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How indoor cannabis could change the way we grow food

The Cannigma

Cannabis legalization is expanding at a rapid clip into states not usually associated with large scale marijuana cultivation. This includes Midwestern states like Michigan and Illinois that don’t benefit from year-round sunshine like California, for decades the cannabis cultivation powerhouse of the United States.

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Tribe is Expanding Cannabis Cultivation, Overgrowing the State Program

Veriheal

South Dakota still has harsh penalties surrounding cannabis consumption, and its newly instated medical cannabis program remains heavily restricted. Overly Restrictive State Sanctioned MMJ Program in SD Has Room For Improvement. Cannabis-infused edibles and even CBD edibles are not permissible in the current program.

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BREAKING NEWS: California Opens Up for Commercial Hemp Cultivation

Canna Law Blog

We have been closely following California’s commercial hemp cultivation licensing law since it was proposed last year as Senate Bill 1409 (see here , here , and here ). There are a number of counties in California that restrict or prohibit hemp cultivation.

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Hawaii’s New Hemp Regulations Could Deter Cultivators

Veriheal

Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% Things began to change in 2014 with the introduction of the Farm Bill , which legalized hemp research programs. An estimated 57 licensed cultivators took part in the pilot program until its end in 2020.

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California Hemp Cultivation Law is About to Change, Again

Canna Law Blog

Today, I’m going to talk about SB-153, which could have a massive impact on California’s hemp cultivation industry. Current provisions of the Food and Ag. If you haven’t read about the 2018 Farm Bill yet, in short, it allows states to set up their own hemp production programs after approval by the USDA.

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Major Changes to California Hemp Cultivation Laws are on the Horizon

Canna Law Blog

On September 11, 2019, the California Assembly approved SB-153 , a bill aimed at making significant changes to California’s hemp cultivation law. Under current California hemp cultivation laws, the definition of EARIs is much broader than under federal law. Department of Agriculture by May 2020.

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IL Triton College rolls out new cannabis cultivation course

Cannabis Law Report

The course – aptly named cannabis cultivation – is folded into the college’s greenhouse grow operations certificate program where students can learn about the cultivation of cannabis plants, which can be used for recreational and medicinal purposes, as well as high-value crops and ornamental plants.