Day: February 28, 2017 (Page 3)

Washington PostMarijuana grow lights are causing static for ham radio operatorsPress HeraldAUGUSTA — Retired Coast Guard officer Roger Johnson sometimes notices a harsh buzz when he turns on his amateur radio, and he blames high-powered lighting used to grow pot. Amateur radio operators say the legalization of marijuana is creatingContinue Reading

The CannabistThe wrong kind of buzz: Marijuana grow lights vex ham radio operatorsThe CannabistAUGUSTA, Maine — Retired Coast Guard officer Roger Johnson sometimes notices a harsh buzz when he turns on his amateur radio, and he blames high-powered lighting used to grow pot. Amateur radio operators say the legalization ofContinue Reading

KUARReal estate investors help grow the medical-marijuana businessKUARFrom the outside, the lab looks more like a storage facility than a fancy grow lab. Inside, there's no tinfoil on the windows or purple grow lights hanging from the ceiling. Between the pressurized rooms, sophisticated lab equipment and bar-coded …and more » ReadContinue Reading

WWNOReal estate investors help grow the medical-marijuana businessWWNOFrom the outside, the lab looks more like a storage facility than a fancy grow lab. Inside, there's no tinfoil on the windows or purple grow lights hanging from the ceiling. Between the pressurized rooms, sophisticated lab equipment and bar-coded …and more » ReadContinue Reading

The Durango HeraldRecreational pot: Trump takes aim at a growing state industryThe Durango HeraldIn retrospect, Coloradans were naïve to believe that medical marijuana wasn't a foot in the door for recreational use, or that once recreational pot was decriminalized here, the marijuana business wouldn't grow quickly. It may also haveContinue Reading

New Cannabis Ventures (blog)Surna Secures Fifth Canadian ClientNew Cannabis Ventures (blog)BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 28, 2017 /CNW/ — Surna Inc. (OTC: SRNA), a technology company that engineers equipment for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) with special expertise in cannabis cultivation, signed a contract with Vancouver's Sante Veritas … Read More: Surna Secures FifthContinue Reading

Real estate investors help grow the medical-marijuana businessMarketplace.orgWith recreational marijuana getting all the attention these days, it's easy to forget how far the medical marijuana industry has come since California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996. Today, Arcview Market Research … Read More: Real estate investorsContinue Reading

Phys.OrgGrowing problem: Pot lights give ham radio operators a buzzPhys.OrgGrow lamps are distinctive because they power on and off for 12 hours at a time, and marijuana grow lighting can be powerful enough to produce the same amount of radio interference as a 1,000-watt AM radio station, said Bill Crowley,Continue Reading

Equities.comViridian Cannabis Deal Tracker for the Week Ended February 24, 2017Equities.comThe Viridian CANNABIS DEAL TRACKER monitors capital raise, mergers & acquisition, joint venture, and licensing activity for both public and private companies in the legal cannabis industry across 12 key sectors, including Agriculture Technology, … Read More: Viridian Cannabis Deal TrackerContinue Reading

Growing problem: Pot lights give ham radio operators a buzzFairbanks Daily News-MinerAmateur radio operators say the legalization of marijuana is creating a chronic nuisance thanks to interference caused by electrical ballasts that regulate indoor lamps used to grow pot. The American Radio Relay League wants the Federal Communications … Read More:Continue Reading