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A bill to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct clinical trials into the therapeutic potential of marijuana for military veterans would have a negligible fiscal impact, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). However, just as when the agency issued its last analysis on the costs of an earlier version of the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act in 2020, CBO pointed to ongoing VA cannabis studies and said it “expects that those efforts would satisfy the bill’s requirement for research,” even though it’s not clear that’s actually the case. H.R. 2916, VA…

Dec 20, 2021, 6:15pmUpdated 23h ago By: News 12 Staff COVID-19 dominated the news in 2021, but there were many other stories that News 12 viewers were interested in this year. As we approach the end of the year, here’s a look back at the most viewed stories on News 12 across the tri-state: 1. COVID-19 AND VACCINES As COVID-19 vaccines got emergency use approval and were distributed across Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, many wanted to know where they could get it. Click here for a guide. 2. GABBY PETITO The Gabby Petito case captivated not only the…

Colorado voters could have the chance next year to vote on legalizing possession and personal cultivation of psychedelics, and creating a system of licensed businesses to produce psilocybin, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline for supervised use at “healing centers.” A national advocacy group recently filed two separate psychedelics reform initiatives for Colorado’s 2022 ballot, both of which are titled the Natural Medicine Healing Act. The first would legalize the possession, cultivation and an array of entheogenic substances, as well as establish a regulatory model for psychedelics therapy. The other is a similar, but somewhat more dialed-back proposal that would initially legalize…

“There may not be much product available after the first couple of days, for several weeks.” By Max Savage Levenson, Montana Free Press On January 1, 2022, adult-use recreational marijuana will become available for purchase in Montana. The launch of the new market raises a wide range of questions, from how much marijuana an individual can possess, to whether they can consume it in a national park, to the types of products that will be available for purchase. Read on for answers to those questions, and many more, in this Montana Free Press guide to the state’s post-prohibition marijuana marketplace….

This year was an eventful one for access to justice in the United States. An eviction crisis and extreme weather events engulfed the nation. Voting restrictions and gerrymandering spurred a wave of lawsuits. And a chaotic end to America’s longest war created a sudden refugee crisis. Meanwhile, the legalization of cannabis in several states created new opportunities. Here, Law360 looks back at major developments that shaped the access to justice legal community this year. The Right to Counsel Movement Picks Up Ronald S. Flagg, the president of Legal Services Corporation, told Law360 the COVID-19 pandemic recovery has been particularly tortuous…

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Waterford — Town officials have decided to put off by a year a decision on whether marijuana businesses should be allowed here.  The Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to place a moratorium on the application, installation and creation of any cannabis establishment. The temporary prohibition will go into effect for up to a year until the commission adopts regulations in support or against such establishments. The start date of the moratorium is expected to be Dec. 31. Before opening a public hearing, Planning Director Abby Piersall explained that the public hearing would not address actions the town may take on smoking in public places or the potential for…

A Connecticut man who was stopped by New York State Police on I-95 in Westchester for a traffic violation was busted with more than a pound of marijuana in his car, authorities announced. Troopers on patrol on I-95 in Mamaroneck stopped Hartford County resident Angel Rodriguez, Jr., age 29, of Rocky Hill, when he committed a vehicle and traffic violation in the area. According to police, during the subsequent stop, troopers found that Rodriguez was found to be in possession of approximately 1.16 pounds of marijuana, and he was taken into custody without incident. At State Police headquarters in New…