Officials: Multiple students hospitalized after eating candy laced with THC – News 12 Bronx
Jan 15, 2022, 3:14amUpdated 17h ago By: News 12 Staff For a second day in a row, young students in Connecticut were sent to the hospital after eating candy believed to have been laced with THC – the active ingredient in marijuana. New Haven officials say a total of five seventh grade students have become ill. All five students are expected to be OK. In Hartford, two students are home after being hospitalized in a similar incident, but one 13-year-old remains in critical condition after reportedly ingesting fentanyl.
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Experts say fentanyl is to blame for increase in overdose deaths – WFSB
(WFSB) – Experts say the opioid crisis is getting worse during the pandemic. Overdoes deaths have increased, and the drug fentanyl is to blame. Eyewitness News spoke with recovery coaches who said the opioid crisis has shifted. Fentanyl is making it more difficult to treat people if they survive. Experts say the opioid crisis is getting worse during the pandemic. “The level of fentanyl that is available in our community right now is devastating,” said Dr. Jim O’Dea, Vice President of Behavioral Health Network at Hartford HealthCare. Experts say the opioid epidemic has reached another crisis level, with the pandemic…
Read More »Weed Plus: The Healing Mystique of Magic Mushrooms
The winter sun was beating down through the open windows of my older sister’s Porsche as we cruised down Pico Boulevard toward the beach, bumper to bumper with other cars in the westward traffic of a warm Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. “That smells good,” she hollered to the guys in the next car over, pot smoke filling the space between lanes. They motioned to pass a joint through the open windows, my two best pals and I giggling in the back seat. I was 18 and by this point familiar with the terrain of a cannabis high, but I…
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Bristol City Council schedules public hearing for pair of ordinances looking to prohibit use of cannabis in parks – The Bristol Press
@DeanIWright BRISTOL – Bristol City Council scheduled a public hearing for a pair of ordinances looking to prohibit the use of cannabis in city park spaces. The hearing is set for Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Bristol Ordinances Committee. The proposed ordinance amendment reads, “It shall be prohibited, at all times, for any individual to smoke and/or use any tobacco or cannabis product in any form while at a city park or recreational property.” The city already prohibits smoking and tobacco use in parks. The second ordinance amendment defines legally what a park or recreational property is as…
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What’s New With Cannabis Stocks for the Week Ending 01/14/22 – New Cannabis Ventures
Navigate the fast-moving cannabis sector with 420 Investor, a premium service that sends real-time alerts and explanations of the news below and much more. Summary Michigan cannabis sales in December were quite strong 420 Investor model portfolios have returned -5.3% to -1.0% year-to-date, while the Global Cannabis Stock Index has lost 2.5% Review Similar to Illinois, Michigan closed out 2021 with a very strong month. Adult-use sales rose 119% from a year ago and 12% from November to $135 million. Combined with medical, overall sales grew 10% sequentially and 66% from a year ago to $168 million. During the week, I shared these…
Read More »Mississippi legislators ready to legalize medical marijuana over governor’s veto
Mississippi legislators ready to legalize medical marijuana over governor’s veto | 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. Lawmakers are confident they have the votes to overcome Gov. Tate Reeves’ opposition. Mississippi voters widely approved medical marijuana in 2020, but the initiative was blocked by the state Supreme Court in 2021 in a ruling…
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South Dakota Governor Wants Marijuana Activists To Pay Legal Bill For Her Lawsuit That Blocked Legalization – Marijuana Moment
Vermont Democratic and Progressive lawmakers filed a new bill this week to decriminalize drug possession—a policy they hope will serve as a harm reduction tool that can also help to address racial disparities in enforcement. Reps. Logan Nicoll (D) and Selene Colburn (P) introduced the legislation, which would make possession and distribution of low levels of currently illicit drugs punishable by a $50 fine, without the threat of jail time. People could have the fee waived by completing a health screening that would be facilitated through a new treatment referral system. The bill would amend state statute on drug possession…
Read More »Cannabis Macaroons? Oui, They’re a Thing
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Luxury cannabis is one of the fastest-growing segments in the industry. Products such as Beboe’s edible pastilles and Hervé’s cannabis macaroons are aimed at the high-end cannabis consumer, who is willing to pay more for exclusive pot items. On the latest episode of the Green Entrepreneur Podcast, editor-in-chief Jon Small talks to Cheyne Nadeau, VP of Marketing for Hervé, which in addition to baking French-inspired chocolate ganache and raspberry buttercream macaroons, recently introduced a line of fancy, sublingual hard candies called La Mirage. The two discuss why the luxury cannabis category is so hot,…
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