The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors voted down an item to refund cannabis growers Tuesday.

The item required a four-fifths vote from the Board to transfer $940,000 in cannabis grower registration fees leftover from the Medical Commercial Cannabis Program from a contingency funds account to an appropriation funds account. This would have authorized the county to refund growers who paid $5,000 and in some cases $10,000 (for those who paid for renewal) in registration fees.

“I would like to see an independent accounting of costs associated with the Urgency Ordinance so we can have a complete view before the Board would consider this matter on its merits,” said District 4 Supervisor Dennis Mills, in opposition to the transfer.

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The Georgian parliament has postponed debate on a bill that would legalize the production of marijuana, putting it on a back burner until after a presidential election that is less than three weeks away.

A parliament resolution issued on October 9 said discussion of the proposed legislation, part of a push to relax laws governing marijuana in the South Caucasus country, will resume in two months.

Citing lawmakers and politicians, media report that the delay is intended to separate the controversial issue from the campaign for the October 28 presidential election.

The influential Georgian Orthodox Church has long voiced opposition to the bill, calling on lawmakers to scrap it entirely.

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The list for pesticides that can be used on cannabis without being a violation of the Pesticide Applicators' Act has been updated. Please note the following products have been added:

• Root It
• Celite 610

To view the updated list, click here for a pdf or click here for an Excel form. For questions regarding this change, contact Laura Quakenbush at (303) 869-9060 or email Laura.Quakenbush@state.co.us.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is currently reviewing pesticide labels upon request and maintaining a list of products whose label it has reviewed that it believes could be used on marijuana without violating 35-10-117(1)(i), as long as the applicator follows the label directions.

Please be sure to review the list; pesticide products may be removed from the allowed products list if the registrant has not renewed their pesticide product with the Department. Use of unregistered pesticides on cannabis would be a violation of the Pesticide Applicators' Act.

Stay Informed

For the latest information on CDA's Pesticides Program, visit these important webpages:

• Main Pesticides Page
• Pesticide use in Marijuana Production

(Boulder, CO) -- PRESS RELEASE -- Evo Hemp, a Colorado-based hemp food company and maker of the Hemp Bar, will be expanding its retail footprint into an additional 105 Whole Foods stores in the Northeastern U.S., Northern California and the Pacific Northwest in January 2019, effectively doubling its Whole Foods distribution network. The company has also signed a distribution deal with 122 H-E-B supermarkets in Texas, making its hemp products available in more than 4,000 retail outlets nationwide. This news comes on the heels of Evo Hemp announcing a new line of CBD extracts and soft gel capsules made with organic hemp grown by Native American hemp activist Alex White Plume on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota.

"The hemp industry is slated to grow to $1.8 billion in sales by 2020, led by hemp food, body care and CBD-based products," said Evo Hemp co-founder Jourdan Samel. "We are on pace to have Evo Hemp products in more than 8,000 stores by 2020." 

Evo Hemp launched six years ago with its line of fruit and nut Hemp Bars, a raw superfood bar designed to be satisfying while on the go, and has expanded its offerings to protein powder, protein bars, hemp oil, hemp extracts, and hemp hearts. All Evo Hemp products are made from 100-percent USA grown hemp.  

Evo Hemp's mission is to help facilitate the American industrial hemp movement by supporting non-profit organizations working to get hemp farming legislation passed in the United States. They've also partnered with local farmers in Colorado to grow some of the first hemp crops on U.S. soil in over 60 years. The company's vision is to provide the finest hemp food the world has to offer while supplying people with the essential nutrients needed to live a happy and healthy life. 

"We are passionate about sustainability, social responsibility, philanthropy, and wellness for our employees, their communities, and consumers around the world," said Samel.