Month: February 2017 (Page 8)

Montreal GazetteCanada's marijuana green rushMontreal GazetteIt weaves through a patchwork of cornfields and hamlets before settling in Smiths Falls — a town that boasts a stone mill, a Lion's Club that meets every second Thursday and a factory that grows cannabis by the tonne. The building on Hershey Dr. looks …andContinue Reading

Los Angeles TimesCalifornia officials and the marijuana industry are ready to fight a federal crackdownLos Angeles TimesHowever, the states may find their hands tied legally if they try to keep federal agents from raiding and shutting down marijuana growing and sales operations, according to Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLAContinue Reading

Los Angeles TimesCalifornia officials and the marijuana industry prepare to fight a federal crackdownLos Angeles TimesHowever, the states may find their hands tied legally if they try to keep federal agents from raiding and shutting down marijuana growing and sales operations, according to Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA SchoolContinue Reading

Union DemocratLawsuit seeks to block 'false, misleading' arguments from ballotUnion DemocratA pro-cannabis activist from Calaveras County has filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking arguments in favor of a local ballot measure that would ban commercial marijuana cultivation and sales if approved by voters through a special election scheduled for MayContinue Reading

Local 10Hialeah man arrested after marijuana plants found in garage,…Local 10A Hialeah man was arrested after police found about 80 pounds of marijuana plants growing in his garage, police said.and more » Read More: Hialeah man arrested after marijuana plants found in garage,… – Local 10Continue Reading

Local 10Hialeah man arrested after marijuana plants found in garage, police sayLocal 10HIALEAH, Fla. – A Hialeah man was arrested after police found about 80 pounds of marijuana plants growing in his garage, police said. Martin Madrigal Jr., 27, was arrested Wednesday on various drug charges.and more » Read More: HialeahContinue Reading

MERRY JANEWhat Does Trump's New Pot Policy Mean For DC? Not Much, Say AdvocatesWAMU 88.5While it's legal in D.C. to both possess small amounts of marijuana and cultivate the plants within a home, a regulated system of legal sales like those in Colorado and Washington state was never implemented. AlthoughContinue Reading

The Sanatoga PostMarijuana grow facility hopes to take root in underground Lower Pottsgrove bunkerThe MercuryGeoff Whaling, who would managed the facility, has spent much of his energy in previous years advocating for the passage of a medical cannabis law in Pennsylvania and said he is pleased that the 17 medicalContinue Reading

Sarasota Herald-TribuneGrowHealthy invests in former Lake Wales mattress factory to grow medical marijuanaSarasota Herald-TribuneGrowHealthy CEO Don Clifford said the company expects to gain authorization in March to begin growing plants at the indoor facility. If that happens, Clifford said GrowHealthy could be distributing medicine to patients by Oct. 1. ShareholdersContinue Reading

Chicago Daily Herald2 arrested in Carpentersville indoor marijuana grow operationChicago Daily HeraldTwo Carpentersville residents were charged after police executed a search warrant Thursday that turned up an indoor grow operation of 66 marijuana plants. Robbie Marinkovich, 44, of the 0-99 block of Valentine Street, was charged with felony production …andContinue Reading