ORIGINAL REPORTING By Andrew Brown, for Arizona Public Media Check out this story we curated from PBS about a retired cop who helps seniors get a better understanding of medical marijuana.. they call him a cannabis coach! Read the story below… As medical marijuana has become legal in much of the U.S., more senior citizens …
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ORIGINAL REPORTING BY ALYSSA HOLLEY FOR LEAF DESK BROUGHT TO YOU BY ACM STAFF A recent study by Green Entrepreneur demonstrates what the fastest growing cannabis products currently are. “Back in 2014, whole flower was by far the most popular product and, naturally, the technologies of choice for consumption were pipes, bongs, and rolling papers. Just …
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BY ACM STAFF Late May 30th, Brian McGrew, the program manager of the AZ Dept. of Ag’s brand-new Industrial Hemp program announced via email that the “Exempt Rulemaking” package is complete and the freshly minted Hemp rules are about to officially become part of state law. Arizona’s hard-fought for and much anticipated hemp program kicks …
Unforeseens Aside, US Hemp Production to Double This Year BY DR. LLOYD COVENS According to several industry experts, a major expansion for US hemp farming has arrived for Spring planting season—but concerns remain among the AG community over final rules under the 2018 Farm Bill—as well as a myriad of crop outcome issues. For both returning …
BY MIKEL WEISSER Less than a month before AZ’s hemp program is set to start, AZDA’s industrial hemp program supposed last monthly meeting ended with multiple critical issues unresolved. Propagative materials such as clones and tissue culture techniques were threatened. Hemp strain certifications were challenged. AND, the final language is still not ready for the …
BY GARY MICHAEL SMITH, ESQ. Hemp is returning to America’s farms after decades of prohibition, and CBD (THC’s less fun non-psychoactive cousin) is all the rage. These new hemp and CBD industries seek clarity out of the schizophrenic alphabet soup of federal agencies and regulations. Small wonder there is confusion, because through the end of …
