Rhode Island governor renews push for recreational marijuana legalization – Marijuana Business Daily
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Read More »Children Are Accidentally Consuming Marijuana Edibles – Addiction Center
Children Are Increasingly Ingesting Marijuana Edibles Over the past few years, Marijuana has become legalized for recreational use in certain states across the US. A new study has found that nationally, and specifically in legalized states, the rate of children getting sick after accidentally consuming Marijuana edibles has been significantly increasing. What Are Marijuana Edibles? Edibles are food or drinks that contain chemical compounds that are found in cannabis. When consumed, these compounds, also known as cannabinoids, have effects on the mind and body. While cannabinoids, like cannabidiol (CBD), are non-intoxicating, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) produces euphoric or high feelings. These products…
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Supreme Court Of New Hampshire Weighs In On Reasonable Accommodations For Medical Marijuana Users – Employment and HR – United States – Mondaq News Alerts
United States: Supreme Court Of New Hampshire Weighs In On Reasonable Accommodations For Medical Marijuana Users 21 January 2022 Seyfarth Shaw LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 14, 2022, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire reversed a trial court decision that dismissed a former employee’s complaint alleging his employer failed to consider whether it could reasonably accommodate his use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. New Hampshire joins a growing number of other jurisdictions that have found an employer might have to consider medical marijuana use as…
Read More »Biden’s cannabis record after a year in office (Newsletter: January 21, 2022) – Marijuana Moment
1st PA legalization hearing; DEA psychedelics ban pushback; OK gov: voters misunderstood medical marijuana measure; Weedmaps ad on cannabis censorship Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Paid for by readers like you. Marijuana Moment’s newsletter and in-depth cannabis reporting is made possible by the 700+ people who subscribe to us on Patreon. Keith Baker: “Your service has become a very valuable tool for me to keep up with the straight scoop. I am…
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Work Underway on Cannabis Ordinance for West Hartford – We-Ha – http://www.we-ha.com
The West Hartford Town Council’s Community Planning and Economic Development Committee began a discussion of how the town will approach the use and retail sale of cannabis. By Ronni Newton Adult possession of a certain quantity of recreational cannabis was legalized in Connecticut in July 2021, and while retail sales in the state have not yet been authorized, in October 2021 the portion of the act permitting municipalities to regulate use of the substance took effect and the Town of West Hartford is in the early stages of discussing not only possible regulation of the use of recreational cannabis, but also…
Read More »Is The Marijuana Dispensary Break-in Wave Payback for “Defund the Police?”
If you work at a cannabis dispensary, cultivation site or distribution center in Oakland, CA, you likely spent most of New Year’s Eve with your eyes glued to a screen, nervously staring at security camera footage—like some weed version of The Purge—waiting to see if the evening would bring yet another wave of attackers to your doorstep. 2021 went and 2022 came without a reported smash-and-grab. But cannabis businesses are still on high alert in the Bay Area and much of California—a scene repeated throughout much of the country, but perhaps felt most acutely in the legalization movement’s northern California cradle. In…
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Rocky Hill Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge – Department of Justice
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SEAN THOMAS, 32, of Rocky Hill, pleaded guilty today via videoconference to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2020, Hartford Police were investigating Thomas and others for distributing fentanyl and marijuana. 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. On June 2, 2020, in anticipation of executing multiple search warrants, investigators…
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Stratford may seek six-month moratorium on pot dispensaries – CTPost
STRATFORD — Stratford may become the latest town in the state to issue a temporary moratorium on recreational cannabis sales, just weeks before the state is set to begin accepting applications for cannabis sale licenses. The town Planning Commission, at its Jan. 18 meeting, voted to recommend a six-month moratorium to the Zoning Commission. Town Planner Susmitha Attota said the reason is simple. Such businesses have never been legal before, so there’s no blueprint on approving them. Thus, the commission is recommending a moratorium. More cannabis coverage “Our Plan of Conservation and Development does not provide guidance for location of…
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