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While recreational use of the drug is legal in both states, Connecticut’s attorney general is asking for the billboards to be taken down. HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — If you’re driving down the highway across the border in Connecticut, you may see billboards advertising pot shops located in Massachusetts. While recreational use of the drug is legal in both states, Connecticut’s attorney general is asking for the billboards to be taken down. “If we capitulated to every prohibitionist’s whim or request, I would say that we would not have adult use cannabis in Massachusetts and certainly it wouldn’t be coming in…

Six examples of products resembling standard snack items. The featured products contain THC, a main ingredient in marijuana edibles. New York Attorney General Letitia James hide caption toggle caption New York Attorney General Letitia James Six examples of products resembling standard snack items. The featured products contain THC, a main ingredient in marijuana edibles. New York Attorney General Letitia James As Halloween is approaching this weekend, several state attorneys general across the country have issued warnings to parents to be on the lookout for marijuana edibles that can easily pass as regular candies and snacks. Attorneys general in Ohio, New…

As Halloween approaches this weekend, several state attorneys general have issued warnings to parents to be on the lookout for marijuana edibles that can easily pass as regular candies and snacks. Attorneys general in Ohio, New York, Illinois, Connecticut and Arkansas all released statements Tuesday, a part of a coordinated effort to advise parents about the dangers of marijuana edibles. Each attorney general warned that look-alike products may contain high concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC is the main compound found in marijuana, and if consumed by children, it could lead to an accidental overdose. The products are unregulated and illegal…

United States: Connecticut AG Tells Cannabis Dispensaries To Take Down Billboards 27 October 2021 Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong sent letters to several Massachusetts cannabis dispensaries, telling them to take down billboards advertising their products in Connecticut.   Tong asserted that the billboards — which apparently have been posted for several years in one form or another — now violate Connecticut’s new cannabis law, which prohibits cannabis advertising unless “the advertiser has reliable evidence that at least ninety percent of…

Back October 27, 2021 One in eight North American teenagers has vaped marijuana in the last year, and one in 10 in the last month, according to studies indicating that the trend has doubled the number of teen users in seven years. The most recent research is from the National Center for Youth Substance Use Research in Australia, and study authors said they noted an “upward trajectory” of teen marijuana vaping in the United States and Canada. The percentage of teens who tried vaping marijuana increased from 6 percent in 2013-16 to nearly 14 percent in 2019-2020. Teens who had…