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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…

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…

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…

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…

Few attorneys have been busier in the time of COVID-19 than those who work in employment law. As luck would have it, during these challenging times, some states began to pass new marijuana laws, including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Nancy Eberhardt, executive director of Pro Bono Partnership, a nonprofit that provides legal services and advice to other 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the tri-state area, said: “It’s all a work in progress. States changed the laws (or constitutions) but the implementation is a different ball game. I wasn’t expecting all that to happen in the middle of Covid but here…

In this week’s edition: SAFE Banking Act provisions removed from Defense Bill New Jersey approves 30 delayed medical cannabis dispensary licenses House Republicans introduce bill to legalize marketing CBD-infused foods and beverages Smokeable hemp ban returns as Texas AG appeals to state Supreme Court Denmark permanently legalizes medical cannabis use, cultivation and production Cookies announces partnership with leading global cannabis company InterCure And more… Federal Federal Bipartisan SAFE Banking Act Omitted From Must-Pass Defense Bill – The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, a bipartisan bill that passed the US House of Representatives in September and that would expand…

By Pam Johnson/Zip06.com • 12/17/2021 10:09 a.m. EST Effective December 24, Branford is enacting a 12-month moratorium on applications and approvals for recreational retail cannabis establishments in town, as defined by the state’s Public Act 21-1. The new state law went into effect July 1, 2021 and legalizes adult recreational cannabis use and retail sales. The state’s Department of Consumer Protection will allow recreational sales in CT to begin sometime in late 2022. Branford’s moratorium enactment is the result of a unanimous vote of the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) at its Dec. 9 meeting. As summarized by Town Planner Harry Smith on Dec. 9,…

Dec 17, 2021, 2:15amUpdated 15h ago By: News 12 Staff Municipalities that have decided not to sell recreational marijuana have two weeks to formally tell the state. The deadline to submit laws to the state’s Office of Cannabis Management is Dec. 31. Towns that opted out on Long Island include Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Smithtown, Islip, East Hampton and Shelter Island. Towns that have decided they will allow recreational weed include Riverhead, Babylon and Brookhaven. Related Stories Share this story