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Hinesville, Ga. — Maggie Towne quit her job as a hotel front-desk manager because the pandemic taught her she could squeeze by without her paycheck. Now home with her kids, Towne says her life is much improved, but at the La Quinta hotel she left, an exodus of housekeepers and front-desk workers forced owner Hasit Patel to close the swimming pool and fitness center and sharply reduce room cleaning. Fannie Lou Brewton left her job as a cook because she didn’t want to be around so many people anymore. She realized, she said, that “I did enough.” She’s delighted that…

From full cannabis legalization in New York to the launch of a modest medical marijuana program in Alabama, cannabis reform continued to spread across the U.S. in 2021 amid the ongoing backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and other hot-button political issues. And while federal prohibition remains in place, the year saw major movement toward reform on the federal level, including a number of new legalization bills in Congress and slow, steady progress on cannabis banking. In a year marked by partisan divisions, the year also saw more GOP lawmakers than ever take the lead on cannabis, helping craft and introduce…

Another study has found that decriminalizing marijuana not only significantly decreases arrests for possession overall but that it also reduces racial disparities in any remaining arrests. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego examined FBI Uniform Crime Report data for 37 states between 2000 and 2019 to determine the impact of decriminalization policies. “Minorities often bear the brunt of unequal enforcement of drug laws,” the paper, which was published this month in the journal Social Science & Medicine,” notes. “In the U.S., Blacks have been disproportionately more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than Whites despite a similar…

Groton — Brian Edmonds started out with an interest in hemp and CBD, a nonintoxicating compound extracted from cannabis plants, and ended up with something much larger: a “modern day Grange” with live music, craft beer and a CBD shop. “Farmers are lonely people, and they built Granges to have places where they could socialize and hold gatherings,” he explained Saturday from behind a soon-to-be-cut ribbon. The Grange was founded in 1867 as a national organization of local chapters that served as meeting places for the agricultural community. It’s through this historical lens that Edmonds opened The Barn last week at…

A Connecticut man reportedly received an unexpected bonus item when he ordered a clear passport holder on Amazon: a blank COVID-19 vaccine card. The item looked similar to an authentic version of the card but was overly large and “an obvious fake,” according to the Connecticut Post, which first reported on the incident. The man alerted state authorities after receiving the knock-off. A spokesperson for Amazon told the newspaper that the online retailer does not permit fake vaccine cards on its site and has introduced measures “to prevent prohibited products from being listed” and to identify “bad actors that attempt…

If you’re in the need of last-minute holiday presents, why not treat someone to the gift of live music? Below, we’ve highlighted 25 major tours taking place in the new year for which tickets are still available. What’s more, a majority of these tours take place at outdoor venues, so you’ll be able to enjoy a show with limited risk of exposure. If you do attend an indoor concert, however, please make sure to mask up. Also make sure to check out Consequence Shop, where all of our merch and CBD products are on sale for up to 50% off….

Curaleaf Holdings, a vertically integrated multistate cannabis [and CBD] operator, is likely to face a wrongful death lawsuit, the latest in a string of lawsuits related to mislabeled products. Curaleaf is currently facing 10 lawsuits from consumers who allegedly ingested an incorrectly labeled CBD tincture that contained “undisclosed levels of THC,” according to a product recall notice issued by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC). The recall was issued Sept. 21 for a single batch of the mislabeled CBD product, which was produced by Cura CS LLC and sold under Curaleaf’s Select brand. Curaleaf acquired Cura and its Select…

Login | December 23, 2021 Latest trials confirm the benefits of MDMA the drug in ecstasy for treating PTSD C. MICHAEL WHITEUniversity of ConnecticutPublished: December 23, 2021 (THE CONVERSATION) For people with post-traumatic stress disorder, recalling memories of physical or sexual assault, combat or disaster-related events can induce intense anxiety or panic attacks as well as debilitating flashbacks.In the U.S., about 7% of people suffer from PTSD and lose an average of about four working days each month as a result. Trauma-specific psychotherapy, like cognitive processing or “talk” therapy, is the cornerstone of treatment for PTSD. But for approximately half…