13-year-old’s overdose death renews pleas for Narcan in schools – fox8.com

13-year-old’s overdose death renews pleas for Narcan in schools – fox8.com

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The Week In Weed: January 21, 2022 – Cannabis & Hemp – United States – Mondaq News Alerts

The Week In Weed: January 21, 2022 – Cannabis & Hemp – United States – Mondaq News Alerts

United States: The Week In Weed: January 21, 2022 24 January 2022 Seyfarth Shaw LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Mississippi continues its march (crawl?) towards legalizing medical marijuana.  Ohio legalization advocates collect more signatures.  A new governor in Virginia may mean changes in the state’s cannabis program.  Could hemp help in the fight against COVID?  And finally, marijuana makes its way into a political ad. MISSISSIPPI Regular readers know we’ve…

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Can CBD Help Curb COVID? Maybe, But More Study Needed – HealthDay News

MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cannabidiol, a compound derived from marijuana, appears to show promise in blocking replication of the COVID-19 virus and preventing its spread, lab and animal studies show. CBD inhibited the ability of the coronavirus to spread in human lung cell samples, and also suppressed COVID-19 infection in the lungs and nasal passages of lab mice. Although research in animals doesn’t always pan out in humans, the success of CBD may not be limited to the lab. People taking Epidiolex — a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved form of CBD used to treat epilepsy —…

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Invincibowl: The Last Bong Bowl You’ll Ever Buy

If you’re reading an article about indestructible bong bowls, chances are you’ve broken yours—and possibly not for the first time, either. Broken bongs, bowls and downstems are some of the most recurring problems faced by users of the traditional glass smoking apparatus. Replacing breakable bowls and downstems can become costly, and who wants to be smoking with the chance that a splinter of glass could get into your lungs? Certainly not sensible stoners. But fear not, fellow fumblers. There’s a (newish) kid in town that will put an end to all those smashed stems, broken bowls and busted bongs: a…

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As legal sales near, CT marijuana ‘gifting’ parties gain momentum – Torrington Register Citizen

As legal sales near, CT marijuana ‘gifting’ parties gain momentum – Torrington Register Citizen

Seven months into the legal recreational marijuana landscape, Connecticut’s previously underground cannabis community is enjoying public consumption parties where growers show off flower specimens in what they believe is a gray area in the law. Groups such as the CT CannaWarriors, High Bazaar and the New England Craft Cannabis Alliance, which have been advocating for years for full legalization as nearby states, including Massachusetts, opened recreational sales, now sponsor a weekly out-in-the-open vendor assembly and smoke-in on private property in Hamden. And if people want to take home small plastic baggies of dried marijuana flowers, gummies or chocolates, that’s between…

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As legal sales near, CT cannabis ‘gifting’ parties gain momentum – CT Insider

As legal sales near, CT cannabis ‘gifting’ parties gain momentum – CT Insider

Editor’s note: On Friday, Feb. 18, a High Bazaar organizer said on social media the event would stop “until the Town of Hamden approves us for proper permitting.” A judge had ruled the bazaar at 18 Crest Way could not continue without town permits one day after the town applied for an injunction. Seven months into the legal recreational marijuana landscape, Connecticut’s previously underground cannabis community is enjoying public consumption parties where growers show off flower specimens in what they believe is a gray area in the law. Groups such as the CT CannaWarriors, High Bazaar and the New England Craft…

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The Best US Marijuana Stocks To Watch In 2022 Right Now – StreetInsider.com

The Best US Marijuana Stocks To Watch In 2022 Right Now – StreetInsider.com

Best Cannabis Stocks In The US In 2022 As the markets continue a decline to start 2022 are you looking for ways to invest in top marijuana stocks this year. Because of delays in Congress establishing federal cannabis reform most of the best cannabis stocks to buy have declined significantly in the market. Now after almost an entire year of declines cannabis investors are starting the year looking for a new catalyst. In 2021 many leading cannabis companies delivered strong revenue growth and expanded across the growing US market on the state level. According to a recent report from Statista…

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CT Man Admits To Fentanyl Distribution Charge | Brookfield Daily Voice – Brookfield Daily Voice

CT Man Admits To Fentanyl Distribution Charge | Brookfield Daily Voice – Brookfield Daily Voice

A Connecticut man has admitted to distributing fentanyl following a lengthy investigation by police in Hartford County, authorities announced. US Attorney Leonard Boyle announced that Rocky Hill resident Sean Thomas, age 32, has pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. An investigation was launched in 2020 as police in Hartford investigated Thomas and other alleged dealers for distributing fentanyl and marijuana. Prosecutors said that as part of the investigation, an undercover officer purchased marijuana from an employee at Puff Paradise, a smoke shop on New Britain Avenue owned by Thomas. …

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