Shira Schoenberg

Marijuana cultivation is generally energy-intensive, since growing indoors requires a lot of light, which generates heat, and temperature and humidity must be strictly controlled to avoid mold.

Growing off the grid: Marijuana businesses like Solar Therapeutics find ways to be eco-friendly

January 6, 2020 at 12:47 p.m.

Growing marijuana, an energy-intensive activity, is not easy to take "off the grid." Yet that is what Solar Therapeutics is planning to do. This month the marijuana cultivation and retail...

Marshfield High School Principal Robert Keuther displays vaping devices that were confiscated from students in such places as restrooms or hallways at the school in Marshfield, Mass. Illinois health officials are reporting what could be United States' first death tied to vaping. In a Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, news release, the Illinois Department of Public Health says a person who recently vaped died after being hospitalized with "severe respiratory illness." The agency didn't give any other information about the patient, including a name or where the person lived.

Six cases of vaping illnesses tied to marijuana vapes bought in Massachusetts dispensaries

December 6, 2019 at 11:02 a.m.

Six probable cases of vaping-related illnesses have been linked to products bought in state-licensed marijuana dispensaries, according to the Department of Public Health. A report released Thursday, which includes data...

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