Deschutes County’s New Cannabis Rules Will Have a Drastic Impact on the Industry

Deschutes County’s long-awaited reassessment of its marijuana rules could have a drastic impact on the cannabis industry in that area. County commissioners are considering a 75 percent cutback on land already in use for marijuana cultivation, as well asother stringent measures that will have massively negative implications for industry players in this central Oregon County. Antagonists versus protagonists As is to be expected, the hearings focused on the antagonists versus the protagonists. Anti-pot residents opposed marijuana businessmen who voiced their concerns about being inadequately represented in the decision-making processes. The…

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Trump’s Tariff War with China Will Hurt Both the Marijuana Industry and the Consumer

Trump’s tariff war with China is going to hurt the American cannabis industry and, in the end, it will probably be the consumer who will have to pay the price. This is the gloomy picture being painted by economists who predict anything but a pot of gold at the end of the cannabis industry’s present-day rainbow. And they blame Trump’s tariff war with China as the reason why the 2018 record-breaking year will come to an abrupt end. Trump’s ploy backfired Trump has made no bones about pointing the finger…

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Canadian companies must clearly define their policies about marijuana and the workplace

As Canada evolves as the first G7 country to legalize cannabis, it is time for companies to develop new policies to include the use of medical marijuana in the workplace. Marijuana is a more effective and safer way in which to treat ailments than prescription drugs says Peter Blecher of Starseed Medicinal, a Canadian company that produces medical cannabis. Blecher underscores his belief by revealing that almost 4,000 Canadians died last year from opioid overdoses. Furthermore, almost one in five Canadians is a chronic pain sufferer. He says opioids have…

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Registered but unlicensed cannabis grow raided in Northern California

The latest raid on a legally registered Calaveras County marijuana grow farm in which Sheriff deputies seized more than 170 pounds of processed weed and 1,300 plants, illustrates the impossible survival odds being faced by small operators in California. Calaveras County has raked in almost $10 million in cultivation taxes since 2016 but in a shock turnabout County supervisors dashed the dreams and years of hard work of growers, giving them until the 7thJune 2018 to cease operations. In the raid on the legally registered Railroad Flat grow, three adults…

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