Month: July 2016 (Page 61)

July 1, 2016 – Devastating Fire Leads to Urgent Legislation for Cannabis CultivationCULTURE Magazine (subscription)According to The Sacramento Bee, The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors saw the aftermath of this fire as an opportunity to permit commercial cultivation of medical cannabis, and they approved an ordinance to do exactly thatContinue Reading

TheStranger.comProhibited Pesticides Found in Commonly Used Pot-Growing ProductsTheStranger.comI got an interesting email yesterday from Erik Johansen, pesticide guru for the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). After the Guardian Mite Spray snafu, in which it was discovered that an allowed pesticide for cannabis secretly contained … Read More: Prohibited PesticidesContinue Reading

12NewsNow.ComTraining exercise turns real after marijuana grow operation foun – 12 News12NewsNow.ComA multi-agency law enforcement training exercise turned into an actual scenario in East Texas Thursday when officers found a marijuana grow operation. The Sabine County Sheriff's office announced that they and the agencies involved in the exercise had …and more »Continue Reading

12NewsNow.ComTraining exercise turns real after marijuana grow operation found in Sabine County12NewsNow.ComA multi-agency law enforcement training exercise turned into an actual scenario in East Texas Thursday when officers found a marijuana grow operation. The Sabine County Sheriff's office announced that they and the agencies involved in the exercise had …and more »Continue Reading

Q13 FOXWSDA warns pot growers about unapproved pesticides in productsCapital PressCourtesy of Washington State Department of AgricultureMarijuana grows inside a greenhouse in Washington. The state Department of Agriculture has told marijuana growers to stop using 15 products that contain pesticides not reported on the label. Several …State inspectors detect undisclosed pesticidesContinue Reading

The CannabistWashington tests reveal undisclosed pesticides in pot growing productsThe CannabistSEATTLE — Washington state's Department of Agriculture says it has found traces of undisclosed pesticides in many of the marijuana-growing fertilizers and other products it tested recently. Inspectors tested 39 products. Spokesman Hector Castro …and more » Read More: Washington tests revealContinue Reading

PoliticoFACEBOOK Tell-All Book — JERRY & ANNE to Europe — LIBERTARIAN Gary Johnson: CA is 'tipping point' for potPoliticoLibertarian Presidential candidate Gay Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico — a longtime proponent of legalized marijuana and until recently, the president and CEO of Cannabis Sativa Inc., a publicly tradedContinue Reading

The Weed Blog (blog)How Oregon Growers Are Putting Patients FirstThe Weed Blog (blog)East Fork Medicinal is a small family farm, run by brothers Nathan and Aaron Howard in Southern Oregon, dedicated to growing the state's highest-quality CBD cannabis for patients and dispensaries. When asked about supplying patients with medical …and more »Continue Reading

HIGH TIMESGrow Q&A: How Can I Protect My Eyes In My Marijuana Growroom?HIGH TIMESDear Dan, I got a new grow tent with a 1000-watt light. The inside of the tent is very reflective and working in it, even for a short period of time, leaves me seeing spots and quiteContinue Reading

Q13 FOXState inspectors detect undisclosed pesticides in marijuana-growing fertilizersQ13 FOXOLYMPIA (AP) – Washington state's Department of Agriculture says it has found traces of undisclosed pesticides in many of the marijuana-growing fertilizers and other products it tested recently. Inspectors tested 39 products. Spokesman Hector Castro …and more » Read More: State inspectorsContinue Reading