Monthly Archives: December 2017

Underground Cannabis Dinners Are Creating Quite a Buzz in the Bay Area (and Wine Is No …

Whether you’re new to cannabis , gently returning to it after a break (all those bong loads you had in your twenties are a hazy memory), or are already a daily toker, there’s a spot for everyone at the table. Some chefs infuse cannabis into their dishes, while others prefer to host smoking sessions before … … Continue reading Underground Cannabis Dinners Are Creating Quite a Buzz in the Bay Area (and Wine Is No …

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Phytocannabinoid rich hemp oil

We carry hemp oils in tincture form, edibles in a few varieties including All Green Lotus hemp oil is rich in naturally occurring CBD, a plethora of other phyto-cannabinoids such as CBN, CBG, CBDA (0% THC), and terpenes such as Myrcene, Pinene, Limonene and many more. Phytocannabinoid-Rich … Read More

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Reminder: Ban in Place for Adult-Use Cannabis

San Rafael, CA – Even when the calendar page is flipped from 2017 to 2018, there won’t be a sudden flurry of pop-up stores selling adult-use cannabis in the unincorporated sections of Marin County. Cannabis leaves The County of Marin will not be issuing business licenses for retail adult use cannabis … Read More

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Dividend Spotlight on Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (TSXV:HEMP )

Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (TSXV:HEMP ) currently has a 10-year dividend growth rate of 0.00000. This number is calculated using the geometric average which provides the typical value of dividend growth over the specified period using the product of their values. The geometric average is defined as … Read More

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New California Laws Banning Workplace Immigration Raids, Legalizing Recreational Cannabis …

Californians in the Golden State will be free to legally spark up and enjoy recreational cannabis come Jan. 1. Individual cities will still be free to introduce local rules on the usage and sale of the herb, but dispensaries will still have to be at least 600 feet from schools and must close their doors … Continue reading New California Laws Banning Workplace Immigration Raids, Legalizing Recreational Cannabis …

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Debate rages after cannabis oil bust

A raging debate over the legalisation of cannabis – particularly cannabis oil – came to the fore over the past two weeks since the arrest of a Port Elizabeth man who was allegedly producing the oil. Vocal social media users called for the unbanning of cannabis oil, with many saying police should be … Read More

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Medical marijuana users hopeful that new laws will bring cannabis treatments into mainstream

Medical marijuana users hopeful that new laws will bring cannabis treatments into mainstream. Dec 29, 2017 Updated 51 min ago. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save … Read More

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Northern California Pot Distributor Wants Its Seized Marijuana Back

UKIAH (CBS SF) — A licensed marijuana company in Ukiah wants law enforcement authorities to return the marijuana they seized. “The idea that this industry starts on January 1 is just absurd,” said Lucas Seymour, the co-founder and CEO of Old Kai. Last Friday, California Highway Patrol officers … Read More

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Traveling to California for Legal Cannabis ? Here’s What to Know

If you’re counting on cannabis stores to be open near you on Jan. 1, don’t. Many parts of the state, including major cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, won’t see legal sales begin until days or weeks after New Year’s Day. Others have decided to ban retail sales entirely. To help you plan, we’ve … … Continue reading Traveling to California for Legal Cannabis ? Here’s What to Know

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Traveling to California for Legal Cannabis ? Here’s What to Know

If you’re counting on cannabis stores to be open near you on Jan. 1, don’t. Many parts of the state, including major cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, won’t see legal sales begin until days or weeks after New Year’s Day. Others have decided to ban retail sales entirely. To help you plan, we’ve … … Continue reading Traveling to California for Legal Cannabis ? Here’s What to Know

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Hemp meaning in hindi

dʒə/; (General American) IPA: /ˈɡɑn. It has been used by humans throughout recorded history for its fiber, for its psychological and physiological potential as a source of drug material, and for the nourishment and oil of its seeds. Hemp hearts, i believe are available with the Hindi name of ‘sun dil’, … Read More

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Hemp meaning in hindi

dʒə/; (General American) IPA: /ˈɡɑn. It has been used by humans throughout recorded history for its fiber, for its psychological and physiological potential as a source of drug material, and for the nourishment and oil of its seeds. Hemp hearts, i believe are available with the Hindi name of ‘sun dil’, … Read More

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The Global Hemp Blast Fiber Industry Will Be Fiercely Competitive in 2022

Brooklyn, NY — 12/29/2017 — The market intelligence report of this market demonstrates numerous factors that affect the global Hemp Blast Fiber market negatively or positively. It also enunciates the upcoming prospects and contemporary data alike to be present in the corresponding market stating the … Read More

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Pot in 2018: What to Expect

Back in January, stoners and pot moguls alike were super paranoid about incoming Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his plans to shut down legal weed businesses from coast to coast. After a decade of steady progress on marijuana legalization – with about 90 percent of the country now supporting … Read More

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Marijuana’s impact on our health

Patients like Shane and marijuana advocates are hoping that stigma will ease the legalized recreational adult use of cannabis in California. … As marijuana advocates continue to promote their health benefits, the ER beds at this Fresno hospital are filling up with more cases of a mysterious syndrome … Read More

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Cannabis Seed to Sale Banking Solutions

In this time of marijuana decriminalization, entrepreneurs throughout the country are operating cannabis businesses that are built to last. These companies take many forms and have many specialties. Though the cannabis business varies from place to place, running a successful business of this type is … Read More

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Update – More on Cannabis Cos Halted

According to The Canadian Press, “several Canadian cannabis companies had their stocks temporarily halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange early Friday afternoon due to volatile swings in trading.” It noted the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) halted trading on Canopy … Read More

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The Top Three Cannabis Research Stories of 2017

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies are the gold standard in clinical research, but this study design has been lacking in medicinal cannabis research until now. Scientists tested the effects of oral CBD (Epidolex from GW Pharmaceuticals) on seizure frequency in children with a type of … Read More

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Ask Amy: Mom doesn’t want Dad to smoke marijuana in front of the kids

I live in Colorado, and smoke marijuana . I did not start smoking regularly until it was legal here. My kids do not know that I smoke pot, but they are not stupid — my eyes may be red, or the smell may linger when I come in from smoking in the garage. I do … Continue reading Ask Amy: Mom doesn’t want Dad to smoke marijuana in front of the kids

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Marijuana Ordinance Wording to Be Changed

Changes and clarifications to the language in county ordinance 2014-03 regarding the prohibition of medical marijuana establishments as a matter of land use throughout the unincorporated areas in Lincoln County will be discussed at a public hearing January 16 at 10 a.m. at the courthouse in Pioche. Read More

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What You Should Know If You’re Planning To Legally Buy Marijuana in 2018

Adults 21 and over are preparing for something they could never do before in California: legally buy marijuana for recreational use. But with the new rules going into effect January 1, police tell NBC 7 Investigates the law has already brought confusion surrounding what’s allowed and what’s illegal. Read More

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Puff, Puff, Pass: Marijuana Goes Legit in California Jan. 1

The passage of Proposition 64—the Adult Use of Marijuana Act—in California had everyone excited about recreational marijuana becoming legal in the state on Jan. 1. Unfortunately for a lot of smokers, they will still have to rely on medical recommendations for the foreseeable future as cities sort out … Read More

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Where You Can Buy Marijuana on Jan. 1

San Francisco dispensaries won’t begin selling until Jan. 5, 2018, but Oakland, Berkeley, and San Jose have dispensaries and delivery services selling the sticky-icky on New Year’s Day. We’ve listed the Bay Area dispensaries selling marijuana on Jan. 1 below, and making a special note of those who … Read More

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Truro firm months away from producing medical marijuana

From a business perspective, it seemed like a no-brainer. But for Evan Price, getting involved in the medical marijuana production industry wasn’t entirely about growing his bottom line. “Far too many family members and neighbours in this area are coming down with harsh (medical) diagnoses,” the … Read More

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Aurora Cannabis purchases 450K shares of CanniMed Therapeutics

Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) says it has purchased 450,000 common shares of CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:CMED), equivalent to about 1.8 per cent of the company. Vancouver-headquartered Aurora said it’s allowed to buy up to about five per cent of the Saskatoon-headquartered company’s … Read More

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The Cannador: The Solution to Humidity and Cannabis

The same holds true for the fragile medicine, better known as cannabis that should be treated as kindly as fine (read: expensive) wine. Humidity and temperature seem to aid in the aging of this very expensive healing material and not everyone has the ability to run out to the store and buy what is fresh. … Continue reading The Cannador: The Solution to Humidity and Cannabis

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Pain researcher leads firm developing pain relief products

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a series on the birth of a new Nova Scotia industry: legal pot cultivation. Nova Scotia pain researchers are looking to key into the body’s own systems for relief through new products based on cannabinoids like those in cannabis. A research team has founded a … Read More

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Four years later, Maryland’s medical marijuana program moved forward in 2017 despite frequent …

Four years after then-Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) signed legislation that legalized medical marijuana and established a commission to oversee its implementation, Maryland residents finally have legal, albeit limited, access to the drug. Currently, there are 22 fully licensed dispensaries and at least nine are … Read More

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MassRoots creates blockchain subsidiary in bid to increase marijuana efficiencies

The new division, MassRoots Blockchain Technologies, will employee the same staffers as the parent company, MassRoots CEO and founder Isaac Dietrich told Marijuana Business Daily. Blockchain technology is a digital ledger, or database, that continuously stores financial transactions and data … Read More

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Munchie madness: Jack in the Box capitalizing on start of marijuana sales

Jack in the Box, already known for satisfying the late-night cravings of the “munchies” crowd, is partnering with a marijuana -centric digital media company on a new limited-time snack sure to please stoners. Just in time for California’s launch next week of legal marijuana sales, the San Diego-based fast … Read More

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CEO Diane Jang Appointed to Hempco Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, Dec. 29, 2017 /CNW/ – Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (TSX.V: HEMP ) (“Hempco®” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, the Hempco Board of Directors has appointed Diane Jang as a director of Hempco. Ms. Jang was appointed CEO for Hempco effective … Read More

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Cannabis goes legit, food fights and other themes investors will be talking about in 2018

To this point, Canadian cannabis companies have only been selling medical marijuana, their outsized market caps reflecting post-legalization potential and not their current modest revenues. That has some wondering whether the marijuana boom is a simply bubble waiting to pop. Neil Maruoka, analyst … Read More

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Caution and confidence in smaller California towns as recreational marijuana goes legal

The investment represents the promise some see in an expanding marijuana economy once the drug, on Jan. 1, becomes legal for recreational use in the nation’s most-populous state. “This is the Hotel California,” said Stephen Shearin, a nomadic entrepreneur who manages the project here, reciting … Read More

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Why I Still Oppose Recreational Marijuana Legalization

Yes, I’m going to go “there” again. I’m going to address the topic of marijuana legalization. But not because I want to dictate what American citizens do behind closed doors in their free time, or because I claim to know the precise entirety of the long-term effects – both positive (medicinal possibly) and … Read More

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Man arrested when he shows up to claim 112-pound marijuana shipment

WAREHAM, Mass. — Police in Massachusetts have arrested a Rhode Island man they say showed up at a shipping company in a brand-new pickup truck he had paid cash for to claim two crates that contained 112 pounds of marijuana . Wareham police say they were tipped off by employees of Cape … Read More

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Pot in 2018: What to Expect

When it comes to cannabis , 2017 was a much better year than anyone was expecting. Back in January, stoners and pot moguls alike were super paranoid about incoming Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his plans to shut down legal weed businesses from coast to coast. After a decade of steady … Read More

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CBD, TBD: Cannabinoids on local grocery shelves, but for how long?

But it’s not just the FDA that will decide how hemp-derived, cannabinoid -rich products should be classified and whether they can be legally sold. Battles for the cannabis compound’s future wage on Capitol Hill, where the legislative churn includes provisions that could strengthen or threaten CBD’s … Read More

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NWest police arrest suspects for possession of dagga

Police in the North West have arrested several suspects for the possession of dagga , including two men who allegedly tried to smuggle a consignment from Gauteng to Botswana. According to a statement from the provincial police, the Rustenburg K9 Unit apprehended the two men, aged 28 and 66, for … Read More

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Grain Marketing 2018 meeting set

UW-River Falls’ Brenda Boetel will discuss grain and livestock market conditions and outlook, and John Strohfus of MN Hemp Farms will focus on considerations for those curious about marketing and the production of industrial hemp -joining via teleconference. Compeer Financial will provide a brief … Read More

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CBD, TBD: Cannabinoids on local grocery shelves, but for how long?

BOULDER, CO – With the legality of hemp -derived extracts put into question by some government entities, notably the DEA, Boulder’s Lucky’s Market has gone all-in with a line of hemp -derived extracts, and selling several other CBD-rich products across its 25 stores. (Photo by Vince Chandler / The … Read More

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How to grow your own marijuana . (If NJ legislators allow it, of course.) | Philly 420

Peter Rosenfeld is registered in the program and volunteers with the Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey (CMMNJ). He says that the state-licensed dispensaries are expensive. Patients report spending more than $10,000 each year for marijuana that costs $400 per ounce — plus a 7 percent … Read More

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Cannabis seized after drugs warrant in Burry Port

Cannabis has been seized at a Burry Port address after a drugs warrant was carried out by police. Officers at Kidwelly and Burry Port Neighbourhood Policing Team shared two images on Twitter of cannabis stored in transparent money bags that had been found at a Burry Port address on Thursday, … Read More

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California set for New Year’s buzz with recreational marijuana sales

Dozens of newly authorised marijuana stores are due to open for business across California on January 1, launching yet another chapter in America’s drug culture and the largest regulated commercial market for cannabis in the United States – one valued at several billion dollars. The rollout is expected … Read More

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I grow pot in California for a living. I’m worried about legalization.

Yes, New Year’s will be a day of celebration for many, including tech billionaire Sean Parker, who helped bankroll the Proposition 64 campaign to end cannabis prohibition in the sixth-largest economy in the world. Recreational use is now legal in every state along the West Coast. With California poised … Read More

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Shares of several Canadian cannabis companies temporarily halted on TSX

Several Canadian cannabis companies had their stocks temporarily halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange early Friday afternoon due to volatile swings in trading. The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) halted trading on Canopy Growth Corp., Aphria Inc., Aurora Cannabis … Read More

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POTNETWORK HLDGS I COM USD0.0001 (POST REV SPLI (OTCMKTS:POTN) is Gearing Up for …

Diamond CBD is focused on the advanced research and development of “the industry’s finest premium hemp extracts” and making them available to the global marketplace. The Company’s “notable team”, consisting of hemp industry pioneers and natural product experts, chemists, and scientists, … Read More

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Week in Weed: You Can Buy Monica Lewinsky Pot in Washington, Bill Nye Examines Cannabis …

Washington’s brand-new industrial hemp program appears to be headed to a quick demise after Gov. Jay Inslee declined to include additional funding in his 2018 budget proposal. The Washington State Department of Agriculture gave out the state’s first hemp permits this year but fees collected from … Read More

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Sotherly Hotels Inc. (SOHO) Reaches $6.56 After 7.00% Down Move; HEMP (HEMP ) Shorts Up By …

The stock of Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHO) is a huge mover today! The stock decreased 1.20% or $0.08 during the last trading session, reaching $6.56. About 100,716 shares traded or 88.07% up from the average. Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHO) has risen 28.49% since December 29, … Read More

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Traffic stop leads to discover of 19 pounds of marijuana

Two men from Georgia are in jail in Rochester after a traffic stop the day after Christmas recovered about 19 pounds of marijuana . Teandré … substance crime-sale; fifth-degree controlled substance crime-sale; fifth-degree controlled substance crime-possession; and failure to affix a tax stamp-marijuana . Read More

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Data Shows Positive Signs for the Legal Cannabis Industry

According to a report by Arcview Market Research, consumer spending on legal cannabis in North America is outpacing previous estimates. The report indicates that retail cannabis sales will grow 33% from 2016 to nearly $10 billion this year. By 2021 the legal market is expected to reach $24.5 billion, … Read More

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The Growth in Legalized Cannabis States

According to a report by Ameri Research Inc., the global legal cannabis market is forecast to be valued at $63.5 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 21.1% between 2017 to 2024. The market is going through a period of strong growth thanks to increasing legalization and decriminalization of cannabis … Read More

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Grower Stories: How 5 Cultivators Came to Thrive in the Legal Cannabis Market

The reality is that it’s not uncommon for the modern cannabis grower to have an extensive background in horticulture, commercial farming, or a formal degree in plant science. Many others start as hobbyists and let their passion for the plant guide their growing efforts. To paint a more genuine picture of … Read More

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STPlus “Smoke Weed” Marijuana Hemp Smoker Heavy Duty Shockproof Hard + Soft Rubber Case …

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Hemp Inc. Up More Than 10% One Day After It Applauds US States For Passing Legislation to …

Hemp Inc. (OTC:HEMP ) has seen a more than 10% increase in its stock with the opening of the market Friday, and it might be due to the fact that yesterday the Las Vegas-based company disclosed that it is feeling very proud and patriotic after a number of states gave the seal of approval, passing … … Continue reading Hemp Inc. Up More Than 10% One Day After It Applauds US States For Passing Legislation to …

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Editorial: CHP fatality highlights legal marijuana danger

The Christmas Eve death of a California Highway Patrol rookie officer serves as a tragic warning of the dangers ahead with the Jan. 1 legalization of marijuana . It reinforces the need for lawmakers to toughen the rules against driving under the influence of cannabis, and highlights the Legislature’s … Read More

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MassRoots Becomes Latest Marijuana Company To Go Blockchain

MassRoots, Inc. (MSRT) has formed MassRoots Blockchain Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassRoots, Inc. dedicated to developing blockchain-based solutions for the cannabis industry. “We believe blockchain has the potential to enable the cannabis industry to operate more … Read More

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Bill would limit how cities restrict marijuana

A bill scheduled to be seen in the upcoming Legislative Session could put the power to allow marijuana sales back to a vote of the people. HB 2336 has been prefiled in Olympia, and would permit cities, towns, and counties to prohibit the production, processing, or sale of marijuana only by an ordinance … Read More

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Big marijuana stocks temporarily halted after sudden drop in share prices

The trading of a handful of Canada’s biggest marijuana stocks was briefly halted on Friday after a sudden drop in their price. Aphria Inc., Aurora Cannabis Inc. and Canopy Growth Corp., three of Canada’s largest licensed producers of medical marijuana , saw trading of their shares temporarily frozen just … Read More

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Shares of several Canadian cannabis companies temporarily halted on TSX

TORONTO – Several Canadian cannabis companies had their stocks temporarily halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange early Friday afternoon. The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) halted trading on Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED), Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH), Aurora … Read More

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Odor, water remain concerns for residents when it comes to cannabis grows

For example, if a new cannabis cultivation operation is permitted to do business in the county and opted to drill a well for its water needs, county officials would verify where the well’s water is coming from and whether there is enough to sustain the business through its projected goals. They would also … Read More

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Medical marijuana users hopeful that new laws will bring cannabis treatments into mainstream

Joe A. Garcia went on to form the Lompoc Valley Cannabis Coalition for Safe Access in December 2016 to bring cannabis supporters together to try to influence government policies and regulations regarding marijuana, particularly in the city of Lompoc. He said the past year has opened up a world to … Read More

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Judge Halts Marijuana Grow License After Panama City Farmer Sues

Tallahassee, Fla. – (The News Service of Florida) A Tallahassee judge Thursday ordered health officials to stop the process of granting a marijuana license to a black farmer, one of 10 coveted new pot licenses approved by the Legislature this year. The state Office of Medical Marijuana Use was … Read More

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California set for New Year’s buzz with recreational marijuana sales

Los Angeles – California adults not content to ring in the New Year with the traditional fizz of champagne can look forward to celebrating with the buzz of marijuana , purchased for the first time from state-licensed retailers of recreational pot. Dozens of newly authorised marijuana stores are due to open for … Read More

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I grow pot in California for a living. I’m worried about legalization.

In 1976, he began supporting our family as a black-market grower, planting blackberry bushes and building platforms in the trees to shield his plants from the local marijuana eradication team. When my husband and I began growing, we used the same techniques, tunneling through the blackberries to … Read More

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With clock ticking down to legalization, marijuana becomes a suburban affair

Already, legacy medical marijuana businesses looking to expand into the recreational, or adult-use, market have snapped up all of the 54,000 square feet in the onion plant’s refrigerated cold storage, amid worries that they won’t be able to keep up with supply pressure caused by the expanding market. Read More

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San Diego Cannabis Stores Brace For New Year’s High

Torrey Holistics was one of the first cannabis dispensaries in California to get a temporary license to sell adult use marijuana this month. Now the store is gearing up for a wave of new business on Monday as that license becomes valid and adult use sales become legal. “On January 1st we’re expecting … Read More

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Marijuana firms in cloudy haze over banking woes

The void makes it hard for cannabis companies to conduct basic financial transactions such as deposit money, receive federal insurance or pay taxes. “Most marijuana companies have a courier service, or a Brinks truck, or a big wheelbarrow full of cash that they send to the Internal Revenue Service to … Read More

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With clock ticking down to legalization, marijuana becomes a suburban affair

All that’s left of the onions at the Wheeler Farms shed here is the smell. The only crop around it is the field of discarded shopping bags flagged to the thorns of desert weeds. For cannabis power couple Lisa and Bob Selan, though, this drive-by plot of high desert in suburban Antelope Valley could be … Continue reading With clock ticking down to legalization, marijuana becomes a suburban affair

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Dealer faces prison after he is caught with “Zombie-drugs” worth hundreds of pounds

A dealer is due to be sentenced after he was caught with an estimated £590 worth of the pernicious cannabinoid “zombie-drug” which has been knocking out users across Derbyshire. Chesterfield magistrates’ court heard on Thursday, December 28, how Wayne Larkin, 35, of St Margaret’s Drive, … Read More

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‘We are overwhelmed’: Some California police fear more crime with marijuana legalization

Licensed businesses across California can begin legally growing and selling marijuana for recreational use Monday, and a hodgepodge of enforcement agencies will be trying to make sure they adhere to a slew of new pot laws. Because no single agency has overarching responsibility, supporters and … Read More

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RI man arrested after trying to pick up 112-pound marijuana shipment

A Rhode Island man who was arrested in Wareham this week after attempting to pick up a 112-pound shipment of marijuana was arraigned Thursday on trafficking charges. Michael Chen, 40, of Providence, was first arrested Wednesday afternoon after police caught him attempting to retreive the … Read More

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Medical marijuana program entering final stages of rollout in Pa.

Medical marijuana ID cards started going out to patients in mid-December, with 435 released in the first wave. The Department of Health says more are being issued as we speak. Acting DOH Secretary Rachel Levine said people can actually start getting medication sometime during the next four months … Read More

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Recreational marijuana: Santa Cruz names city’s five cannabis license retailers

Laggner’s medical marijuana dispensary, located until this week on Mission Drive in the unincorporated county area, will sell cannabis products to both medical and recreational customers. He said he expects new recreational customers to arrive out of curiosity and find it will “open up the hearts and … Read More

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In 2017 Cannabis Stocks Were Red-Hot As The Marijuana Index Soared

The North American Marijuana Index saw unprecedented gains in 2017, as cannabis stocks soared throughout the year in anticipation of 2018’s broader market for cannabis legalization. Beginning the year with 27 constituents, the Index rebalanced itself midway through 2017, ending up with 35 … Read More

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Drug driver used cannabis fairly regularly for a back problem, court told

At court on Friday (December 29), Dack pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and drug-driving. Representing him in court, Finn Butler said Dack has a back problem and uses cannabis fairly regularly for the pain. He added: “He says he used cannabis as self-medication to ease that pain.” … Read More

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Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Women in California Is Increasing, New Study Reports

A research team from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland found that the rate of pregnant women who used cannabis rose from 4% in 2009 to 7% by 2016. The rates were significantly higher among younger women, with pot use for pregnant teens under 18 growing from 13% to nearly … Read More

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CSE New Listing – Pivot Pharmaceuticals Commences Trading on the Canadian Securities …

The company’s fully-owned subsidiary, Pivot Green Stream Health Solutions Inc., focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of cannabinoid based nutraceuticals. Pivot Green Stream will generate data to support the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids as Natural Health Product as … Read More

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Republican Candidate Wants To Make Nebraska The Hemp Capital Of America

Nebraska could become the hemp capital of America if Republican candidate Krystal Gabel becomes the next governor of the Cornhusker State. Gabel — a resident of Omaha — has pledged to usher in major marijuana reforms in the midwest state if she wins the 2018 gubernatorial election. Read More

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Police seize R80k worth dagga after high speed car chase

Port Elizabeth – Following a high speed chase on the R72 in the Eastern Cape, Port Alfred police on Friday arrested two men and confiscated some 28 kilograms of dagga worth over R80 000. Police spokesperson, Captain Mali Govender said that the Port Alfred K9 unit received information that two VW … Read More

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The fastest-growing marijuana stocks over the next two years

The company with the quickest growth prospects in the entire marijuana industry at the moment is Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH:ACBFF), which is expected to grow its annual sales by 307% in 2018 and another 268% in 2019, for an aggregate increase of nearly 1,400% in a two-year span. Canopy … Read More

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This is what happens to all the cannabis seized by police Liverpool Echo

Police seized more than 20,000 plants from cannabis farms across Merseyside in 2017. But few people know what actually happens to the drugs and growing equipment once it is taken out of the hands of criminals. Sergeant Gary Sorrell, who runs Merseyside Police’s cannabis dismantling team, said … Read More

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Marijuana Index Continues To Rally As Cannabis Stocks Help To Carry The Markets

Cannabis stocks continued to climb on Thursday in light trading as The North American Marijuana Index continued its rally heading into the final day of the year. Overall markets were slow as is typical during the holiday week, with Wall Street and Canadian Markets rallying after missteps earlier in the … Read More

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California readies for cannabis cuisine

Recreational marijuana will be legal in California starting Jan. 1 and the state’s culinary scene is jumping on the cannabis -foodie movement, The Associated Press reports. “Now you see all kinds of cuisines,” said Cristina Espiritu of the 420 Foodie Club, which promotes cannabis food events in Southern … Read More

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In Eastern Region : Police arrest woman, 2 others with 11 sacks of ‘wee’

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested three persons for allegedly possessing dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp . The Regional Police PRO ASP Ebenezer Tetteh told the media that on December 28, at about 10 pm, the night patrol team led by Lance Corporal Alex Adjei had information that … Read More

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Earth Science Tech, Inc. (OTCPINK:ETST) trades higher on its plans for 2018

In addition, Earth Science Tech looks to promote its full spectrum hemp oil products, which are now ready to fully launch on market. The Company has taken the steps necessary to fully satisfy the demands of consumers with its new distributor. ETST plans to have everything in place to initiate a Tier II … Read More

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Marijuana ETF begins trading on US exchange

A Canadian marijuana -centric ETF, Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences, began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in April. Alternative Harvest ETF’s holdings are largely focused on the consumer staples and health-care sector in the marijuana industry. Its main holdings are Canadian … Read More

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Marijuana Firms in Cloudy Haze Over Banking Woes

FILE PHOTO: A fully budded marijuana plant ready for trimming is seen at the Botanacare marijuana store ahead of their grand opening on New Year’s … They are required to prove that the firms are not selling to minors, funding crime groups, and not using the pretext of selling marijuana to push illegal … Read More

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Historic alliance on track for creating vigorous cannabis industry

The tough spade work, the foundation-laying, the time-consuming commitment to framing something stout and invigorating — all of that marked the singular collaboration between communities, regulators and lawmakers and cannabis industry stakeholders during 2017. The challenging toil continues … Read More

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Historic alliance on track for creating vigorous cannabis industry

The tough spade work, the foundation-laying, the time-consuming commitment to framing something stout and invigorating — all of that marked the singular collaboration between communities, regulators and lawmakers and cannabis industry stakeholders during 2017. The challenging toil continues … Read More

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San Francisco to launch awareness campaign for youth on cannabis risks

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) With California poised to legalize the adult use of marijuana on Jan. 1, San Francisco officials today announced a campaign aimed at informing young people about the changes in the law and the potential legal and health risks of cannabis use. The public awareness campaign, … Read More

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