Month: February 2017 (Page 18)

Department of Agriculture would regulate marijuana edibles with new Takko billLongview Daily NewsA bill sponsored by state Sen. Dean Takko, D-Longview, would put the state Department of Agriculture in charge of inspecting and regulating marijuana edibles, such as caramels, brownies and chocolates. The bill helps to place processors in theContinue Reading

Tallahassee.comLegislature ponders expanding who can buy, sell legal cannabisTallahassee.comAs the Florida Legislature gets ready to make rules to implement Amendment 2, the seven corporations exclusively licensed to grow and sell medical marijuana are raising and spending millions to expand their fledgling operations and protect their stake … Read More: LegislatureContinue Reading

MERRY JANE14 More States That Might Legalize Cannabis This YearMERRY JANEWell, a number of people across the country associate legalization with taxation, believing people should have an inalienable right to cultivate and trade cannabis at will. Yet, many legal states have proven that legalization yields this ability … Read More:Continue Reading

The Spokesman-ReviewJust how mainstream is marijuana? There's now a 'Congressional Cannabis Caucus'The Spokesman-ReviewIn this Jan. 31, 2017, photo, agriculture regulators from seven different states and Guam tour a Denver marijuana growing warehouse on a tour organized by the Colorado Department of Agriculture in Denver. (Kristen Wyatt / Associated Press). ByContinue Reading

2 Vietnamese nabbed for allegedly growing marijuana in GunmaJapan TodayPolice have arrested two Vietnamese for allegedly growing marijuana at the apartment of one of the suspects in Gunma Prefecture, and have confiscated 400 marijuana plants. Police said Friday the amount represented the largest single seizure since 2008, … Read More: 2Continue Reading

Kitsap SunThe story behind the failure of Kitsap's first licensed marijuana growKitsap SunGregory Stewart at Nine Point Growth Industries in not long after the licensed marijuana grow operation opened in early 2014. Nine Points was shut down earlier this month by the state Liquor and Cannabis Board after it fellContinue Reading

NBC Right NowNew lab in Yakima tests pesticides on marijuana – NBC Right Now/KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA |NBC Right NowYAKIMA, WA – The Department of Agriculture in Yakima recently allowed cameras into its new state-of-the-art lab that tests pesticides on marijuana. Reporter Gilbert Magallon got a tour of the facilityContinue Reading

NBC Right NowNew lab in Yakima tests pesticides on marijuana – NBC Right Now …NBC Right NowThe Department of Agriculture in Yakima recently allowed cameras into its new state-of-the-art lab that tests pesticides on marijuana.and more » Read More: New lab in Yakima tests pesticides on marijuana – NBC Right NowContinue Reading

Stockton RecordAt $340M, marijuana may be top industry in Calaveras CountyStockton RecordCommercial medical marijuana farming in Calaveras County was worth about $340 million last year, likely making pot the struggling county's No. 1 industry, a new study finds. The analysis by University of the Pacific's Center for Business and PolicyContinue Reading

ABC27Man arrested after police find marijuana grow operation in garageABC27WEST YORK, Pa. (WHTM) – A man who was previously arrested for growing marijuana in York County was once again found in possession of drugs. The West York Borough Police Department was called just before 10 p.m. Thursday night to aContinue Reading