Day: September 28, 2016

New York PostSecond suspect arrested in marijuana grow house blastNew York PostThe scene at 300 West 234th Street in the Bronx where a house explosion killed FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Fahy. Photo: G.N. Miller. A second suspect has been arrested in connection to the Bronx marijuana grow house that explodedContinue Reading

Patch.com$9 Million Marijuana Growing Operation Busted in BeaumontPatch.comBEAUMONT, CA — A massive, multimillion dollar marijuana growing operation was found— and subsequently shut down— this week in Beaumont, police said Wednesday. According to the agency, officers served a search warrant in the 100 block of 3rd …and more » Read More: Million MarijuanaContinue Reading

Other views: Finding best practices on marijuana regulation …East Oregonian (subscription)Oregon's foray into legalizing recreational marijuana has been a learning experience for everyone involved, not least for the state's many growers of medical …and more » Read More: Other views: Finding best practices on marijuana regulation … – East Oregonian (subscription)Continue Reading

Other views: Finding best practices on marijuana regulationEast Oregonian (subscription)State law says medical marijuana may be grown on land outside cities. The problem is that Jackson County land-use rules prohibit agricultural operations on rural residential land. And by any definition, growing marijuana, whether for the medical or the …and more » ReadContinue Reading

KRDOPueblo to hold city's first Cannabis Career ExpoKRDOPUEBLO, Colo. – Pueblo is set to hold its first-ever cannabis job fair on October 6. The fair will focus on cannabis-related careers beyond budtending. That will include the science behind the business as well as retail, event planning, and agriculture. Read More:Continue Reading

Marijuana grow discovered in town of BeloitGazettextraJANESVILLE—Sheriff's deputies acting on a tip have arrested a man suspected of growing 55 marijuana plants along a creek in the town of Beloit. Christopher A. Leach, 51, of 1217 Hinsdale Ave., Beloit, was charged in Rock County Court on Wednesday with … Read More:Continue Reading

Pacific SunUpfront: Hashing it out – Pacific Sun | Marin County, CaliforniaPacific SunThe medical-cannabis community is being solicited for feedback on how the industry should be regulated. By Stett Holbrook. The Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial …and more » Read More: Upfront: Hashing it out – Pacific Sun | Marin County, California –Continue Reading

Suspects tried to destroy evidence at massive illegal Garfield County pot grow, warrant saysThe Denver PostWhen law enforcement officers last week closed in on a massive suspected illegal marijuana grow in Garfield County, they found people trying to destroy evidence at the site off Interstate 70, according to a federalContinue Reading

New York TimesMaine's 'Clean' Medical Marijuana: 'Organic' in DisguiseNew York TimesThat is when he learned that the word “organic” is defined by the Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program, which sets the standards for certification. Marijuana, still illegal under federal law, is not a crop the program recognizes … ReadContinue Reading

New York TimesEntrepreneurship|Maine's 'Clean' Medical Marijuana: 'Organic' in DisguiseNew York TimesThat is when he learned that the word “organic” is defined by the Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program, which sets the standards for certification. Marijuana, still illegal under federal law, is not a crop the program recognizes … ReadContinue Reading