Month: May 2017 (Page 2)

Business in VancouverTantalus Labs receives cannabis cultivation licence from Health CanadaBusiness in VancouverEarlier this year, Tantalus Labs opened one of Canada's first greenhouses built specifically for marijuana production. The lab, named Sunlab, utilizes sunlight for the plant's primary photosynthetic input rather than artificial light and reduces … Read More: TantalusContinue Reading

Tantalus Labs receives cannabis cultivation license from Health CanadaBusiness in VancouverEarlier this year, Tantalus Labs opened one of Canada's first greenhouses built specifically for marijuana production. The lab, named Sunlab, utilizes sunlight for the plant's primary photosynthetic input rather than artificial light and reduces … Read More: Tantalus Labs receivesContinue Reading

Merced Sun-StarStates take steps to entice minority marijuana entrepreneursMerced Sun-StarSome states that have legalized marijuana are encouraging minorities to enter the growing cannabis industry after years of drug enforcement that had a disproportionate effect on black and Hispanic communities. A look at some of the efforts nationwide …and more » ReadContinue Reading

Capital Public Radio NewsCalaveras County May Move To Ban Marijuana Cultivation After AllCapital Public Radio NewsThe Calaveras Board of Supervisors may reverse its course and abandon regulation. In 2016, Calaveras County collected roughly $3.7 million from hundreds of applicants seeking a legal permit to cultivate marijuana. Residents who opposed theContinue Reading

Capital Public Radio NewsCalaveras County May Abandon Recreational Marijuana RegulationCapital Public Radio NewsIn 2016, Calaveras County collected roughly $3.7 million from hundreds of applicants seeking a legal permit to cultivate marijuana. Residents who opposed the move sought to bring a ban before voters – but it was thrown out byContinue Reading

York DispatchGrowing pot industry offers breaks to entice minoritiesYork DispatchOAKLAND, Calif. — Andre Shavers was sentenced to five years on felony probation after authorities burst into the house where he was living in one of Oakland's most heavily policed neighborhoods and found a quarter ounce of marijuana. After the 2007Continue Reading

Modesto BeeGrowing marijuana industry offers breaks to entice minoritiesDaily PressNow Oakland and other cities and states with legal pot are trying to make up for the toll marijuana enforcement took on minorities by giving them a better shot at joining the growing marijuana industry. African-Americans made up 83 percent ofContinue Reading

Aurora Cannabis Names Experienced Executive to New Role of COONew Cannabis Ventures (blog)In addition, the company is the cornerstone investor with a 19.9% stake in Cann Group Limited, the first Australian company licensed to conduct research on and cultivate medical cannabis, as well as owns Pedanios, a leading wholesale importer,Continue Reading

CBS DFWStates Offer Breaks To Minority Marijuana EntrepreneursCBS DFWBlack farmers in Florida were among thousands across the country who sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture for racial discrimination, saying they had been unfairly denied government loans and subsidies in the 1980s and 1990s. The case ended with an …and more » ReadContinue Reading

90.5 WESAStates Offer Breaks To Minority Marijuana Entrepreneurs90.5 WESAAndre Shavers, who runs a marijuana delivery business, walks up a street in Oakland, Calif. The city is prodding cannabis businesses to pair with minority applicants if they want a licence to sell, manufacture, cultivate or distribute weed in 2018 …and more »Continue Reading