5 Tips for Throwing an Awesome Cannabis-Themed Party over the Holidays
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. This holiday season, I’m looking forward to creating new memories and celebrating traditions with my family, friends, and loved ones. As legal cannabis consumption continues to become more mainstream, consumers are beginning to incorporate it into their social gatherings and celebrations—and the holidays are the perfect time to start. K-Zen Beverages Using cannabis during the holidays can alleviate high-stress situations, especially if you are playing the host role. My dream cannabis event would be partnering with a chef and bartender to create a delicious, holiday-themed menu. I would host the event in…
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Top Maryland Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Referendum For 2022 Ballot – Marijuana Moment
Rhode Island’s House speaker says lawmakers are “very close” to introducing a bicameral negotiated marijuana legalization bill, and a top Senate leader saying he’s optimistic that it will pass “overwhelmingly” in both chambers when it comes up for a vote early in 2022. Legislators have been in talks for months to reconcile competing legalization proposals that have been brought forward by the House, Senate and governor’s office. Negotiations have been productive, and draft legislation will be introduced within weeks, “in the month of January,” House Speaker Joseph Sherkarchi (D) told Providence Business News. The bill’s filing “will begin a robust…
Read More »25 Concert Tours That Make Great Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas – Consequence
If you’re in the need of last-minute holiday presents, why not treat someone to the gift of live music? Below, we’ve highlighted 25 major tours taking place in the new year for which tickets are still available. What’s more, a majority of these tours take place at outdoor venues, so you’ll be able to enjoy a show with limited risk of exposure. If you do attend an indoor concert, however, please make sure to mask up. Also make sure to check out Consequence Shop, where all of our merch and CBD products are on sale for up to 50% off….
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The 17 Hudson Valley Towns That Will Sell Recreational Marijuana – wpdh.com
There are 17 Hudson Valley towns that have voted to allow marijuana dispensaries in the Hudson Valley. Under legislation passed in New York to legalize recreational marijuana use, local municipalities have the ability to “opt-out” of the law and forbid the sale of pot. Towns, villages, and cities throughout New York have until December 31 to pass legislation that would ban marijuana dispensaries. They can also separately decide whether or not to allow consumption sites, or “pot lounges” within the city limits. Many Hudson Valley towns have already decided to ban the sale of pot, while others have thrown their…
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DEA Wants To Help Parents Decode The Emojis Young People Use To Discuss Marijuana And Other ‘Bomb Ass’ Drugs – Marijuana Moment
The fight to end the criminalization of psychedelics and give patients access to natural plants and fungi has achieved success in a growing number of cities and states in recent years, and on Thursday the cause got a boost from prominent people in the entertainment and political fields. Musician Melissa Etheridge and criminal justice reform activist Van Jones spoke at an event hosted by the nonprofit group End Well, which focused on how certain psychedelics can help ease in end-of-life anxiety and other mental health conditions. Both Etheridge and Jones spoke about the need to break with the status quo…
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Connecticut law opens door to unions in retail cannabis industry – Hartford Business
When adult-use cannabis stores debut in Connecticut, they will not just be opening their doors to customers, but also unions eager to sign up the industry’s employees. A labor peace agreement provision in the recreational marijuana law passed earlier this year gives unions a chance to make inroads into the industry, legal experts say. These agreements, sometimes referred to as neutrality agreements, lay out how companies and labor organizations can behave during union organizing. To get a retail cannabis license in Connecticut, a company will have to enter into one of these agreements with a labor organization. The agreements aim…
Read More »Editors’ Picks: The HG Team Selects Their Favorite Stories from 2021 – Hemp Grower
Curaleaf Holdings, a vertically integrated multistate cannabis [and CBD] operator, is likely to face a wrongful death lawsuit, the latest in a string of lawsuits related to mislabeled products. Curaleaf is currently facing 10 lawsuits from consumers who allegedly ingested an incorrectly labeled CBD tincture that contained “undisclosed levels of THC,” according to a product recall notice issued by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC). The recall was issued Sept. 21 for a single batch of the mislabeled CBD product, which was produced by Cura CS LLC and sold under Curaleaf’s Select brand. Curaleaf acquired Cura and its Select…
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Biden plans clemency for drug prisoners, WH says (Newsletter: December 23, 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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