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Gardaí seize cannabis plants worth estimated €200000

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Gardaí­have arrested four men following a seizure of an estimated €200,000 of cannabis plants. Gardaí discovered the plants after carrying out searches in Castlebar , Co Mayo , Nenagh , Co Tipperary , and Dundalk , Co Louth . The men aged between 29 and 45 have been detained at various Garda stations under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. Gardaí seize cannabis plants worth estimated €200000

Colorado unleashes marijuana fund on illegal growers

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DENVER — The first leisure pot market within the U.S. notched one other marijuana first Thursday when Colorado began utilizing marijuana taxes to fund police efforts to crack down on illegal rising operations. A measure signed into regulation by Gov. John Hickenlooper units apart almost $6 million a 12 months in Colorado marijuana tax income to reimburse police for investigating black-market marijuana exercise that authorities say has elevated because the state legalized leisure marijuana in 2012. “We don’t want people to say they’re trying to grow for medical purposes, or licensed recreational uses, and instead they’re shipping it out of state,” Hickenlooper mentioned. The fund was backed by police teams who complain that marijuana legalization has attracted illicit marijuana growers together with authorized ones. The invoice was additionally backed by Colorado’s nascent marijuana business amid complaints that illegal rising operations undercut costs of pot grown legally and provides

Detroit police bust $600K marijuana operation, make 2 arrests

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DETROIT (WJBK) - Detroit police received an enormous marijuana bust, worth about $600,000 Friday. Inside the building situated on Cloverdale, there have been many areas high in marijuana crops in various expansion levels included in the outlawed increase functioning, on the townis west-side. "Operations like this are what are used to fuel the medical marijuana industry," mentioned Lt. Jonathan Parnell, Detroit police. "And there's certain protocols that are in place, that have been regulated by the state of Michigan, this location does not fall into that." Two folks are in guardianship, arrested of planning to fantastic plans to hide the scent, and fraudulently strength the factory. "The ground was dug up and there's a water main pipe that leads into this warehouse, and water is being used a commercial irrigation system," mentioned Parnell. The saying borrowed water from your town, along side over $20,000 value of energy each month to owering prof

Why challenge of Fontana's marijuana cultivation regulation is appropriate

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Earlier this 12 months, the Fontana City Council got down to change into probably the most restrictive metropolis with regard to private cultivation of marijuana. Under Proposition 64, adults aged 21 or older are free to develop as much as six marijuana vegetation in their very own house for private use. Through the initiative, native governments are allowed to fairly regulate such private cultivation or take a hands-off method and easily permit adults to develop marijuana for private use, however they might not prohibit it. While many native governments have acknowledged there is merely no worth in meddling over the particulars of somebody rising marijuana of their house, politicians in Fontana simply couldn’t assist however flip their private opposition to marijuana into legislation, approving an onerous allowing system that contradicts Prop. 64. Under metropolis Ordinance 1758, adults who wish to develop marijuana for their very own use should topic themselves to an costly and intru

Regulations Coming To Cannabis Industry In California

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SACRAMENTO (CBS) The brain of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation affirms the finished rules is likely to be prepared from the January 1 st deadline. “ It’s been months and months of talking to a lot of folks, doing a lot of research, talking to different states,” stated Lori Ajax, the pinnacle of the BMCR. Her crew around 15 individuals are accountable for creating most of the policies for that multibillion-dollar cannabis sector by January ONE street . “We fully expect that we’ll be making some changes to them (regulations) and so this is a good chance during these hearings to hear what folks think,” stated Ajax. There was a loaded area at Friday’utes experiencing in Sacramento. Most of the folks in presence received a problem or worry. “In the next 24 months California can expect 100 Million pounds of green waste headed to landfills, composting facilities,” stated Eric Carlson. He suggests you will find difficulties with the rules encompassing what'll be achieved using se

Family to leave Ireland to source stronger medical cannabis for daughter

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The mother of the woman using serious epilepsy provides stated that the household should go overseas consequently she could be addressed using possibly lifesaving cannabis. Vera Twomey continues to be campaigning to enable her daughter, Ava Barry (SEVEN), to be addressed together with the THC gas in Ireland, however the medicine is forbidden below. Vera and her household don't have any option but to leave Ireland, for the welfare of Ava's-health. Ava is affected with the serious kind of epilepsy named 'Dravet Syndrome'. Since the kid began applying CBD-dependent medicines, her convulsions include lowered from about 500 monthly to about 10 - nonetheless itis inadequate for younger Ava. Advertisement According to  The Sun ,   Vera mentioned: ''At this period we've no option but to leave and it’s searching enjoy it we’ll be heading to Germany or Holland. We were suggested when we created solid research this therapy labored and it was vital, then your Government

Gardaí arrest four after cannabis grow house discovered

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Gardaí have arrested four men following a seizure of an estimated €200,000 of cannabis plants. As part of an intelligence-led investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Castlebar, Nenagh and Dundalk areas, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Special Crime Task Force and local drugs units carried out a number of searches yesterday. During the course of these searches a cannabis grow house was discovered. Four men, aged 29, 37, 38 and 45) have been arrested in connection with this investigation and are currently detained at various garda stations under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. the cannabis grown house, in a picture released by the Gardaí. Gardaí arrest four after cannabis grow house discovered

Four men arrested following seizure of €200000 drugs from cannabis grow house

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A number of searches were carried out in the areas Castlebar, Nenagh and Dundalk areas on Friday, June 9. The operation - involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Special Crime Task Force and local Drugs units - was part of an intelligence led operation. During the course of these searches a cannabis grow house was discovered. Gardai arrested four men - aged 29 years, 37 years, 38 years and 45 years - and they are currently detained at various garda stations Four men arrested following seizure of €200000 drugs from cannabis grow house

As comment period ends, cannabis regulations hearing set

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In the closing weeks of its public comment part, California’s cannabis regulatory board will hear from folks at an occasion in San Jose, south of San Francisco, on Tuesday June 13 from 1-6 pm. There are a number of different alternatives for enter by those that can't attend the afternoon occasion. Cannabis is a standard plant medication that has solely just lately been admitted again into U.S. medical acceptance. This is the present stage of the method that plans to control the state’s business medical marijuana business subsequent 12 months and oversee the non-medical grownup use market in 2019. These regulations don't apply to non-public cultivation, possession or sharing of cannabis for both medical or non-medical use. Proposal wants refining The proposal is a piece in progress that's getting nearer and nearer to completion. While many components of the regulations are seen as defending and benefiting the medical cannabis provide, different provisions are seen as onerous

Dunne says Genter's medical cannabis bill unworkable, effectively decriminalises dope

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United Future leader Peter Dunne says he is in discussions with Julie Anne Genter about her Medicinal Cannabis Bill, but says parts of it are unworkable and that it effectively decriminalises cannabis, which he doesn’t support. The Green MP's bill, which is due to be debated in Parliament in the next few weeks, makes it legal for people suffering from a terminal illness or debilitating condition to use cannabis or cannabis products with the support of a GP. It also allows doctors to permit qualifying patients to grow and possess cannabis. Mr Dunne has told TV's The Nation he has major reservations about it. "I think that the bill in one sense is unworkable, I think in another sense actually changes the whole ball game in a way that's not what was intended," he said. "What she’s saying is that she’s effectively going to decriminalise cannabis across the board. To be fair to her, I don’t get the sense from her that that’s necessarily where she’s even heading, s

Critics: Medical marijuana deal doesn't go far enough

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HOLIDAY, Fla. (WOFL HE 35) - In a unique procedure on Friday, the Florida Senate approved Bill 8A, having several methods which will conserve health-related marijuana individuals income.  One of the newest laws may reduce the quantity of situations an individual needs to visit a doctor. "They don't have to be seen every 45 days, as they did before," claimed Orlando Dr. Joseph Rosado,  "and they can get medications for longer than 45 days." Also, individuals will not must delay 90 times for a health care provider to advocate medication. "To date, I've had 15 patients pass away, waiting for the 90 days, and I've had another handful of patients that have not been to my office, because they didn't believe they were going to make it the 90 days." But Dr. Rosado claimed the invoice is not providing voters the things they inquired regarding, echoing the belief of several congress.  SB 8A identifies that cannabis might be vaped or waste, nonethele

Medical marijuana dispensary seeks to open in Brockton church

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The Brockton Zoning Board of Appeals will hear a petition from Commonwealth Alternative Care for a variance to build a medical marijuana dispensary, during a meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m., at the Arnone School's Little Theatre. Commonwealth Alternative Care wants to open a medical marijuana facility at 1090 W. Chestnut St., currently occupied by the Living Word World Outreach Church. Marc Larocque Enterprise Staff Writer @Enterprise_Marc BROCKTON – A Cambridge-based group called Commonwealth Alternative Care is seeking special permission to construct and operate a medical marijuana facility on West Chestnut Street in Brockton. Commonwealth Alternative Care already has a provisional state permit to open a dispensary in Brockton, but it’s asking the city for a dimensional variance for its proposed site at 1090 W. Chestnut St. The Zoning Board of Appeals will hear a petition from Commonwealth Alternative Care for the variance on Tuesday at 7 p.m., at the Arnone School’s Little Theatre,

Pass the cream and the cannabis coffee, please ...

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Hitting the market soon is a new type of coffee pot … or, more to the point, pot coffee. In the wake of California’s legalization of medical marijuana and its green light for recreational marijuana use, San Diego tech-oriented entrepreneurs have come up with a new wake-up call: cannabis coffee pods. Each pod has 10 milligrams of THC, marijuana’s active ingredient. Called Brewbudz, the marijuana flower-containing Arabica coffee beans pods are designed to pop into your Keurig machine to brew cannabis coffee. (Or, cannabis cocoa for non-coffee lovers.) Its website says French vanilla and hazelnut flavors are next. The San Diego-based company, Cannabiniers, introduced its Brewbudz at the recent Hightimes Cannabis Cup in Nevada, touting its java as ideal in social situations where smoking isn’t appropriate. The price? $7 a pop — not too far afield from a cup of Starbucks. Cannabiniers’ Vice President Jeffry Paul said it’s being rolled out in Nevada in early July and in California about 60

Edmonton area could became Canadian centre for marijuana industry, executive says

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Thousands of marijuana flowers mature inside among the 10 mature suites at Aurora Cannabis Inc.'s healthcare marijuana output capability near Cremona, Alberta. Gavin Young OR Postmedia The massive output and digesting vegetable Aurora Cannabis is creating beside Edmonton International Airport could make the location a centre for Canada’utes marijuana business, a business established says. Aurora is investment significantly more than $100 trillion in to the 75,000-square metre Aurora Sky project , that ought to take output from the end-of the entire year and accomplished development from the period pastime container is legalized in July 2018, Aurora executive vicepresident Cam Battley explained Friday. “I think we have the beginnings of what could turn into a cluster, a centre of excellence with respect to cannabis,” he explained carrying out a screen debate using the Leduc Chamber of Commerce. “Our presence at the airport is going to draw other companies that wan

Dunne says medicinal cannabis bill 'unworkable'

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The Associate Health Minister, Peter Dunne, says he is hoping to persuade Green MP Julie-Anne Genter that her proposed legislation on medicinal cannabis is unworkable. Peter Dunne and Julie Anne Genter. Photo: Green Party / RNZ Ms Genter's bill, which is due to be debated in Parliament in the next few weeks, makes it legal for people suffering from a terminal illness or debilitating condition to use cannabis or cannabis products with the support of a GP. It also allows doctors to permit qualifying patients to grow and possess cannabis. Mr Dunne has told the TV3 programme The Nation he has major reservations about it. "At this stage I'm still in discussion with Julie-Anne about some provisions in her bill. "I think that the bill in one sense is unworkable, I think in another sense actually changes the whole ball game in a way that's not what was intended." Mr Dunne said the bill potentially legalised cannabis across the board, and he didn't believe that

Why marijuana stocks are losing steam

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A one-month selloff in marijuana stocks appeared to ease by week’s finish, however traders within the rising sector have seen the shares drop sharply from their current highs. As of Thursday, many licensed producers had been down about 30 per cent since mid-April, when the federal government unveiled its plan for a regulation to allow the authorized use of leisure cannabis. “That catalyst is behind you and people are realizing that there’s a year to go” earlier than it turns into clear how and the place non-medical cannabis can be bought,” Beacon Securities Vahan Ajamian advised BNN in an interview. Provinces are wrestling with find out how to regulate gross sales. Quebec public well being minister, Lucie Charlebois, advised BNN that the Liberal authorities is aware of warnings from the province’s psychiatrists that permitting gross sales to folks as younger as 18 might threaten public well being. Marijuana would not belong in liquor shops: Quebec's public well being minister Queb

Military vets push NYS Senate to approve medical marijuana for PTSD

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Please allow Javascript to watch this video NEW YORK — Dan McSweeney, who served as a U.S. Marine in Kosovo and Iraq, just lately recalled a dialog he had with an Army good friend, who did excursions of responsibility in Afghanistan. McSweeney stated the good friend was scuffling with stress, “showing me the bag of pills that he’s got to take every day, some of them opioids.” McSweeney is a part of a rising marketing campaign to get medical marijuana accepted in New York State as a therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Right now, PTSD is just not included on the record of sicknesses that may be relieved with medical cannabis in New York. “We’re dealing with a new generation, a new way of fighting wars, and our treatment must evolve to reflect that,” McSweeney noticed to PIX11. Dr. Kenneth Weinberg, chief medical officer for Cannabis Doctors of New York, talked concerning the huge endo-cannabinoid system within the physique, “not only in the brain, but also in the intestines, the

Florida Legislature Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

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Today, Senate Bill 8-A was passed by the Florida legislature during a special session, officially establishing its regulatory guidelines for the state’s constitutional amendment to expand access to medical marijuana. The bill passed the Senate by a 29-6 vote and in the House by 103-9; Gov. Rick Scott has stated he will “absolutely” sign the bill into law. Dramatically expanding the limited medical marijuana law passed in 2014, once signed into law by the governor, the state’s patients, caregivers, doctors, and growers will enjoy greater access to medicinal cannabis but will still be prohibited from smoking their medicine. Cognizant that medicine should remain tax-free, policymakers included a contentious sales tax exemption for medical marijuana, according to politico . “House leaders argued that taxing the drug was inappropriate because it’s supposed to be considered medicine, and it’s a position Bradley said he’s personally more comfortable with in the bill. That exemption could

City of Eureka issues first cannabis manufacturing license

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City of Eureka issues first cannabis... EUREKA, Calif. - The manufacturing affiliate of Papa and Barkley California (P&B), P&B Labs Humboldt, was issued a cannabis manufacturing license by the City of Eureka.  According to P&B, they will expand the operation of its Eureka manufacturing facility from research and development to non-volatile manufacturing to produce solvent-free, all-natural oils, and cannabis rosin used to create topicals, tinctures, and transdermal patches. P&B Labs says they will also produce high quality, solvent-free oil and rosin for its business-to-business wholesale line, to partner with companies looking for pure cannabinoids for infusion into edibles and other products. They can now help infused product manufacturers ensure the are compliant under current and future medical cannabis laws and regulations. Co-founder of P&B Labs Guy Rocourt explains how the manufacturing license will help their patients manage their pain and improve the qualit

Fertile territory: legal marijuana production blooms on Vancouver Island

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A safety move, a protecting white swimsuit and a tolerance for the scent of marijuana are all necessities earlier than stepping foot contained in the tightly managed United Greeneries production facility. The licensed producer has been rising medical cannabis in a constructing simply exterior Duncan, B.C. for a couple of 12 months. But with the legalization of recreational cannabis anticipated by the summer time of 2018, it is about to endure a $25 million growth. "The retail market is potentially much larger than just the medical market alone," stated Graham Whitmarsh, the chief working officer for Harvest One — the corporate that just lately bought United Greeneries. Whitmarsh, a former deputy well being minister for B.C., says the laws launched by the Trudeau authorities has offered sufficient certainty for shareholders to line up behind the growth. "We expect there will be significant growth, particularly with respect to oils that are extracted from the raw product,

Florida Governor: 'I Absolutely Will Sign' Medical Marijuana Bill

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he “absolutely” intends to sign the medical marijuana bill passed Friday by the state Legislature. After the original legislation fell apart on the final day of the regular session last month, the chambers approved the bill during the final day of the special session. The House passed it 103-9 before the Senate voted 29-6. The amendment, which was passed by 71 percent of voters in November, states that laws must be in place by July 3 and enacted by October. Scott should be able to sign the bill ahead of the first deadline. RELATED STORY 10 Things to Know About Florida’s Medical Marijuana Bill “They worked hard to get a bill that made sense. I think, in anything like this, there’s a process on how to make things better,” Scott said. The legislation allows patients who suffer chronic pain related to 10 qualifying conditions to receive either low-THC cannabis or full-strength medical marijuana. THC is the compound that gives marijuana

Massive $500000 marijuana grow operation busted in Detroit

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DETROIT (WXYZ) - Detroit authorities found a huge marijuana grow operation on Friday mid-day about the metropolisis westside. Initially, authorities were named towards the spot on Cloverdale to analyze graffiti. When they appeared, they seen anything was weird. There was proof a fresh power hook-up, plus they named DTE to analyze. The destroy is currently likewise being named the greatest situation of energy robbery in their background. That's if they discovered among the many advanced grow procedures they've actually witnessed. We're-told individuals dependable experienced an outlawed attach regarding water and energy. They also experienced 16 professional airconditioning models in the creating and a huge selection of current boosters. Officials state the area was set-to increase in hearth. The benefit is considered over $600,000. DTE claims in a matter of a couple of months, the robbers borrowed over $50,000 in electricity. Officials state additionally they experienced fl

10 Things to Know About Florida's Medical Marijuana Bill

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature on Friday lastly permitted a invoice establishing a framework for the state’s constitutional modification increasing medical marijuana. The modification, permitted by 71 % of voters in November, states that legal guidelines should be in place by July three and enacted three months later. Here are some highlights: Conditions Covered Epilepsy, continual muscle spasms, most cancers and terminal situations have been allowed underneath payments handed in 2014 and 2016. The modification now consists of HIV and AIDS, glaucoma, post-traumatic stress dysfunction, ALS, Crohn’s illness, Parkinson’s illness, a number of sclerosis and comparable situations. RELATED STORY Florida Governor: ‘I Absolutely Will Sign’ Medical Marijuana Bill Patients & Caregivers Patients and caregivers should be 21 and over. If a affected person is a minor, a caregiver should be licensed. Both should additionally obtain an identification card. Advocates nonetheless wo

NB doctors want liquor stores cut out of selling marijuana

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CTV Atlantic Published Friday, June 9, 2017 7:47PM ADT Last Updated Friday, June 9, 2017 7:48PM ADT Doctors in New Brunswick are weighing in on the legalization of marijuana, saying the substance shouldn't be sold in liquor stores or to people under 21. The New Brunswick Medical Society has released 14 recommendations on the legalization of recreational pot, asking government to consider everything from how they talk about marijuana to where it should be sold. Doctors believe declining to have a sale on marijuana is something both the society and pharmacies can agree on. “If they find they’re not making money, there's no such thing as saying we're going to increase the price, because that's not going to happen,” says Hank Merchant, owner of HBB Medical Inc.  “You increase the price and now what you're going to do is you're going to turn all the medical marijuana and recreational right back to the street.” HBB Medical is a distributor of medical marijuana and has

Cannabis Decriminalization Offers Opportunity for Reparations

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The legal cannabis industry has almost everything; billions of dollars in sales, hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue — fuel for schools, drug-abuse programs and police — and thousands of new jobs.  What it doesn’t have is meaningful diversity. T he green rush is still overwhelmingly white, and everybody knows it — nobody (honest) is denying it. Sam Kamin, a University of Denver law professor, told the Associated Press that this isn’t a new problem and that solutions are elusive. “It’s a problem that has been recognized but has proven to be relatively intractable,” he said.  The cannabis industry doesn’t yet have the kind of (embarrassing lack of) diversity data published by Silicon Valley firms, but a ccording to a BuzzFeed report published last year , Black people — who are four times more likely to be arrested for petty marijuana crimes than white people — own about 1 percent of the country’s legal pot shops. But quantification is almost unnecessary: L ook around at a c