Month: March 2017 (Page 48)

Zambia ReportsDEC Warns Against Cannabis CultivationZambia ReportsThe Drug Enforcement Commission has clarified that cannabis cultivation is still illegal in Zambia unless one has lawful authority to cultivate for medicinal purposes as stated by Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo in his ministerial statement to …and more » Read More: DEC Warns Against CannabisContinue Reading

New York TimesWith Rebels Gone, Colombia Jumps Into the Pot IndustryNew York TimesMr. Orozco went back to marijuana and its high prices. “Other agriculture isn't profitable here,” he said. But Ms. Riveros, the mother who trims marijuana plants, says the profits of the illegal trade have fallen since the FARCContinue Reading

New York TimesWith Rebels Gone, Colombia Jumps Into the Pot Industry – The New …New York TimesThe government, which has received billions in American aid to eradicate the drug trade, will license a small number of companies to cultivate medical …and more » Read More: With Rebels Gone, Colombia Jumps Into theContinue Reading

Lusaka TimesZambia : Cannabis cultivation is still illegal in Zambia-DECLusaka TimesLusaka – Zambia: The Drug Enforcement Commission has insisted that cultivation of cannabis in Zambia remains illegal. DEC Spokesperson Theresa Katongo …and more » Read More: Zambia : Cannabis cultivation is still illegal in Zambia-DEC – Lusaka TimesContinue Reading

Lusaka TimesCannabis cultivation is still illegal in Zambia-DECLusaka TimesDEC Spokesperson Theresa Katongo said following the statement made by Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo on medicinal cannabis to Parliament recently, the Commission has been receiving numerous queries from members of the public on …and more » Read More: Cannabis cultivation is still illegalContinue Reading

XinhuaIs Zambia ready for cultivation of marijuana?XinhuaA woman smokes marijuana during a demonstration in front of the National Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on Nov. 4, 2015. (Xinhua/Alejandro Ayala). LUSAKA, March 10 (Xinhua) — Zambia could be on its path to start … Read More:Continue Reading

CTV NewsSecret medical marijuana facility in Manitoba wants to grow ahead of legalizationCTV NewsThere's room for Arbuthnot to grow his company. His warehouse is the size of two football fields. By 2020, Arbuthnot wants to fill it with 600 shipping containers converted into 'grow pods'. The goal is to produceContinue Reading

Vancouver SunMission couple acquitted after loaded gun seized from licensed grow-opVancouver SunA Mission couple has been acquitted of possessing a loaded firearm after a judge found their rights had been violated in connection with a police raid of their licensed marijuana grow-op. Jeffery James Vanhorn and Tanya Christensen were jointlyContinue Reading

Silicon Valley Business JournalFor more coverage about the state of the fledgling cannabis industry in Silicon Valley, read here:Silicon Valley Business Journal“There's just so many side effects of legalization that folks are having to grapple with,” said Cara Martinson, who runs agriculture and cannabis policy at the California State AssociationContinue Reading

The Seattle TimesAfter decades fighting drugs, Colombia joins marijuana tradeThe Seattle TimesOrozco went back to marijuana and its high prices. “Other agriculture isn't profitable here,” he said. But Riveros, the mother who trims marijuana plants, says the profits of the illegal trade have fallen since the FARC stood down, byContinue Reading