Published: Aug 8, 2017, 6:17 pm • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 6:21 pm By Paul Elias, The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A central California property owner was shot and killed when he confronted three men illegally growing marijuana on …
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California cities creating strict rules for residents who want to grow marijuana at home
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 8:47 am • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 8:47 am By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian Yes, every Californian 21 or older now has a right to grow up to six marijuana plants per household for personal …
Read More »Former California deputies get probation for selling seized weed
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 8:31 am • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 8:31 am By The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Two former California sheriff’s deputies have been sentenced to probation and community service for selling marijuana that had been seized …
Read More »California: High Desert Town Bought by Cannabis Company
A Phoenix-based marijuana company, American Green Inc., has successfully negotiated the purchase of Nipton, California. Located approximately 21 miles from Primm, Nevada, Nipton sits on the northern edge of the Mojave Desert and is poised to cultivate a new type …
Read More »EPA won’t regulate marijuana pesticides, leaving consumers at risk
Published: Aug 7, 2017, 8:06 am • Updated: Aug 7, 2017, 8:07 am By Jack Kaskey, Bloomberg Whenever Josh Wurzer buys legal California pot, he makes certain it was grown without pesticides. That’s because Wurzer, as president of cannabis-testing company …
Read More »Colo. marijuana investment fund members owe $4M in suits in other states
Published: Aug 7, 2017, 7:41 am • Updated: Aug 7, 2017, 7:41 am By Christopher N. Osher, The Denver Post Members of a team that sought to raise $50 million from investors to finance the marijuana industry in Colorado and …
Read More »Alarming Rates of Toxins Found in California’s Illegal Pot Grows
The use of chemicals in illegal marijuana grows is rampant in states like California. It’s evident in the toxins left behind by the illegal fertilizers, pesticides, and butane. One investigation uncovered thousands of used butane cans used to process concentrated …
Read More »Toxic waste from U.S. pot farms alarms experts
WEAVERVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) – Pollution from illegal marijuana farms deep in California’s national forests is far worse than previously thought, and has turned thousands of acres into waste dumps so toxic that simply touching plants has landed law enforcement officers …
Read More »California authorities seize 27,000 marijuana plants in 4-day raid
Published: Aug 4, 2017, 9:05 am • Updated: Aug 4, 2017, 9:05 am By Kathleen Ronayne, The Associated Press SAN ANDREAS, Calif. — More than 27,000 marijuana plants were seized and 35 people arrested in a series of raids in …
Read More »Cannabis business buys entire town as marijuana tourism destination
Published: Aug 3, 2017, 2:12 pm • Updated: Aug 3, 2017, 2:12 pm By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg American Green Inc., a maker of cannabis products, is taking an unusual step to attract new customers as it capitalizes on California legalizing …
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