By Dr. Lloyd Covens, 420 West Weekly Hemp Transporters Jailed for Hot Hemp While 9 of 11 hemp samples from the Oklahoma transport truck found the DEA test reporting at or under 0.03% THC– two African men remain in the Pawhuska, Oklahoma jail, now in their 4th week of incarceration. Beyond their “go-fund-me” page attempting …
By: Jennifer Corso, BA, MA Biochemical Physiologist, Darwin Brands Our nation is struggling to treat lifestyle constructs that foster chronic disease, an opioid crisis, and an obesity epidemic. Further, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 6.7% of U.S. adults have suffered from a major depressive episode at least once in their life, with another …
By: Mikel Weisser After the opening week deluge of 17 MJ-related bills, the pace slowed a bit, but there have still been 12 additional MJ bills filed in the 2nd and 3rd weeks of the legislature. So far this session almost 30 cannabis-related bills have already been filed with several highly anticipated bills are still …
BY: Danielle Sedgwick and Tiffany Nicole Marijuana or also known as, cannabis, “Pot”, “Weed”, or “Dope” has been used in a variety of forms for thousands of years. Its hemp fibers can produce clothing or paper and more importantly, cannabis is world renowned for its natural healing properties. The most recent studies confirm it has …
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By ACM Staff How do you burn the black market? Beat ‘em at their own game. The long battle between the underground economy and Arizona’s legal medical marijuana industry may be taking a decisive turn. In Dec. the Arizona Department of Health Services reported that 2018 set Arizona MMJ sales records on fire, burning through …
We Like Big Buds: AZ Cannabis Consumption Up 41% Read More »
By: Mikel Weiser January’s public hearing for the Dept of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Program felt less like the usual bureaucratic snooze-fest and more like a rollicking action-adventure movie. This was the sixth meeting of the series. By now, Hemp Program Manager Brian McGrew and the various committee members (Dwayne Alford, Co-Chair, Paco Ollerton, Co-chair, Michael Stoltz, Colleen …
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How much is 15% of your current labor bill? Would you like to cut that cost with happier employees? by Joe Mikes Picture yourself at a burger joint, first in line at the counter, watching them prepare the fries. How far is the salt from the loose French fries? How far are the containers from the …
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By: Gary Michael Smith, Esq. Criminal enterprises cannot wash away the sin of debt in the fresh-start waters of bankruptcy. If a criminal enterprise finds itself unable to meet its obligations, there is no easy escape. Because bankruptcy is governed by Federal law (bankruptcy is even mentioned in the United States Constitution), Federal law also …
Lack of Access to Bankruptcy Continues to Hamper The Industry Read More »
MITA Newsletter articles Concentrates Sept. 10th Robert Mandel filed the Supreme Court appeal in the Jones cases (the concentrates case). The Yavapai prosecutors are required to file their response before the end of Oct. and the amicus briefs are facing a similar deadline. Prosecutors in Yavapai, Pinal, Pima, Apache and Navajo Counties have all charged …
By: Mikel Weisser MITA-AZ, the leading voice in the AZ marijuana industry, is inviting YOU! You are invited to join us at the 2019 AZ-NORML Lobby Day at the Capitol. They have scheduled 25 meetings for interested cannabis consumers and business people on Feb. 7, 2019 at the Arizona State Capitol with more than a …
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