Top Rhode Island Lawmakers Signal That Marijuana Legalization Deal Is Close, With Key Issues Being Agreed Upon – Marijuana Moment
A deal on a bill to legalize marijuana in Rhode Island is finally coming together, legislative leaders said this week. While there are still certain outstanding issues to resolve such as which agency should be tasked with regulating the market, lawmakers have made significant progress and have reached compromises on a number of topics, Sen. Josh Miller (D), sponsor of one legalization proposal, said during a panel hosted by Johnson & Wales University. Miller warned that he couldn’t be especially specific on details given that negotiations are ongoing, but he expressed optimism that legislators are nearing an agreement. One issue…
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Cannabis Security: Combating internal theft amid adult-use expansion – Hartford Business
As cannabis companies vie for state licensure in Connecticut, one security official working for cannabis companies here said they’ll have to keep a sharp eye on internal theft, as they also protect against external threats. Additionally, legalization presents new opportunities for security firms that work in Connecticut, but smaller firms may find cannabis a difficult market to break into, said Matt Gifford, director of sales for legal cannabis at Bethel-based CustomVault and its BranchServ division — both of which were recently acquired by Rocky Hill-based Convergint Technologies. Gifford has worked in cannabis security in Connecticut since 2010, when he worked…
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Marijuana drug tests are now illegal in most workplaces in New York State
Marijuana drug tests are now illegal in most workplaces in New York State – 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. Millions of New Yorkers no longer have to worry about popping hot on a weed test. Most New York workers are now free to hit the weed after a long day’s work. In response to the state’s legalization…
Read More »Texas Clarifies Stance On Delta-8 THC – HempGazette
Texas is the latest US jurisdiction to ban controversial Delta-8 THC products, which can be created using hemp extracts. Delta-8 THC products have flooded the markets of some US states to due to a lack of regulatory certainty. This stems from the legal definition of hemp in the USA only referring to levels of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol – the most commonly consumed THC, and the one that provides a high. The failure to not encompass all tetrahydrocannabinols has had some significant consequences. While occurring in cannabis naturally in very small quantities, Delta-8 THC can be produced by manipulating the cannabinoid cannabidiol…
Read More »At MJBizCon 2021, the Outlook for Cannabis is Rosy—and Not So Rosy – Green Entrepreneur
In a sign that the world is kind of returning to normal, MJBizCon 2021 has opened its doors back to actual people for the largest B2B cannabis industry event. MJBizCon This is the time of year when tens of thousands of industry professionals descend on Las Vegas to show off their products and services, network, attend educational seminars, shake hands (or perhaps bump fists this year), smoke a few blunts, and make lots of deals. MJBizCon, CEO and Founding Editor Chris Walsh, delivered his annual State of the Industry and Predictions for 2022 presentation to kick off the festivities. Walsh, who has…
Read More »Fourth Massachusetts City Approves Psychedelics Reform As Movement Grows – Marijuana Moment
A fourth Massachusetts city has enacted a psychedelics policy change, with members of the Easthampton City Council voting on Wednesday in favor of a resolution urging the decriminalization of certain entheogenic substances and other drugs. The measure, introduced by Council Member At-Large Owen Zaret (D), passed in a 7-0 vote, with two abstentions, on Wednesday night. “I’m grateful to the Council for being so forward thinking about a cutting edge topic,” Zaret told Marijuana Moment after the vote. “There were some hard concepts to undo for some of us. This is a step forward to helping people have access to…
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Pot shops want changes to Illinois marijuana lottery – Crain’s Chicago Business
Getting a long-awaited shot at breaking into the business of selling weed in Illinois came down to luck of the draw. Instead of handing out licenses to the top scorers, as it did in 2015 for medical cannabis dispensaries, the state used a lottery to choose who will be allowed to open 185 new retail pot shops. A lucky few won big: 10 applicants won 25% of the licenses, leaving hard feelings and litigation among hundreds who came up short and leading a top state lawmaker to call for an overhaul of a process that’s been dogged by delays and…
Read More »USPS says hemp and CBD vapes are banned from the mail (Newsletter: October 21, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
NY restricts workplace marijuana testing; SD lawmakers approve legalization proposal; CA cannabis environmental cleanup grants 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 KNOWThe Senate Appropriations Committee released FY2022 spending legislation that would finally let Washington,…
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