Month: July 2016 (Page 30)

July 20, 2016 – Big Pharma Studies Individual Cannabinoids to Help Develop Strains for Specific AilmentsCULTURE Magazine (subscription)Veritas Pharma Inc. has recently announced that the company has initiated a grand research process and is progressing toward identifying potentially new therapeutic strains of cannabis and cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals. With the acquisition ofContinue Reading

Colorado Springs IndependentHemp building material could help survive and prevent destructionColorado Springs IndependentGrowing it became federally legal just two years ago under the U.S Agriculture Act of 2014 in states that permit it, which Colorado started to do a year earlier. Industrial hemp production is on the up, but growersContinue Reading

Oregon Local News – Washington County eyes odor control for pot …Portland TribuneWashington County commissioners say they may want to add a requirement for odor control as they consider new regulations for commercial growing and other …and more » Read More: Oregon Local News – Washington County eyes odor control for potContinue Reading

Washington County eyes odor control for pot growsPortland TribuneTerry, who has been in the nursery business two decades, says not all agricultural odors are offensive — but marijuana is. “I don't hear anybody coming in to complain about coffee,” he says of a former roasting operation outside city limits. HeContinue Reading

Arizona Daily SunFlagstaff-based marijuana grow operation bustedArizona Daily SunAntonino M. Compau, 22, and Niccolo T. Compau, 20, both of Flagstaff, and Kathryn Miller, 23, of Ash Fork were all arrested on criminal charges related to the cultivation of three large marijuana crops, drug possession, drug transportation, drug sales … ReadContinue Reading

Blue Mountain EagleBiochar conference explores its use in forestry, agricultureBlue Mountain EagleCommercial cannabis growers favor biochar for the same reason, Miles said. In Eastern Oregon, OSU dryland cropping agronomist Stephen Machado is in the third year of researching biochar's use on Columbia Basin wheat and pea crops. One application of …Continue Reading

International Business TimesWho Is Tom Vilsack? Hillary Clinton's Vice President Pick Speculation At A Fever Pitch Ahead Of DNC ConventionInternational Business Times… be Hillary Clinton's vice presidential candidate, according to a new report. Tim Vilsack, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, reportedly has just as good a chanceContinue Reading

Hickenlooper for VP talk generates surprise, excitementColorado Springs GazetteGov. John Hickenlooper has made a short list of finalists for Hillary Clinton's running mate. The news that he was spotted leaving Clinton's private residence in Washington, D.C., surprised some, who considered Hickenlooper a long-shot for vice president.and more » Read More: HickenlooperContinue Reading

Sentinel-StandardLansing man pleads guilty to illegal medical marijuana growSentinel-StandardA Lansing man pleaded guilty to manufacturing more than 20 marijuana plants in Danby Township during an arraignment in Ionia County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Ryan Palmer, 24, said he was a legally licensed medical marijuana caregiver. He said he … Read More:Continue Reading

NBC Bay AreaSanta Clara County Sheriff's Officials Bust Illegal Marijuana Grow …NBC Bay AreaSanta Clara County sheriff's deputies eradicated an illegal marijuana grow, arrested a suspect and seized a stolen assault rifle from a University of California, …Marijuana raid on Mount Hamilton nets 4,700 plants, rifle with steel …The Mercury News$33Continue Reading