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  1. Ron Strider

    PA: Hemp A Crowd Pleaser At Ag Progress Days

    Terry Skelton, a beef farmer in Erie County, was curious about adding hemp to his grazing rotation. "I would like to rotational graze the hemp, to see if that would be a way to put fat on my animals – a feasible way to build fat on my animals," he said. There is quite a bit farmers don't...
  2. Ron Strider

    IA: Man Pleads Guilty To Growing Marijuana

    A Schaller, Iowa, man was placed on probation Wednesday for growing marijuana in his home. District Associate Judge Adria Kester suspended a five-year prison sentence and placed Keegan Cross on probation for three years. Cross, 35, pleaded guilty last month in Sac County District Court to...
  3. Ron Strider

    Wisconsin Senator Invests In Canadian Pot Producer, Votes For Medical Marijuana

    When a state senator voted this year to expand access to medical marijuana in Wisconsin, he did so as a relatively new investor of a Canadian pot producer with global ambitions. According to public disclosures reviewed this week by USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin, Sen. Frank Lasee of De Pere in...
  4. Ron Strider

    UK: 'I Smoke 20 Joints A Day': What Cannabis Dealer Told Police Who Searched His Car

    A cannabis dealer claimed to smoke 20 joints a day when he was caught with a bag of the drug in his car and a "tick list" on his phone. A police officer smelled cannabis as he approached 28-year-old Mozafar Shan's Toyota on Green Lane, Marske, and the driver handed over a small amount of...
  5. Ron Strider

    UK: Firefighters Find Cannabis Plants At Bell-Ringer Darren Purnell's Home

    A carpenter who builds theatre sets found himself in a drama when caught with a crop of cannabis plants he was brewing into beer, a court heard. Darren Purnell's secret was discovered after firefighters were called to his Rochester house to deal with a fire caused by a log burner. More...
  6. Ron Strider

    WV: Can Marijuana Rescue Coal Country

    Johnsie Gooslin spent Jan. 16, 2015, tending his babies — that’s what he called his marijuana plants. More than 70 of them were growing in a hydroponic system of his own design. Sometimes, he’d stay in his barn for 16 hours straight, perfecting his technique. That night, he left around 8...
  7. Ron Strider

    OR: Getting Twisted With My Feline Friends

    Until very recently, it was impossible to safely get turnt with your furry roommates. But finally, the future is now: The creation of cat wines and CBD weed infusions promises to make the ritual of guzzling pinot alone while re-watching Friends just a little less sad. I decided to see if my...
  8. Ron Strider

    This Former Minister Expects To Make $22 Million Next Year Selling Marijuana

    In November 2016, Dan Osborne voted "no" to Proposition 64 in California, the measure to legalize marijuana for recreational use. He smoked pot in high school, but that was a long time ago, and his perspectives have changed. "I'm a dad and a grandpa. So we've got a responsibility," says...
  9. Ron Strider

    These Five Businesses Reflect The Changing Face Of Marijuana

    When California passed Prop 64 last November, effectively legalizing recreational marijuana in the state, savvy small business owners began gearing up for 2018's oncoming gold or, in this case, 'green' rush. To understand the buzz, you have to first consider the numbers: By 2026, California's...
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    Special Thanks & Please Welcome Mike Connor To The 420 Staff

    Please join us in welcoming @Mike Connor formerly known as Sneaky Snids to Moderator Team 420! :cheer: Mike's spirit of volunteerism is inspiring and without the commitment of members like him, we would never be able to continue in our mission. He has been instrumental in assisting others with...
  11. Ron Strider

    UK: Bilborough Man Wanted To Grow Cannabis To Help With His Back Pain

    A man was warned against smoking another spliff after being caught growing cannabis to combat his back pain. The message came from city magistrates who imposed a 26-week prison term, suspended for a year, on Michael Gill. They were told that 19 plants were growing in the loft of his home...
  12. Ron Strider

    Cannabis Dealer Who Played Gangster In Coronation Street Ordered To Pay Back £60,000

    A Former Coronation Street actor who played a drug dealer in the soap and was then jailed for selling cannabis faces a longer sentence if he doesn't pay back nearly £60,000. Christopher Hargreaves played five roles in the popular ITV soap in the 80s and 90s, with his final role being gangster...
  13. Ron Strider

    WA: A FedEx For Pot? Two Spokane Firms Carve Out Niche In Marijuana Delivery

    Jon Sahlberg's mind was on his van full of weed when the Washington State Patrol pulled him over for a busted taillight near Ritzville. "I was like, 'Oh God, I don't know how this is going to go,' " the former FedEx delivery man-turned-marijuana transporter said. The back of his...
  14. Ron Strider

    CA: Inside A Nerve-Rattling Trip To Pay Marijuana Taxes

    Jerred Kiloh's eyes narrowed as he checked his mirror again. The black Chevy SUV with tinted windows was still behind him. It had been hanging off Kiloh's bumper ever since he nosed out of the parking lot behind his medical-marijuana dispensary with $40,131.88 in cash in the trunk of his...
  15. Ron Strider

    CA: Fear Comes With The Job For Marijuana Store Owner

    In California and other states where marijuana is legal for medical or recreational use, pot store owners often find themselves nervously carrying around large amounts of cash. That's because most banks want nothing to do with money linked to a plant that remains illegal under federal law...
  16. Ron Strider

    NZ: Two Northlanders Jailed For Involvement In Cultivating Cannabis

    Despite failing health, Ivan Crump allowed his property to be used by others to grow more than 1000 cannabis plants for the Auckland market worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. After police busted one of the largest cannabis growing operations in Northland in March 2016, Crump denied he...
  17. Ron Strider

    NJ: 9 Bags Of Marijuana Found In Car At Holland Tunnel

    A New York man was arrested at the Holland Tunnel Monday night when police found nine bags of marijuana in his car, authorities said. Patrick Niedt, 29, was stopped at the Jersey City toll plaza at about 8:30 p.m. after an officer spotted a dangling license plate on his 2013 Acura, Port...
  18. Ron Strider

    Trump's Top Strategist Trying To Convince The President To Legalize Marijuana

    At exactly 4:20 p.m. on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Pasadena, California, nearly a thousand people crammed inside a lecture hall to listen as five experts discussed the politics of "Weed Nation." Sitting at the center of the panel was a well-tanned man with firmly parted white hair and...
  19. Ron Strider

    In Maine, The Marijuana Comes To You

    Logan Martyn-Fisher checks his phone's GPS one more time and pulls up at the Portland Amtrak station, thousands of dollars of marijuana concealed in a pair of colorful beach totes sitting on the back seat of his BMW SUV. He's looking for a guy who's looking for pot. Maine doesn't yet allow...
  20. Ron Strider

    NJ: Medicinal Marijuana Helps Waretown Boy

    No one has to tell David Mitchell about the positive effects medicinal marijuana can have on a person's quality of life. Mitchell has seen it work wonders for his 7-year-old son, Ashton, who has epilepsy and cerebral palsy, is blind and nonverbal and uses a wheelchair. "Prior to the...
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