Day: January 10, 2017

CBS LocalHome-Grown Marijuana, Now Legal In Massachusetts, On The Rise …CBS LocalWith the opening of legal pot shops in Massachusetts at least a year and a half way, some people are still finding a way to get it. By growing it themselves.Holyoke mayor sees future in pot – The BostonContinue Reading

CBS LocalHome-Grown Marijuana, Now Legal In Massachusetts, On The RiseCBS LocalThe grow lights, climate controlling fans, potting soil and fertilizer are staples for indoor growers. “From vegetables to orchids to ornamentals,” Voog explains. When the new recreational marijuana law allowing individuals to grow plants went into …Holyoke mayor wants toContinue Reading

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelThousands flock to Augusta for first day of Maine Agricultural Trades …Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelThe legalization of marijuana and its effect on the farming industry was also a popular topic on the trade show floor Tuesday.and more » Read More: Thousands flock to Augusta for firstContinue Reading

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelThousands flock to Augusta for first day of Maine Agricultural Trades ShowKennebec Journal & Morning SentinelIn fact, several officials from various agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Maine and Coastal Enterprises Inc., said because of federal regulations, their groups wouldn't be much helpContinue Reading

Stanly News & PressNATIONAL: Medical pot has yet to impact agriculture businessStanly News & PressHARRISBURG – There was little obvious sign of the newest addition to the state's agricultural landscape at the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Monday. While the costs of cultivating medical marijuana make it an unlikely business ventureContinue Reading

WFMZ AllentownFire leads to discovery of high-tech marijuana grow operationWFMZ AllentownREADING, Pa. – Authorities have discovered a large, sophisticated marijuana growing operation inside a house in Reading. "About 120 to 160 plants, adult plants, which puts them at about six-foot in size," an RPD officer, who did not want toContinue Reading

Times Herald-RecordPot-growing operation discovered at scene of home fireTimes Herald-RecordNEW WINDSOR – A fire at a multi-family residence on Union Avenue on Tuesday led to the discovery of a marijuana-growing operation, town police said. The first alarm was called in just before 11 a.m. Vails Gate firefighters and town policeContinue Reading

Chilliwack's biggest illegal marijuana grow-op still before the courtsChilliwack ProgressThe man accused of being behind the largest illegal marijuana grow operation ever busted in Chilliwack was back in court this week and he doesn't have a lawyer. It was more than seven years ago when Mounties searched Lloyd McConnell's NixonContinue Reading

Everson businessman wants to convert warehouse into medical cannabis facilityUniontown Herald StandardIn Rostraver Township, another business is also looking to convert a warehouse into a medical marijuana clinic. The township's zoning hearing board will meet tomorrow to decide whether Maitri Medicinals will receive a special exception to cultivate and … ReadContinue Reading

The Newark AdvocateMan sent to prison for extensive marijuana grow operationThe Newark AdvocateNEWARK – A Newark man was ordered to serve the maximum sentence Tuesday after admitting to growing a large amount of marijuana plants for the second time in five years. Shane Sothen, 36, was found guilty of oneContinue Reading