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But regulators took no action against those who grew the weed, a cultivation arm of the Kolas brand.
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Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
The property was originally purchased in 1941 by Theodore and Martha Lee Klein who primarily used the space for farming and crop cultivation.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
The letter informed him that a tree had fallen on his land, removing the cultivation potential of a few hundred square feet of sugar beet fields, and therefore his annual farming subsidy would be reduced by the equivalent of around $10.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 June 2024
Although the Taliban had banned poppy cultivation, opium came roaring back under Karzai’s administration, and Spin Boldak sat on one of the main trafficking routes.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
The property was originally purchased in 1941 by Theodore and Martha Lee Klein who primarily used the space for farming and crop cultivation.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
The letter informed him that a tree had fallen on his land, removing the cultivation potential of a few hundred square feet of sugar beet fields, and therefore his annual farming subsidy would be reduced by the equivalent of around $10.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 June 2024
Although the Taliban had banned poppy cultivation, opium came roaring back under Karzai’s administration, and Spin Boldak sat on one of the main trafficking routes.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“Cultivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən 
1
: the act or art of cultivating especially the soil
Medical Definition
cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən
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