Treasury secretary talks cannabis banking benefits (Newsletter: December 2, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
NYC safe consumption sites for drugs; Financial orgs want marijuana banking in NDAA; Jamaica’s new “good ganja sense” campaign 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 KNOWNational Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow said…
Read More »‘The Breakroom,’ offering CBD coffee, is open for business in South Norwalk – SF Gate
The Breakroom, located on 14 N Main Street (next to Evarito’s) opened its doors on Nov. 21. The shop serves a wide variety of Italian coffee as well as CBD-infused coffee and all-day breakfast. “We’ve gotten a lot of good feedback from customers,” said Andrea Lombardi, owner of The Breakroom. Lombardi, who was born in Ischia, Italy, and also owns New Canaan’s Dolce Italia Cafe. With larger work tables, available Wi-Fi and plugs along the walls, The Breakroom also offers a space for customers that are looking for a work station. But one of the coffee shop’s most unique aspects is…
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PZC Enacts 6 Month Moratorium On Cannabis Business Applications – Patch.com
EAST HAVEN, CT —Because the new cannabis law is complex with much to be considered, the Planning and Zoning Commission decided it won’t even accept an application, let alone approve one, until at the earliest, next June. The law allows for the establishment of marijuana stores this spring. But many communities have opted to wait longer before starting the process of accepting, considering and approving, or disapproving, pot shop requests. The Planning and Zoning Commission’s moratorium on even looking at an application continues until the first week of June 2022. What the commission will do over the next six months,…
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Authorities investigate if marijuana being laced with fentanyl – WCAX
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont authorities are investigating if the dangerous opioid fentanyl is potentially being used to spike marijuana. It comes amid a crisis in overdose deaths across the country blamed on the powerful narcotic being mixed with heroin. Brattleboro Police and DEA officials responded Wednesday to a home on Brattle Street and arrested three people on drug charges. According to police, field tests identified fentanyl mixed in with marijuana. “My focus is on that the public is aware and knows that it’s a possibility,” said Brattleboro Police Chief Norma Hardy. Official lab tests are scheduled to come back…
Read More »USDA Announces Hemp Policy Changes To Improve Insurance Coverage For Producers – Marijuana Moment
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) is “still pretty irritated” that marijuana banking reform was omitted from a defense bill last week—apparently at the behest of Democratic Senate leadership. But he said in an interview with Marijuana Moment that the congressional debate that subsequently ensued has advanced the cause nonetheless. Looking ahead, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act sponsor sees additional opportunities to pass the legislation as part of other large-scale bills if the Senate remains unwilling to adopt the standalone measure. He’s had conversations with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to that end. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dave…
Read More »‘The Breakroom,’ offering CBD coffee, is open for business in South Norwalk – CT Insider
Adriana Morga Dec. 2, 2021Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 5:26 p.m. 1of19 The Breakroom, a coffee shop at 14 N Main Street in South Norwalk on Dec. 2, 2021. Adriana Morga/ Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of19 The Breakroom, a coffee shop at 14 N Main Street in South Norwalk on Dec. 2, 2021. Adriana Morga/ Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of19 The Breakroom staff includes (left to right) Anahy Hernandez, Rajaa Grirrane, Rony Aguiriano and Andrea Lombardi. The coffee shop is located in 14 N Main Street in South Norwalk. Adriana Morga/ Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 4of19 Rony Aguiriano, barista…
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Marijuana cultivation a growing business | Johnston Sun Rise – Johnston Sun Rise
By ALEX MALM While there aren’t prominent signs to indicate their presence, almost half of the state’s 68 licensed marijuana cultivators operate out of Warwick. According to the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulations there are 30 licensed cultivators in Warwick. One of the newest that occupies a 23,000 square foot building designed and built for cultivation is Ocean State Controlled Botanicals. The company started operations in early summer and recently completed its first harvest. Joe Dilley, director of postproduction for the business is originally from Philadelphia and was working as a corporate chef when he realized that he wanted…
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Marijuana advocates say New Jersey’s legalization laws could increase tourism – News 12 Connecticut
Dec 02, 2021, 4:06amUpdated 11h ago By: News 12 Staff The legalization of recreational adult use marijuana in New Jersey could mean a boost for tourism in the Garden State. Cannabis tourism is a topic of discussion among those in the marijuana industry. That topic was brought directly to the New Jersey Conference on Tourism on Wednesday. “California and Nevada and Colorado – they’re already doing cannabis tourism,” says John Fanburg, co-chair of the Cannabis Industry Practice at Brach Eichler. Fanburg is a cannabis industry attorney and presented at the conference in Atlantic City on how New Jersey can boost…
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