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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…

There are legitimate concerns about recreational marijuana. Legalization enacted by Connecticut July 1 lets municipalities decide whether they want to have dispensaries. In Southington, names are being gathered for a petition for a referendum in November, while the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission is working on language to prohibit sales in town. All of this is in the open and can be considered part of a healthy debate. What appears incongruous is the decision by the Apple Harvest Committee to deny a sponsorship application by a medical marijuana dispensary. Why the committee would do something like that is curious, at least, and…

GLASTONBURY, CT — A Shoddy Mill Road man is accused of sending his three-year-old daughter to school with marijuana in her lunchbox, police said. On Aug. 17, Andre Lefrancois, 30, was arrested on a warrant for an incident that occurred on June 10 where a local daycare reported to police that “Lefrancois’s 3-year-old daughter was sent to school with marijuana in her lunchbox,” police said. He was found in East Haven and taken to the Glastonbury Police Department. He is scheduled to appear in Manchester court on Sept. 15. Find out what’s happening in Glastonbury with free, real-time updates from…

GOSHEN – Authorities in New York and Connecticut have arrested several people in connection with a long-term drug sale and possession operation. Dubbed “Operation Off the Brick,” the investigation involved the trafficking of cocaine in Orange County and Connecticut. Search warrants were executed at several locations in the Village of Otisville, the City of Middletown, Town of Blooming Grove and hamlet of Kerhonkson in Ulster County. Search warrants were also executed in Connecticut. Antonio Perez-Molina, 39, of Otisville, was arrested and charged with being a major drug trafficker as well as criminal sale of drugs, conspiracy and criminal possession of…