‘CannaWarriors’ protest state bill provision that would crack down on cannabis gifting – Connecticut Public
At least forty people gathered at the state Capitol today to protest a bill that would crack down on giving away adult-use and medical use cannabis. Lawmakers testified in a hearing last week that the bill’s purpose is to target unlicensed businesses operating under false pretenses. But the bill also has language that would ban cannabis distribution at any event that charges a cover — such as the High Bazaar in Hamden, which uses its cover fee to pay for permits and on-site medical staff. The law, if passed as written, would also forbid any other sales at events where…
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Saybrook Zoning to Propose Closing Door on Future Marijuana Applications – Zip06.com
By Eric O’Connell/Zip06.com • 03/15/2022 04:14 p.m. EST Old Saybrook’s Zoning Commission (ZC) will hold a public hearing over a proposed regulation that will limit retail marijuana dispensaries only to the B-4 district and only businesses permitted prior to Jan. 1, 2022, effectively limiting applicants to one of two businesses that received prior approval from the town but have yet to win a permit from the state. No date has been set for the hearing. Last year, Connecticut legislators passed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults in the state. The move left it up to local municipalities…
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Cannabis delivery is now a permanent option in Ontario
Cannabis delivery is now a permanent option in Ontario | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? Which part of Canada? Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Sorry, Leafly isn’t available in your location yet. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Starting today, cannabis consumers in Ontario will no longer have to wonder if delivery of their favourite plant is just a temporary pandemic service. As of March 15, cannabis retailers in the province can offer delivery and curbside pickup services…
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Bill banning cannabis ‘gifting’ parties approved by key CT committee – New Haven Register
Cannabis “gifting” parties and billboard advertising would be banned under legislation that was overwhelmingly approved Tuesday by a key legislative panel. The General Law Committee – acting on reports of events including the weekly High Bazaar in Hamden, at which as many as 1,200 members of the public attended parties in an industrial park attended by dozens of vendors with cannabis flowers and infused products – now sends the bill to the House floor. Lawmakers who voted against the bill included state Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, and Sen. John Kissel, E-Enfield, who warned that despite hearing testimony from the state’s…
Read More »Mike Tyson Takes Tyson 2.0 Cannabis to Michigan
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is bringing his cannabis brand to Michigan through an exclusive partnership with vertically integrated operator Common Citizen, which will offer the Tyson 2.0 line at its licensed dispensaries statewide. Through the agreement announced last month, Common Citizen, Michigan’s largest full-service cannabis operator, will serve as the state’s exclusive cultivation partner for Tyson 2.0. “Bringing Tyson 2.0 products to Michigan with a partner like Common Citizen upholds our promise to share the many wellness benefits of this powerful plant to those who need it most,” said Mike Tyson, chief brand officer for Tyson 2.0. “Before I found…
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Jamaican National Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Offenses – Department of Justice
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANDREW DAVIS, 41, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 295 months of imprisonment for marijuana trafficking, firearm possession and money laundering offenses. According to the evidence presented during Davis’ trial in December 2018, in 2013, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Connecticut State Police began an investigation into individuals who were moving large amounts of marijuana from the Southwestern United States to Connecticut. During the investigation, investigators intercepted four…
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Best St. Patrick’s Day 2022 cannabis strains and edibles
Best weed strains and products for St. Patrick’s Day 2022 | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard 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. The millions of revelers who pair legal cannabis with St. Patrick’s Day have unprecedented options for cross-fading, or skipping alcohol entirely on this boozy Irish holiday. All the legalization states—from California to Michigan to Maine—have green-lit…
Read More »A Suprising New Study Finds Some Cannabis Users Are Less Likely to Develop Type 2 Diabetes
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A new study found that women who use cannabis regularly had fewer instances of developing diabetes. Researchers at Texas A&M University analyzed over 15,000 people who provided medical data to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2013 and 2018. They found that instances of diabetes were lower in women considered heavy users of weed compared to women who did not use cannabis. However, they found no such pattern in men. The researchers called for more study “to explore the sex-based heterogeneity—and individual and contextual factors responsible—in the association between cannabis use…
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