Anthropology department to offer ‘reality of the world’ through new cannabis class – Quinnipiac Chronicle
Quinnipiac University’s anthropology department will offer students a three-credit course about cannabis next fall. Anthropology professor Hillary Haldane, who will be teaching the course, said the class aims to help students understand their relationship to other species on this planet, “whether other animal or plant species, particularly given the climate catastrophe we face.” Amanda Riha Haldane said the course originated after students expressed interest in the topic through other anthropology courses. “Rather than trying to cover every plant that can be used for medicinal or psychedelic purposes, I thought ‘why don’t I just focus on cannabis and use that as…
Read More »
Oakland officials debate plan to limit testing employees for cannabis use – San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland is considering whether to limit testing of current and prospective city employees for marijuana use, reflecting the push to normalize cannabis, which California voters made legal statewide for recreational use in 2016. If officials approve the measure, Oakland would be the first city in California to adopt the change, said Ellen Komp, the deputy director of California NORML, a nonprofit marijuana reform advocacy group that has been lobbying for similar changes at the state level. Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan introduced a draft ordinance Tuesday at a public safety committee meeting that would prohibit drug testing current and prospective city…
Read More »
Top 5 stinky strains for funky weed lovers
Top 5 stinky strains for funky weed lovers – Leafly 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. I’ll be honest, my weed nose isn’t great. Most of the time when a friend describes the “subtle notes of berry and orange, with undercurrents of chocolate and pine” of a strain, or whatever, weed just smells like… weed. Which is great, don’t…
Read More »Veterans Speak Out for State Medical Marijuana Programs
Amid a national crisis of suicides and opioid abuse by those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, more and more veterans are turning to cannabis for a more benign form of relief—and demanding legal recognition of their right to do so. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) largely remains intransigent on allowing access to cannabis. There have been efforts on Capitol Hill to address the dilemma. The most recent is the VA Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2021, which would at least mandate that the VA study use of cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…
Read More »
Seth Rogen And Sarah Silverman Partner With Marijuana Businesses To Press Senators For Legalization – 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…
Read More »
‘I love the job.’ Lamont officially announces reelection bid for Connecticut governor – News 12 Bronx
Nov 10, 2021, 12:36amUpdated 6d ago By: News 12 Staff Gov. Ned Lamont formally announced he is running for reelection in Connecticut’s 2022 gubernatorial race. Lamont filed the paperwork Monday with the State Elections Enforcement Commission, and the official document was entered into the state system. He told reporters, “I have to make up my mind formally in the months to come.” Less than 24 hours later, the governor made the formal announcement that he was running during a news conference in New Britain on diversifying the teacher workforce in Connecticut. Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz also filed her paperwork. Lamont…
Read More »What Does ‘Full Spectrum’ Cannabis Mean?
“Which form of cannabis is the most ‘full spectrum’?” That’s the question that sparked an online poll, which resulted in a broad range of responses, very little consensus, and even some name-calling. Why all the confusion? Well, thanks to decades of strict prohibition, cannabis terminology is far from standardized. In fact, even some of the most commonly-used terms have no agreed-upon definition. Perhaps some of the most misleading terms commonly used have to do with the spectrum—a term used to describe the variety of active ingredients found in a cannabis product. 1 RELATED: Cannabis? Weed? Marijuana? Why What We Call It Matters…
Read More »CT selects vendor for cannabis seed-to-sale tracking – Westfair Online
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection’s Drug Control Division has selected an Indianapolis vendor to monitor the movement of cannabis products in the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis markets. The Consultants Consortium Inc. and its partner Forian will employ its Biotrack inventory tracking system to provide a real-time inventory of cannabis products available in the state and to prevent unlawful diversion of products. Cannabis licensees will be required to enter information into the Cannabis Analytic Tracking System using the same vendor system utilized by the state or an alternative vendor’s software that is able to interact with the state’s program. “Being…
Read More »