Winston, Reedsport residents to vote on cannabis dispensaries

Residents in Winston will be voting on whether to ease restrictions on cannabis shops in the city and, if so, whether to tax them locally, while in Reedsport, where such shops are already allowed, voters will weigh in on whether to add a local tax to those shops. The...

The cannabis industry could be a big winner on Election Day

New Jersey is expected to approve a ballot initiative to legalize adult-use (aka recreational) marijuana on Election Day next month. Aside from stoking up the 61% of likely Garden State voters in favor of the measure, its passage is projected to generate up to $400...

Marijuana Companies Seek Disaster Relief

Derek Wright had hoped his 120-acre marijuana farm in Southern Oregon would yield a $2.8 million crop this year. But he said the South Obenchain fire incinerated everything: his home on the property, the farm manager’s cabin, the processing facility for drying the...

CONGRESS EXTENDS THE 2014 FARM BILL FOR ANOTHER YEAR

Halloween got a little less spooky for hemp growers after the signing of HR 8337, which extends the 2014 Farm Bill industrial hemp pilot program until September 30, 2021. Previously, the pilot program was set to expire at the end of October. Several states are still...