Learn How Cannabis Edibles Work
Before the advent of adult-use legal dispensaries and licensed cannabis brands, procuring edibles was mostly a take-it-or-leave-it proposition. Let’s face it: Buying through unregulated channels doesn’t usually come with much in the way of choice, which is why plastic-wrapped cookies and brownies of dubious origin (and unknown potency) still linger in the public’s mind as the default imagery when the subject of cannabis edibles arises. That may have been true in the past, but today, there’s a veritable grocery store’s worth of different cannabis foods, snacks, beverages and tinctures available—all thoroughly tested, clearly labeled and packaged safely to protect children and pets….
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New York planning $200 million equity fund for new marijuana industry – Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
NEW YORK — In an ambitious move to make its new marijuana industry equitable, New York is proposing a $200 million fund to help entrepreneurs of color and some other groups get into the business. But officials haven’t yet nailed down some components that experts say are crucial to making the investment effective. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal, unveiled last month, would be among the largest sums any state has committed to try to ensure diversity and social equity in the fast-growing legal pot business. The plan also is somewhat unusual for relying on money from private sources. In one recent…
Read More »Connecticut Increases Monthly Allotments for Patients Enrolled in State’s Medical Cannabis Program – Cannabis Business Times
Had he known his hands would be cuffed behind his back for possession and the intent to sell $80 worth of cannabis, maybe Tucky Blunt would have thought twice about stepping out onto the street that day. Knowing today how fate would have it, maybe he still would have. The owner and CEO of Blunts and Moore in Oakland, Calif., Alphonso “Tucky” Blunt Jr. opened the first cannabis dispensary licensed under the city’s Cannabis Equity Program when his storefront became operational in November 2018. “I got arrested in ’05 for being snitched on, and that being snitched on allowed me to…
Read More »MD & DE legal cannabis bills advance (Newsletter: February 21, 2022) – Marijuana Moment
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Read More »Mount Vernon: Medical marijuana facility eyed in blighted neighborhood – The Journal News / Lohud.com
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Read More »Delta 8 VS Delta 9 – Difference Between Delta 8 And Delta 9 – Blog – The Island Now
Delta 9 and Delta 8 THC both have similar names and similar structures and are derived from the Sativa cannabis plant family, making them easy to confuse. If you have been researching these cannabinoids, you probably found many products on the market that contain them. As they have become legal on a federal level, their popularity has grown tremendously due to the effects they provide. However, before you proceed and purchase any product, it is necessary to get more familiar with their origin, the benefits they give, and the differences they have. If this topic interests you, you have come…
Read More »Schumer Plans to Drop Cannabis Legalization Bill in April
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced this month that he’ll formally introduce his long-awaited bill to legalize cannabis in the Senate this April, saying that marijuana policy reform “is a priority for me.” Schumer, a Democrat and the senior US senator from New York, made his comments at a February 4 event in New York City attended by fellow lawmakers and drug policy reform advocates. Schumer first said last July that he planned to introduce the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) to legalize and regulate marijuana at the federal level. Along with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden of…
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Former Connecticut correctional officer accused of selling inmates pot – Hartford Courant
The former officer, who resigned in October, was initially implicated after an inmate was found with drugs on Jan. 28, 2021. An investigation by the Department of Correction discovered a note informing the inmate to “have his people go to a Cash App.” The note included a phone number that was eventually linked to the officer, according to a warrant cited by the Waterbury Republican American.
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