Day: May 2, 2017

TheJointBlog (blog)Vermont Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana Expansion BillTheJointBlog (blog)… allows patients and caregivers to cultivate cannabis at home even if they have a designated dispensary, allows dispensaries to become for-profit, and requires the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to “independently test marijuana-infused …and more » Read More: Vermont Legislature ApprovesContinue Reading

fox8.comAkron leaders approve plan to welcome cultivation, sale of medical marijuanafox8.comAKRON, Ohio– Akron City Council has unanimously approved legislation that lays the groundwork and opens the door for any company or individual wanting to grow and sell medical marijuana within the city limits consistent with state law. State lawmakers …Can patientsContinue Reading

The CannabistLearn how biocontrols work to beat the bad bugs that wreck cannabis cropsThe Cannabist… recent visit to a 100-acre field-grown strawberry operation in California, I witnessed a farmer applying Phytoseiulus persimilis — a predatory mite — to mitigate a spider mite population. Spider mites are ever-present in commercial agricultureContinue Reading

Washington PostNFL players fight pain with medical marijuana: 'Managing it with pills was slowly killing me'Washington PostHe got into organic agriculture early in his retirement and recently began growing five acres of cannabis in nearby Boulder County. “This is such a young industry,” he said. “I think the majority ofContinue Reading

Radio New ZealandVanuatu youth urged to grow vegetables, not marijuanaRadio New ZealandIt has been a challenge for police to stop marijuana cultivation and usage among young people on the island because the volcanic soil is rich and all tropical crops grow very well. Police called on the youth to growContinue Reading

KTVZMedford bans backyard outdoor marijuana growsKTVZMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A new local ordinance in Medford has banned growing marijuana in backyards. The Mail Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/2qplfAA ) Monday that voters in November approved the ban after some residents objected to the smell of plants …$250 fines for backyard pot growing inContinue Reading

LeaflyAn Insider's Guide to California's Proposed Medical Marijuana RegulationsLeafly… Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR), licenses dispensaries and all medical marijuana businesses that do not grow cannabis or manufacture cannabis products. Here are their proposed regulations. California Department of Food & Agriculture, …How much can you buy? California's proposed medical marijuanaContinue Reading

KTVZ$250 Fines for Backyard Pot Growing in Oregon's Medford | Oregon …U.S. News & World ReportOfficials say people in the southern Oregon city of Medford who violate a ban on growing marijuana in their backyards could face fines of $250 per day if they are …$250 fines for backyard pot growingContinue Reading

KATU$250 Fines for Backyard Pot Growing in Oregon's MedfordU.S. News & World Report$250 Fines for Backyard Pot Growing in Oregon's Medford. Officials say people in the southern Oregon city of Medford who violate a ban on growing marijuana in their backyards could face fines of $250 per day if theyContinue Reading

Sun Sentinel (blog)Medical marijuana bill moves closer to passingSun Sentinel (blog)Substantial changes to the Florida House version of medical marijuana rules bring it closer to the Senate bill — and closer to becoming law. Bill sponsor state Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, said the changes were made in negotiations with theContinue Reading