growth of industrial hemp.and more » Read More: Rhode Island has Legalized Hemp | The Marijuana Times – The Marijuana TimesContinue Reading

The Marijuana TimesRhode Island has Legalized HempThe Marijuana TimesSince there was never a distinction between the two types of cannabis plant, the industrial hemp plant has had to serve the same sentence of prohibition that the marijuana plant was put under. In 2014, the federal government finally made a smallContinue Reading