Day: August 7, 2017 (Page 2)

A bank has taken the unusual step of embracing medical marijuana businesses in Florida. Orlando-based First Green Bank has opened accounts and granted financial services to six of Florida’s seven licensed MMJ producers, according to The Palm Beach Post. First Green Bank’s services include accepting large cash deposits from marijuanaContinue Reading

Regenerative farming literally feeds the earth. The pear tree in Meg Fender’s backyard is her pride and joy. She said, in many ways, it’s one of the key elements of her garden’s health. “That tree has been producing major amounts of fruit for over a decade,” Fender said. “So muchContinue Reading

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has contacted the governors of Colorado and Washington state and, using parallel language, questioned the effectiveness of state regulations designed to comply with the 2013 Cole Memo. In letters to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, Sessions referenced reports from the HighContinue Reading