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While Native American tribes in some states are jumping into the emerging adult-use and medical-marijuana markets, the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal nations seem content now to focus on expanded gambling opportunities with the recent arrival of sports betting at their Connecticut casinos. The Mashantuckeet Pequots are exploring the possibility of eventual cannabis retail sales, but there is nothing planned in the immediate future for the tribal nation’s sprawling Foxwoods Resort Casino. Chuck Bunnell, chief of staff for the Mohegan Tribal Nation, is more definitive. “As the owners and operators of multiple properties across a number of jurisdictions, we are…

Article 0 Comments Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are under increasing pressure to reimburse injured workers for a new kind of elixir. Six states now allow or require insurers to reimburse workers’ compensation claimants for medical marijuana if its use is deemed reasonable and necessary, according to an analysis by researchers for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute. Another 10 states haven’t staked out a position, meaning marijuana reimbursement may eventually be required. The NIOSH paper also says…

CONNECTICUT — Residents suffering from an uncontrolled dependence on marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, opioids and tobacco have something else to worry about. A new study indicates they may be more likely to suffer a breakthrough case of COVID-19. A breakthrough case is one contracted by someone more than two weeks after they have completed their vaccine series. The results of the study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, were published Tuesday in the journal World Psychiatry. While breakthrough infections were seen in 3.6 percent of vaccinated people without substance use…

Harry DeMott “It’s like we’re going from being Wikipedia to being Amazon.” So says Harry DeMott, a New Canaan resident and entrepreneur whose company Proper expects to segue from being a research-based firm on what is available in the marketplace to being a full-on e-commerce site. Launched in 2017 as aproperhigh.com, the site thus far has focused on “being the single best place to research branded cannabis products, whether it’s something you smoke, transdermal patches, gummies, etc.,” DeMott said. “We have more information about branded products than anyone else, so we can deliver trusted data about THC percentage, etc. so…

Danbury, CT | 16h A new study shows that Connecticut residents heavily dependent on marijuana may be more susceptible to catching COVID-19 after vaccination. The Connecticut Department of Public Health is reporting that as of Thursday, it has identified 14,419 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in the state. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT — Residents suffering from an uncontrolled dependence on marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, opioids and tobacco have something else to worry about. A new study indicates they may be more likely to suffer a breakthrough case of COVID-19.A breakthrough case is one contracted by someone more than two weeks after they have completed…

Danbury, CT | 16h A new study shows that Connecticut residents heavily dependent on marijuana may be more susceptible to catching COVID-19 after vaccination. The Connecticut Department of Public Health is reporting that as of Thursday, it has identified 14,419 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in the state. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT — Residents suffering from an uncontrolled dependence on marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, opioids and tobacco have something else to worry about. A new study indicates they may be more likely to suffer a breakthrough case of COVID-19.A breakthrough case is one contracted by someone more than two weeks after they have completed…

When Stonington residents voted Tuesday to allow cannabis businesses to operate, the town became the first municipality in southeastern Connecticut to clearly state where it stands on the issue. Groton Town Manager John Burt said he had been watching the vote in Stonington. “I think it’s a sign of how much more socially acceptable the use of cannabis is today,” he said. Other towns and cities in the region are considering whether to prohibit or regulate cannabis sellers. Under a July 1 state law that legalized the use of recreational marijuana in Connecticut as well as the sale, growth and production of cannabis products, the decision to prohibit or regulate such businesses are up to the towns and cities. Without…

When Stonington residents voted Tuesday to allow cannabis businesses to operate, the town became the first municipality in southeastern Connecticut to clearly state where it stands on the issue. Groton Town Manager John Burt said he had been watching the vote in Stonington. “I think it’s a sign of how much more socially acceptable the use of cannabis is today,” he said. Other towns and cities in the region are considering whether to prohibit or regulate cannabis sellers. Under a July 1 state law that legalized the use of recreational marijuana in Connecticut as well as the sale, growth and production of cannabis products, the decision to prohibit or regulate such businesses are up to the towns and cities. Without…