Day: April 21, 2017

CTV NewsNew medical marijuana facility to bring 300 new jobsCTV NewsThe new medical marijuana facility being built in Bradford is vastly different from the automotive parts plant, which closed five years ago. Medreleaf is expanding … This is an agriculture community, so you know what, we see this as aContinue Reading

Draft Ban Aims To Snuff Out Calaveras Cannabis IndustryMyMotherLode.comPosted on the Calaveras County Planning Department's website, the newly finalized draft document seeks to rescind the current urgency ordinance on cannabis cultivation, hurriedly put into place last spring. If passed, it will effectively pull the plug …and more » Read More: DraftContinue Reading

Business in VancouverPot grower hopes to lead sector out of the shadows By Tyler NyquvestBusiness in VancouverIn its recently released Into the Light report, Tantalus claims that indoor cannabis cultivation uses close to 2% of Canada's electricity. Converting cultivation to greenhouse agriculture could cut energy consumption nearly 90%, the companyContinue Reading

Business in VancouverPot grower hopes to lead sector out of the shadowsBusiness in VancouverIn its recently released Into the Light report, Tantalus claims that indoor cannabis cultivation uses close to 2% of Canada's electricity. Converting cultivation to greenhouse agriculture could cut energy consumption nearly 90%, the company says. Read More:Continue Reading

cleveland.comWant to grow medical marijuana in Ohio? Here's how to applycleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Entrepreneurs seeking to grow medical marijuana in Ohio can now start completing the lengthy, in-depth application to obtain one of 24 licenses available statewide. The Ohio Department of Commerce on Friday released the application … Read More: WantContinue Reading

Calaveras EnterprisePlanning Department details proposed cannabis banCalaveras EnterpriseAn ordinance that would eliminate commercial cannabis cultivation and its related activities throughout Calaveras County was released Friday. The ordinance, if passed, would go into effect within 30 days of its passage. Cultivators would then have 90 …and more » Read More: Planning DepartmentContinue Reading

Cannabis Operations Registry Launched by County of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara Independent(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – On April 11, 2017, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance establishing a limited term, non-personal cannabis cultivation and related Operations Registry Program within the unincorporated areas of … Read More: Cannabis Operations RegistryContinue Reading

Investing News Network (press release) (registration) (blog)Canadian Government's Cannabis Legislation Challenged by OppositionInvesting News Network (press release) (registration) (blog)Canadian Government's Cannabis Legislation Challenged by Opposition. The Federal government announced April 13 its plans to legalize marijuana by July 1, 2018, but the Conservative Party and NDP are looking for answersContinue Reading

New Cannabis Ventures (blog)MJ Freeway Receives Additional $3 Million InvestmentNew Cannabis Ventures (blog)DENVER, April 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — MJ Freeway, the leading provider of business management solutions and consulting services for the cannabis industry, today announced $3 million in Series B extension financing raised from existing investors. MJ …and more »Continue Reading

Baltimore City Paper (blog)Why I'm Growing Weed: The absurdity of Georgia's medical marijuana lawBaltimore City Paper (blog)I'm growing marijuana. I have a flowerpot in my house sitting under a purple grow light with marijuana in it. And it's illegal. So why is a middle-aged, small-town newspaper publisher growing marijuana? AndContinue Reading