Can Weed Help You Lose Weight?
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Everyone knows weed can cause the munchies. Use enough of it, and that bag of chips isn’t in the pantry anymore—it’s lying empty on the coffee table in front of you. For this reason, the idea of using cannabis to help lose weight seems ridiculous. But research into the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) has shown the compound might prove effective in controlling appetite. A review of the studies published in the Journal of Cannabis Research reported that “the uniquely diverse properties of THCV provide neuroprotection, appetite suppression, glycemic control, and reduced side effects, etc.; therefore, making…
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Change in the Wind: Time for Employers to Review Their 2022 Workplace Drug Testing Polices – JD Supra
Q: I read that some major companies no longer drug test applicants for marijuana. What should our company consider as we conduct a review of our workplace drug testing policy for 2022? A: It is true that a growing number of companies appear to be eliminating workplace drug testing. There are two major reasons: expanding marijuana legalization and the pandemic-era labor shortage. Expanding Marijuana Legalization Currently, 18 states and D.C. have fully legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, including Connecticut, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia, all of which legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes in the…
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Ontario Gen Z’s can’t get enough cannabis during covid
Ontario Gen Z’s can’t get enough cannabis during covid | 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. During the pandemic, cannabis sales skyrocketed, particularly among the Gen Z crowd whose consumption increased 137%. But Millennial men still dominate the cannabis market in the province, according to new data from Headset on Ontario cannabis consumption habits. “Ontario is…
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Legalized Cannabis Has Changed the American Workplace – Green Entrepreneur
As many Americans begin their return to office life, how cannabis fits into the equation again comes to a head. The same can be said for companies working in a digital workplace. Darren415 | Getty Images In either case, sources say it’s high time to address employee pot use if they haven’t already. Cecile V. Munoz, president of U.S. Executive Search and Consulting told Benzinga that it’s never wise to keep workplace policies static. “They must reflect the broader changing laws, and to some degree, what is in the cultural ethos,” said Munoz. RELATED: Will Marijuana Use Affect Your Chances of Getting Hired? Varying regulations Benzinga…
Read More »Greenleaf Farms at Sunlight Building offers CBD products, dispels myths – theday.com
There is much confusion around CBD and the staff at Greenleaf Farms at 48 Franklin St. in Norwich educates about 12 people daily on the subject, said owner Brian Vertefeuille during a telephone interview. The Army veteran said that even though marijuana is legal, it is illegal to sell it unless one is a licensed dispensary. “So people come into my store and they see these big jars full of buds. And they’re like, ‘Oh, this is marijuana.’ No, it’s not. It’s CBD or CBG or CBM, some sort of CBD compound that helps with ailments and inflammation and asthma…
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City of Norwich preparing for recreational marijuana factories and retailers – WFSB
NORWICH, CT (WFSB) – Norwich could be Connecticut’s first municipality to see licensed adult cannabis factories and retailers. The city is planting the seed now to grow Connecticut’s new adult cannabis industry. Starting next week, the state will begin accepting license applications for cultivators and multi-cultivators. “I think in the beginning six licenses may be granted, that’s statewide. I think it can peak somewhere around 12,” said Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom. Norwich is considered a distressed city and impacted by the war on drugs, so the state says it will benefit by hosting this growing industry. “Jobs, development, tax revenues,”…
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CT cannabis dispensary seeks uniform lab testing standards – CT Post
Connecticut cannabis dispensary Fine Fettle is pushing for more transparency and uniform lab standards in a statement regarding the safety of the products. The statement comes more than a month after patients expressed concerns regarding safety and transparency of medical marijuana products when public records showed the state Department of Consumer Protection allowed AltaSci, one of the state’s two testing labs, to increase its allowable level of mold and yeast from 10,000 to 1 million colony forming units per gram. The change, approved via email in 2020, also included additional testing for molds in the Aspergillus family. The state says…
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California gives $764K grant to San Diego’s cannabis business division – – KUSI
FILE – In this July 12, 2018 file photo, newly transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in soilless media in pots at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility in Milford, Mass. A Connecticut health care worker told a potential nursing home employer she had legally taken medical marijuana to deal with the effects of a car accident. But when a drug test came back positive, the job offer was rescinded. In the latest in a series of clashes between federal and state laws, a federal judge ruled in August that the nursing home violated an anti-discrimination provision of the Connecticut’s medical marijuana…
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