Mandatory testing costly for Colorado marijuana growers
Marijuana Business, Stocks, Finance, & Investing September 18, 2018 0
By Bart Schaneman DENVER — New mandatory marijuana pesticide testing in Colorado is putting a financial squeeze on local cultivators to the tune of thousands of dollars in increased costs. The added expense is the latest financial blow to hit the state’s cultivators, which are already struggling with falling... Read more
Federal Court Sides with Employee in Medical Marijuana Case
Medical MarijuanaUncategorized September 18, 2018
Nice job by the court. As a general rule of thumb, employers are not allowed to discriminate against employees with disabilities. Both federal and state laws provide this protection. This means that an employer cannot take an adverse employment action against an employee because of the employee’s disability. Again,... Read more
Hemp Notebook: Hemp’s scramble to distance itself from marijuana veers into misinformation
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Industry News September 18, 2018 0
(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Not all hemp misinformation comes from anti-drug enemies of cannabis; some of it comes from hemp acolytes themselves. A recent comment from hemp’s most powerful friend in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Mitch... Read more
2018 Farm Bill: What to watch for – from 6 hemp industry insiders
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Industry News September 18, 2018 0
Hemp farmers nationwide are preparing for harvest, but they’re also keeping a close eye on Washington DC. Here are some reasons why: Congress is beginning final negotiations on the 2018 Farm Bill, which could either remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act or revive a prohibition on growing it.... Read more
CBD extraction firm snags tax breaks, hiring assistance in Kentucky
Industrial Hemp News September 18, 2018 0
Kentucky’s booming CBD industry received an additional boost when the state granted an extraction company roughly $240,000 in tax breaks, plus help finding and training workers. Lexington-based firm Zelios, which opened four months ago, said it plans to double its extraction capacity and create 44 full-time jobs for a total investment... Read more
“We don’t want you here”: Amsterdam, Europe’s weed capital, pushes back on overtourism
Cannabis Culture September 18, 2018 0
AMSTERDAM — A group of cyclists slams on the brakes as a man pushing a wheeled suitcase stops abruptly in the middle of a busy bike path in downtown Amsterdam to pick up a toiletries bag he dropped. “If we wait a bit longer, he’ll probably start cleaning his... Read more
Canadians already consume almost as much weed as wine, and it’s not even legal yet
Cannabis Culture September 18, 2018 0
Canadians consumed as much as C$6.2 billion ($4.8 billion) of marijuana in 2015, almost as much as they spent on wine, the federal statistics agency said Monday as it gears up to officially track weed when it becomes legal next year. The agency calculated the value by estimating 4.9... Read more
Marijuana is legal, but D.A.R.E. sticks to its old-school approach
Cannabis CultureMassachusetts September 18, 2018 0
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — The class had covered bullying, internet safety and good decision-making, and by February, Officer Thaxter could see that the sixth-graders were ready. The morning bell rang. The 11- and 12-year-olds scooted their chairs closer to their desks, looking up at a dry-erase board where their... Read more
Charlize Theron waxes on her wake-and-bake days
Cannabis Culture September 18, 2018 0
Charlize Theron opened up to E! News about marijuana use in her younger years in a recent interview. “Yes, oh god yes, I was a wake-and-baker for most of my life,” the Oscar-winning film actress told E!’s Sibley Scoles when asked if she’d ever smoked cannabis in her life. Related Articles Theron,... Read more
Op-ed from Colo. Springs: “Goodbye and good riddance to the annual 4/20 pot party in downtown Denver”
Cannabis CultureColorado September 18, 2018 0
Via The Associated Press. The following editorial was published in the The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, May 23, 2017, regarding the Denver 420 Rally and its organizer being banned for three years from hosting the event. City and county officials shut Denver’s 4/20 pot party down for at least the... Read more
