Marijuana and Cannabis Growing News

Seattle butcher serving pot-fed pigs
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 11:20 am

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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.

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.

New Hampshire Senate strips home cannabis cultivation from medical marijuana proposal
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 4:20 pm

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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.

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.

Higher learning at Nevada's first pot school
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 9:20 am

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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.


Washington state looking for ganja experts to guide new industry
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 12:22 pm

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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.


Police find illegal grow operation in former flower store in New York state
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 10:44 am

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Here's a reminder to those of you living (and growing) in cold temps: wrap your pipes up in the winter time.

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.


Patient Advocacy Group To Train DC Marijuana Dispensary Staff
Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 11:20 am
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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.

Alarm Co. Cancels Contract With AIDS Patient Because Of Pot
Monday, January 7, 2013 at 10:57 am
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Alarm company ADT refuses to service medical marijuana patients who legally grow their own cannabis
A Sacramento, California AIDS patient who grows medical marijuana said his home alarm company of three years dropped him after a repairman saw cannabis plants inside his house.

"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.

Pot-Growing School 'THC University' Opens In Denver
Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 1:20 pm

With Colorado currently being the only state in the U.S. which legally allows recreational marijuana users to grow their own plants (since the passage of Amendment 64 by voters in November), a new cannabis cultivation college has opened its doors.

THC University, founded by 24-year-old entrepreneur Matt Jones, aims to teach people how to grow marijuana at home, reports Nick McGurk of 9 News. Jones plans to offer the courses out of a classroom he's renting at Auraria Campus in Denver.

Jones will offer an "Associate's," "Bachelor's" and "Master's" degree -- with the latter two providing 24-hour assistance for aspiring cannabis cultivators.

Marijuana Groups Back Mendo's Refusal To Give Records To Feds
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 1:47 pm
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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.


Humboldt Stories: Branding Humboldt's Finest
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 12:20 pm
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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."