Month: August 2016 (Page 23)

VICEThe Complicated Connections Between Legal Hydroponics and the …VICEIn states like Florida where most weed is still illegal—even for medical reasons—hydroponic gardening stores are battlefronts in the war on drugs.and more » Read More: The Complicated Connections Between Legal Hydroponics and the … – VICEContinue Reading

Kansas City StarMarijuana will be an exhibit at a U.S. state fair for the first timeKansas City StarThe Oregon state fair has a reputation for displaying the latest, and sometimes controversial, trends in agriculture and popular culture, fair spokesman Dan Cox said, noting the brouhaha over a tattoo body artContinue Reading

Pasco man admits firing guns to protect marijuana growThe Seattle TimesPASCO — A 24-year-old Pasco man has admitted he was protecting a backyard marijuana grow when he fired at a 16-year-old boy who reached over the fence to steal some plants. Pedro Orta-Zuniga pleaded guilty in federal court Friday toContinue Reading

KOMO NewsPasco man admits firing guns to protect marijuana growKOMO NewsThe teen told officers he and a friend spotted marijuana plants in a Pasco yard and wanted to steal it. When the teen reached over the fence, a man on the other side fired multiple shots. Officers went to theContinue Reading

Redding Record SearchlightSheriff: Several illegal marijuana grows raided in Siskiyou Co.Redding Record SearchlightThe Siskiyou Sheriff's Office raided seven marijuana grows over a one-week period starting Aug. 14. Agents found marijuana plants, processed marijuana, guns and water being diverted at the various grow operations and made several arrests. On Aug. ReadContinue Reading

Medlab and Aphria Complete Cannabis Supply Deal Ahead of …Investing News Network (press release) (registration) (blog)LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Aug. 22, 2016) – Medical life science company, Medlab Clinical Limited (ASX:MDC), has signed a significant cannabis …and more » Read More: Medlab and Aphria Complete Cannabis Supply Deal Ahead of … – InvestingContinue Reading

Cal Coast NewsSLO County supervisors to vote on marijuana ordinanceCal Coast NewsThe San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on an urgency ordinance that would put a halt to new marijuana cultivation in the county. Though the board directed county staff to draft the ordinance, there isContinue Reading

Think Zinc When Your Cannabis Yields ShrinkThe Marijuana TimesAfter reviewing the literature, I've come to believe that zinc deficiency in cannabis is a very common yet silent suppressor of optimum yields. In food agriculture, crop yields can be attenuated by over 20% without any symptoms at all of zinc …Continue Reading

PCWorldHigh technology: How tech innovation is fueling the budding cannabis industryPCWorldToday, there are not only a raft of agricultural and security technologies used on the growing end, but also tools ranging from dispensary robots to APIs to help sell cannabis in a way that's convenient, transparent, and compliant with regulationsContinue Reading

ComputerworldHigh technology: How IT is fueling the budding cannabis industryComputerworldToday, there are not only a raft of agricultural and security technologies used on the growing end, but also tools ranging from dispensary robots to APIs to help sell cannabis in a way that's convenient, transparent and compliant with regulations …andContinue Reading