Court documents in Connecticut reveal new details in teacher sex assault case – ABC17News.com
By ANDREW MASSE, ERIN EDWARDS, AYAH GALAL, KEVIN HOGAN, ROGER SUSANIN Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A former Plainfield teacher faced a judge on Wednesday after being accused of having several inappropriate relationships with students. The investigations began back in May when a parent contacted police to claim 31-year-old Craig McCue, then an 8th grade social studies teacher at Plainfield Central School, sent inappropriate text messages to their child. Some of the text messages revealed that McCue had given the child marijuana and sent several inappropriate photographs. Investigators said that McCue actually had several…
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New Britain marijuana testing company AltaSci Laboratories in wait-and-see growth mode – Hartford Business
New Britain cannabis testing company AltaSci Laboratories has hired additional lab staff since Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana, as leaders predict an influx of new work. AltaSci Lab Director Jose Zavaleta said he’s hired two new lab technicians — bringing the total number to nine — since legislators passed legalization in June. While he’s unsure how much demand for cannabis testing will increase when adult-use businesses come online, Zavaleta said AltaSci will likely grow to do higher volumes of testing. “With what we have now, we’re set to be able to absorb at least the initial uptick in testing,” Zavaleta said….
Read More »Biden VA opposes cannabis research bill (Newsletter: October 14, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
Fed drug official gives MD legalization advice; NV’s $1 billion in marijuana sales; Cannabis & psychedelics on ballots across US next month 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 Biden administration’s Department of Veterans…
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New Britain marijuana testing company AltaSci Laboratories in wait-and-see growth mode – Hartford Business Journal
New Britain cannabis testing company AltaSci Laboratories has hired additional lab staff since Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana, as leaders predict an influx of new work. AltaSci Lab Director Jose Zavaleta said he’s hired two new lab technicians — bringing the total number to nine — since legislators passed legalization in June. While he’s unsure how much demand for cannabis testing will increase when adult-use businesses come online, Zavaleta said AltaSci will likely grow to do higher volumes of testing. “With what we have now, we’re set to be able to absorb at least the initial uptick in testing,” Zavaleta said….
Read More »Sanjay Gupta Explains His Marijuana Reversal And Discusses ‘Very Biased’ US Research With Joe Rogan – 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…
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State police: Officers find nine pounds of weed, edibles in Seymour home – CTPost
SEYMOUR — A Seymour man turned himself in to police Thursday after authorities found copious amounts of THC products in his home last month, according to the Connecticut State Police. State and Seymour police raided a home on Walnut Street in Seymour around 9 p.m on Sept. 7. The search warrant stemmed from an investigation into narcotics distribution from the house, state police said. Detectives, with the assistance of narcotics detection dogs “Rory” and “Gerry,” found narcotics packaging materials, digital scales, 1.6 grams of cocaine, 9 pounds of marijuana, 204 jars of THC oil, 133 THC edible candies, 187 THC…
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Ferguson backs marijuana measure | News, Sports, Jobs – The Steubenville Herald-Star
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> COLUMBUS — Cannabis would be legalized, taxed and regulated under legislation announced Tuesday by state Reps. Ron Ferguson and Jamie Callender. The Ohio Adult-Use Act would extend Ohio’s current medical marijuana program to include nonmedicinal adult use, putting in place a responsible, highly-regulated framework for the growth, processing, distribution and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for Ohioans 21 and older, the supporters explained. The plan would impose a 10 percent sales tax on adult-use marijuana and marijuana products, with funding dedicated to combat chemical dependence and illegal drug trafficking, and support the state’s general revenue…
Read More »NORML Warns Against Unregulated Delta-8 Products – Law360
By Katryna Perera (October 13, 2021, 4:55 PM EDT) — The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, also known as NORML, urged consumers on Wednesday to only obtain Delta-8 THC products from state-regulated cannabis manufacturers, warning that the long-term safety and effects of the controversial substance are still widely unknown. The report, authored by California NORML Coordinator Dr. Dale Gieringer, explains that while Delta-8 only occurs at “miniscule” levels in natural cannabis, high levels of the compound can be produced artificially through a chemical process known as isomerization, which converts CBD or Delta-9 THC into Delta-8. Delta-8 is…
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