Connecticut lawsuit seeks to open state for hemp farming
A Connecticut landowner who wants to grow hemp is suing to force the state to adopt a hemp pilot program. If he succeeds, Aaron Romano would make Connecticut the first state to be ordered by a court to regulate private hemp production. According to the Hartford Courant, Connecticut adopted a law... Read more
Senator: White House drug office vows objective pot study
A White House drug office official has offered assurances that a marijuana policy panel will be objective and dispassionate as it examines the impact of legalization in some states, a Colorado senator said. The vow came after BuzzFeed reported in August that the panel intended to portray marijuana as... Read more
Scientists and patients who’ve long held that marijuana can be used to treat illness and disease are finally getting some backing from the federal government. The Drug Enforcement Agency currently lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning that it has no known medical use and a high potential... Read more
Brown’s veto of medical marijuana donation bill prompts outcry
SANTA CRUZ — A bill that had been hailed as a much-needed fix to California’s cannabis regulations was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday, prompting outcry from advocates and promise from the bill’s author to continue pushing for the change. When recreational pot became legal in California in... Read more
High Hampton Secures 7 Megawatts of Power for its CoachellaGro Facility
CSE: HCOTC: HHPHFFSE: 0HCN TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2018 /CNW/ – High Hampton Holdings Corp. (CSE: HC)(FSE: 0HCN) (“High Hampton” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has received a Will Serve Letter from the Imperial Irrigation District (“IID”) with a confirmation to accommodate the CoachellaGro cultivation facilities, strategically... Read more
Capitalizing on CBD: Seniors primed for nonintoxicating cannabis, but marketing needs to shift
Photo by Kristen Nichols (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Talking about CBD in a nursing home? You’d better bring extra chairs and slices of cake for the overflow crowd. Your audience will be all ears. That was... Read more
VerdeMed Looks to Raise $5M to Acquire Colombian Licensed Producer & Brazilian Lab
Ryan Allway October 3rd, 2018 VERDEMED HOLDINGS INC. (“VerdeMed” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it is undertaking an equity offering for gross proceeds up to US$5 million and, to date, has received US$600,000 in funding commitments from Brazilian and Colombian qualified investors. The Company plans... Read more
Breaking News: California Passes First Internet of Things (“IoT”) Law
Cannabis things included. Two years ago, we published a series of posts about the cannabis industry’s embrace of the Internet of Things (“IoT”)—the network of physical objects connected through the Internet—for use in everything from garden sensors to dispensers. In that same series, we also discussed some of the... Read more
The Cracks are Showing in the U.S.’ Cannabis Facade
Robin Lefferts October 3rd, 2018 Exclusive, Feature Stories, News Yes, cannabis is illegal on a federal level in the United States. Still. There have been mixed messages from the current administration regarding how committed the federal government is to enforcing its prohibition of cannabis, and each time President... Read more
A Tour of $PNTV Nevada and California Operations
Get ready to discover all of the steps involved in producing world-class commercial cannabis from seed-to-sale including what it takes be in compliance with all state regulations. Green Leaf Farms is home to some of the most sophisticated cultivation equipment offered on the market today to include our top-of-the-line... Read more
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