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The United States tax code offers businesses the opportunity to deduct expenses on tax returns, including items such as payroll and rent. That can significantly lower a company's tax bill. Unless you're in the marijuana industry. The reason why? Provision 280E in the Internal Revenue Code. It...

Hello all. First post here, and looking for advice. I have been growing for a few years now with an older Metal Halide and HPS system (both separate systems) and now my HPS ballast has quit. I have two Blue Dream girls in veg right now under two 400 watt MH systems side by side (800 watt light...

City staff is recommending the council approve what would be the fourth and final conditional use permit for establishing a medical cannabis dispensary in Stockton, at Hammer Lane and Holman Road. But a competing cannabis dispenser has filed suit in San Joaquin County Superior Court seeking a...

The Planning Board hopes to wrap up its discussion and debate on zoning for recreational marijuana Tuesday night, and send its final proposal to the City Council. The board has been discussing how best to accommodate and regulate marijuana businesses for months, following Massachusetts'...

Greetings! Since I was 11 years old I have had Tourettes syndrome and I wanted to share my experiences and answer questions to those who might have gone down a similar path as mine. Like I said, my first symptoms started around the age of 11 with unexplained eye rolling that progressed into...

Evening guys. I'm looking for a bulb that would let me add some light to the lowest parts of my growbox, so the lower tops may yield better. And I found this bulb. My tent is 40cm x 40cm x 120cm (or 1.31 feet x 1.31 feet x 3.93 feet). Here is one of the recent pics And now that I...

Funding for the federal government is set to run out on Friday, unless Congress enacts a bill extending current spending levels before the midnight deadline. Also set to expire is a current rider that prevents the Department of Justice from interfering with state medical cannabis laws. If...

Hi All, I have a MARS (Aqua) Aquarium 300W LED light dimmable to 100W I was wondering if this light would be acceptable for seedlings/clones and maybe even Veg? I found a couple of sites were they say yes but I would like to know what you guys think. Thanks

Oklahoma Watch will host a public forum previewing what could be one of the most controversial issues on a statewide ballot next year: State Question 788, which would legalize medical marijuana. The Oklahoma Watch-Out forum, titled "The Marijuana Question," will be held from 6 to 7 p.m...

Medical marijuana providers and patients in Montana say proposed regulatory actions would place considerable cost and time burdens on them. The Montana Standard reports the stakeholders voiced opposition to the set of proposed rules during a hearing Thursday at the state Department of Public...

The Des Moines company selected to grow marijuana and manufacture medical cannabis products would like to produce tinctures, creams, soft gels, suppositories and even inhalers that allow patients with a variety of ailments to get customized therapies. "We want to create efficacious doses...

With medical marijuana now approved in more than half of the United States, the movement seems destined to keep picking up momentum. It's a dream for anyone – producer, distributor, investor – who stands to make a buck in the industry, thanks to the sheer size of the potential market, estimated...

It's an old cliché, but one doesn't find beer distributors gunning each other down in the town square in battles over market turf. Whisky distillers don't dump pollutants in streams and rivers–and bars and restaurants that serve cocktails tend to be safe places that follow modern building...

hello just thought i would intruduce my self. I am a person who is inspired and driven by cannabis i love and respect this plant to the fullest i have been growing for like 5 years on and off life sometimes can get crazy i would say that most of my grows where successful mistakes have been hard...

With the election of Phil Murphy as New Jersey's next governor, legislators and advocates are working to get a bill legalizing marijuana on his desk within his first 100 days. State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, introduced the bill earlier this year, but with Chris Christie in office until...

Rossford City Council voted 5-1 Monday night to become the latest northwest Ohio city to legalize the growing and selling of medical marijuana. Any facility wishing to open would need council to approve an application. Council could then place certain restrictions on the business. "As part...

Is recreational marijuana about to be legalized in Michigan? Members of the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol believe so. State lawmakers, however, weigh in both ways on the issue. Earlier this month, the coalition turned in several cases of signed petitions to get the...

Hello 420'ers :Namaste:, my second post here, asi posted the same question elsewhee on the forum on someone else topic but it seems to have gone dead. Been looking around for an active forum discussing DIY COB builds and this one seems to be very informative and active, so kudos ! Anyhow, im...

"All aboard," Brady snickered, as he opened the rear door of a horse trailer hitched to a narcoleptic mid-'90s Suzuki Samurai. The trailer's windows were boarded over with stained scraps of plywood. I climbed right in, along with 16 others who had trekked to this remote mountain farm in Humboldt...

Hey, everyone. Right now I'm running a 150w HPS Sunsystem plug-and-play type light in a 2x2x3 grow box I made. I recently bought a 2x2x4 grow tent, should be arriving in a couple of days. I was thinking of upgrading my lights, and the guy at the hydro store said a 600w switchable MH/HPS w/ a...