Month: July 2016 (Page 21)

CNBCFlorida prepares to launch limited medical marijuana market next weekCNBCA half dozen businesses were granted licenses to cultivate the medical cannabis but as of Thursday evening Hackney Nursery, doing business as Trulieve, was the only one to receive approval to dispense it, according to Mara Gambineri, a spokeswoman for …Florida cannabisContinue Reading

Hillsborough deputies arrest two at marijuana grow operation near CarrollwoodTampabay.comHillsborough deputies seized about 100 pounds of marijuana and arrested two men charged with crimes related to trafficking the drug on Thursday near Carrollwood. Deputies from Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Street Crimes Units arrested Aldent … Read More: Hillsborough deputies arrest twoContinue Reading

VatorNewsAre cannabis startups legal in California?VatorNewsThe law: In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215 ("Compassionate Use Act"), making it legal for patients and caregivers to possess and cultivate cannabis for medical use if the patient received a recommendation from their physician. In 2003 …and more » Read More: Are cannabis startups legalContinue Reading

LeaflyCannabis Terroir 101: What is It, and What Factors Affect It?LeaflyAgriculturalist Olivier de Serres wrote in his 17th-century treatise Le théâtre d'agriculture et des mesnage des champs that “the fundamental task in agriculture is to understand the nature of the terroir, whether it is the land of your ancestors orContinue Reading

CBC.caPEI man faces charges in alleged marijuana grow opCBC.caA 37-year-old P.E.I. man is facing charges after a search warrant allegedly discovered 175 marijuana plants on his Gairloch property. According to the Kings District RCMP Street Level Drug Unit, the man was arrested on July 21 and charged with …Gairloch, PEIContinue Reading

The Courier-JournalHemp Dog may be local food 1st at State FairThe Courier-JournalWithout any THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, hemp products make the hot dog newsworthy because of health benefits like Omega 3 and Omega 6 heart-healthy fats, Neville added. "The hemp gives it marketing appeal," Neville said. With hempContinue Reading

Cannabis trademark ruling 'against the public interest'; threatens big …World Trademark Review (subscription) (blog)A US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruling that refused a trademark due to its association with cannabis products could have wide implications…and more » Read More: Cannabis trademark ruling 'against the public interest'; threatens big … –Continue Reading

Cannabis trademark ruling 'against the public interest'; threatens big brand licensing on legal productsWorld Trademark Review (subscription) (blog)This company is then awarded a Washington State producer-processor license to cultivate cannabis. Up until In re Morgan Brown, Growlux Inc could apply the Growlux mark to cannabis products to signal to theContinue Reading