Month: July 2016 (Page 42)

durhamregion.comTip leads cops to marijuana grow op in Scugogdurhamregion.comSCUGOG — Cops acting on a tip seized more than 30 marijuana plants from a Port Perry residence Tuesday. Two people have been charged after the pot, valued at more than $31,000, was discovered, Durham police said. Officers responding to a call …Continue Reading

Maine receives 2 applications to grow hempNative Times… “very slow” in getting the crop going. Benedicta potato farmer Glenn Lane, who credits his late wife Rebecca with spearheading the bill, said the department of agriculture, conservation and forestry has prolonged the rule-making process and has not … Read More: MaineContinue Reading

Petaluma Argus Courier2015 Sonoma County Crop Report: Local flower industry is bloomingPetaluma Argus Courier“The marijuana industry is going to pay a pretty decent wage and I think there is going to be competition for some of these agricultural workers,” Linegar said. Lou Neve has already seen the pressures. He saidContinue Reading

WTAE PittsburghPolice investigate marijuana grow operation in Baldwin BoroughPittsburgh Post-GazetteBaldwin Borough police are investigating a potential marijuana grow operation at a home on Churchview Avenue. The investigation began when a car crashed into the house in the 3200 block of Churchview at 1:10 a.m. today. "We went to check onContinue Reading

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