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A pair of research projects funded by $20 million in tax revenue from Michigan’s adult-use cannabis program will analyze the effects of medical marijuana in military veterans, state officials announced on Tuesday. The bulk of the money, nearly $13 million, will examine “the efficacy of marijuana in treating the medical conditions of United States armed service veterans and preventing veteran suicide,” according to recipients at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). The grant will fund the next step of a study researchers say is the first clinical trial of inhaled botanical marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and only…

Massachusetts lawmakers on Tuesday heard testimony about a bill to create a task force charged with studying the implications of legalizing psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca. The legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee met to discuss legislation from Rep. Mike Connolly (D). While members didn’t vote on the proposal, the sponsor was able to make the case for the reform, noting the emerging research that suggests entheogenic substances hold significant therapeutic potential for certain mental health conditions. He also pointed to the local reform movement that’s led three Massachusetts cities to decriminalize psychedelics so far, saying it represents “another reason why it…

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Connecticut communities are proceeding with caution as the state navigates the early stages of legalized recreational marijuana. Gov. Ned Lamont made Connecticut the 19th state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana, signing a bill into law late last month that legislators has passed earlier this year. John Rosen, an economics professor at the University of New Haven, said Lamont and Connecticut lawmakers really had no choice given that neighboring states already had done so. “With Connecticut being a physically small state, people have been going to buy it in neighboring states,” he said. While experts are predicting certain aspects…

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Thousands of conventional farmers, marijuana growers and rookie entrepreneurs likewise rushed to plant hemp that year, eager to cash in on a newly legal crop. But rather than making a fortune, many lost one as their crops failed and the skyrocketing hemp supply depressed prices. Cyrus now has hundreds of thousands of pounds of hemp bagged up in his barn that he can’t sell for a break-even price. He’s not planting hemp this year, and he’s not alone. “There’s a lot of guys that just plain aren’t raising it this year,” said Cyrus, president of the Deschutes County Farm Bureau….

Share this:           A new cannabis law recently enacted in Connecticut includes tight restrictions on the sale of delta-8 THC, as the state joins others around the USA that are either banning the synthetic compound or putting it under the same regulations as marijuana. The state’s new law restricts sales of delta-8 THC to licensed cannabis retailers or medical marijuana dispensaries in a fashion similar to rules governing the more common delta-9 THC derived from marijuana plants. The law took effect July 1.

Southington petition drive for pot sales underway as CBD industry expects growth Checking status… × Southington petition drive for pot sales underway as CBD industry expects growth Rob Anselmo, owner of Timeless CBD, talks about some of the products at the 456 N. Main St., store in Southington, Thursday, July 15, 2021. He doesn’t plan on selling recreational marijuana, but expects more people to be interested in his CBD products now that marijuana is legal in Connecticut. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Night Time CBD gummies at Timeless CBD at 456 N. Main St. in Southington, Thurs., July 15, 2021. Dave…