Marijuana Justice Coalition Urges House Leadership to Vote on MORE Act – Human Rights Watch
March 1, 2022 Speaker Nancy Pelosi1236 Longworth H.O.BWashington, DC 20515 House Majority Leader Steny HoyerH-107, The CapitolWashington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer: We, the undersigned criminal justice, civil rights, drug policy, labor and advocacy organizations who make up the Marijuana Justice Coalition, write today to urge you to swiftly bring to the House floor the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021 (H.R. 3617). This legislation would end federal marijuana prohibition, address the collateral consequences of federal marijuana criminalization, and take steps to ensure the legal marketplace is diverse and inclusive. This historic legislation…
Read More »Flowering medical marijuana now available in Minnesota – CT Insider
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesotans who use medical marijuana now have a new way of consuming the cannabis. Starting Tuesday, everyone who is registered for medical marijuana can apply to get it in its purest form, dried flower. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, more than 30,000 people in the state are in the medical marijuana program. So far, only two dispensaries in the Twin Cities metro are approved to sell the dried flower marijuana. Chris Tholkes is the director of the health department’s Office of Medical Cannabis. He says marijuana in the flower form will provide a…
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Green Thumb Industries Q4 Revenue Increases 4% Sequentially to… – New Cannabis Ventures
Green Thumb Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Green Thumb Industries Inc. (“Green Thumb,” or the “Company”) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of RYTHM, Dogwalkers, incredibles, Beboe, Doctor Solomon’s and Good Green branded cannabis products, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021. Financial results are reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and all currency is in U.S. dollars. Highlights for the quarter ended December…
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Small-scale cannabis social equity success stories emerge amid stumbles among big programs – Marijuana Business Daily
While negative headlines pour in about cannabis social equity program delays, barriers and failures, success stories also are beginning to emerge. Many of the success stories appear to involve minority entrepreneurs who have become equity activists or formed incubators to help others get the know-how and capital needed to break in. ADVERTISEMENT “They (the entrepreneur-activists) are fighting for every dollar to be invested in social equity,” said Amber Littlejohn, executive director of the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA). “These are people who are standing up and fighting for the community, in spite of running businesses” of their own, some of…
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Opinion | Maryland’s marijuana legalization plan is thoughtful and likely to succeed – The Washington Post
The bill — crafted by Del. Luke H. Clippinger (D-Baltimore City) — appears to have carefully addressed many issues that have plagued recreational legalization in other states. Though the disposition of the legislation remains to be seen, Democrats have a veto-proof majority and strong support in both chambers, so the prospects for success are very good. Story continues below advertisement Advertisement Polls of Maryland residents taken in 2021 found high support for legalizing recreational marijuana, although there was a slight decline from 67 percent to 60 percent between March and October 2021. If citizens approve the constitutional amendment, Maryland would…
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Soap Company Dr. Bronner’s Offers Psychedelic Treatment To Workers As Part Of Healthcare Benefits Expansion – Marijuana Moment
The marijuana industry in the U.S. continued to grow in 2021, with almost half a million people now employed full-time in the cannabis sector as more state markets come online and mature, according to a report released by Leafly on Wednesday. That growth is expected to continue exponentially as states like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut prepare to implement retail sales. But the new figures for 2021 are already sizable, especially considering the ongoing challenges businesses have faced amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last year was the first time that job creation in the marijuana industry exceeded six figures, with…
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Cannabis can soon be delivered to Connecticut homes. Here’s how it will work. – CT Insider
Connecticut residents will eventually be able to get cannabis delivered to their homes under the state’s new recreational-use law. Delivery will initially happen through retailers once stores open, which is expected to happen later this year, and then eventually from stand-alone delivery services. Cities and towns, which can set their own marijuana rules, including prohibiting retailers and manufacturers from operating within their borders, cannot ban delivery. At least 12 states that have legalized recreational cannabis allow for home-delivered marijuana in some form, including two of Connecticut’s neighbors — Massachusetts and New York. Operations in Massachusetts began last July. New York,…
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Police: Ghost gun seized during Bridgeport traffic stop – CTPost
BRIDGEPORT — A city resident was charged last week after police say he was caught in a vehicle with a ghost gun and another gun that had its serial number obliterated. Shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, officers with the Narcotics and Vice Division were on motor vehicle enforcement in the area of Park Avenue and Austin Street when they saw a vehicle in the area with an invalid or fake temporary registration and pulled the driver over, Capt. Kevin Gilleran said. The driver, identified by police as 31-year-old Kenneth Joyner, was found in possession of an illegal loaded 9mm ghost…
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