Top Stories of the Year: Nos. 12-10 – Yahoo News
Dec. 27—Editor’s note: A few weeks ago, the Tribune provided readers with what we believe are the most important Crawford County-area stories of the year. We then asked our readers to rank the stories from No. 1 (most important) to No. 12 (least important). Today, we present story Nos. 12-10. Up next are Nos. 9-8 on Tuesday, followed by 7-6 on Wednesday, 5-4 on Thursday, 3-2 on Friday, and the top story Saturday. No. 12: Medical marijuana dispensary Crawford County’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened March 31 in the Park Avenue Plaza in Vernon Township. First announced in January, RISE…
Read More »California Cannabis Operators Warn of Possible Industry Collapse
Leaders of California cannabis companies warned Gov. Gavin Newson and lawmakers last week that the state’s regulated marijuana industry is in danger of collapse, calling for tax relief and an improved retail market to support ailing businesses. In a letter sent to Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, and Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon, more than two dozen cannabis advocates and industry executives noted that the goals of cannabis legalization in California included ending the illicit marijuana market and protecting public safety while creating an accountable regulated industry. But four years after the start of legal sales, the…
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MJBizDaily’s most-read cannabis business stories of 2021 – Marijuana Business Daily
With an ongoing pandemic, a new president and Congress and five new state cannabis markets worth a collective $5 billion, 2021 has been a year like no other for the cannabis industry. Here’s a look back at MJBizDaily’s 10 most-read cannabis business stories of 2021: ADVERTISEMENT 1. Marijuana companies weigh how to approach COVID-19 vaccinations for employees Like mainstream businesses, U.S. cannabis companies have been forced to grapple with legal, ethical and public-health considerations around employee vaccination as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on through 2021. Legal experts interviewed by MJBizDaily recommended carefully crafted policies to incentivize worker vaccinations while accommodating…
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GOP congressman blames Dems for not legalizing cannabis (Newsletter: December 27, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
Rand Paul’s festivus marijuana banking slam on Dems; DEA’s drug emoji guide for parents; Robbery preparedness for cannabis dispensaries 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… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWA top Maryland lawmaker officially filed a bill to…
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Analysis: Reeves on board with reviving initiative process – CT Post
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he would support efforts to revive the initiative process, months after the state Supreme Court ruled that the process was outdated and invalid. The issue could come up during the legislative session that begins in January. “I think that access to the ballot is important,” Republican Reeves said in response to questions at a news conference last week. “I don’t think that one person writing a 2 or 3 million dollar check on any one issue to put it in our state constitution is the correct way to do it,” he…
Read More »Humanity Heroes’ Annual Backpack Drive Supports LA Homeless
“BigMike” Straumietis, most widely known as the founder and CEO of Advanced Nutrients, was back in Downtown Los Angeles on December 18 with his nonprofit Humanity Heroes, which takes a hands-on approach to help ease the suffering of the homeless. They were there for the organization’s seventh annual holiday donation drive, distributing 2,000 Humanity Packs directly to the residents of Skid Row—LA’s most impoverished neighborhood. From toothpaste and toothbrushes to sunscreen, gloves and tarps, each backpack is stuffed with 21 non-perishable items that the homeless community desperately needs. In addition to the backpacks, Humanity Heroes also handed out warm dinners, blankets, pet…
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The Day – On-line gambling is legislature’s latest mistake – News from southeastern Connecticut – theday.com
How sad and pathetic that our legislature continues to ignore the clear lessons of the past when it comes to “legalizing” harmful behavior. With on-line gambling now legal, we will see personal bankruptcy filings soar, families losing their homes and possessions because mommy or daddy cannot control their gambling habits, crime rising so gamblers can support their habits, etc. Exactly like alcohol, tobacco sales and now, legalized marijuana usage, on-line gambling will take far more value out of the economy and drastically reduce productivity than their relative few jobs and the small tax revenues brought in. Have not even addressed…
Read More »The Day – Quit Town USA – News from southeastern Connecticut – theday.com
Hinesville, Ga. — Maggie Towne quit her job as a hotel front-desk manager because the pandemic taught her she could squeeze by without her paycheck. Now home with her kids, Towne says her life is much improved, but at the La Quinta hotel she left, an exodus of housekeepers and front-desk workers forced owner Hasit Patel to close the swimming pool and fitness center and sharply reduce room cleaning. Fannie Lou Brewton left her job as a cook because she didn’t want to be around so many people anymore. She realized, she said, that “I did enough.” She’s delighted that…
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