The Mountain States Employers Council (MSEC) did a survey in December that indicated a shift in employer attitudes toward cannabis.
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California Marijuana Growers Reel From Cannabis Farms Consumed By Wildfires
The 2015 wildfire season, among the worst in recent memory, took a major toll on the state’s marijuana industry.
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Says Marijuana Cultivation is a Water Waster
Mark Demsky ~ Fox40.com ~
In California this week, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors revised its water code to declare marijuana cultivation a form of water waste.
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Legal Marijuana Cultivation Is Driving A Technology Revolution In Industrial Agriculture
“Cannabis is spurring on an ag-tech revolution,” said Troy Dayton, CEO of ArcView Group, a cannabis-industry research firm in Oakland, California.
High Times editor - Colorado cannabis industry is an economic miracle
Ricardo Baca ~ The Cannabist ~
High Times magazine’s New York-rooted editor-in-chief Dan Skye has spent plenty of time in Colorado researching and photographing the state’s medical and recreational systems, but his current, pre-Cannabis Cup trip to the state has been uncommonly eye-opening.
UGA researcher's maps show where pot's expensive and where it's not
Lee Shearer ~ OnlineAthens.com ~
A University of Georgia graduate student used crowdsourcing to take a look at marijuana prices across the country.
At Cannabis Trade Show, Vendors Tread a Careful Line
Exhibitors at cannabis expo in New York City 'play the game' when it comes to displaying their wares
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Hemp Seed On Its Way To Colorado, With A Federal Blessing
Following months of wrangling, the Colorado Department of Agriculture has secured a permit from federal drug enforcement officials to import industrial hemp seed from foreign countries.
To the Bitter End ~ The 9 States Where Marijuana Will Be Legalized Last
Phillip Smith ~ Alternet ~
We know the end is coming, but pot prohibition is going to have to be undone state by state. Here are the ones least likely to jump on the bandwagon.
California cannabis farms under threat from wildfires
Growers of medical cannabis say smoke is affecting crops.
Hundreds attend seminar on opening medical marijuana dispensaries
Brigette Namata ~ KHON2 ~
Medical marijuana is a multibillion dollar industry and hundreds of hungry entrepreneurs are ready to make it a reality in Hawaii.
JHU researchers suggest strategies to keep legal marijuana out of hands of kids
They urge states to heed lessons from alcohol, tobacco industries
Why marijuana legalization is not like gay marriage
Malcolm Harris ~ Aljazeera America
Four decades after Richard Nixon declared drugs “public enemy No. 1 in the United States,” the tide has turned on marijuana legalization.
Rural Maryland sees jobs, not vice, in medical marijuana
Michael Dresser ~ Washington Post ~
A proposal to build a medical marijuana production plant could provide a local economic boost to the region.
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Women at work: No old-boys network in new field, medical marijuana pioneers say
Becky Schlikerman ~ Chicago Sun Times ~
It’s an industry, they say, that’s too new to have a glass ceiling. And for many women, that’s a good reason to get into the booming legal marijuana business.
State says medical pot businesses may soon start operations
Eric Hartley ~ Las Vegas Review-Journal
After spending months in limbo, waiting for the state to hash out rules for testing medical marijuana, laboratories might be able to get to work soon.
North Dakota Takes Bold Step Forward On Commercial Hemp Industry, Tells Feds To Stay Out
Nick Wing ~ Huffington Post
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) signed a bill into law on March 27th, 2015 that lays the groundwork for a commercial hemp industry and explicitly cuts the federal government out of the state's licensing process.
Boston approves first medical marijuana dispensary
The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals has given conditional approval to open a medical marijuana dispensary on Milk Street.
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Ohio marijuana legalization issue's potential to reach into workplace stirs business concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Language in a proposal to amend Ohio's constitution and legalize sale, use and possession of marijuana in the state has employers antsy over the impact it could have, despite a legal analysis that says they will retain strong workplace control.
Medical marijuana growers can apply in New York
ALBANY – The state Department of Health announced Monday it is accepting applications from businesses interested in becoming registered organizations to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana in New York.
After legalization, marijuana events fighting for a foothold in Portland
Jamie Hale ~ The Oregonian ~
People ambled through the Oregon Hemp Convention on Friday, casually inspecting colorful glass bongs and trying samples of rice crispy treats and chocolates, chatting with vendors about growing marijuana plants at home and extracting cannabis oil safely.
Illinois 'dry' town site of new medical marijuana farm
Becky Schlikerman ~ Chicago Sun-Times ~
If you want a bottle of booze in downstate Albion, you have to drive out of town.
But the Edwards County town of less than 2,000 residents is the site of a huge medical marijuana farm.
Lawmakers brace for marijuana vote-a-rama
Tim Devaney ~ The Hill ~
Lawmakers are prepping for what could turn into a marijuana vote-a-rama Wednesday, sources say.
Nevada lawmakers take Colorado marijuana tour
DENVER — With smiles, selfies and a few nervous chuckles, a group of Nevada legislators and policymakers got a first-hand look at Colorado's fast-growing legal marijuana industry this weekend, coming face-to-face with thousands of green growing plants.
Willie Nelson will launch own brand of weed, chain of marijuana stores in US
MELISSA CHAN ~ New York Dailey News ~
Country music legend Willie Nelson is launching his own brand of weed and a chain of marijuana stores across the country.
Nevada's First Medical Marijuana Dispensary to Open Friday in Sparks
Landon Miller ~ KTVN.com ~
Despite two years of delays, the state’s first MMJ dispensary is ready to open its doors.
As Marijuana Rules Take Shape, A Focus on Local Control
The state has a year until it begins issuing licenses for businesses selling recreational marijuana. Between now and then, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Board is home to a new body developing regulations: the Marijuana Control Board.
Cannabis Industry Happy To See DEA's Leonhart Go, But New AG Lynch Is No Friend
The cannabis industry may be thrilled that the Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Michelle Leonhart is stepping down, but with the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as the new Attorney General it may not matter.
Thousands show up for marijuana seed share in DC
By MyFoxDC.com Web Producer ~
Two seed shares are being held this week in D.C. in an effort to help residents grow pot inside their homes.
Nearly half of United States has tried marijuana: Poll
If public opinion is any indication, nationwide marijuana legalization might not be such a pipe dream after all.
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Cannabis Munchies on Display at Marijuana Trade Show in Chicago
The exhibit halls of the Chicago Hilton and Towers were packed with vendors offering a glimpse of the world as it’s about to become in Illinois, from lemonade to honey to krispie treats
Medical marijuana now legal in Georgia
Chris Shaw ~ FOX 5 ~
ATLANTA - Few bills that Governor Nathan Deal signs into law bring the amount of people or appreciation, or emotion that the bill he signed Thursday did.
For pioneer, hemp pays
Tobie Baker ~ The Durango Herald ~
An attentive audience of more than 50 local farmers and residents quizzed America’s first modern-day industrial hemp farmer at the Four States Ag Expo.