Day: August 13, 2016

Stony Point man arrested for operating marijuana grow houseMid-Hudson NewsSTONY POINT – A Stony Point man was arrested on Tuesday after town police executed a search warrant at his residence at 3 Lenni Lenape Court and found a marijuana grow operation. During execution of the warrant, officers found an elaborateContinue Reading

Union DemocratCannabis cultivator's application rejected due to lease fraud;Union DemocratBeautiful weather and fertile soil attracted Josh Fasching to Calaveras County earlier this year, much like the countless other cannabis cultivators who preceded …and more » Read More: Cannabis cultivator's application rejected due to lease fraud; – Union DemocratContinue Reading

Union DemocratCannabis cultivator's application rejected due to lease fraudUnion DemocratLast month, the Calaveras County Planning Department denied Fasching's commercial cultivation application on the grounds that he did not own or have a valid lease agreement for the land he intended to cultivate. His application is one of only a dozen …Continue Reading

Future of marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin, hemp, is hazyNews Sentinel“It's been a challenge,” said Duane Sinning of the Colorado Department of Agriculture, which regulates hemp growers. The agency is at least a year away from certifying hemp seed — meaning the seed is guaranteed to produce hemp under the legal THC …Continue Reading

WKRN.comLife-size hemp maze to open soon in Middle TennesseeWKRN.comThe department of agriculture says all 63 licensed hemp growers in the state are inspected, once before the season and once after, they also make sure the THC levels are bellow a certain percent. The levels of THC in hemp is muchContinue Reading

Monday could be big for medical cannabis in Frederick County …Frederick News Post (subscription)Frederick County's Planning Commission voted this week to support the concept behind a bill that would let farmers grow medical cannabis in the county's …and more » Read More: Monday could be big for medical cannabis in Frederick CountyContinue Reading

Monday could be big for medical cannabis in Frederick CountyFrederick News Post (subscription)Some members said they wanted to see additional language to restrict medical cannabis growing to greenhouses and other agricultural buildings, require medical cannabis growers to be a certain distance from schools and day-care centers, and allow indoor …and more »Continue Reading

Budding Industry The People Behind Medical MarijuanaHawaii Business MagazineTo breed its cannabis and research specific strains, Manoa Botanicals says it has secured a three-year exclusive partnership with the Hawaii Agricultural Research Center, which began as a research arm of Hawaii's sugar planters but has long since … Read More: Budding IndustryContinue Reading