Ohio Cultivator and Non-profit Organization Offer Education Program in Cultivation
Formerly incarcerated individuals can now learn how to cultivate cannabis through a Ohio non-profit program called URC Grows.
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Ohio Program Trains Cannabis Offenders for Industry Jobs
A licensed medical marijuana cultivator in Ohio has teamed up with a nonprofit serving formerly incarcerated people to provide an employment education program for past cannabis offenders.
New program teaches ex-drug convicts how to legally grow marijuana at local facility
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Youngstown company that grows marijuana for medicinal purposes has announced a new partnership that will lead to ex-convicts getting hired. Riviera Creek has joined with a company based at the Oakhill Collaborative in Youngstown to train people convicted on marijuana charges how to grow it legally.
Medical marijuana company grows
YOUNGSTOWN — The single medical marijuana grow facility in Trumbull and Mahoning counties will add 5,000 more square feet, a build out that doubles capacity at the Youngstown warehouse turned horticultural space.
Riviera Creek Launches Expansion, New Business Line
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The city’s first medical marijuana grow site plans to double its capacity by next year, its principals say, as it introduces a new business line for an expanding market.
Youngstown company innovates medical marijuana use device
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Youngstown area’s only company that grows marijuana for medical use continues to be an innovator in the industry.
Riviera Creek Readies for Year Two with New Products
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The first year of operations for Riviera Creek wasn’t an easy one. It wasn’t just that the medical marijuana grower was among the first in the state to start growing a crop after it was decriminalized, said Brian Kessler, board chairman of the company.
How Youngstown company that grows medical marijuana has grown in its first year
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Three years ago, Boardman native Brian Kessler, who now lives in California, announced plans to grow marijuana for medical purposes in a warehouse on Crescent Street, north of downtown Youngstown.
Sarah’s Strains: Garlic Cookies by Riviera Creek
Sarah is an Ohio medical marijuana patient, cannabis educator, and product reviewer residing in the Columbus area. In this week’s column, she analyzes Garlic Cookies, a high-THC strain of marijuana flower available for $45 from her local dispensary, Ohio Provisions.
Riviera Creek Cultivates First Marijuana Harvest
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The first crop of legally grown medical marijuana in the city was harvested on Thursday, the start of what local cultivators say is a thriving future market for the industry in Ohio. “The industry is being very well supported,” said Brian Kessler, chairman of Riviera Creek LLC, a Level I cultivator here.