Day: December 22, 2016

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelGardiner to create task force to study recreational marijuana shops …Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelWhile retail shops and social clubs are banned, officials will have time to consider whether they are businesses that Gardiner wants.and more » Read More: Gardiner to create task force to study recreationalContinue Reading

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelGardiner to create task force to study recreational marijuana shopsKennebec Journal & Morning SentinelWhile the state rules, expected to be developed by the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, may not be completed until the second half of 2017, cities and towns have the optionContinue Reading

KKCO-TVUnintended consequences: illegal pot grows surge on the Western SlopeKKCO-TVOfficials with the Western Colorado Drug Task Force, a partnership among the DEA, the Grand Junction Police Department, and the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, said they spent 2,265 man-hours on marijuana grow investigations in 2015, compared to 250 …and more » Read More:Continue Reading

KJCT8.comUnintended consequences: illegal pot grows surge on the Western SlopeKJCT8.comOfficials with the Western Colorado Drug Task Force, a partnership among the DEA, the Grand Junction Police Department, and the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, said they spent 2,265 man-hours on marijuana grow investigations in 2015, compared to 250 …and more » Read More:Continue Reading

CivilizedWill Outspoken Governor Paul LePage Try To Halt Legalizing …CivilizedLast November, Maine voters passed a ballot question to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. Here's a look at what's ahead for Maine, including …and more » Read More: Will Outspoken Governor Paul LePage Try To Halt Legalizing … – CivilizedContinue Reading

CivilizedWill Outspoken Governor Paul LePage Try To Halt Legalizing Marijuana In Maine?CivilizedAnd if the secretary of state to certifies the official results quickly, residents could have the right to possess, consume and cultivate cannabis at home by the end of January 2017 – only one month after the original planContinue Reading

MyAJCMedical marijuana supporters see opening, obstacles to state expansionMyAJCNathan Deal to agree to a narrowly tailored in-state program to grow and cultivate cannabis for medicinal purposes. Peake said more than 1,000 Georgians are now registered to legally possess cannabis oil to treat one of eight conditions that qualify … ReadContinue Reading

MLive.comPolice seize 400 marijuana plants from 'illegal grow' warehouse in DetroitMLive.comThe Detroit Police Narcotics Unit raided a warehouse on Van Dyke near Eight Mile and discovered an "illegal grow operation" with nearly 400 marijuana plants in various stages of maturity, Officer Jennifer Moreno says. The plants, located in a buildingContinue Reading

Claremore Daily ProgressHemp is the new tobacco as Kentucky farmers bet on weed's cousinClaremore Daily ProgressFor the past several decades, there were strict controls on hemp amid anti-drug sentiment, making it illegal to grow without a government permit as the plant got lumped in with marijuana. In 2014, the U.S.Continue Reading

BloombergHemp Is the New Tobacco as Kentucky Bets on Weed's CousinBloombergFor the past several decades, there were strict controls on hemp amid anti-drug sentiment, making it illegal to grow without a government permit as the plant got lumped in with marijuana. In 2014, the U.S. farm bill authorized state agricultureContinue Reading