Marijuana and Cannabis Growing News
No, its not going to make you stoned. It's could make you fat, though. A butcher in Seattle has begun serving pork from pot-fed pigs, and says the taste is hog-heaven.
BB Ranch.
Cassandra Sawywer with the Seattle Met uncovered the tip the other week in talking with the head butcher of BB Ranch butcher shop at the Pike Place Market in Washington. He dubbed them "pot pigs", and came up with the idea with Bucking Boar Farms owner who already serves pigs used vodka grains from a nearby distillery.
Thanks to pressure from Gov. Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Senate health committee stripped provisions of proposed state medical marijuana laws allowing patents to cultivate their own supply. The committee also removed post-traumatic stress disorder from the list of qualifying conditions. 
New Hampshire state house.
With the amendments, New Hampshire looks poised to join the 19 other states and Washington D.C. in allowing doctors to recommend medical cannabis to patients, who can legally possesses and use the herb.
Gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931, with the Sal Sagev Hotel becoming the state's first legal casino. Fast forward 82 years, and quite a bit has changed, not just in Las Vegas, but across the state. 
In the home of Sin City, it's hard to imagine being the "first" to do anything. But last weekend, Robert Calkin and the California-based Cannabis Career Institute did just that, when they hosted nearly 70 students for Nevada's first-ever medical marijuana school.
Think you know cannabis better than the Washington state government? You do? Great. You're probably right, and because of that they might like to talk to you.
In an effort to begin constructing laws and regulations around Washington's Initiative 502 that legalized limited amounts of cannabis possession and created a state-regulated recreational marijuana industry, Washington officials are looking for a few knowledgeable cannabis cultivators, tokers and scientists to help guide the policy.
Here's a reminder to those of you living (and growing) in cold temps: wrap your pipes up in the winter time. 
google. Fabulous Flowers in Mount Vernon, NY.
Cops in Mount Vernon, New York are searching for cannabis growers who had set up shop in a warehouse attached to an abandoned flower store -- a grow they only found after freezing temperatures cracked a water line.
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Americans for Safe Access will hold its first compulsory training course on February 1st
The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) was awarded a permit by the D.C. Department of Health last week to implement its compulsory training for cultivators and distributors licensed by the District. ASA Foundation was selected to be the Medical Marijuana Certification Provider based on its longstanding experience providing such trainings across the country.
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| Alarm company ADT refuses to service medical marijuana patients who legally grow their own cannabis |
"I still want to call the governor," said the homeowner, Jay, who wanted to remain anonymous. "If this company doesn't want to recognize our state laws, they maybe we shouldn't license them [in California]," reports Richard Sharp at KCRA.
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Advocates support county's motion to quash, argue Obama Administration is attempting to undermine state law, violate patient privacy
Three medical marijuana groups have teamed up to support Mendocino County officials in their effort to fight a sweeping federal subpoena filed in October, seeking "any and all records" for the county's medical marijuana cultivation program, otherwise known as County Code 9.31.
On December 21, Mendocino County filed a motion in San Francisco federal court to quash the Justice Department's subpoena, and on Wednesday Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and the Emerald Growers Association (EGA) filed a joint amicus "friend of the court" brief in an attempt to protect the private patient records being sought.
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Humboldt Stories
"It's not Weeds, it's real."
By Sharon Letts
"Did she say eight?" Caitlin asked, fidgeting with the coffee server.
"Eight-ish, I think she said. She talked so fast," Nick laughed. "She's New York all the way, you know? Manhattan, Dahling," Nick mocked.
"I just hope we're doing the right thing," Caitlin said. "Seems like packaging and branding right now is putting the cart before the horse, so to speak. If Prop. 19 would have passed it wouldn't be so much of a problem -- maybe."
