Day: December 26, 2016

State seeks farmers for hemp programSunbury Daily Item… holds a promising future,” said Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding. “If we want to realize this crop's full potential, though, we need the benefit of sound research." Industrial hemp, which derives from the cannabis sativa L. plant, was grown … Read More:Continue Reading

KRDONew year rings in huge drop in number of marijuana plants …Colorado Springs GazetteCaregivers' ability to grow hundreds of marijuana plants – which some claim…Medical marijuana caregivers face new grow limits in 2017 – KRDOKRDOall 2 news articles » Read More: New year rings in huge drop in number of marijuanaContinue Reading

New year rings in huge drop in number of marijuana plants Colorado caregivers can growColorado Springs GazetteCaregivers' ability to grow hundreds of marijuana plants – which some claim is supplying the black market in Colorado and outside the state – is about to be uprooted. Beginning Jan. 1, the maximumContinue Reading

New year rings in huge drop in number of marijuana plants caregivers can growColorado Springs GazetteCaregivers' ability to grow hundreds of marijuana plants – which some claim is supplying the black market in Colorado and outside the state – is about to be uprooted. Beginning Jan. 1, the maximum numberContinue Reading

Commission denies appeal for old airport cannabis site in San AndreasCalaveras EnterpriseThe Calaveras County Planning Commission last week denied five appeals by would-be cannabis farmers seeking to register commercial cultivation sites, including one from man who rented a former gymnastics studio at the old Calaveras County airport … Read More: CommissionContinue Reading

Chicago TribuneLacing dog treats with cannabis is a growing business – Chicago …Chicago TribuneEven for a puppy, Kat Donatello's black Labrador, Austin, was hyperactive. After experimenting with natural supplements on her older dog, Donatello slipped a.and more » Read More: Lacing dog treats with cannabis is a growing business – ChicagoContinue Reading

Chicago TribuneLacing dog treats with cannabis is a growing businessChicago TribuneAustin + Kat, along with Therabis and Treatibles, are among several Cannabidiol-for-dogs businesses that have popped up in the last two years, a time period during which CBD pet product sales nationwide doubled, according to data kept by cannabis …and more »Continue Reading

Stories of Year No. 10 (tie): 2016 the year of legal marijuana – News …Seacoastonline.comIt was the year of legal weed. In November's election, four out of five states that had recreational marijuana on the ballot passed the measures, including Maine …and more » Read More: Stories of Year No. 10 (tie):Continue Reading

Stories of Year No. 10 (tie): 2016 the year of legal marijuanaSeacoastonline.comThe law also allows the retail sale of cannabis, but that is likely to be at least nine months away. The legislation calls for the Department of Agriculture to create regulations for the commercial cultivation and retail sale ofContinue Reading

Hemp is the new tobacco as state's farmers bet on weed's cousinmessenger-inquirer… ago was the most tobacco-dependent state in the country, farmers are planting less of the crop after growing health concerns shrunk demand. Instead, they're increasingly turning to hemp and have more than doubled sowings of the cannabis varietyContinue Reading