Ship found with 2 tons of cannabis off Crete

The coast guard seized around 2 tons of processed cannabis found aboard a foreign-flagged vessel that was intercepted 40 nautical miles south of Ierapetra, on the southeastern coast of Crete, on Saturday morning. The operation to immobilize the 20-meter ship, which had a crew of four Syrians, was ...

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K'taka native arrested with ganja at Borim

During the raid conducted at around 6 pm, around 110gm of ganja worth Rs 15,000 was found in Dodamani's possession.He was arrested under section 20(B)(II)A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Ponda: Acting on a tip-off, Ponda police on Friday apprehended Sanaulla ...

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Grenfell Tower survivor facing jail after cannabis factory found in ruins

A survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire which killed 71 people has ended up in court after police looking through his flat after the disaster chanced upon a store of cannabis cuttings, butane gas canisters and an oven. Eamon Zada, 35, reportedly a 'core' Grenfell activist, was subsequently arrested and on ...

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Friday Night Acquires Spire Secure Logistics: Five Questions For The Cannabis Security Industry

Spire, a private Canadian company focused on security, intelligence, and compliance with international experience in high-risk mining security and the cannabis sector was founded around three years ago by expert law enforcement officials Andy Richards and Jeff Meyers. Using their knowledge of ...

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Preliminary study: cannabis looks like a promising pain treatment

This research study — the first of its kind — followed the initial 2,200 or so people enrolled in Minnesota's medical cannabis program for intractable pain from August to the end of December 2016. The patients rated their pain level and how and whether the pain interfered with their enjoyment of live and ...

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Alfie Dingley: Cannabis plea boy back in hospital

A six-year-old boy whose parents are fighting for permission to treat his epilepsy with cannabis oil is back in hospital. Alfie Dingley is being given intravenous steroids after experiencing a cluster of seizures. It is the second time he has been hospitalised since returning from the Netherlands where he ...

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Boy whose rare epilepsy 'could be treated with cannabis oil' rushed to hospital

He was being treated with cannabis oil in the Netherlands and his parents want the Government to help him use the medication - currently banned in the UK - to treat his symptoms. Alfie's mother Hannah Deacon has appealed to the Home Office and Prime Minister Theresa May to "act to help my ...

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Case Study Shows Potential Danger of Contaminated Cannabis

A recent study points to fungus-infested cannabis as the cause of Valley Fever in a California female, according to an article originally published in the British Daily Mail. The January study cited consumption of outdoor cannabis that contained Coccidioides Immitis fungus as the source of the infection.

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Alfie Dingley: Cannabis plea boy back in hospital

A six-year-old boy whose parents are fighting for permission to treat his epilepsy with cannabis is back in hospital. Alfie Dingley is being treated with intravenous steroids after experiencing a cluster of seizures. It is the second time he has been readmitted since returning from the Netherlands where he ...

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Cannabis found during drugs raid at Sheffield house

Cannabis found during drugs raid at Sheffield house. Cannabis. ... "The possession of cannabis for personal use or otherwise is an offence and will be dealt with by the team. "We will target those connected with the cultivation and dealing of the drug to help crackdown on the issue. "If anyone has any ...

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From cannabis to cosmetics: 3 recent bills introduced in California to help animals

Mercedes Felix of Coastal Paws dog service takes a photo of her clients during a walk after the rain cleared out of La Jolla on Jan. 10, 2018 (K.C. Alfred/ San Diego Union-Tribune). By Abby HamblinContact Reporter · Jerry Brown · Cathleen Galgiani ...

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Ottawa estimates $100-million in excise tax revenue first full year of cannabis sales

This week's budget outlined these figures and confirmed the excise tax of roughly 10 per cent will apply to many medical-marijuana products, a decision that outraged patient groups and licensed commercial growers who say they wanted all forms of medical cannabis to be exempted from a sin tax, just ...

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Russia, FIFA OK Medical Cannabis in the Soccer World Cup's Stadiums

Cannabis patients who already ordered a ticket to the 2018 World Cup in Russia can carry their medicine into the country and also bring it into the stadium. Despite draconian penalties for cannabis possession and use, Russia's laws allow the import and consumption of medical cannabis not only during ...

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Kerala Ganja worth over 60 Million rupees seized from Negombo

Police Special Task Force personnel arrested a suspect in Negombo for the possession of Kerala Ganja worth over 60 Million Rupees. Authorities seized a total of 403 Kilograms of Kerala Ganja from the possession of the suspect. According to the STF, the suspect was arrested when transporting the ...

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Boy, six, denied cannabis oil treatment for rare form of epilepsy is rushed to hospital after seizures

A BOY whose parents are insisting they be allowed to use cannabis-oil to treat his epileptic seizures has been rushed to hospital. Six-year-old Alfie Dingley has to endure up to 30 seizures a day because of his condition, but his parents say the oil, which is banned in the UK, helps to relieve them.

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This football coach's plans to pay his mortgage by farming cannabis went up in smoke

He rented a flat in Walker, Newcastle, and grew 300 cannabis plants under 50 lamps, a court heard. But after the place went up in flames last August, firefighters found the farm and police were called. Now the 23-year-old has been given a suspended prison sentence at Newcastle Crown Court after he ...

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The latest dirt on Newfoundland and Labrador cannabis

Federal legislation, provincial legislation, contracts and regulation — there's plenty still in the works when it comes to having legal, recreational marijuana in Newfoundland and Labrador. In the coming weeks, more will be said on growing your own cannabis and on Canopy Growth's in-province ...

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Live score - Kapaz Ganja : FC Sebail

Live score. Last update: 1:57:27 PM. Ticker. Highlights. Formations. Fan ticker. TM + fan ticker, TM ticker, Fan ticker. Kapaz Ganja · Kapaz Ganja - FC Sebail. No highlights yet. Kapaz Ganja. Starting-XI. Bench ...

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Five Ways to Treat Severe Pain With Cannabis

Cannabis can treat a number of medical conditions, but by far the most common affliction listed on medical-marijuana patient applications is pain. Of the 93,095 active patients on the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry, 86,317 — nearly 93 percent — listed severe pain as a qualifying condition, ...

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City considers cannabis regulations

The Foster City Council is set to decide if and how it wants to regulate personal cultivation of cannabis, whether it wants to ban or regulate cannabis businesses, including medicinal ones, and if it wants to propose a local tax cannabis measure for voter consideration. Vice Mayor Gary Pollard said he ...

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Cannabis Stock Report: Marijuana Index Gains To Close Volatile Week While Bullish Market ...

According to Green Market Report, licensed medical cannabis producer CannTrust Holdings Inc. (TRST) and InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IN) were both approved to list their shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, with the latter company receiving a conditional approval. “Graduating to the TSX is a ...

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Council may give cannabis sales a hearing

The issue of cannabis sales in the Marine Commercial District became an issue late last year when the Cannabis Commission filed a request with the city to allow marijuana retail facilities on the Homer Spit. Currently, marijuana-related businesses are limited to certain zoned areas within the city limits.

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Nevada City struggles with cannabis parameters

A contentious debate surrounding the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in town was eventually settled last month, with Elevation 2477' granted the license to become the city's sole medical cannabis retailer. Applications also became available for medical cannabis businesses to operate on ...

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Ellicott City medical cannabis dispensary set to open

Ellicott City medical cannabis dispensary set to open. By: Maximilian Franz March 2, 2018. Trilogy Wellness of Maryland LLC is set to open its medical dispensary in early March on Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City. Complete access to news articles on this website is available to Daily Record ...

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Kasargod: Kumble police arrest four drug peddlers, seize large amount of ganja

Kasargod, Mar 3: Kumble police, in an operation, have seized a large amount of ganja and arrested four accused. Ganja worth 16.5 kg, a car and an auto rickshaw were seized in the operation. The arrested are identified as Kumble Shantipalla resident Rashid (31), Pookattedande resident Lathif (31) ...

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Box of cannabis on its way to Wood River from California intercepted in Hazelwood

Police intercepted a box that may have been shipping cannabis from California, according to court records. A 16-inch by 16-inch brown box was intercepted at the U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in Hazelwood, Missouri after a postal inspector saw the name on the shipment. That name was on a list of ...

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Medicinal cannabis: Giving Michael the chance to smile once again

Doctors looking to prescribe cannabis products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) must apply to the minister for a licence to do so. Last month, Noreen O'Neill from Kilgarvan, Co Kerry, penned an open letter to Mr Harris in which she outlined the changes in her 18-month-old son Michael since she ...

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Martial arts instructor slit housemate's throat with meat cleaver and smashed cannabis bong over ...

After slashing him nine times, he smashed a glass cannabis bong over his head and the victim ran into the street covered in blood. High Court judge Mr Justice Robin Spencer yesterday jailed Gunning for 12 years, after he was found guilty of attempted murder. He said: “He was begging you to stop.

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High interest in legal weed at business-oriented cannabis convention in Calgary

In a packed ballroom in the bowels of the Telus Convention Centre, would-be cannabis entrepreneurs rubbed shoulders with well-experienced cannabis experts as the inaugural CannabisCon educational conference got underway Friday. “Conferences like this are just such a leading indicator of the ...

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Federal Judge Dismisses Cannabis Lawsuit Against Jeff Sessions as Medical and Adult-Use ...

It's been a busy week in the cannabis industry. In the past few days alone, a federal judge dismissed the Washington v. Sessions lawsuit against Jeff Sessions; Maine's Marijuana Legalization Implementation Committee sent a new adult-use implementation bill to the state's legislature; Massachusetts ...

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If Canopy Growth Corp CEO Bruce Linton Is Correct, Avoid Monolithic Cannabis Producers

Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) (OTCMKTS:TWMJF) (FRA:11L1) CEO Bruce Linton presented at the $1,000/table gala at the Economic Club of Canada. The main event—a keynote address by Linton himself—elucidated viewpoints on the state of the cannabis industry, and where it is headed.

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Nearly all cancer patients medicating with cannabis report improvement

The European Journal of Internal Medicine recently published a study that should wake even the most steadfast deniers of the effectiveness of cannabis as medicine. The Israeli research team included the godfather of cannabis research, Raphael Mechoulam, the man who first identified cannabinoids ...

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Inside the lake: How drug dealing thrives to poison ever-rising number of youth in Kashmir

Maal is peddlers' slang for narcotics such as hashish (charas) or weed (ganja). “Follow me,” gestured the man, a drug dealer, as he walked slowly towards his Shikara anchored near one of the ghats in Dal Lake. And as we sat facing each other inside the decorated boat, he made the formal welcome: ...

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216 kg ganja seized;four held

Coimbatore: Police today seized 216 kg of ganja and arrested four persons in this connection here. Police said the four, hailing from Andipatti in Theni district, were travelling in a van. On searching the vehicle, police found 108 packets each containing two kg of ganja. The four were planning to sell it to ...

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Going green: Cannabis producers in town for CannabisCon preparing for legalization

Some of the country's top names in the cannabis industry are in Calgary this weekend for CannabisCon to discuss what comes next once recreational sales are legalized later this year. “It's not often there is an industry that comes to be overnight, and basically, that what's happening with cannabis,” said ...

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Police uncover £80k cannabis farm after spotting roof with mysterious lack of snow in West ...

EAGLE-EYED police uncovered an £80,000 cannabis farm after spotting a roof without snow in West Yorkshire as Storm Emma battered the country. Officers noticed a mysterious lack of ice on the tiles and raided the property on Arctic Street in Keighley where they found 322 plants - some reaching ...

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Coors calls cannabis a “risk-factor”

It's speculated that the threat to some industries was why cannabis was made illegal in the first place. Now, Molson Coors Brewing Company, which owns the Coors, Miller, and Blue Moon brands, is saying legalized marijuana is a “risk factor” for its business. Molson Coors is so concerned with legalized ...

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Cannabis delivery companies considering co-working spaces to surmount regulatory hurdles

A little more than two months after sales of marijuana for recreational use became legal in Sacramento, over 200 cannabis delivery businesses appear to be operating in the region, according to Joe Devlin, the city's chief of cannabis policy and enforcement. Only eight of those, however, have registered ...

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True Leaf Breaks Ground on North Okanagan Cannabis Production Facility

Phase one of the project is planned to include a 16,000 square foot cannabis cultivation facility, and an additional 9,000 square feet for laboratory services, whole-plant extraction, and production of therapeutic cannabis products. Together, the facilities will be known as True Leaf Campus, a hub for the ...

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Fort McMurray group planning one of Canada's first Indigenous cannabis operations

The company was chosen last month to be a primary adviser on the cannabis, medical marijuana and hemp industries for Saskatchewan First Nations. It hopes to lead groups through a “navigator” service Health Canada started in November for Indigenous applicants seeking a licence to grow medical ...

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Part 1, An Introduction to Foliar Feeding Cannabis

With other feeding methods, cannabis typically absorbs nutrients through its roots. However, foliar feeding delivers nutrients directly to the leaves where they are taken in by the stomata. Stomata are the pores found on the epidermis (skin) of the leaves. Generally, the stomata are responsible for the gas ...

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Cannabis food fusion heats up with Chef Dennis Lee, Sublime Concentrates deal

Innovative San Francisco chef Dennis Lee of Namu Gaji, known for its Asian-inspired, farm-to-table cuisine, is set to bring new flavors to cannabis edibles under a partnership with Sublime Concentrates, a Bay Area maker of award-winning vaporizer cartridges. The first marijuana edibles to hit the market ...

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Hash in the attic: Police find £80k cannabis farm after spotting snow-free roof

POLICE swooped on a large-scale cannabis farm worth £80,000 – after officers clocked a single house with no snow on its roof. 0. By Louise Berwick / Published 2nd March 2018. cannabis roof attic farm snow melt GETTY. SNOW EVIDENCE: The house had an £80,000 cannabis farm in the attic.

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Learn To Discern: The Art of Choosing Cannabis

There are a lot of cannabis retail shops in Oregon now, and along with that is a lot of cannabis flowers and products to choose from. Consumers ultimately decide which brands and companies will survive these saturated times. This means that now, more than ever, it is extremely important to take the ...

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Pot Stocks, ETFs And Top News From The Cannabis Industry This Week

Despite a strong performance Friday, U.S. cannabis stocks had a bad week, with the United States Marijuana Index, which tracks 15 of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S., losing roughly 4 percent of its value. The North American Marijuana Index, which also includes Canadian stocks, shed ...

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Former Congressional Aide Convicted of Taking Cannabis Bribe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former California congressional aide accused of promising to “make things happen” to keep an illegal pot shop in business was convicted Thursday of taking a $5,000 bribe. The conviction came after Michael Kimbrew, 44, pleaded not guilty in federal court last year to one count ...

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Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer endorses legalized medical cannabis

(WKYT) - The Kentucky Secretary of State's Office says Sgt. Dakota Meyer is joining Alison Lundergan Grimes' efforts to help legalize medical cannabis in the Commonwealth. Meyer, a native of Columbia, received the Medal of Honor – the highest military decoration awarded by the United States ...

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The Beginner's Guide to Cannabis Lingo

We spoke with cannabis educators Emma Chasen and Kristen Williams to help us make sense of the weed-alphabet soup. Chasen is Director of Education for the Portland, Oregon-based educational resource hub Sativa Science Club, and Williams is the founder/CEO of the prohibition-state-focused ...

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Here's what the experts are saying at Cannabis Con in Calgary

With recreational cannabis legalization set to arrive in just a few short months, members of the expected $6 billion industry are gathering at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary for a series of educational seminars on the outlook for the nascent industry. Billed as “Cannabis Canada's First Annual ...

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Louis Tomlinson in Twitter row with police over cannabis discovery

A pop star has questioned the police's use of social media after officers posted a tweet about discovering a cannabis farm in a house. Former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson accused West Yorkshire officers of "gloating" over the raid. In a Twitter post the Doncaster-born star said: "Surely as law ...

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The Daily Hit: Today's Cannabis Briefs

“Graduating to the TSX reflects the amazing progress we have made since listing on the CSE in August last year and represents yet another important milestone for CannTrust as we continue our successful journey as one of Canada's leading cannabis companies,” said Eric Paul, Chief Executive Officer ...

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Britain's historic winter weather is giving away the location of secret cannabis farms

Cannabis cultivation requires significant warmth, so most illicit grow operations use heat lamps to provide heat and light to the plants. If not properly insulated, this heat can radiate out into the surrounding area, a dead giveaway if it means yours is the only house on the street without snow on its roof.

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County supervisors to review draft of personal cannabis ordinance

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors will review a draft of a proposed personal cannabis cultivation ordinance during their meeting next Tuesday. The public meeting will take place at 9 a.m. on the sixth floor of the San Joaquin County Administration Building, 44 N. San Joaquin St., Stockton.

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Keighley police find cannabis farm after snow-free roof spotted

A lack of snow on the roof of a terraced house led police to uncover a cannabis farm with 322 plants. Police noticed the clear roof on property off Arctic Street in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and noticed a strong smell as cannabis as they approached. The heat levels required to grow cannabis plants meant ...

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Kapaz Ganja

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Gov't Looking to Improve Ganja Licence Approval Process

The Government is seeking to improve the approval process for licences to be issued to stakeholders in the local cannabis industry. This is according to Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, who says the industry has not progressed as anticipated. The Minister was ...

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Sacred Source Sanctuary: persecuted church or illegal pot dispensary?

Some Rastafarians quote the New Testament's Book of Revelations — “the herb is the healing of the nations” — as a sacred shout-out to ganja. Scholars say Taoism's Shangqing school taught that cannabis could impart preternatural powers. “This is nothing we invented,” said David James, Marla ...

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Drug menace: Don't allow state to become 'Udta Karnataka', BJP tells govt

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Singh who has been pursuing the issue for some years now, said even children as young as 11 and 12 years are getting exposed and addicted to narcotics like ganja in Bengaluru. Singh said a recent Nimhans report stated that as many as five to six children are ...

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K'taka native arrested with ganja at Borim

Ponda: Acting on a tip-off, Ponda police on Friday apprehended Sanaulla Dodamani, 23, a native of Karnataka, who was waiting for a prospective buyer to sell ganja. Dodamani was currently residing at Kasarwada, Bethora, in Ponda taluka. He was caught red-handed while waiting for the buyer near a ...

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Gov't seeking to improve ganja licence approval process

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Government is seeking to improve the approval process for licences to be issued to stakeholders in the local cannabis industry. This is according to Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Karl Samuda, who said the industry has not progressed as ...

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Mississippi Police Chief Suspended for Smoking Weed, Being High as Hell in Viral Video

According to a number of local reports, a newly discovered home video shows Flynt smoking weed from a pipe with a broken mouthpiece, openly talking about his police employment while giggling about his love for ganja and generally acting stoned out of his gourd. Of course, Flynt's police chief's ...

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4 held with 216 kg ganja in car in Kovai

Police said that recently five private college students in the city were arrested for ganja peddling. After getting vital information from them, city police commissioner K.Periaiah formed a special team comprising sub-inspectors Shastha Somasekaran, Ghanasekaran and Jothi to nab the wholesale ganja ...

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Health Ministry a hindrance to medical ganja industry development – Golding

Opposition spokesman on Finance Mark Golding says the Ministry of Health is a hindrance to the development of the local medical ganja industry. Addressing yesterday's sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament examining the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, Golding said the Ministry ...

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Marley and Ganja: the popularization of Rastafari

Dr. Sam Murrell discussed how he met Bob Marley in 1976, and his experience with the Rastafarian movement. Murrell met the King of Reggae at his Smile Jamaica Concert in Kingston, Jamaica. Photo courtesy of Jordan Behan. Dr. Sam Murrell discussed how he met Bob Marley in 1976, and his ...

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Potent Potables: The Green Ganja Milkshake

Maybe whiskey and Guinness isn't really your bag. Perhaps you'd like to spend St. Patrick's Day wearing your green on the inside as a tingly Leprechaun smile spreads across your face. For any and all bastardized Irish occasions, we give you the “Green Ganja Milkshake,” a THC-packed riff on the ...

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Greece Parliament Passes MMJ Bill

Greece's Parliament has approved legislation allowing the cultivation and manufacture of medical cannabis, according to the Greek Reporter. The measure was supported by the ruling majority To Potami and Democratic Alignment parties and opposed by New Democracy, Golden Dawn, Centrists' ...

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West Virginia House Passes Bill to Increase MMJ Licenses

West Virginia's House of Delegates has passed a measure that would increase the number of cultivators, processors, and dispensaries allowed to operate under the state's medical cannabis program, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reports. The bill does not include allowing patients to access raw flower ...

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IndicaOnline Streamlines the Marijuana Industry with Powerful Cannabis POS Software

Cannabis is becoming a fast-paced industry. Customers expect to be in and out of a dispensary in a quick and efficient manner. To help streamline new member sign-ups, order processing, new product additions, inventory management and reporting, IndicaOnline POS software can make a world of ...

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Report: Cannabis Industry Investments Hit $1.23B In First Weeks of 2018

According to a Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker report outlined by Bezinga, investments in the cannabis space have increased 600 percent over the first five weeks of 2018 compared to the first five weeks of 2017. In the first five weeks of 2017, cannabis industry investments reached $178 million, while ...

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New South Wales, Australia Streamlines MMJ Process for Patients

New South Wales Health Minister Greg Hunt has “taken a machete” to the federal medical cannabis regulations in order to allow “direct and immediate access” to the program for patients, the Australian Broadcasting Company reports. The changes will take effect in the coming weeks. “Where the doctors ...

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One ganja plant worth $1000, says TTPS

Marijuana trees with an estimated street value of $75,000 and 150 seedlings were destroyed by officers of the South Western Division Task Force, during a drug eradication exercise in the Palo Seco district, on Wednesday. The weed was found in an area off James Trace, Palo Seco. The officers said ...

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True/False Conversations - Past and Present Collide in 'Bisbee '17'

Ivory-Ganja: Can you tell me a little bit about what happened in Bisbee? Greene: So Bisbee is a town that was the queen of the copper camps. It was one of the most important copper mining centres in America and even the world. And over the course of maybe 100 years or so, the mines were open and ...

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Man arrested for selling 'Ganja Kulfi', 2 on the run

HYDERABAD: Excise enforcement sleuthson Thursday arrested a sweet maker for making 'ganja kulfi' and selling them tocollege students in the city. The accused, identified as B Shivlal Singh, 46, a resident of Aramghar colony, Dhoolpet, was caught while trying to sell the cannabis-laced kulfi during ...

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West Yorkshire Police find cannabis farm after seeing snow-free roof

Officers stormed the property on a street near to Arctic Street in Keighley yesterday after catching a strong smell of cannabis outside. Police then noticed a lack of snow on the roof.

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Police seize 216 kg of ganja

Coimbatore city police arrested four persons and seized 216 kg of ganja from them at Seeranaickenpalayam on Thursday. This is biggest seizure reported in the state in recent times. The narcotic in 108 packets, each weighing around 2 kg, was seized from a vehicle. The police arrested B. Dharmar (50), ...

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Ganja haul: search on for Odisha gang

The police are on the lookout for a group of labourers from Odisha who camped in the city and allegedly coordinated the supply of smuggled ganja to retailers in various parts of the district. The investigators got the details to proceed with the inquiry from Sumant Naik, 25, a native of Gajapati district of ...

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Marijuana for Moms

Adam Grossman, the CEO of the cannabis company Papa and Barkley, has also noticed a burgeoning interest in marijuana from moms. “In the last month alone, we have seen the emergence of cannabis-and-parenthood workshops, new 'parenting and cannabis' publications like Splimm, and Facebook ...

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Medical cannabis one step closer to legality in Greece

last updated: 02/03/2018. Foreign investors are already planning to begin cultivation this year, with the Greek treasury hoping for high times ahead with tax revenues. Now Reading: Medical cannabis one step closer to legality in Greece. Medical cannabis one step closer to legality in Greece. Share this ...

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Smaller pot growers in state feel stifled

UKIAH — California is falling short of its mission to bring existing cannabis growers into the legal market. That was the message repeated Thursday night in Ukiah by both government officials and regional marijuana industry leaders alike. At a first-of-its-kind meeting with the state's top cannabis officials ...

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Lt. Governor on medical cannabis bill: “Will be close, but won't pass.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Just one vote either way may decide if medical cannabis stays alive on Tennessee's Capitol Hill, but Lt. Governor Randy McNally “does not think it will pass.” Those comments came during his weekly news conference where he added “I think it will be close.”.

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Canadians considering cannabis: Will you be using weed if you don't already?

The biggest question as we close in on legalizing cannabis could be what will happen with the 17 per cent of adults who admitted that they might use it once it's legal. “What is that would make them become a user? What things do they need to see in place – is it safety, is it assurance, it's secure, is it ...

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Canadian cannabis growers eye industrial and agricultural spaces

B.C cannabis growers will turn to blue-collar towns and the Agricultural Land Reserve to find millions of square feet of industrial space needed to meet demand for recreational marijuana, studies suggest. “The legalization of marijuana is expected to drive up the cost of commercial real estate in all major ...

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Epileptic boy Alfie Dingley, 6, may be given cannabis

A boy aged six with a rare form of epilepsy that causes up to 30 fits a day may be allowed a trial of medical cannabis. Alfie Dingley has been denied the drug, which his parents believe could reduce his seizures, because it is a banned substance. However, ministers say they are exploring “every option”.

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216 kg ganja seized;four held

Coimbatore, Mar 1 (PTI) Police today seized 216 kg of ganja and arrested four persons in this connection here. Police said the four, hailing from Andipatti in Theni district, were travelling in a van. On searching the vehicle, police found 108 packets each containing two kg of ganja. The four were planning ...

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Man with ganja in underwear fined

A PALMISTE man who was caught with marijuana hidden in his underwear, told a San Fernando magistrate on Wednesday that he used the drugs to help keep calm. Hebae Augustus, 25, stood before Senior Magistrate Cherril-Anne Antoine and pleaded guilty to possession of five grammes of ...

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Jamaica missing out on growing ganja industry — Golding

Jamaica missing out on growing ganja industry — Golding ... The matter of the controversial weed was raised when Opposition member and Central Manchester MP Peter Bunting indicated that the amount of money projected to be earned from ganja licensing was not indicative of growth in the industry.

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Ganja kulfi maker nabbed in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD:The Prohibition and Excise Department has been keeping a strict vigil on people selling banned substances and narcotics, and have caught a man who was planning to mix marijuana in kulfi. Three kilograms of wet ganja, four kg of powdered ganja and 3.5 kg of dry ganja was seized from ...

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First Cannabis Company Listed on Nasdaq

In a sure sign of changing times, the first cannabis-industry business has been listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange — raising questions about how long federal prohibition can hang on in the face of a burgeoning economic sector.

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4 arrested for smuggling 205kg ganja from AP

Coimbatore: The city police on Thursday arrested four people, who had smuggled in 205kg of ganja from Chintapalli at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The arrested men were identified as B Dharmar and his younger brother B Irulandi from Muthalamparai near Andipatti in Theni and T ...

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216 kg ganja seized; four held in Coimbatore

Police said the four, hailing from Andipatti in Theni district, were travelling in a van. On searching the vehicle, police found 108 packets each containing two kg of ganja. The four were planning to sell it to college students and labourers in and around the city, police said. They also seized Rs 1.5 lakh and ...

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Ganja, bhang keep Holi spirits high

In view of the festival, to curb ganja sales, in accordance with instructions given by C. Vivekananda Reddy, Deputy Commissioner of the Excise Department, the Enforcement teams kept special vigilance on the sales of delicacies mixed with bhang and ganja at the Dhoolpet and Begum Bazar area.

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Brittny Anderson & Brian Farmer: Encouraging Sustainable Cannabis

Brittny Anderson and Brian Farmer are co-founders of the Cannabis Conservancy, a sustainability certification group that helps consumers identify cannabis growers and producers who use responsible agricultural practices. In this Ganjapreneur.com podcast episode, Brittny and Brian join our host TG ...

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4 arrested for smuggling 205kg ganja from AP

They told police that they used to buy ganja from Theni district, which was a major hub for the contraband. “Now, they were forced to buy ganja from Andhra Pradesh. They had visited Chintapalli in Andhra Pradesh a few days ago to buy the contraband and were planning to supply it to ...

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New Hampshire Poll: Majority of Residents Support Cannabis Legalization Bill as Written

According to the University of New Hampshire's Granite State Poll, the majority of state residents – 56 percent – would support the legislation to legalize possession of less than three-quarters of an ounce and allow adults to grow up to six cannabis plants in their home. The survey found 37 percent of ...

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Arkansas Approves Five MMJ Cultivators

Arkansas has approved five companies to cultivate medical cannabis under the state's voter-approved measure, including one which counts former state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel among its investors, according to a WREG report. The state received a total of 95 applications. Who's in?

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Canadian MMJ Company Listed on US NASDAQ

Toronto-based medical cannabis company Cronos Group is the first Canadian cannabis company to be listed on the U.S. NASDAQ, according to a Forbes report. The company holds 100 percent of two Canadian medical cannabis companies: Ontario's Peace Naturals and British Columbia's Original BC.

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Washington Home Grow Bill Fails, Again

The decision to not include home grows in Washington's 2012 cannabis legalization initiative continues to haunt the state, which again this year has failed to pass a cannabis home grow bill. With Democrats holding both chambers of the legislature and the Governor's office this year, cannabis supporters ...

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216 kg ganja seized;four held

Police today seized 216 kg of ganja and arrested four persons in this connection here. Police said the four, hailing from Andipatti in Theni district, were travelling in a van. On searching the vehicle, police found 108 packets each containing two kg of ganja. The four were planning to sell it to college ...

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Two Maricann Directors, Including Board Chairman, Resign Amid CSE Investigation

Canadian medical cannabis company Maricann Group Inc.'s chairman along with a board member have stepped down amidst a review by the Canadian Securities Exchange of its planned $70 million financing, the Canadian Press reports. The review has put the financing on hold – but it has not been ...

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Senapati records highest destruction of poppy plantation

... determined crusaders who have destroyed the record highest number of “illicit poppy cultivation” and marijuana/ganja plantation. Putting out an astounding figure of poppy and marijuana plantations destroyed, the district administration of Senapati has identified more places of such illegal cultivation.

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$12B Up For Grabs As California And Canada Legalize Cannabis - The Green Rush Is On

Recreational cannabis is now selling legally in California, and Canada is scheduled to open its national marijuana market later this year. The estimated 12B$ sales projection in North America translates to big opportunities for entrepreneurs and brands, with no clear favorites so far. “There isn't a legacy ...

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Double-Digit $ Billions Puts North America In The Worldwide Cannabis Market Lead

According to one of the top-5 financial firms Forbes has identified in the cannabis sector, Arcview Market Research, and its research partner BDS Analytics, over the next 10 years, the legal cannabis industry will see much progress around the globe. Spending on legal cannabis worldwide is expected to ...

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Mistrial declared for Denver cannabis church leaders charged with open and public marijuana ...

The prosecution of leaders of a Denver cannabis church on charges of open and public consumption of marijuana didn't make it past jury selection Wednesday. Denver County Court Judge Fred Rodgers declared a mistrial for International Church of Cannabis founders Steve Berke, Lee Molloy and ...

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Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. and Sundial Sign Definitive Agreement for $7000000 in Debt ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (TSX-V:CBW) ("Cannabis Wheaton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement whereby the Company has provided Sundial Growers Inc. ("Sundial"), ...

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Fairgrounds should try replacing one gun show with a cannabis-related event

In addition, most people in the cannabis movement know there is an untapped gold mine in hemp. Its seeds and flowers are used in health foods, organic body care and other "nutraceuticals," a nutrient added to food. The fibers and stalks are used in hemp clothing, rope, construction materials, paper, ...

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Supervisors Act on Three Cannabis Dispensary Appeals

A medical cannabis dispensary was approved for a Sunol location over the objections of local residents. Alameda County Supervisors voted 4-0, with Supervisor Keith Carson absent, to reject an appeal by Sunol Ranch LLC that would have knocked the proposed facility out of eligibility to be located at ...

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Nar plans to put up to 700 new base stations into operation in 2018

Thus, the subscribers in Ganja became first to use the LTE service and enjoy a significant improvement of the mobile internet speed. The Nar customers in Ganja are now able to use the internet resources more efficiently, due to the internet speed of up to 225 mbps, ensured by the LTE technology.

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Medical Cannabis Pain Reduction Survey

ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - A study conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health shows that 42 percent of patients in the state using medical cannabis for intractable pain reported a reduction of 30 p...

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Medical cannabis oil trial 'being considered' by government to help six-year-old with severe epilepsy

A trial using cannabis oil to help a six-year-old boy with a rare, severe form of epilepsy is being considered by the government. Alfie Dingley suffers 20 to 30 seizures each day - but his parents say that during a five-month visit to the Netherlands, where they could be legally prescribed cannabis oil to treat ...

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Senator McGuire will talk Prop 64 at Cannabis Summit in Ukiah, Thursday

MENDOCINO Co., 2/28/18 — California's newly minted cannabis bureaucracy is coming to Ukiah Thursday, at a special “summit” dubbed “The First 60 Days of Proposition 64.” The event, which is being hosted by State Senator Mike McGuire, will be held at 6pm on March 1 in the Ukiah Valley ...

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Home Office considers cannabis oil trial to help boy with epilepsy

The Home Office says ministers are exploring every option for treating Alfie Dingley, whose parents want the government to grant him a licence to use cannabis oil to help soothe his symptoms. The request was denied by the Home Office, as the drug “cannot be practically prescribed, administered or ...

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Mother of seriously ill boy, 6, given hope as cannabis oil treatment is considered

The family of a six-year-old boy who has a rare form of epilepsy have been given hope he will be considered for cannabis oil treatment that soothes his symptoms. The government says a medical cannabis trial is a potential option for treating Alfie Dingley after his parents called on ministers to grant the ...

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Analysis: Medical cannabis users find pain reduction

The Minnesota Department of Health says more than four in ten people struggling with difficult-to-control pain of moderate and high levels reported medical cannabis provided significant relief. The research looked at results of a standard pain assessment tool completed by more than 2,000 people ...

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With Legal Pot, Cannabis Tourism Gains Popularity in Bay Area

Pinho says the demand for cannabis-friendly tourist attractions is so high, his tours are selling out. The tour made several stops. The first was Dark Heart Nursery, an Oakland-based company that specializes in growing marijuana through a cloning method. FOX40 was asked not to shoot video of Dark ...

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Balance on cannabis may lead to answers on opioids

Many states are using the best available tools to battle the crisis, with an eye on developing better science and policy to put an end to the crisis. As more states implement either medical or legalized recreational cannabis policies, they should consider whether cannabis can play a role in the opioid crisis.

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Alfie Dingley: Boy with rare form of epilepsy may get cannabis oil treatment

His parents, Hannah Deacon and Drew Dingley, want to give him medical cannabis, which he was treated with in the Netherlands last year. Alfie's use of cannabis treatment is said to reduce both the severity and the frequency of his clusters of seizures, coming once every 27 days rather than every 7-10 ...

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SQ 778: Oklahoma family moves to Colorado to treat son with cannabis

This comes three years after the state legalized cannabis oil. For many families, that simply is not enough. FOX 25 traveled to Colorado to meet one of those families, the Hilterbrans. With three sick kids and no other medical options available, the family packed up and moved to Colorado. That is where ...

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Ex-FBI official hoping to blaze a path to Congress as 'cannabis candidate'

"As a former federal agent and law enforcement officer, I think legalizing cannabis would really free up the criminal justice system in terms of incarceration space, in terms of time and energy of first responders, and it would allow law enforcement officers to focus on what's really important," Wolf said.

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Cannabis retailer Fire and Flower plans to open 30 stores, hire hundreds of people

Toronto cannabis retailer Fire & Flower is moving its headquarters to Edmonton, its CEO said Wednesday. Fire & Flower stores will open in Alberta with an educational component before cannabis product is actually stocked, Trevor Fencott told the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.

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Cannabis task force votes against releasing recommendations

Cannabis task force votes against releasing recommendations. By Sarah Mueller • 2 hours ago. TweetShareGoogle+Email. Delaware Public Media. The Adult Use Cannabis Task Force plans to meet again next week. But Wednesday, it voted against sending its recommendations on legalizing ...

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First marijuana dispensary in Salinas, second cannabis shop for owners

Off the main cannabis products room at Emerald Skyway is the clone and cannabis genetics room. Staffed by an expert geneticist, the idea is to give members a chance to speak with a specialist to learn about cannabis plants, their care and cultivation, as well as different strains and their genetics. Starter ...

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Grenfell Tower survivor faces jail after police combing wreckage found remains of his cannabis oil ...

A survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire is facing jail after investigators found the remains of his cannabis oil factory in the wreck of the building. Eamon Zada, 35, was arrested after officers combing the burnt-out tower three weeks after the deadly blaze found a store of cannabis cuttings, butane gas canisters ...

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Colton to begin accepting applications for cannabis cultivation businesses Thursday

Colton on Thursday will begin accepting cannabis cultivation applications from business owners hoping to open facilities in the city. ... Cultivation facilities – where marijuana is planted, grown and harvested – are the only commercial cannabis businesses permitted in Colton. A facility must be at least ...

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The Definitive Guide to Cultivation & Consumption of Medical Marijuana By Array ONLINE

Read Download Online Free Now => http://ift.tt/2FJtIny . . The Cannabis Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to Cultivation & Consumption of Medical Marijuana Array pdf download The Cannabis Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to Cultivation & Consumption of ...

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[HBA & CBA] Pharmaceutical Applications of Cannabis

Speakers from academia and the biotech industry working on cannabis-based drug products will join us over a lunch session.

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Investments in cannabis, flashy commodities overshadow gold

But for now, the gold price has “gone nowhere” over the last five years and there are plenty of other flashier commodities attracting generalist interest. “While you've had the cryptocurrencies, you've had cannabis, you've had all kinds of industry exploding and the gold price flat, it's like watching paint dry.

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Alfie Dingley: Home Office considers medical cannabis trial

The Home Office says it is considering allowing a medical cannabis trial to treat a six-year-old boy with a rare form of epilepsy. It previously turned down requests by the family of Alfie Dingley, from Warwickshire, to legally take the drug. But now ministers say they are "exploring every option", following a ...

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What Are You Smoking Episode 27: Cannabis Testing With Confidence Analytics

This week, host Will Hyde is joined by Bobby Hines, co-founder and Chief Technical Officer for Confidence Analytics, a Washington-based cannabis testing lab. Hines shines a light on how testing is conducted, how tests are evolving, and what consumers should be looking for—and looking out for—in ...

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Vote to Release Delaware Cannabis Legalization Report Fails

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A final report on issues surrounding marijuana legalization in Delaware failed to win a task force's approval for its release Wednesday, but a Democratic lawmaker says the report will be made available to the General Assembly anyway. After lengthy discussion about a lack of details ...

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Tonight: Cannabis Tourism

It's a burgeoning industry in California. Tonight on FOX40 News at 10, we explore the emerging trend of cannabis tourism. Filed in: Seen on TV. Suggest a correction. ×. Suggest A Correction. Your name. Your email. Report a typo or grammatical error. Cancel. Facebook · Twitter · Reddit · Google · Pocket ...

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How This Attorney Found Her Calling In Cannabis

"This is about making sure we are improving the city that I love and the place where many of my family members still live and many black people live," explains Lindsay, who was appointed last year to the state's Cannabis Policy Advisory Board, "Our communities are the ones that have been decimated ...

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Mycorrhizae 101: How Fungi and Plant Symbiosis Can Help a Cannabis Grow Thrive

As legislation around cannabis evolves throughout North America, backyard gardeners and professional farmers alike are growing more plants every year. This explosion of interest in cannabis cultivation has been accompanied by renewed attention about how to get the most out of cannabis crops large ...

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Big Tobacco invests in Canadian marijuana, leaving BC's craft-cannabis producers uneasy

“The combined Canadian cannabis acquisitions are anticipated, subject to regulatory approvals, to have approximately 1 million square feet of production space within a three year period and with the opportunity to become a truly international cannabis company, expanding into international markets as ...

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Illegal cannabis operation busts net charges, including causing a child to be drug endangered

A man and woman are facing a string of charges including causing a child to be drug endangered after several illegal cannabis operation busts across the city, say police. Officers from the the Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement (EDGE) unit executed several warrants Feb. 2, including one at a ...

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Black History. In March!

In the 19th century, the British brought in 1.5 million indentured-servitude "laborers" from India to the Caribbean, who shared their ganja. In an interview Warf did with Vice Media, he says that "It [cannabis] was brought to the Americas by the Portuguese, who took it to Brazil, and again by the British, who ...

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Kolkata man held with ganja

Panaji: A 35-year-old man from Kolkata was arrested on Wednesday by Panaji police, after ganja was found in his possession. He was allegedly caught red-handed by the police with 300 grams of green substance suspected to be ganja worth around Rs 30,000. Shaikh was caught at the municipal ...

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Lawmakers Propose Bill to Allow Vets to Discuss Cannabis Use for

California lawmakers are working hard to pass a bill that would allow veterinarians the opportunity to talk to pet owners about cannabis use for treating pet illnesses. For pet owners like Jeff Hoc...

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How Female Founders Are Cashing In On Chic "Cannabis-Adjacent"

“Cannabis itself has been around for thousands of years, and humans have been smoking it or consuming it in some form or another as long as there have been humans, but it is—at least in the US—an entirely new industry,” says Verena von Pfetten, co-founder of Gossamer, a "cannabis-adjacent" ...

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D Brief - Should cannabis be criminal?

So what's the deal with drugs? Lana and Aman on marijuana law reform in New Zealand.

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House criminal justice subcommittee passes medical cannabis act

NASHVILLE, Tenn., (WTVF) -- The Medical Cannabis Act has passed a House subcommittee with Speaker Beth Harwell casting the deciding vote, according to WTVF. It passed Tuesday with a vote of 4-3 in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee. SB1710 or the “Medical Cannabis Act” would allow ...

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Cannabis Working Group comments on proposed regulations

The federal government continues to line up its ducks as its self-imposed 2018 deadline for cannabis to become legal in Canada quickly approaches. The government released a consultation document, Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis, in November, focusing on licences, security ...

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Roll Ups Smoldering In US Cannabis Industry

Even after a drug bust at his brewery in 2005 threatened his company, Lagunitas Brewing founder and CEO Tom Magee has proudly proclaimed his fondness for cannabis as a consumer. He's also a fan as a businessman. Lagunitas introduced a beer inspired by the event, Undercover Investigation ...

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Colorado cannabis firms could get publicly traded, out-of-state investors under proposed bill

A bill advancing through the Colorado legislature would open the doors for out-of-state individuals and publicly traded companies to invest or have ownership interest in state-licensed cannabis businesses. House Bill 1011, “Marijuana Businesses Allow Publicly Traded Owners,” on Wednesday passed ...

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Russian Stadiums To Allow Cocaine, Cannabis and Heroin at 2018 FIFA World Cup

A bureaucratic loophole will allow soccer fans attending the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer to bring cannabis, cocaine and even heroin into events as long as attendees have the proper medical paperwork. The Moscow-based Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), a joint economic trade bloc ...

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High-strength skunk 'now dominates' UK cannabis market

"Almost all cannabis seized by police now comprises high-strength varieties, with outdoor-grown herbal strains and hashish barely found," The Guardian reports. The news is based on researchers analysing samples of cannabis seized by 5 police forces in 2015 and 2016. They found almost all the ...

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Ebony Costain Is Changing The Way You Buy Cannabis

From cannabis-infused household products to mac 'n cheese, cannabis seems to be everywhere. Well, almost. It is only legal for people over the age of 21 in a handful of states like Colorado and Maine. States like these have become breeding grounds for cannabis entrepreneurs racing to become a ...

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Curcio: Why I voted against medical cannabis bill, 'all-powerful' commission

For the past three months, I have been studying the details and language of Representative Jeremy Faison's bill titled, the "Medical Cannabis Only Act" (HB 1749). While I have the utmost respect for my colleague, this legislation is not only about the idea of legalizing medical cannabis. In short, my ...

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How the American Legion Became a Medical Cannabis Advocate

American Legion National Commander Denise Rohan: The group's members are driving the Legion's interest in medical cannabis. “Our membership numbers are so important,” she said. “They have got to mean something in this fight against the opioid crisis. Let's get marijuana tested to find out if it is ...

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Cannabis drug halves the risk of an epileptic fit in more than 40% of sufferers, study finds

A supplement derived from cannabis halves the risk of suffering a seizure in 44 percent of epilepsy sufferers, new research suggests. Taking cannabidiol (CBD) alongside the commonly-prescribed medication clobazam also makes 10 percent of epilepsy patients drug-free, a US study found. The dual ...

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Police helicopter captures the dramatic moment a fast boat loaded with cannabis is intercepted by ...

Police have seized 1,300kg of cannabis following an epic James Bond-style chase involving five boats and a helicopter in the Strait of Gibraltar. In incredible footage of the high-speed pursuit, a drug trafficker speeds towards the Spanish police boat on its right-hand side with the intention of ramming it.

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What We Can Learn from the Man Who Ate Cannabis and Had a Meltdown High Above the Pacific ...

The case is closed against Joseph D. Hudek IV, the 24-year-old man who had a meltdown on a Delta flight last July shortly after the plane took off from Seattle Tacoma International Airport. According to court records, he incited a brawl on the Beijing-bound flight that involved flight attendants getting ...

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LiveWire Ergogenics Obtains Cannabis Cultivation Permit from the City of Coachella, California

Anaheim, CA, Feb. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveWire Ergogenics, Inc. (OTC: LVVV), a company focused on product development, acquisition and management of legal, fully controlled and contained turnkey production facilities for cannabis-based products and services, announced today that it ...

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Nail bling takes on a cannabis sheen

Writer Emily Earlenbaugh shows off her cannabis-themed manicure given to her by Christina Blea at her Dabulous Nail Bar, in her home in Richmond, Calif., on Wednesday January 31, 2018. In the chair. Blea, right, gives a cannabis-themed manicure to writer Earlenbaugh, in her Dabulous Nail Bar.

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How Cannabis Can Take Your Workout to the Next Level

The idea for San Francisco's Power Plant Fitness, the world's first cannabis gym, came to founder Jim McAlpine as a teenager, after he ripped a bong before lifting weights in his parent's garage. “In the '80s, a cannabis gym would have never been possible,” he explains. “But now we've started moving ...

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Smart Cannabis Featured in Extensive Superb Crew Interview

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Cannabis Corp, (OTC: SCNA), has been featured in an in-depth interview of Vice President Don Smith in Superb Crew. The article unveils the direction of the company's intended growth, its position on the stringent California regulations on ...

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How skunk came to dominate the UK cannabis market

Most of the cannabis smoked in the UK is super-strength leading experts to warn users of potential mental health risks. So-called “skunk” now almost completely dominates the cannabis market as high-potency strains of the drug accounted for the vast majority of police seizures in a sample, researchers ...

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Cronos cracks the Nasdaq, a first for Canadian cannabis

For the first time ever, shares of a Canadian cannabis producer started trading on the Nasdaq, in a move that could help validate the young sector in a major equities market. After getting approved to list its stock on the index last week, Cronos Group Inc. made its debut on the U.S. venue on Tuesday, ...

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Jamaican Farmers Just Harvested Their First Legal Cannabis Crop

Even though cannabis is a major part of Jamaica's cultural heritage, cultivation and use of ganja was prohibited from the early 20th century until 2015, when the country legalized medical marijuana and decriminalized recreational use. The CLA has received hundreds of applications from Jamaicans ...

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Comedian Felipe Esparza Talks Pet Rabbits, Travel Stories, and Chicano Culture on “About That ...

... coming soon to a city near you. Time flies when you're having fun, but there's a lot more coming down the pipe. Tune in every Tuesday & Thursday at 4:20pm EST to MERRY JANE's Facebook page to catch all the ganja-fied glory, and follow us on Instagram to find out who's joining our joint sessions.

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