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Jan 25, 2022, 11:19pmUpdated 2d ago By: News 12 Staff Doctors and health practitioners in New York can now prescribe medical marijuana for any ailment they see fit. The Office of Cannabis Management announced the launch of a new certification system that makes it easier to use and expands the eligibility for patients who can benefit from medical cannabis. It will allow the certification of a patient by a doctor or eligible practioniner for any condition that the doctor believes can be treated with medical cannabis. The use of recreational cannabis is still a year away. On March 31, 2021,…

Legal experts worry the cannabis expungement proposals currently being considered might cause more harm than good. By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent The push to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri is coming from multiple directions, with a handful of proposed initiative petitions and at least one bill, and potentially more, backed by Republican lawmakers. Each hopes to place the issue on the 2022 ballot for voter approval. And each proposal also includes a provision that, while often overlooked in the marijuana debate, is considered a transformative piece of the legalization puzzle—the expungement of nonviolent marijuana offenses from criminal records. The…

Legal experts worry the cannabis expungement proposals currently being considered might cause more harm than good. By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent The push to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri is coming from multiple directions, with a handful of proposed initiative petitions and at least one bill, and potentially more, backed by Republican lawmakers. Each hopes to place the issue on the 2022 ballot for voter approval. And each proposal also includes a provision that, while often overlooked in the marijuana debate, is considered a transformative piece of the legalization puzzle—the expungement of nonviolent marijuana offenses from criminal records. The…

Q: I read that some major companies no longer drug test applicants for marijuana. What should our company consider as we conduct a review of our workplace drug testing policy for 2022? A: It is true that a growing number of companies appear to be eliminating workplace drug testing. There are two major reasons: expanding marijuana legalization and the pandemic-era labor shortage. Expanding Marijuana Legalization Currently, 18 states and D.C. have fully legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, including Connecticut, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia, all of which legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes in the…

As many Americans begin their return to office life, how cannabis fits into the equation again comes to a head. The same can be said for companies working in a digital workplace. Darren415 | Getty Images In either case, sources say it’s high time to address employee pot use if they haven’t already. Cecile V. Munoz, president of U.S. Executive Search and Consulting told Benzinga that it’s never wise to keep workplace policies static. “They must reflect the broader changing laws, and to some degree, what is in the cultural ethos,” said Munoz. RELATED: Will Marijuana Use Affect Your Chances of Getting Hired? Varying regulations Benzinga…

Connecticut cannabis dispensary Fine Fettle is pushing for more transparency and uniform lab standards in a statement regarding the safety of the products. The statement comes more than a month after patients expressed concerns regarding safety and transparency of medical marijuana products when public records showed the state Department of Consumer Protection allowed AltaSci, one of the state’s two testing labs, to increase its allowable level of mold and yeast from 10,000 to 1 million colony forming units per gram. The change, approved via email in 2020, also included additional testing for molds in the Aspergillus family. The state says…

NORWICH, CT (WFSB) – Norwich could be Connecticut’s first municipality to see licensed adult cannabis factories and retailers. The city is planting the seed now to grow Connecticut’s new adult cannabis industry. Starting next week, the state will begin accepting license applications for cultivators and multi-cultivators. “I think in the beginning six licenses may be granted, that’s statewide. I think it can peak somewhere around 12,” said Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom. Norwich is considered a distressed city and impacted by the war on drugs, so the state says it will benefit by hosting this growing industry. “Jobs, development, tax revenues,”…