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Legal Canadian cannabis grower plans to produce 1.3 million pounds of weed next year

By Jack Daniel on May 8, 2014 Global, Growing, Medical

In October of last year, we reported here at Toke of the Town on a landmark move by the Canadian government to pump over $1.3 billion dollars into a new national medical marijuana program. The approach was aimed at providing the rapidly growing number of medical marijuana patients with access to cannabis produced by massive, state-of-the-art growing and distribution operations.
The new law proposed to outlaw home growing, forcing medical marijuana patients to go to these large-scale pot shops for their weed. But on March 21st of this year, a Federal Court ruling put a halt to that section of the new regulations, and temporarily grandfathered in anyone who was already licensed to grow at home before September 30th, 2013.

Miami-Dade county looking into legal medical pot growing

By William Breathes on May 6, 2014 Growing, Medical, News

While Florida only has a very limited CBD-only medical marijuana law on the books, it is starting to look like a much broader medical marijuana ballot initiative could pass. That would mean the Sunshine State could soon be awash in legal marijuana grow operations, and Miami-Dade county wants to make sure they don’t miss the boat on a potential financial windfall.

Illinois cops, DEA stake out grow store, bust 46-year-old hibiscus farmer

By Jack Daniel on April 9, 2014 Growing, Legalize It, Say what?

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After a “month-long” investigation that included stake-outs, digging through garbage, and comparing neighbors’ electricity bills, DEA agents and Shorewood (Illinois) Police kicked down the door of a suspected pot grower at 5am on October 11th, 2013.
The suspect was 46-year-old Angela Kirking, who says she awoke to 4 DEA agents and 5 cops screaming at her with guns drawn. Kirking does admit to being a proud grower … of Hibiscus flowers, which she actually eats. It was her search for all-organic solutions for that part of her diet that brought the wrath of the federal government and local law enforcement down on her door on that October morning.

Uruguay considering pot farming on military land

By William Breathes on March 13, 2014 Global, Growing, Legalize It, News

The Uruguayan military has no doubt been involved in at least a few anti-marijuana operations in their history, which makes the choice to possibly grow marijuana on military land pretty awesome.

Michigan marijuana farmers have appeals rejected, will serve time

By Jack Daniel on February 14, 2014 Growing, Medical, News

Two Michigan pot farmers found themselves in hot water when local authorities discovered 211 plants growing in well-guarded greenhouses on the men’s property.

Gerald Duval Jr. and his son, Jeremy Duval, were convicted of drug trafficking, with the elder getting slapped with a 10 year sentence, and his adult son being handed five years in the clink. They appealed their convictions on multiple grounds, but the 6th Circuit Court ruled this week that the two had no right to challenge the court’s decision any further.

Colorado universities can now legally grow hemp for research — but will they?

By Jack Daniel on February 11, 2014 Follow that story, Growing, Hemp

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Colleges and universities in Colorado and other states where industrial hemp is legal are now allowed to grow the crop for research purposes, thanks to a provision in the Farm Bill signed into law on Friday by President Obama. The provision, which was originally introduced as an amendment by Colorado Representative Jared Polis, defines hemp as separate from marijuana — and could give the fledgling industry the scientific boost it needs to get off the ground.
So will Colorado universities start studying cannabis?
Melanie Asmar gets to the root of the story over at Denver Westword

FL police seize $1 million worth of pot in three grow house raids

By Jack Daniel on February 6, 2014 Growing, News

Miami-Dade Police conducted three raids of three separate grow houses in the Redland on Tuesday and hauled off about $1 million worth of marijuana in the process.

Local 10 reports that 800 pounds of pot was rounded up at a grow house on Southwest 200th Street and 174th Avenue alone. The narcotic bureau broke down a gate to find a house with two rooms turned into a hydroponics lab. 30 plants were found in one room. 25 in the other. The owner of that home managed to escape before police arrived, and they’re still searching for suspects.
Read the full story over at the Miami New Times

Hawaii lawmaker wants state to legally grow and export weed

By Jack Daniel on February 4, 2014 Growing, Legislation, Say what?

The Hawaiian Islands have historically been known for exporting fresh fruits and nuts, dank coffee beans, and sunburnt tourists. While the many legends of amazing pakalolo strains like Kauai Electric, Kona Gold, and the infamous Maui Wowie have made their way to the mainland over the years, extremely strict anti-cannabis state laws, and a lack of will to reform them, have kept Hawaii’s finest weed a well-kept secret.
One high-ranking state lawmaker hopes to change that, though, and in the process help turn marijuana into Hawaii’s new number one cash crop.

Cannabis Encyclopedia strain review: Bruce Banner #3

By Ry Prichard on November 13, 2013 Cannabis Encyclopedia, Culture, Growing

Ry Prichard.

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Want to know more about the herb you’re smoking? So do we, so we’ve asked Ry Prichard – a fellow Colorado cannabis nerd, grower, photographer and founder of the Cannabis Encyclopedia project which aims to create a central database on cannabis strain information – to help school us all, strain-wise. This week? Bruce Banner #3

Cops taking to the skies to waste money bust marijuana grows

By William Breathes on September 27, 2013 Growing, News

It’s that time of year again: harvest season. And while it means a stony winter is ahead for many, it also means a season of increased paranoia as the buzzing of helicopters overhead has hundreds if not thousands of marijuana growers in the United States scared they are the next to be busted.
Already, stories are coming in from all over about police buzzing fields to find pot then raiding the homes below. Police in Indiana, for example, are bragging about a $75,000 harvest they raided Thursday.

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