DCP’s Seagull, Comer will oversee launch of CT’s recreational cannabis industry – Hartford Business
State Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull and Deputy Commissioner Andrea Comer have a busy 2022 ahead of them, as Connecticut cannabis businesses and consumers anxiously await retail sales to begin in Connecticut. DCP, which has been put in charge of regulating the marijuana industry, will spend much of the new year staffing up as it combs through applications, approves an inaugural slot of marijuana businesses and hopefully opens the market, Seagull and Comer said. The plan is to move quickly, but carefully. “In 2022 we expect to be spending a lot of time evaluating license applications and working…
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Connecticut Seeking Public Comment On Cannabis Testing – HempGazette
Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection has kicked off a public comment period in relation to proposed changes to laboratory testing standards for medical marijuana. In Connecticut, patients with one (or more) of a wide range of debilitating medical conditions can register for a medical marijuana certificate if the condition/s is/are being treated by a Connecticut-licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse who believes cannabis may be of benefit. The monthly allotment of medical marijuana for registered medical marijuana patients is now 3 ounces per month. There are around 54,000 registered patients in the state, serviced by 18 dispensaries and 4…
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Hundreds Of New York Municipalities Will Allow Marijuana Businesses As Opt-Out Deadline Passes – Marijuana Moment
With the passage of Friday’s deadline for New York municipalities to opt out of allowing marijuana retailers and consumption sites in their jurisdictions, hundreds of cities, towns and villages across the state will allow cannabis businesses to operate. However, there are still a significant number of areas where cannabis commerce won’t be immediately permitted, with one list from the Rockefeller Institute counting 642 dispensary opt-outs and 733 consumption site opt-outs as of Sunday. But while the institute’s dashboard is regularly updated, it notes that it “does not represent real-time, official information on municipalities’ opt-out decisions.” ….information from municipalities will still…
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Montana cannabis stores open to happy customers braving freezing temps
Montana cannabis stores open to happy customers braving freezing temps – 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. It was three degrees this morning in Missoula, Montana, but that didn’t stop customers from lining up for the first day of legal marijuana sales. When the clock struck 10 a.m., happy Montanans poured into the…
Read More »The Art of the Modern Cannabis Party
We are so darn lucky. And sometimes we forget how lucky we are, especially in cannabis-legal communities. But why are we so darn lucky? Because most of us in America can enjoy this fine herb much more than we could even a few years ago. We can enjoy weed pretty much out in the open, on street corners and on Instagram Live, and we can do so (mostly) with impunity. It seems like old hat to some of us, sure, but the freedom with which we enjoy cannabis still stuns our elders. Of course, we owe these newfound freedoms to…
Read More »Governors Tout 2021 Marijuana Reform Accomplishments As Year Comes To An End – Marijuana Moment
A top federal health agency is seeking to promote studies into the efficacy of a variety of harm reduction policies—including decriminalization and safe consumption sites—as part of a push to combat the overdose epidemic. While the Biden administration has yet to take a position on policy proposals to authorize safe consumption facilities, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) put out a pair of requests for applications (RFAs) on Wednesday for an effort that will provide funding for efforts to investigate how that and other harm reduction policies could help address the drug crisis. Specifically, NIH wants to establish a Harm…
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36 cannabis predictions for 2022 guaranteed to come true
36 marijuana predictions that will come true in 2022 – 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. Just slightly better than a coin toss! Yikes. That’s how well our Leafly News predictions held up in 2021. Our most accurate prognostications: In Congress, the House will re-introduce and pass the MORE Act, but the Senate,…
Read More »SC couple arrested after 400 marijuana edibles seized – CT Insider
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina business owner and his wife were arrested after deputies seized 400 marijuana edibles. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said Steven David Petty, 50, of Gaffney, was arrested at Carousel Music and charged with trafficking marijuana 10 lbs. but less than 100 lbs. and distribution of marijuana. Sirena Petty, 47, also of Gaffney, faces the same charges. Each is being held in the Cherokee County Detention Center. It was unknown if either has an attorney who could speak on their behalf. The sheriff’s office said its Narcotic’s Team executed two search warrants on Wednesday….
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