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  1. Ron Strider

    Colorado Lawmakers Remain Divided On Whether You Can Smoke Marijuana On Front Porch

    House and Senate lawmakers are deadlocked on a bill to define the prohibition of "open and public" pot use. The question of where you can consume cannabis in Colorado continues to stress lawmakers, even as the state approaches five years of legalization. The state Senate and House approved...
  2. Ron Strider

    More Than 500 Sign Up To Buy Legal Cannabis In Uruguay

    More than 500 people signed up to buy state-vetted cannabis in Uruguay on the first day of registration for the first such scheme in the world, authorities said Wednesday. The state launched the register on Tuesday to log users who will be able to buy 10 grams of the drug a week in...
  3. Ron Strider

    Ireland: Woman Campaigning For Medical Cannabis To Camp Outside Dáil

    A woman who wants to use medicinal cannabis to treat her daughter's epilepsy has said she will camp outside the Dáil until she gets to meet Minister for Health Simon Harris. Vera Twomey from Cork was stopped at Dublin airport last month when customs officers seized the prescription drugs she...
  4. Ron Strider

    A New Kind Of L.A. Coffee House Welcomes Pot Smokers

    Doug Dracup and I are standing in front of a glass cabinet in his new gallery on South La Brea Avenue. We are looking at what appear to be handblown glass fruit – a big pineapple, strawberries, a bunch of grapes – but which are actually pipes. Really, really expensive pipes. For smoking...
  5. Ron Strider

    FL: House Approves Medical Marijuana Measure

    The state would have more than a dozen pot operators – with unlimited retail locations – under a proposal overwhelmingly approved by the Florida House on Tuesday. The latest version of the House bill brings the House and Senate closer to finalizing a medical marijuana measure before Friday's...
  6. Ron Strider

    How Colorado's Edible Pot Market Went From Public Enemy To Public Health Leader

    A tray of tempting pastel-coloured candies sits on a countertop inside AmeriCanna's production facility. Although shaped like pot leaves and stamped with Colorado's universal symbol for the mind-altering ingredient in cannabis - a diamond containing the letters "THC" - the gummies would only...
  7. Ron Strider

    NY: State's Medical Marijuana Licensing Panel Found To Have Little Expertise

    When the State of New York approved the use of medical marijuana in 2014, the applicants to dispense the drug were vetted and reviewed by a panel of experts said to have deep backgrounds in several fields. The identities of the panel's members had been a mystery since. By July 2015, the panel...
  8. Ron Strider

    Michigan Moving Forward To Be The Next State To Legalize Marijuana Use

    Michigan may be the next state joining the roster of others decriminalizing the use and possession of small amounts of marijuana. Though efforts to get the issue on Michigan's ballot last year fell short, this year may be different. A push for a 2018 ballot initiative is "expected to take a...
  9. Ron Strider

    Have You Ever Smoked Pot? Saying Yes Can Get Foreigners Barred For Life At US Border

    Canada's likely move to completely legalize marijuana next year promises to produce immediate spillover effects in the United States, starting with increased confusion at the U.S.-Canadian border. "I'm expecting my business to boom," said Len Saunders, an immigration attorney from Blaine...
  10. Ron Strider

    NFL Players Fight Pain With Medical Marijuana: "Managing With Pills Was Killing Me"

    One by one, they entered a nondescript building on the eastern edge of town, 18,000 square feet with no signage out front. They came looking for relief. These nine former professional football players are part of the Denver Broncos Alumni Association. Between them, they played in nearly 700 NFL...
  11. Ron Strider

    OH: Akron Council Approves Medical Marijuana Rules

    The growing, processing, packaging and selling of medical marijuana will soon be a thing in Akron. City Council heard mostly favorable public input Monday before unanimously voting to allow local production and sales, permissible under state law by September 2018 to treat about 20 chronic...
  12. Ron Strider

    Five Myths About Marijuana Legalization Debunked By Colorado's Experience

    Here are five myths about marijuana legalization that Colorado officials and businesses say have been debunked in the state, where recreational pot was first legalized in 2012: 1. It's a tax windfall. Marijuana sales surpassed US$1.3 billion in Colorado in 2016, but that's only a...
  13. Ron Strider

    "Father Of Cannabis Research" Touts Medicinal Potential Of CBD At Pueblo Conference

    If the United States stopped viewing CBD as an illegal substance, it would unlock the marijuana compound's immense potential as medicine, the "father of cannabis research" said Saturday. Raphael Mechoulam, a Hebrew University professor and organic chemist with six decades of research on...
  14. Ron Strider

    Aspen Business Produces Cannabis-Infused Buffalo Jerky Sold Throughout Colorado

    The only edible marijuana product made in the Aspen area also is one of the most unique in the state. That's because Todd Gardner's free-range bison jerky infused with cannabis oil extracted from marijuana grown in the Roaring Fork Valley is one of the only savory edibles produced in Colorado...
  15. Ron Strider

    MA: Pot Plant Plan

    Marijuana facility billed as 'state of the art' research center. Stretched out over acres on Route 125 near the Haverhill border sits an empty manufacturing plant that once was the main economic driver for North Andover, and indeed, the region. The principal owner of that site -- Jeff...
  16. Ron Strider

    Christie Hammers Backers Of Legalizing Marijuana In N.J., Calls It "Beyond Stupidity"

    Gov. Chris Christie on Monday unleashed a diatribe against the increasing push to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey, warning that it's "not time for us to be cool and say, 'Pot's O.K.'" "This is beyond stupidity," the Republican governor, who has long been opposed to legalizing...
  17. Ron Strider

    High Employees Mean Higher Costs When Marijuana Legalized, Oil And Gas CEOs Warn

    Calgary: Oilpatch CEOs fear their costs will rise when the federal government passes recently introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. The issue of drug use is closely watched in the industry, where workers tend to be young and hazards include long commutes to and from remote...
  18. Ron Strider

    Sedgwick, A Struggling Town On The Colorado Prairie, Found Salvation In Legalized Pot

    Residents of this sleepy little town in far northeast Colorado smile optimistically when talking about the turn their municipality has taken over the past few years. Town officials, local business owners and residents alike paint a picture of a wind-blown burg on the eastern plains that was...
  19. Ron Strider

    At Local Level, Marijuana Getting Mixed Reception In Arkansas

    Some communities welcome its jobs, tax revenue; others expect load of problems. Local governments across Arkansas are the key to implementing the voter-approved Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, but some county and city officials say they have questions about how to do so legally and...
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    Please Help New Backyard Grow

    Hello, was wondering if I could get some additional advice on my first ever grow, backyard outdoor. Strain : Northern lights Auto Flower Fem Location: Massachusetts Growing medium : Basecamp Potting soil in 3 gallon fabric pots. Looking for a quick grow that won't need too much...
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