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University of Louisville's Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research is growing hemp, the university announced Tuesday. The 40-by-40-foot experimental plot will allow researchers to study the marijuana relative's potential for fuels and use in manufacturing. The Kentucky Department of...

Larry Schaeffer has grown marijuana in Sonoma County for more than a decade. His Cherry Kola Farms outside Penngrove supplies award-winning strains of pungent pot to one of Sonoma County's largest medical cannabis collectives, as well as discerning dispensaries around the state. But after...

San Juan — The Pro Cannabis Patients Alliance Inc. complained Monday that proposed medical marijuana regulations discriminate against patients, hinder the participation of small businesses and promote a monopoly in the sale of the product. The alliance testified on the first day of public...

San Juan — The Pro Cannabis Patients Alliance Inc. complained Monday that proposed medical marijuana regulations discriminate against patients, hinder the participation of small businesses and promote a monopoly in the sale of the product. The alliance testified on the first day of public...

How to regulate the business of cannabis as it emerges from underground operation isn't the only issue facing local communities in California. As growing and selling marijuana comes into the open, banking with large sums of cash, marijuana odor mitigation, diversified farming, and even growers...

Behind closed doors somewhere in the recesses of the Israeli government's Agricultural Research Organization, Dr. Nirit Bernstein has been working for the past three years to perfect cannabis cultivation practices. "It's difficult to be a cannabis researcher. It's much easier to be a tomato...

Behind closed doors somewhere in the recesses of the Israeli government's Agricultural Research Organization, Dr. Nirit Bernstein has been working for the past three years to perfect cannabis cultivation practices. "It's difficult to be a cannabis researcher. It's much easier to be a tomato...

The head of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is asking the governor to intervene in the awarding of medical cannabis licenses because the selected companies lack diversity, denying minorities the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an emerging industry. "I am completely...

The head of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is asking the governor to intervene in the awarding of medical cannabis licenses because the selected companies lack diversity, denying minorities the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an emerging industry. "I am completely...

All three Shasta Lake medical marijuana collectives intend to become for-profit businesses and are eyeing expansions, including adding full-time jobs, to establish a steady supply chain under a new state law - even if voters don't legalize pot in November - their owners said Monday morning. "I...

Leominster - Despite a formal recommendation from the city's Ways and Means Committee to grant a letter of non-opposition to Prime Wellness Centers Inc., allowing it to open Leominster's first medical-marijuana dispensary, the City Council voted Monday night to table the requests of all three...

Leominster - Despite a formal recommendation from the city's Ways and Means Committee to grant a letter of non-opposition to Prime Wellness Centers Inc., allowing it to open Leominster's first medical-marijuana dispensary, the City Council voted Monday night to table the requests of all three...

When an oil spill occurs, one of the first reactions is to use something to mop it up. Respondents will use clay-based absorbents on land-based spills or polymer dispersants on water to help dissipate or collect the oil so it's easier to remove from the spill site. However, it can be...

Colorado school districts this year are wrestling with a new law that allows students with a valid prescription to get medical marijuana treatments on school property with or without help from a school nurse. "Jack's Law" offers two alternatives for the state's 179 school districts. They can...

Colorado school districts this year are wrestling with a new law that allows students with a valid prescription to get medical marijuana treatments on school property with or without help from a school nurse. "Jack's Law" offers two alternatives for the state's 179 school districts. They can...

For all the buzz it's generating, legalized pot may not live up to the hype. At least not in Uruguay where limits on production and pricing have led one of two producers to diversify into less regulated hemp. Weeks before selling its first ounce of pot at pharmacies, International Cannabis...

Indianapolis — Jeff Staker knows the new battle that lies ahead. The Indiana Marine veteran has registered a nonprofit with the state, Hoosier Veterans for Medical Cannabis, and said he is committed to pushing Indiana lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana. "There needs to be an...

Indianapolis — Jeff Staker knows the new battle that lies ahead. The Indiana Marine veteran has registered a nonprofit with the state, Hoosier Veterans for Medical Cannabis, and said he is committed to pushing Indiana lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana. "There needs to be an...

A Hazleton-area company that has decades of experience raising bulbs, sunflowers, poinsettias and other decorative plants hopes to grow with Pennsylvania's new medical marijuana industry. Van Hoekelen Greenhouses of Kline Township plans to form a new company called TheraBloom that will apply...

A Hazleton-area company that has decades of experience raising bulbs, sunflowers, poinsettias and other decorative plants hopes to grow with Pennsylvania's new medical marijuana industry. Van Hoekelen Greenhouses of Kline Township plans to form a new company called TheraBloom that will apply...