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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Star signs and cannabis strains: February 2022 horoscopes
Star signs and cannabis strains: February 2022 horoscopes 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. Ah, February — the month of love, commitment, and acts of service. February also starts off with the Lunar New Year on February 1! Welcome to the year of the Tiger. The Tiger represents compassion and strength — a reminder…
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2021: A Year In Review For The Cannabis Industry – Forbes
Against the backdrop of COVID-19, people have tended to lament 2021 as if it were a repeat of 2020. While that may be true outside of the industrial hemp and commercial marijuana industries, it was, once again, a landmark year for cannabis, as I thought that it might be. In many ways, 2021 was set to be a banner year for cannabis. The industry’s mood was broadly … [+] optimistic concerning the potentiality of federal legalization given that the Democrats swept the 2020 electoral cycle. getty We saw the political dialogue surrounding cannabis out of our Nation’s capital advance tremendously, which further…
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US cannabis stocks tumbled in January, exacerbating issues confronting industry – Marijuana Business Daily
U.S. cannabis stocks suffered a rout in January, tumbling more than the broader market as hopes for federal marijuana legalization in the near future continued to fade. The recent slide is expected to exacerbate existing issues confronting marijuana businesses, such as limited banking and funding options as well as higher taxes. ADVERTISEMENT An exchange-traded fund that tracks U.S. multistate operators – AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF – tumbled nearly 20% in January. By comparison, the much broader S&P 500 declined by a little more than 5%. The January slide came after steady declines in cannabis-related stocks in 2021, as major…
Read More »The day after, residents and business owners assess East Lyme fire damage – theday.com
East Lyme — The morning after a three-alarm fire ripped through his apartment and three others in a residential section of the Midway Plaza strip mall, Kevin Yin just wanted to get inside so he could find out if his dog died in the blaze — or somehow escaped. It was shortly before 5 Monday evening when Yin had heard the first shouts of “fire” outside of the massage business he’d owned for about four years at 170 Flanders Road. The storefront sat a few doors down from the second-story apartment he rented. “I want to go inside, save my dog,” he…
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