How Honeydew Farms Grew Into the Legalized Cannabis Market
California’s Lost Coast is often described as wild and unruly – a scene of jagged mountains, fluffy firs and hillsides that give way to the agitated tides of the Pacific. The coastline that spans Humboldt and Mendocino counties is without any major highways thanks to the engineering challenges of building among the craggy landscape. In the foothills of the Lost Coast’s King Range lies Honeydew Farms – a cannabis farm that is anything but lost and unruly. Shots of the ranch reveal neat rows of marijuana plants – weighed down with fat colas ripe for harvest. Unlike many growers who…
Read More »Officials Investigating ‘Disturbing’ Acts of Discrimination at Connecticut High School – The Daily Beast
Police and school officials have been alerted to several alarming acts of discrimination at a public school in Connecticut. According to the New Haven Register, the Darien school board has condemned the “very disturbing and unacceptable” attacks, which include anti-Semitic social media posts and misogynistic, homophobic graffiti in the high school boys’ bathroom. Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, Board of Education Chair David Dineen, Superintendent of Schools Alan Addley, and Police Chief Donald Anderson expressed their disappointment at the incidents. “There is no place for sentiments of hate, bigotry, anti-Semitism, or religious discrimination of any kind in our schools or…
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Greener pastures: Marijuana jobs are becoming a refuge for retail and restaurant workers – The Seattle Times
After a year on the front lines, Jason Zvokel traded in his 15-year career as a Walgreens pharmacist for a different kind of drugstore: a marijuana dispensary. Now instead of administering vaccines and filling prescriptions, he’s helping customers make sense of concentrates, tablets and lozenges. His pay is 5 percent lower, he says, but the hours are more manageable. “I am so much happier,” said Zvokel, 46, who’s worked in retail since he was 18. “For the first time in years, I’m not miserable when I come home from work.” The cannabis industry is riding a pandemic high: Marijuana dispensaries…
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On the eve of sports betting in Connecticut, there’s still a way out for some: voluntary self-exclusion – Hartford Courant
Outside the regulation review process, legislators also are expected to take another look at the level of consumer protections, said Rep. Maria Horn, D-Salisbury, co-chair of the Public Safety & Security Committee, which has jurisdiction over gambling legislation.
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Stonington proposes to ban cannabis sales and production – theday.com
Stonington _ A town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Pawcatuck Middle School on a proposed ordinance that would ban all types of cannabis sales and production in town. No vote will be taken at the meeting as the question is on the ballot for the Oct. 5 referendum in which the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The ordinance would prohibit a “cannabis establishment” within the town. It defines a cannabis establishment as a producer, dispensary facility, cultivator, micro-cultivator, retailer, hybrid retailer, food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer, product packager, delivery service or transporter. The ordinance does address whether residents will be prohibited from using cannabis products, which…
Read More »Veterans: Rhode Island VFW partners with Team Red, White and Blue – The Westerly Sun
The Old Glory Relay is a national-level event sponsored by the veterans’ organization Team Red White and Blue. Team RWB is a series of state chapters dedicated to enriching veterans’ lives and is composed of veterans, veterans’ families and friends who gather for social, athletic and outdoor events. The relay consists of volunteer runners, walkers, and cyclists carrying a United States flag through various states between Sept. 11 and Nov. 11. Team RWB has a special relationship with the VFW, and the intent of the Rhode Island portion of the Old Glory Relay this year is to honor VFW posts…
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Hurricanes safety Gurvan Hall Jr. suspended vs. Central Connecticut State – South Florida Sun-Sentinel – South Florida Sun Sentinel
Hodges, a third-year redshirt freshman, was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm and possession of 20 grams or less of marijuana in March. He was suspended for the Hurricanes’ spring game in April, with Miami-Dade County prosecutors declining to pursue charges against him. Hodges has been eligible in Miami’s last two games, but hasn’t played.
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More States Now Allow Cannabis with Workers’ Compensation Plan – AZmarijuana.com
A growing number of states now permit eligible patients to be reimbursed for their medical cannabis-related costs through their workers’ compensation insurance (WCI) plans, according to an analysis of state policies conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Researchers affiliated with the federal agency assessed rules and regulations in 36 states permitting medical cannabis access. They identified six states – Connecticut, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York – that explicitly allow for employees to have their medical cannabis expenses reimbursed. In three of those states – New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York…
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