Colombia’s marijuana farmers want out of the shadows. Will the government ever legalize their harvest? July 24, 2023 AggregatedNews Colombia 0 Comments On a recent Friday morning, about 200 coca and marijuana farmers gathered in the small town of Cajibio, southwestern Colombia, to hear the government out. Colombian’s government was still licking its wounds after an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana had sunk in… Read More→
New law grants marijuana licenses to Black farmers in Florida June 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation to extend telehealth renewals on medical marijuana and ensure more Black farmers participate in the industry. The bill (HB 387) had bipartisan support in the Florida Legislature, though the tying of two issues together… Read More→
Black farmers say NC marijuana bill opens door for corporations but shuts locals out February 24, 2023 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments On the cusp of potential passage of a medical marijuana bill by the North Carolina Senate, a handful of Black farmers traveled from Eastern North Carolina to speak with lawmakers and protest the lack of input from local growers. The… Read More→
New York’s small-scale cannabis farmers are in a risky business September 13, 2022 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Brian Conlon never expected to farm marijuana. When his tire-chip manufacturing business was shut down by the state a decade ago due to an improper storage allegation — a claim he is still fighting — he started work in a… Read More→
Marijuana prices plummet in Michigan. Customers are happy, farmers worried February 28, 2022 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan’s marijuana prices hit all-time lows in January, which is great for retailers and customers but has smaller growers sounding alarms. Record marijuana supply is driving down prices so much customers are buying it at record rates. There’s 55 times more… Read More→
Jamaica faces marijuana shortage as farmers struggle February 8, 2021 AggregatedNews Jamaica 0 Comments Jamaica is running low on ganja. Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana farmers have caused a shortage in the island’s famed but largely illegal market that… Read More→
Mexican Farmers Are Growing Cartel-Free ‘Ethical’ Weed April 26, 2020 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Cannabis production in Mexico is making a comeback, and this time it’s cartel-free. Independent farmers are now producing high-quality “ethical” weed—without the involvement of the country’s violent cartels. As the country prepares to create a legal weed market, cannabis producers and… Read More→
Marijuana Prices Crashing In Oregon After State Stoked Weed Glut June 1, 2018 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments When Oregon lawmakers created the state's legal marijuana program, they had one goal in mind above all else: to convince illicit pot growers to leave the black market. That meant low barriers for entering the industry that also targeted long-standing… Read More→