Here’s what’s in the new Republican marijuana legalization bill
Here’s what’s in the new Republican marijuana legalization bill – 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. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) earlier today unveiled the States Reform Act, a measure that would remove marijuana from the federal schedule of controlled substances and let each state regulate the substance as its leaders see fit. Rep….
Read More »3 Years Of Legal Marijuana in Canada: Pros, Cons & What The US Can Learn
So much has happened in the three years and a month since Oct. 17, 2018 that you could be forgiven for forgetting the biggest news of that day: the first day of marijuana legalization in Canada. America’s slightly more affable and polite neighbor to the north was the second country in the world after Uruguay to allow adults to possess, use, grow, and purchase cannabis — but the first to encourage what could be called “an industry,” welcoming international investors onto to Canadian Stock Exchange, and allowing the construction of titanic greenhouses big enough to get everybody on the continent…
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Enlite Cannabis, pioneer of minority-owned dispensaries in Western Massachusetts, opening in Northampton Tues – MassLive.com
Enlite Cannabis, which calls itself the “first minority-owned cannabis dispensary applicant from Western Massachusetts,” will open Tuesday in Northampton. The Cannabis Control Commission’s Social Equity Program provides training and assistance to those most affected by harsh drug enforcement. When Enlite opens Tuesday on Damon Road, near where the Calvin Coolidge Bridge spans the Connecticut River between Northampton and Hadley, it will do so as the first dispensary in the western part of the state to apply for certification via this program. Enlite is also owned locally by the Yee, Picknelly and Cutting families, it said in statement. On Nov. 27,…
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Connecticut set to launch recreational marijuana market before New York – Marijuana Business Daily
Connecticut’s projected $750 million recreational marijuana market is unlikely to match the size of neighboring New York’s, but it’s poised to launch first and might turn out to have as strong – if not stronger – of a social equity program, industry experts agreed. State regulators said recently they are aiming for a relatively full launch by year-end 2022, while New York’s projected $2 billion-plus market likely is slipping into the spring of 2023. Advertisement The MJBizFactbook projects that Connecticut’s adult-use sales could total as much as $250 million in the first full year and up to $750 million by…
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Biden FDA pick prescribed cannabis meds (Newsletter: November 15, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
VA election endangers marijuana roll-out; Mexican senators agree to prioritize cannabis; Celebs and industry team up on federal legalization push 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… Before you dig into today’s cannabis news, I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We’re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep…
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Startup marijuana retailer Lady Jane wants to open ‘luxury destination’ in downtown Hartford – Hartford Business
As Hartford tries to breathe new life into its long-moribund downtown retail scene, Tiana Hercules is scoping out possible locations in the neighborhood for a new venture she’s trying to launch: Lady Jane, an adult-use cannabis dispensary. “I want it to be a luxury destination that not only carries top-of-the-line cannabis products, but really is a space to bring people together around education, cannabis and promoting conscious consumption,” Hercules said. Hercules, a criminal defense attorney at Hartford-based The Stills Law Firm, recently completed a startup accelerator program with Hartford nonprofit reSET, which works with local socially-conscious startups in its Parkville…
Read More »Opinion: It’s high time to grow your own cannabis – The Connecticut Mirror
Last July, Connecticut turned over a new leaf when it legalized cannabis for adult recreational use. Legal to possess and smoke, but not quite yet to grow. The right to cultivate cannabis plants was granted only to licensed medical marijuana (MMJ) patients, and was delayed until October. The rest of the state’s residents will have to wait until 2023. Mark Mathew Braunstein Join in the work of CT Mirror You may not be on staff, but you can produce the journalism. Why the wait? And has anyone waited? Not I, nor have the other impatient MMJ patients who have confided…
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Startup marijuana retailer Lady Jane wants to open ‘luxury destination’ in downtown Hartford – Hartford Business Journal
As Hartford tries to breathe new life into its long-moribund downtown retail scene, Tiana Hercules is scoping out possible locations in the neighborhood for a new venture she’s trying to launch: Lady Jane, an adult-use cannabis dispensary. “I want it to be a luxury destination that not only carries top-of-the-line cannabis products, but really is a space to bring people together around education, cannabis and promoting conscious consumption,” Hercules said. Hercules, a criminal defense attorney at Hartford-based The Stills Law Firm, recently completed a startup accelerator program with Hartford nonprofit reSET, which works with local socially-conscious startups in its Parkville…
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