Month: September 2016 (Page 8)

Commissioners pave way for marijuana cultivation at Satsop Business ParkGrays Harbor Daily WorldPort of Grays Harbor commissioners approved an amendment to the Port's lease policy, clearing the way for marijuana cultivation and processing at the Satsop Business Park. The commission held a special meeting Tuesday and invited Rebecca Chaffee … ReadContinue Reading

Seacoastonline.com9 States to Vote on Legal MarijuanaDTN The Progressive Farmer (registration) (blog)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From California, with its counterculture heritage, to the fishing ports and mill towns of Maine, millions of Americans in nine states have a chance to vote Nov. 8 on expanding legal access to marijuana. Collectively,Continue Reading

North Bay BohemianHashing It OutNorth Bay BohemianTo see representatives from two newly minted state agencies with the word "Cannabis" in their names mingle with a diverse crowd of about 200 medical-marijuana-industry workers hashing out the finer points of policy under the bright fluorescent lights …and more » Read More: Hashing ItContinue Reading

North Bay BohemianHashing It Out | News | North Bay BohemianNorth Bay BohemianThe Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, home of rock-ribbed American ideals of law, order and country, played host to a most curious road show last…and more » Read More: Hashing It Out | News | North Bay Bohemian –Continue Reading

KUAM.comPublic Health concerned about home cultivation in marijuana billsKUAM.comWhile home cultivation was not part of the proposed rules that Public Health had created, Gillan wants Bill 344 to have stronger language specifically in relation to "landlords reserving the right to restrict cannabis cultivation on their property." He … Read More:Continue Reading

KKTV 11 NewsCode enforcement: complaints against marijuana grows in Pueblo city are upKKTV 11 NewsCode Enforcement Manager Karen Wilson tells 11 News last year they had about 44 different complaints but this year they've already addressed 70 complaints about marijuana grows. Each month they team up with narcotics officers forContinue Reading

County supervisors OK marijuana cultivation ordinanceHollister Free LanceSupervisors unanimously approved a marijuana cultivation “urgency” ordinance at today's board meeting that halts all new marijuana cultivation operations within the county. The approved law will temporarily ban large-scale grows and notes how, “nothing … Read More: County supervisors OK marijuana cultivation ordinanceContinue Reading

Small medical marijuana cultivators fear county rules exclude themSanta Cruz SentinelOnly 310 parcels representing 36,000 acres are zoned for residences, a requirement for cannabis cultivation unless the land is zoned for commercial agriculture. An Aptos property with greenhouses totaling 3 million square feet, an area equal to about … ReadContinue Reading

89.3 KPCCHow will small growers stay competitive if California legalizes pot …89.3 KPCCChrystal Ortiz-Beck believes there will always be a market for high-grade organic cannabis. (Sam Harnett/KQED) California Counts. 141815 full …and more » Read More: How will small growers stay competitive if California legalizes pot … – 89.3 KPCCContinue Reading

89.3 KPCCHow will small growers stay competitive if California legalizes pot?89.3 KPCCFarmers like Chrystal Ortiz-Beck and her husband, Noah Beck. Chrystal and Noah currently cultivate medical marijuana for dispensaries. Their farm, or “grow,” as it is known around here, is in Holmes, an unincorporated town right off Highway 101.and more »Continue Reading