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At least 30 companies want to get into the legal mass production of cannabis in the Netherlands, according to the mayor of the southern city of Breda, whose council is among two dozen vying to take part in government-backed trials designed to cut criminals out of supplying cannabis-selling...

As the federal government holds to its July 1, 2018 date to legalize recreational marijuana, municipalities across the country are grappling with the ripple effects of that change. In Alberta, Strathcona County has been fielding applications for cannabis-related businesses, including production...

The MP's for the Pirate Party put forward a proposal yesterday to the Minister of Health to allow the use and production of cannabis (medicinal hemp oil) for medicinal use in Iceland. They propose that Iceland look to the experience of countries that have already legalized cannabis for this...

If you're under the impression that marijuana and hemp are grown the same way, Garry Meier wants to put that notion to rest. A recent report released by Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy about legalizing and regulating marijuana suggested Saskatchewan hemp farmers could help facilitate...

Mayor Joseph Sullivan favors a ban on retail establishments for recreational marijuana but wants the town to wait a year before deciding on production facilities. Sullivan had submitted a proposal to the town council last month which would ban retail sales and production of recreational...

The production of industrial hemp – a cousin of marijuana but distinctly different from the illicit drug – is a step closer in South Carolina as more than 120 farmers signed up to grow the crop here. That's great news for Janel Ralph of Conway, whose daughter Harmony takes cannabidiol or CBD...

University of Guelph researchers have published what is believed to be the first scientific paper in North America on improving medicinal cannabis plant production, helping move the industry into the realm of high-tech laboratories and evidence-based practices. "Growing marijuana has been...

Kona Gold Solutions, Inc., a hemp lifestyle brand of exclusivity and status, has announced they have ramped up production on its popular hemp infused energy drinks in order to meet customer demand. The Company will be producing another 1,000 cases of it hemp energy drinks to meet current demand...

So you have worked hard for 8 weeks! You have invested money into equipment and possibly genetics; you have invested time and dedication to get to this point. How can you tell when it's time to harvest your gooey girls? Well 'fire one up' and let's take a look at the best way to be sure you're...

The Colville Confederated Tribes have gone into hemp production. The Tribes planted a 60-acre project on July 9th and plans to research the marketability of hemp seed and fiber products. The Colville's are believed to be one of the first Native American Tribes in the U.S. to cultivate hemp...

The company building what it's describing as the world's largest legal marijuana production facility near Edmonton International Airport will start trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange next week. Aurora Cannabis will trade under the symbol ACB and will get the honor of ringing the bell to...

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is considering a new rule that would allow some farmers to grow limited varieties of cannabis for research purposes. The rule, given initial approval Tuesday by the state's Agricultural Advisory Board, would allow anyone with a permit to grow...

Zimbabwe is considering legalizing the production of cannabis for medical purposes to lure investors keen to grow the drug, a cabinet minister says. Investment Promotion Minister Obert Mpofu says a Canadian firm has applied to the government for a permit to produce the drug, known locally as...

A medical marijuana facility will be starting up on Annacis Island after more than four years of legal disputes and council delays. On June 26, council voted unanimously to approve the facility at 1668 Fosters Way, despite objections from UA Plumbers and Piperfitters Union Local 170, who...

Commercial hemp production faded, along with its legality, many decades ago in the U.S., but enthusiasts and business people are trying to reinvigorate hemp as a modern-day cash crop in states where recent legislation has OK'd it, like in Kentucky. Things are being learned anew about how to farm...

A Ladner greenhouse could begin cannabis production by 2018, thanks to a joint venture between greenhouse-producer Village Farms International and medical marijuana producer Emerald Health Therapeutics announced on June 6. Village Farms will be converting a 25 acre greenhouse on Ladner Trunk...

Geneva, N.Y. – The last of the 2017 New York Certified Organic winter meetings is March 13, in Geneva, and will include an update on organic hemp production trials plus presentations on nutrient balancing, crop production, and alternative forage production for organic farming systems...

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health issued a Notice to Proceed to Acquire and Cultivate Marijuana to Manoa Botanicals LLC for their production center on Oʻahu. Manoa Botanicals is the third licensee to receive notice from the state and the second Oʻahu licensee to meet all requirements to...

The production of hemp is continually increasing within the southeastern state of Kentucky, where production originated. Following decades of prohibition, hemp is now becoming a common agricultural commodity throughout America. Hemp is not a recreational drug but in fact a variety of Cannabis...

In Colorado it's now common to see several cannabis medical or recreational retailers within a relatively small radius. What most people don't see, however, are fields of cannabis plants growing in rows like the commercial production of other crops like corn or wheat. Some Coloradans choose...