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Tribal cannabis store coming to CT’s Foxwoods Casino, and maybe North Carolina too | Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. One of the nation’s largest tribal-owned marijuana stores is coming to—or at least near—Connecticut’s famous Foxwoods Resort Casino, and another is being planned near Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina. Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis earlier this year….

TRUMBULL — Republican first selectman candidate Mark Block criticized the town’s administration for its handling of the recently passed moratorium on recreational marijuana sales Monday. Block said First Selectman Vicki Tesoro had lacked forceful leadership in calling for the moratorium that the Planning & Zoning Commission passed at its Aug. 18 meeting. Had he been in charge, he would have handled things differently, he said. “The first thing I would have done was, I would have been in touch with our state representatives, and I would have had some very lengthy conversations with them. And I would have been very…

Several large, local cannabis firms have reported strong results in the second quarter, but New York has not played a big part in their growth despite recreational use of the drug becoming legal in the state in March. New York has moved slowly in order to ensure an equitable marketplace, experts say, but when those checks are resolved, its market potential is expected to surpass that of its neighbors. “Different states that are transitioning from only medical use to adult use are finding their rollouts happening at difference paces, despite what their potential market sizes could be,” said Kelly Nielsen,…

OKEMAH, Okla. — Chip Baker surveyed a vast field on the outskirts of an old hay farm an hour east of Oklahoma City, his ponytail waving in the thick, humid air, his voice growing excited. “This is probably the largest collection of Squirt in the world!” he boasted, pointing to an array of neatly plotted cannabis plants before him that will soon flower pounds of the popular strain. Baker would know. From the time he planted his first marijuana plant at 13, he’s been all about growing weed. A dream formed in the Georgia fields took him to Humboldt County,…

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Milford, CT | 1d CT Resident Wins $2 Million Lottery Prize / High School Rising Senior Hopes To Help Others / COVID-19: This Is The Worst Hot Spot In CT (Shutterstock) There was plenty of news across Connecticut on Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories.Man Charged After Marijuana Found In Child’s Lunch Box: PoliceA man is facing charges after marijuana was found in a 3-year-old’s lunch box, according to a report.>>>Read More. … Read more Greater Hartford, CT | 1d The U.S. has reported more than…

News 12 Staff Aug 20, 2021, 9:33pm Updated on: Aug 20, 2021, 9:33pm A company has plans to transform a former Hudson Valley prison into a new marijuana cultivation center, but it still needs a state-issued license to do so. Chicago-based company Green Thumb Industries is ready to invest $150 million to build a facility to grow cannabis products on the grounds of a former prison in Warwick. Michael Johndrow is the executive director of the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce. He says he remembers the hundreds of jobs lost when the Warwick prison closed in 2011. Town Supervisor Michael…

In a case of first impression, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has determined that employees can sue their employers for claims under the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (MMA).  Palmiter v. Commonwealth Health Sys., Inc., No. 398 MDA 2020, 2021 PA Super. 155 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 5, 2021).  This is the first binding opinion in Pennsylvania establishing an MMA private right of action.  In doing so, the court followed the lead of numerous courts around the country, including those in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island, which have recognized that their respective state medical marijuana laws allow employees to sue…