Month: December 2016 (Page 49)

WBURRecreational Marijuana In Mass. — The Legal Do's And Don'ts To KnowWBUR8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities of marijuana for recreational purposes and grow pot plants in their homes. The catch: It's still illegal to sell marijuana in Massachusetts – except toContinue Reading

WBURPot becoming legal in Massachusetts, but not to sell — yetLowell SunThe ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities of marijuana for recreational purposes and grow pot plants in their homes. The catch: It's still illegal toContinue Reading

If you got 'em: Marijuana becomes legal in Massachusetts ThursdayMy Fox BostonThe ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities of marijuana for recreational purposes and grow pot plants in their homes. The catch: It's still illegal toContinue Reading

Holden plant flagged as site for medical marijuana cropCarAdviceAnd ACC founder Ben Fitzsimons this week suggested to the paper that the Holden site would be ideal as a site to cultivate marijuana crops after it closes. The factory has a reported 25ha under its roof, and the ACC would lookContinue Reading

ABC OnlinePublic servants couldn't 'organise a sausage sizzle at Bunnings' | afr …The Australian Financial ReviewShane Yeend is a director of Australian Cannabis Corporation and says there needs to be a Donald Trump-style shake-up in SA to break a cycle of negativity.Cannabis factory proposal for Holden's Elizabeth site deserves –Continue Reading

Santa Rosa Press DemocratSonoma County to decide on future of marijuana growing outside …Santa Rosa Press DemocratSonoma County supervisors are poised Tuesday to break the standoff over whether to allow marijuana cultivation for profit in rural neighborhoods on the …and more » Read More: Sonoma County to decide on future of marijuanaContinue Reading

Santa Rosa Press DemocratSonoma County to decide on future of marijuana growing outside city limitsSanta Rosa Press DemocratThe high-stakes dispute involves residents who live outside city limits concerned about crime and nuisances in their neighborhoods, and cottage-sized cannabis farmers who fear being put out of business or edged out intoContinue Reading

Stalling on legalizationWicked Local NewtonQuestion 4 gives officials more than a year to implement a new system to regulate and tax the sale of cannabis for recreational use, but set Dec. 15 as the date marijuana possession and cultivation will no longer be considered a criminal offense. But …and more »Continue Reading

Under the Radar: Should Zambia finance Eurobonds with marijuana?Global Risk InsightsSinkamba's call for a domestic marijuana industry does mesh with government and international encouragement for a more diversified Zambian economy, especially in the agriculture sector where most of the population works. Currently reliant on cash crops … Read More: Under theContinue Reading

County seeks regional approach to pot rules: San Mateo County Board of Supervisors consider pros and cons of …San Mateo Daily JournalA temporary ban on commercial marijuana activity will likely be enacted next week as San Mateo County officials consider a regional approach to determining new rules while folding inContinue Reading