March’s Leafly HighLight is Mimosa—bottoms up
March 2022 Leafly HighLight: Mimosa strain | 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. Spring is coming, we swear. It’s time to put down the sleepy cookies strains and pick up energy and anxiety relief for the warming months ahead. I’m talking poppin’ bottles of citrusy sativa hybrids, ladies; starting with the national favorite,…
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The Senate takes up marijuana – WYPR
Now that the House of Delegates has approved legalizing marijuana in Maryland, the focus shifts to the Senate, where a committee scheduled a hearing Thursday on a more expansive bill. The House has voted to send a state Constitutional amendment to voters asking whether they approve of legalizing recreational marijuana. They also passed a bill that laid out requirements for studies and penalties for public use. The Senate bill is a Constitutional amendment as well. It goes beyond the House amendment by including criminal justice provisions similar to those the House passed and goes on to lay out how the…
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Missouri And Oklahoma GOP Lawmakers Say States Must Legalize Marijuana The Right Way (Op-Ed) – Marijuana Moment
Rhode Island lawmakers introduced a pair of drug decriminalization bills last week—including one focused on psilocybin and buprenorphine that would authorize doctors to prescribe the psychedelic mushroom. The new legislation comes as momentum to pass marijuana legalization legislation this year increases in the House and Senate. The first of the bills, sponsored by Rep. Brandon Potter (D), would expand on the state’s existing decriminalization policy for marijuana by adding both psilocybin and buprenorphine to list controlled substances that do no carry criminal penalties. Buprenorphine is an opioid often used as a harm reduction tool to help people transition away from…
Read More »Higher Law: SEC Charges Attorney | Maine Defends Marijuana Residency Law | A de-SPAC Suit Proceeds | King & Spalding’s Work on a CBD Gum Deal – Law.com
Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I’m Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento. This week we’re looking at: SEC charges in an alleged fruit-and-cannabis scheme. Maine’s defense of its medical marijuana residency law. A shareholder suit in a de-SPAC deal King & Spalding’s work on a CBD gum deal that went awry.
Read More »At North Stonington farm, change is better if we do it together – theday.com
“One of my patients told me that when he retires, I should take over his farm,” said Dr. Stefana Pecher, when she was asked how and why she started the Better Together Farm and Sanctuary on Route 2 in North Stonington. Pecher is an M.D. who also runs the adjacent Country Wellness Center. She became the director of the non-profit farm in 2018. The facility was designed to provide nutritional security, physical, mental and spiritual healing with specialized therapies and activities that enhance one’s livelihood. Dr. Pecher wanted to give back to the community and do more for both people…
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Strong Majority Of Wisconsin Voters, Including Republicans, Back Marijuana Legalization, New Poll Finds – Marijuana Moment
Rhode Island lawmakers from both chambers on Tuesday unveiled a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana in the Ocean State—a move that comes about a month after Gov. Dan McKee (D) included a proposal to end cannabis prohibition as part of his annual budget plan. Sen. Joshua Miller (D) and Rep. Scott Slater (D) introduced the new legislation, which would create a system of licensed businesses to produce and sell cannabis while allowing adults 21 and older to purchase and possess up to an ounce. They could also grow up to six plants at home, three of which could be mature….
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GW And Canopy Agree: Canopy Can’t Win Its Cannabis Extraction Patent Infringement Case Under Judge’s Interpretation (Op-Ed) – Marijuana Moment
The marijuana industry in the U.S. continued to grow in 2021, with almost half a million people now employed full-time in the cannabis sector as more state markets come online and mature, according to a report released by Leafly on Wednesday. That growth is expected to continue exponentially as states like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut prepare to implement retail sales. But the new figures for 2021 are already sizable, especially considering the ongoing challenges businesses have faced amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last year was the first time that job creation in the marijuana industry exceeded six figures, with…
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More Banks Report Working With Marijuana Businesses As Pressure Builds To Pass On Congress To Pass Reform Bill – Marijuana Moment
The marijuana industry in the U.S. continued to grow in 2021, with almost half a million people now employed full-time in the cannabis sector as more state markets come online and mature, according to a report released by Leafly on Wednesday. That growth is expected to continue exponentially as states like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut prepare to implement retail sales. But the new figures for 2021 are already sizable, especially considering the ongoing challenges businesses have faced amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last year was the first time that job creation in the marijuana industry exceeded six figures, with…
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