Month: July 2016 (Page 46)

Carroll County TimesEditorial: County should tweak medical marijuana zoning for dispensariesCarroll County TimesMedical marijuana will soon be available in Maryland, and that includes Carroll County, thanks to laws passed in the state legislature in recent years. Where, exactly, it will be available remains to be seen. Knowing how controversial itContinue Reading

Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)Daily Mail editorial: State should support, not hinder, hemp industryCharleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)The Legislature passed a rules bill earlier this year that nearly killed hemp production, and the Department of Agriculture requires farmers to jump through a series of hoops, including FBI background checks, fingerprinting, an exhaustive application …WestContinue Reading

County medical pot ordinance advancesThe Salinas CalifornianMonterey County is moving one step forward in creating a commercial medical pot ordinance. The Monterey County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Tuesday, is expected to vote on a first reading inland zoning ordinance, the first in a series of … ReadContinue Reading

Sonoma Index-TribuneCounty's first medical pot town hall in SonomaSonoma Index-TribuneIn February, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to develop new zoning regulations to permit marijuana cultivation, storage, distribution, deliveries and manufacturing, and to investigate other marijuana-related laws and policies. It followed a six … Read More: County's first medical potContinue Reading

Development of hemp as cash crop in Maine starts slowlyPress HeraldBenedicta 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 advocated for hemp aggressively enough …and more » Read More:Continue Reading

State receives just 2 applications to grow hemp in MaineYahoo Finance… "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 …andContinue Reading

https://www.weedhorn.com/ (registration) (blog)West Virginia Farmers Working on a Hemp Revivalhttps://www.weedhorn.com/ (registration) (blog)… haphazard with it, it doesn't have much merit." While hemp and marijuana come from the same species of plant, Cannabis sativa, hemp is a separate variety with its own chemical makeup, and it has different cultivation practices thanContinue Reading

WBAL BaltimorePolice discover large marijuana grow operation in Pasadena houseWBAL BaltimoreOfficers served a search warrant Friday at a house in the 8300 block of Youngbar Drive, where they said 536 marijuana plants and 11.44 pounds of marijuana ready for packaging was found in the basement. The estimated street value ofContinue Reading

The Albany HeraldDCP, ADDU report marijuana grow operation bust on Broach AvenueThe Albany HeraldALBANY — A man remained in the Dougherty County Jail on Monday following a marijuana grow operation bust Sunday afternoon. On Sunday around 5:30 p.m., Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit agents served a search warrant at 1533 Broach Ave.Continue Reading

The Sunday Drive: Kentucky, others getting on board with hempCentral Kentucky NewsLast month, Genius Extraction Technologies, a California company the produces hemp and cannabis oil extraction equipment, announced plans to build a new $400,000 hemp processing facility in Winchester. The facility … According to a recent report from …and more »Continue Reading