FILE- This Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, file photo, shows one of an assortment of marijuana strains during the High Times Harvest Cup in San Bernardino, Calif. California released long-awaited rules Thursday, Nov. 17, that will govern the state's emerging legal marijuana industry. Recreational sales of marijuana will become legal on Jan. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, file)
In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, a sheriff's deputy guards three men arrested for allegedly cultivating marijuana in unincorporated Calaveras County, Calif. Marijuana has deeply divided the financially strapped county and it is among many now grappling with a pot economy where growers have become increasingly open about their operations and have begun encroaching on residential neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Witke and other farmers argue they create good-paying jobs for young adults who otherwise would leave the county for the San Francisco Bay Area. She is among a handful of growers who operated quietly in Calaveras County for decades, attracted by the region's climate and proximity to the Bay Area.
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Medical marijuana first became legal in 1996 in California for a wide range of conditions; New Mexico in 2009 became the first state specifically to include PTSD patients. States have signed on in growing numbers particularly since 2014.
In late September, deputies raided two farms that share a waterline west of Copperopolis and removed more than 300 plants. Three of the four farmers arrested were new arrivals from Minnesota. All four tended to another plot deputies raided in August.
County officials expected to receive about 250 applications by the 2016 deadline. They got 770. About 200 applications have been approved, a similar number rejected, and the others are still being processed.
It was stripped out of legislation that added six other diseases and syndromes to Georgia's law that allows certain medical cannabis oils. The chairman of the New York Senate veterans' affairs committee voted against adding PTSD to the state's program, suggesting the drug might just mask their symptoms.
"I could do this every day if I had the personnel," Calaveras County Sheriff Rick DiBasilio said during the operation near the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Copperopolis, about two hours east of San Francisco.
FILE - In this June 28, 2017, file photo, a worker looks at a marijuana plant at the Desert Grown Farms cultivation facility in Las Vegas. Twenty-eight states plus the District of Columbia have enabled the use of marijuana to treat PTSD, and the number has doubled just in the last two years amid increasingly visible advocacy from veterans' groups. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, sheriff's deputies seize marijuana from a growing operation in unincorporated Calaveras County, Calif. Marijuana has deeply divided the Northern California county in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Growers illegal and legal have are increasingly open about their operations and starting to encroach on neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, a sheriff's deputy arrests a man for allegedly cultivating marijuana in unincorporated Calaveras County, Calif. Calaveras County Sheriff Rick DiBasilio says he has his hands full cracking down on thousands of illegal farms in a county that has legalized cultivation for medicinal use. Growers illegal and legal have are increasingly open about their operations and starting to encroach on neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, a man arrested for allegedly cultivating marijuana smokes a cigarette while awaiting transport to jail in unincorporated Calaveras County, Calif. Calaveras County Sheriff Rick DiBasilio says he has his hands full cracking down on thousands of illegal farms in a county that has legalized cultivation for medicinal use. Growers illegal and legal have are increasingly open about their operations and starting to encroach on neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
FILE - This June 28, 2017 file photo show marijuana plants growing at the Desert Grown Farms cultivation facility in Las Vegas. Twenty-eight states plus the District of Columbia have enabled the use of marijuana to treat PTSD, and the number has doubled just in the last two years amid increasingly visible advocacy from veterans' groups. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, a sheriff's deputy arrests a man for allegedly cultivating marijuana in unincorporated Calaveras County, Calif. Calaveras County Sheriff Rick DiBasilio says he has his hands full cracking down on thousands of illegal farms in a county that has legalized cultivation for medicinal use. Growers illegal and legal have are increasingly open about their operations and starting to encroach on neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)"We expect a pullback in the sector as is typical after any significant runup in stock prices," said Jason Zandberg, special situations analyst at PI Financial Corp. "We believe there is still long-term growth in the sector but many of the smaller pot companies may not survive when competition heats up."
Disney's new short film, "Olaf's Frozen Adventure," is playing in theaters ahead of the latest Pixar movie "Coco." The short, which is really a 21-minute long featurette, has sparked controversy among moviegoers who really hate the addition of an Olaf-centric story to the "Coco" experience.
Former deputy Toronto police chief Kim Derry has been involved in medical marijuana businesses since 2012. Derry is president of Met-Scan Canada, which he said provides security for about half a dozen marijuana growers. He expects that number to grow once recreational production becomes legal.
"You wouldn't have cancer treatments that aren't approved done to yourself or your family members," and marijuana should be subjected to the same scrutiny, says Dr. Thomas Berger, who heads VVA's Veterans Health Council.
White House officials argued in a Saturday conference call with reporters that the Federal Vacancies Act permits Trump to override Cordray's selection. The Federal Vacancies Act allows for Trump to appoint any Senate-confirmed official, such as Mulvaney, as acting director of such an agency.
But uncertainty over the scale of expected demand, selling prices that may be less attractive than the black market, initial supply hiccups, and even the chance legalization may be postponed, will weigh on the industry into 2018, analysts say.
The tribe projected as much as $2 million in monthly profits. The plans included creating a smoking lounge with a nightclub, bar and food service, and eventually an outdoor music venue. The tribe planned to use the money for community services and to provide income to tribal members.
Even if you get a license, it will be temporary - good for 120 days. In some cases, there can be a 90-day extension on top of that. During that time, the state will review a business' credentials and information submitted in the license application, such as financial records and investors in the business.
First on Monday, The New York Times reported
, was an email from Leandra English, who was named Friday by departed director Richard Cordray as acting director. She called herself "acting director" and expressed gratitude to her CFPB colleagues "for your service."
"I think unavailability might suggest otherwise, but I think a vacancy is an absence," former Democratic Rep. Barney Frank, one of Dodd-Frank's authors, told Business Insider. He said that the bill was written to give "structural protections against political interference."
The short picks up during the first December after the events in "Frozen"
Elsa and Anna, with the help of Olaf, are preparing the castle for a big holiday surprise party. When the people of Arrendelle arrive to the castle's courtyard, Kristoff and Sven (the reindeer) bring the large ceremonial bell. Following tradition, Elsa and Anna ring the bell to signal the start of the holiday season.
Olaf was Elsa and Anna's real tradition all along
The whole town sets out to find Olaf (who has now lost all of the traditions he'd gathered). When they find him, Elsa and Anna reveal that Olaf is actually their real tradition.
They realize they don't have any traditions of their own, since their parents died when they were young and then the two sisters didn't interact much again. This is the first holiday they've celebrated since the gates of the castle have been reopened, but it's already a let down.
DiPasquale pushed to extend New York's nearly two-year-old medical marijuana program to include post-traumatic stress. He'd qualified because of other conditions but felt the drug ease his anxiety, sleeplessness and other PTSD symptoms and spur him to focus on wellness.
In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, empty beds for marijuana plants line a clearing after sheriff's deputies raided a growing operation in unincorporated Calaveras County, Calif. Marijuana has deeply divided the financially strapped county and it is among many now grappling with a pot economy where growers have become increasingly open about their operations and have begun encroaching on residential neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Twenty-eight states plus the District of Columbia now include PTSD in their medical marijuana programs, a tally that has more than doubled in the last two years, according to data compiled by the pro-legalization Marijuana Policy Project. A 29th state, Alaska, doesn't incorporate PTSD in its medical marijuana program but allows everyone over 20 to buy pot legally.
Other places, like Kern County, have banned commercial pot activity. At the same time, San Diego is among the cities that have local rules in place and are ready for legal sales. Palm Springs is planning for cannabis lounges, where recreational pot can be smoked on site.With Canada's legalization of a multi-billion dollar marijuana industry set for next year, former police officers who once argued for mandatory jail time for minor marijuana offences are among those in line to capitalize on the change.
But the devastating 2015 wildfire helped launch the county's green rush. The fire leveled subdivisions and wooded areas, turning them into attractive farmland. Former homeowners sold their flattened lots to outside growers armed with cash and betting the county would issue permits to grow.
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