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Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KENDALL JONES, also known as “Wolf,” 32, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court, in September and October 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force, along with state and local law enforcement officers, conducted an operation in response to a recent spike in drug-related violence in Hartford’s North End.  Jones…

Starting this Friday, patients registered with Connecticut’s medical cannabis program can start cultivating at home. From October 1, qualified patients aged 18+ are permitted to grow up to six cannabis plants at their homes. In a situation where more than one registered patient lives in the household, the maximum number of plants is 12. In Connecticut, a patient needs to be diagnosed by a state-licensed physician as having one of a wide range of qualifying conditions in order to access medical cannabis. In cases where the patient is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must name two…

Eighteen states and Washington, D.C., have legalized pot for recreational use. September 27, 2021, 11:54 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Recreational pot has become legal for more Americans, but despite that ease of access, marijuana use hasn’t ignited, a study released Monday found. An article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found there was no increase in cannabis use among the general population or among previous users after their states legalized marijuana. Researchers surveyed about 830,000 Americans over age 12 on their reported cannabis use, both before and after recreational…

A former Republican congresswoman is touting the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics, sharing the story of how a close family friend was able to recover from alcoholism with the help of psilocybin. Former Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) gave the personal anecdote during a recent interview with Spectrum News. She was discussing a bill that’s temporarily stalled in the state legislature to legalize the possession of a wide range of psychedelics. “Somebody who’s very close to our family was an alcoholic at the age of 15 years old, and he tried everything he could in order to overcome this disease and he…

This free public event provides an opportunity for shoppers to meet and speak with health-related member businesses of the Avon/Canton Chamber Health Council. Participating members are Abundant Health Massage Therapy & Wellness, BodyFit Physical Therapy, Bottoms Up Organization, Fitness Together/Avon, Harvey & Lewis Opticians/Canton, Home Helpers/Farmington Valley/Central CT, IFFS Eldercare Consultants, Imagine Float, Magna Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center, Make It GF, Patient Advocate For You [PAFY], ShopRite of Canton/Registered Dietitian Shana Griffin, The Residence at Brookside and Your CBD Store/Avon. Visit www.avonchamber.com for more information.

News 12 Staff Sep 28, 2021, 2:18am Updated on: Sep 28, 2021, 2:18am A meeting was held in Pleasantville Monday night regarding preventing the retail sale of marijuana and on-site consumption lounges in the village. Marijuana possession in New York is legal for people over 21 but permitting retail sales and on-site consumption lounges within the Village of Pleasantville is a village decision. Municipalities can opt out of local retail sales and consumption lounges if it occurs by Dec. 31, 2021. A municipality can opt back into sales at any time. Once a municipality opts in, it can never opt…

The estimated number of persons arrested in the United States for violating marijuana laws declined precipitously in 2020, according to data released today by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Nonetheless, several hundred thousand Americans continue to be arrested on marijuana-related charges, primarily in states where possession of the plant remains criminally outlawed. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, police made an estimated 350,150 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2020. (This total is calculated by multiplying the total percentage of marijuana arrests by region with the total number of estimated drug abuse violations [Table 29.]) This total is a 36 percent…

September 27, 2021 Connecticut’s legalization of recreational marijuana in June opened a number of conversations, from the implications for employers to new business opportunities across a wide range of industries. The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut hosted “Business Breakfast and Mini Expo: The Business of Cannabis” on September 8 at the Holiday Inn in Norwich. The panel of experts discussed regulations, rights, and economic development in the cannabis industry: Michelle Seagull, Commissioner, CT Department of Consumer Protections; Kurt Smith, Business Line Manager, Fuss & O’Neill, Inc.; and Kyle Zrenda, Attorney, Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law. Commissioner Seagull provided an overview of…