HIGHER EDUCATION ...
LEADERSHIP ...
Fried appoints Holly Bell as Director of Cannabis
Bell will assist in implementing the new Farm Bill as it relates to industrial hemp
REGULATIONS ...
Marijuana-derivative foods banned in NYC
Health officials started to crack down on New York food establishments last month
STATEMENT ...
Ag commissioner on smokeable medical marijuana
"The State needs to increase the number of licensed medical marijuana growers"
Tulsa area farm aims to be the standard for medical marijuana
TULSA, Okla. — Green Prairie Farms is aiming to grow the highest quality medical cannabis in Oklahoma. “We are the only one in Oklahoma growing with a living soil system at this time....
LAWSUIT ...
US Attorney sues hemp farm over seeds' origin
Also charges farmers with cultivation, intent to distribute marijuana and not hemp
REGULATIONS ...
City proposes allowing medical marijuana farms
Woonsocket City Council proposed repealing part of the zoning ordinance
ILLEGAL USAGE ...
Toxic pesticides at illegal Calif. pot farms
New concern over the increase in the use of the highly toxic pesticide carbofuran
REGULATIONS ...
Flower town wrestles with odor amid shift to pot
Marijuana has become a new crop of choice in the farmlands surrounding Carpinteria
WEEKEND ROUND-UP ...