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  1. Ron Strider

    Illinois Lawmakers Hear From Celebrity Pot Advocate: Legalize Marijuana

    State lawmakers have taken another step towards legalizing recreational marijuana. Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday heard from a celebrity advocate better known for touring than toking. Rick Steves is best known for introducing millions of people to the wonders of Europe. but the longtime PBS...
  2. Ron Strider

    Cheech And Chong Help Maine Town Councilor's Video Of Boy's Calming Cannabis Go Viral

    The comic duo Cheech and Chong, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 80s with routines centered around smoking marijuana, shared an apparent Facebook post by a Standish town councilor advocating for the medicinal use of the drug. With the famous comedians' boost, the video post, which seems to...
  3. Ron Strider

    TV Travel Guide Rick Steves Speaks Out For Legal Marijuana In Illinois

    TV travel guide Rick Steves is best-known for his mild-mannered jaunts across Europe, but he traveled to Chicago to speak out Tuesday on a favorite side project: legalizing marijuana. "This is not a pro-pot movement. This is an anti-prohibition movement," Steves said at a press conference...
  4. Ron Strider

    UK: Why Cannabis Oil Is Better Than Prescription Painkillers

    With vast numbers of people taking addictive and hazardous prescription painkillers, more investment needs to be made into natural, cannabis-derived alternatives like CBD. Anyone who has suffered from chronic pain will know that the effect on your life can be extremely corrosive. Next...
  5. Ron Strider

    NV: Legalization A Boon To More Than Just Marijuana Markets

    Legalization of marijuana in eight states -– including Nevada – in last year's election has opened the floodgates for pot businesses to make money. That's according to more than a dozen business owners whose products are both directly marketed at buyers in the pot sector, and in similar...
  6. Ron Strider

    New Jersey Poised To Legalize Marijuana

    New Jersey's incoming Democratic governor has promised to legalize marijuana, but just how speedy Phil Murphy and the Democrat-led Legislature can be remains murky. The effort's top legislative backers say they have a proposal ready to go soon after Murphy succeeds GOP Gov. Chris Christie on...
  7. Ron Strider

    The Federal Government Just Broke Its Medical-Marijuana Promise

    Few if any industries are growing at a quicker and more consistent pace in the U.S. than marijuana. A report released earlier this year by Marijuana Business Daily entitled "Marijuana Business Factbook 2017" found that the U.S. legal-weed market is expected to grow by 45% in 2018, and an...
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    Grow lights

    I was wondering if anyone has has combined a couple of black lights with regular florescent grow lights:thumb:
  9. Ron Strider

    Rural California Struggles With Pot Grows As Legalization Looms

    The four young men had just started their marijuana harvest in rural Northern California when a dozen sheriff's deputies swooped in with guns drawn, arrested them and spent the day chopping down 150 bushy plants with machetes. "I could do this every day if I had the personnel," Calaveras...
  10. Ron Strider

    New Jersey Poised To Legalize Cannabis But Some Urge Caution

    New Jersey's incoming Democratic governor has promised to legalize marijuana, but just how speedy Phil Murphy and the Democrat-led Legislature can be remains murky. The effort's top legislative backers say they have a proposal ready to go soon after Murphy succeeds GOP Gov. Chris Christie on...
  11. Ron Strider

    Hemp Growing On The Rise, Home Grows Trending, And Cannabis Strains Protected

    Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Hopefully you enjoyed a tasty meal yesterday, and if you spent time with relatives, that you were able to cope without pulling out too much hair. Meanwhile, in the world of weed, a report shows hemp acreage growing across the United States, a Swiss Company sells 'low...
  12. Ron Strider

    UK: Man Grew Cannabis Plants Because 'Didn't Want To Deal With Anyone In The Street'

    Police discovered a Llanelli man was growing cannabis plants after carrying out a search warrant at his home. Matthew James Cooper's Maengwynne home was raided by officers on August 23, who found 1.05 grams of cannabis in his living room. And in an upstairs bedroom, they found eight...
  13. Ron Strider

    California Grapples With Booming Marijuana Industry As Millions Of Dollars Flood In

    The four young men had just started their marijuana harvest in rural Northern California when a dozen sheriff's deputies swooped in with guns drawn, arrested them and spent the day chopping down 150 bushy plants with machetes. 'I could do this every day if I had the personnel,' Calaveras...
  14. Ron Strider

    Canada: Cannabis Cruising - Five Weed-Friendly Places To Get Stoned In The Big Smoke

    If The Man's plan becomes reality next summer, recreational pot use will really only be legal for homeowners. The province has already said that public consumption of the soon-to-be-legal plant will be banned. Where will we smoke in the Big Smoke? In September, Toronto's Municipal Licensing...
  15. Ron Strider

    Cannabis Oil Use In The UK Doubles In A Year - 250,000 People Now Rely On It

    The number of cannabis oil users across the UK has doubled in the space of one year, startling new figures reveal. Regulatory body data shows there are now 250,000 users across the home nations - up from the 125,000 recorded this time last year. Cannabis Trades Association UK also states...
  16. Ron Strider

    Marijuana Horticulture Fundamentals - A 420 Magazine Review By Ian Bastage

    It is obvious throughout this book that K knows his cannabis and that he really loves to grow. Just in case you haven't figured it out, the author's name is K. He has always identified himself by this simple one letter moniker over the years to avoid police attention. His real name is revealed...
  17. Ron Strider

    New Jersey Voters Likely Just Approved Legalized Marijuana

    New Jersey may have decided more than just the governor's race in the election held this month. They have put the Garden State on the path to becoming the eighth U.S. state to allow recreational marijuana sales. As pointed out last month, a vote for Democrat Phil Murphy meant a vote for...
  18. Ron Strider

    MI: Group Behind Marijuana Legalization Push Needs $30K Before Turning In Signatures

    The group behind the latest effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan says it has enough signatures to make the 2018 ballot, but has to clear a fundraising hurdle before submitting them to the state. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol owes about $30,000 to National...
  19. Ron Strider

    WA: Marrowstone Marijuana Plan Denied

    An application to establish a recreational marijuana business facility on Marrowstone Island has been denied by Jefferson County Hearing Examiner Stephen Casseaux Jr., and the proponent cannot resubmit an application for one year. The order was signed Oct. 31, four months after a June 27...
  20. Ron Strider

    FL: First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Lee County

    People from all over the state lined up for hours to be part of the grand opening of Lee County's first medical marijuana dispensary. Tuesday morning, Trulieve, a medical marijuana treatment center, opened a location in North Fort Myers. The store is the company's 12th location. "It's...
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