Month: October 2016

Controversy Erupts Around $10 Million Bust of Legal Marijuana GrowHIGH TIMESOver the weekend, 35 people were arrested and $10 million worth of marijuana was seized during a raid at an old airport in Calavaras County, California. According to the sheriff's department, the grow operation had been under investigation for theContinue Reading

Baltimore SunMaryland medical marijuana regulators sued for not considering racial diversity of license winnersBaltimore SunThe lawsuit is the second to challenge the way the commission picked 15 companies in August to grow the drug. Two other companies joined to sue regulators for excluding their high-ranked applications and elevating two lower-rankedContinue Reading

Baltimore SunLawsuit: Maryland medical marijuana panel illegally ignored race of applicantsBaltimore SunThe lawsuit is the second to challenge the way the commission picked 15 companies in August to grow the drug. Two other companies joined to sue regulators for excluding their high-ranked applications and elevating two lower-ranked competitors in anContinue Reading

Above the LawSmoke The Vote: The 9 Marijuana Ballot Initiatives | Above the LawAbove the LawIt's time to briefly visit each marijuana ballot initiative, especially since legalization or medical marijuana reform in one state can greatly impact other …and more » Read More: Smoke The Vote: The 9 Marijuana Ballot Initiatives |Continue Reading

Above the LawSmoke The Vote: The 9 Marijuana Ballot InitiativesAbove the LawIt initially approved medical marijuana by ballot initiative in 2004 and the program survived a 2011 attempt to legislatively repeal it. Though Montana patients can still access marijuana, the cultivation to distribution chain in Montana is opaque and …andContinue Reading

Sterling Heights starts crack down on medical-marijuana growersThe Macomb DailyThe city recently filed a lawsuit in Macomb County Circuit Court against a city resident whom they say creates a nuisance with his grow operation and Thursday will announce “an aggressive crackdown on nuisance marijuana grow operations in Sterling … Read More:Continue Reading

Surrey marijuana grow op robbers lost key to getaway car – Surrey …Surrey NowThe court heard they tried to steal the victim's car but couldn't shut its alarm off and ran away after neighbours came.and more » Read More: Surrey marijuana grow op robbers lost key to getaway car – SurreyContinue Reading

Surrey marijuana grow op robbers lost key to getaway carSurrey NowNEW WESTMINSTER — Two men have been found guilty of armed robbery, unlawful confinement and break-and-enter in connection with a marijuana grow rip at a rented house in Cloverdale last year. The court heard the robbers had lost the keysContinue Reading

Bangor Daily NewsMaine Commissioner Warns of Costs Involved in Regulating …MainePublic.orgThe head of the state agency that would be charged with overseeing marijuana regulation under ballot Question 1 says his department is simply not prepared.Marijuana legalization will come at the expense of Maine's natural …Bangor Daily Newsall 3 news articles »Continue Reading

Maine Commissioner Warns of Costs Involved in Regulating MarijuanaMainePublic.orgBANGOR, Maine – Maine's Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry departments is urging voters to consider the negative impacts of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. In interviews and op-ed pieces, Commissioner Walter Whitcomb … Read More: Maine Commissioner Warns of Costs Involved inContinue Reading