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SalonMarijuana monster money: California makes more from cannabis than the next 5 largest crops combinedSalonUsing cash farm receipt data from the state Department of Food and Agriculture for ag crops and its own estimate of in-state pot production (see discussion below), the Register pegs the value of California's marijuana cropContinue Reading

Allied NewsPA launches research program for industrial hempAllied News… holds a promising future,” Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding said. “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 … ReadContinue Reading

KTNV Las VegasPahrump man arrested after trying to bribe sergeant over marijuana …KTNV Las VegasA Pahrump man was arrested after officials say he tried to bribe a sheriff's sergeant to look the other way on his marijuana grow.Police: Would-be pot grower arrested over bribe in Nye County – Las …LasContinue Reading

KTNV Las VegasPahrump man arrested after trying to bribe sergeant over marijuana growKTNV Las VegasDuring that conversation with Boruchowitz and the Scorpion Task Force Detective Behrens repeated his bribe this time going into more detail, offering the undercover detective $30,000 to ensure he did not get arrested while growing marijuanaContinue Reading

Fee to grow medical marijuana in Arkansas: $100000 a yearThe Daily ProgressLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A state commission has decided that Arkansas residents hoping to grow medical marijuana will have to pay an annual fee of $100,000 to operate a cultivation facility. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission set theContinue Reading