New operator enters NY medical cannabis market with Goodness Growth acquisition – syracuse.com
Chicago-based cannabis company Verano Holdings Corp. announced a planned acquisition of Goodness Growth, which includes one of New York’s 10 vertically-integrated medical marijuana licenses. Verano announced on Monday that it entered into an agreement valued at $413 million with Minneapolis-based Goodness Growth – formerly known as Vireo Health. That expands Verano’s footprint into New York, as the state establishes its legal adult-use cannabis market. “We have always viewed New York as a strategic market to solidify our existing east coast presence, particularly ahead of the state’s adult-use rollout,” Verano CEO George Archos said. The deal is still subject to regulatory…
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Who invented delta-8 THC? A history of hemp-derived cannabinoids
Who invented delta-8 THC? A history of hemp-derived cannabinoids | 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. As cannabis legalization spreads across the United States, another industry emerged along its margins in 2021: the unregulated hemp-derived cannabinoids market. The best-known of these products, delta-8 THC, is sold in unregulated smoke shops and online stores…
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NASCAR has a delta-8 sponsor, and Washington issues new D-8 rules
Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Take me to… Locating…Locating… change item added to bag Get local results Current general location: Enter your location to see results closest to you. use my exact location -or- We do not share your location with anyone. Browse Leafly Close menu Welcome to Leafly. Thanks for stopping by. Where are you from? Are you at least 21? 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…
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February’s Leafly HighLight: LA Kush Cake for date night
February 2022 Leafly HighLight: LA Kush Cake 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. Face it—human beings need contact. We’re hard-wired to be touched, held, and comforted. Whether it’s a spa day, a cuddle, or making out—they all stoke your nervous system’s thermostat, called the endogenous cannabinoid system. And guess what? So…
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A Cannabis Monopoly Asteroid is Coming (Op-Ed) – Marijuana Moment
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected a lawsuit by cancer patients and their doctor seeking access to psilocybin—the main psychoactive compound in psychedelic mushrooms—to help treat end-of-life depression and anxiety. The patients and Seattle-based palliative care physician Dr. Sunil Aggarwal sued the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in March, after the agency sent a letter saying there was no way for his clinic, the Advanced Integrative Medical Sciences (AIMS) Institute, to dispense a synthetic form of the psilocybin under state and federal right-to-try (RTT) laws. The laws allow patients with terminal conditions…
Read More »Three-Alarm Fire Hits East Lyme Shopping Center, Apartments – The Lymes, CT Patch
Written and reported by Ellyn Santiago, Patch Editor NIANTIC, CT — Three families are displaced after a three-alarm fire late Monday afternoon fire in a mixed-use retail and residential plaza on Flanders Road in Niantic. The blaze at Midway Plaza, 170 Flanders Road, brought firefighters from at least six area fire departments. Flames and smoke from the blaze could be seen for miles, based on the many photos and videos of the inferno posted to social media. The site, 170 Flanders Road, is a two-story building; the first floor is all retail and on the second floor, eight apartments. Just…
Read More »Green Smart Farmer is Growing Three Levels of Success With Fohse
As the cannabis industry matures, experienced growers are looking for more advanced ways to maximize their yields. Thanks to improvements in LEDs, vertical growing has become one of the most popular and efficient cultivation methods. The main benefits to growing vertically include increased productivity, a reduced carbon footprint and more cost savings. In this article, we take a closer look at Green Smart Farmer and their state-of-the-art, three-tiered facility powered by Fohse LED lights. It’s a new precedent for vertical grows. Growing Strong and High Based in Woodlake, California, Green Smart Farmer grows some of Central California’s hottest cultivars for…
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Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Cancer Patients’ Case To Use Psilocybin Under Right-To-Try Laws – Marijuana Moment
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected a lawsuit by cancer patients and their doctor seeking access to psilocybin—the main psychoactive compound in psychedelic mushrooms—to help treat end-of-life depression and anxiety. The patients and Seattle-based palliative care physician Dr. Sunil Aggarwal sued the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in March, after the agency sent a letter saying there was no way for his clinic, the Advanced Integrative Medical Sciences (AIMS) Institute, to dispense a synthetic form of the psilocybin under state and federal right-to-try (RTT) laws. The laws allow patients with terminal conditions…
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