Monthly Archives: January 2012

1st Cultivation Center in the Nation Opening Soon in Phoenix

Arizona Republic:
“Inside a freshly-painted office building in north Phoenix, Lynette Shockley unpacked pieces of a black canvas tent to assemble so she can grow medical pot for patients and herself. Around her, dozens of other registered caregivers erected their own grow tents and hauled in boxes of high-pressure sodium lights and duct systems to prepare for the opening of the 5,000-square-foot medical-marijuana cultivation center, soon to be a headquarters of sorts for 45 caregivers and 500 green leafy plants. The center, near Seventh Avenue and Loop 101 is the first of its kind in the nation, its operators said, and provides a central location for caregivers to grow cannibus for patients with maladies ranging from cancer to chronic pain. Compassion First Caregivers Circle Inc. set up the center.”

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For more info on the Compassion First Caregivers Circle Inc. and their Grand Opening Event Details visit their website here.

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Guidelines Released in Vermont

Vermont’s Department of Public safety has announced guidelines for the state’s first medical marijuana dispensaries. Patients, advocates, and those who hope to run a facility say they’re pleased with the results.

“They did a real good job,” said state-registered medical marijuana patient Mark Tucci. The Manchester resident has played an integral role in crafting the state’s medical marijuana law. Eight years after the initial legislation passed, new rules are in place for businesses to sell marijuana to patients like him.

Vermont has about 450 medical marijuana patients. They currently grow their own marijuana or have a designated caregiver do it for them. However, that will change soon.

As many as four distribution centers state-wide could be operational by the end of the year. Legislation prohibits more and limits the number of patients in the state to 1,000.

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weGrow Washington DC Bound

weGrow Washington D.C. Details Released

NBCWashington.com

A California-based retailer that bills itself as a “one-stop-shop” for marijuana growers says it has plans to open a location in northeast D.C.

weGrow, which currently has three stores in California and Arizona, sells hydroponic equipment used in marijuana cultivation.

The company says on their website that they have plans to move into an address at 1522 Rhode Island Avenue NE just north of Montana Avenue.

Washington Business Journal reports the store will open in March, selling all the necessary materials to grow marijuana except for the plants.

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