Delta-8 Still Legal After Texas Supreme Court Decision – Dallas Observer
In the latest attempt to get THC isomer products like delta-8 out of stores, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) asked the Texas Supreme Court to step in. The state health agency and Austin hemp manufacturer Hometown Hero CBD have been duking it out in court over the legal status of THC isomers in Texas for the last few months. DSHS filed a motion with the Texas Supreme Court to have a ban on the products reinstated, but that request was denied on Friday. An injunction on the ban is still in effect, meaning THC isomer products are still…
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Connecticut man arrested for possessing over one pound of pot – Mid Hudson News Website
MAMARONECK – A Rocky Hill, Connecticut man has been arrested following a traffic stop on I-95 in Mamaroneck when he was found in possession of 1.16 pounds of marijuana. New state law allows a person to possess up to three ounces of marijuana. Angel Rodriguez, Jr., 29, was charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of marijuana and was issued an appearance ticket returnable to village court. .fb-background-color { background: !important; } .fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe { width: 100% !important; } Facebook Notice for EU! You need to login to view and post FB Comments! #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; border: 2px solid #241b6b; padding-top:…
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Marijuana Matters: Is marijuana a gateway drug? Here’s what doctors and advocates say. – News 12 Connecticut
Dec 14, 2021, 3:55amUpdated 58m ago By: News 12 Staff With recreational marijuana becoming legal in New York, a controversial debate has sparked among doctors and advocates over whether it inspires users to try harder drugs. There is a theory that marijuana serves as gateway to drugs like heroin and cocaine. Dr. Jared Pachter, a professor of addiction medicine at Stony Brook University, says this is not always the case. “I think it’s unfair to say that marijuana alone is a gateway drug,” he says. “It’s not fair to label it as that because the majority of people will not…
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Medical marijuana dispensary gets approval to open in Hoboken – News 12 Connecticut
Dec 14, 2021, 3:25amUpdated 1d ago By: News 12 Staff A medical marijuana dispensary will soon be opening in Hoboken after the state approved the application to open. The dispensary already had the city’s approval and hopes to open for medical sales on River Street by early next summer. And officials say that recreational marijuana could eventually be sold there, too. The dispensary will be operated by the Colorado-based cannabis company Terrapin. The company has teamed with Hoboken resident and longtime business owner Joe Castelo. Castelo also owns the building where the dispensary will be housed. It is located across…
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These brands focus on women, weed, and smashing stoner stigma
These brands focus on women, weed, and smashing stoner stigma – 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. For Brett Heyman, founder of the accessories and home-decor brand Edie Parker, smoking cannabis was something she used to do in high school, the same as most of her friends. She never really thought about the…
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Can Oakland save its cannabis companies, or will crime destroy the industry?
Robberies, taxes threaten Oakland’s status as US cannabis capital – 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. Once considered America’s cannabis capital, Oakland is in danger of losing that title in 2022. Legal weed companies, beset by unrelenting waves of crime and a hands-off approach by City Hall, are running out of patience. Some…
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Connecticut’s traffic deaths are on the rise since last year – WSHU
Connecticut ranked sixth in the nation for the largest increase of traffic deaths during the first year of the pandemic, according to the National Safety Council. There were 254 traffic-related deaths in the state in 2019. That number increased to 310 last year. Eric Jackson, an associate professor of the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center at the University of Connecticut, said the lack of law enforcement on the roads is one reason behind the increase. “There’s a lot less enforcement that’s out on the roadway and there’s a lot of different reasons for that,” Jackson said. “But you’re not seeing…
Read More »OKC Connection: Where Does America’s Illegal Cannabis Come From?
Just as it was since Richard Nixon and the dawn of the War on Drugs, almost a decade into the United States’ experiment with marijuana legalization, cannabis remains America’s favorite illicit drug. This is because—according to police, politicians, and most everyone in the struggling, overtaxed and underperforming legal cannabis industry—the majority of the cannabis consumed in the country is still “illegal.” Most of what the roughly 45 million Americans who used cannabis in the last year, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, used cannabis produced and sold outside of the legal marketplace: away from taxes, away from…
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