Breaking Down the ‘Wellness-Industrial Complex,’ an Episode at a Time – The New York Times
Aubrey Gordon collects vintage diet books. She has amassed almost 100 titles, including the 1973 volume “Slimming Down,” written by Johnny Carson’s sidekick, Ed McMahon. “Slimming Down” — which featured chapter titles like “The Breadstick Conspiracy” and “Two Martinis Into Connecticut” — is the book that began Ms. Gordon’s collection. And while the idea of mixology as nutritional strategy might seem absurd to a reader today, Ms. Gordon said that so much of the current thinking about what is now known as wellness is just as “hilarious and wacky.” On the podcast “Maintenance Phase,” named after the concept of sustaining…
Read More »Lume’s Kevin Kuethe Awarded for Leadership
Kevin Kuethe went through childhood thinking he’d be a fitness trainer or a professional athlete. He landed in cannabis instead, but his upbeat personality and cheek-to-cheek smile suggests he found his true calling. Kuethe, 36, is part of an executive team that oversees 870 employees across 22 retail stores, 50 acres of outdoor grows and 250,000 square feet of indoor grows at Lume. He joined the Evart, Michigan-based company in 2017, and worked his way up to his current position as the company’s chief cultivation officer. At this year’s annual Cannabis Conference, held Aug. 24-26 in Las Vegas, the Montana native was…
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Rhode Island Lawmakers Rally Behind Marijuana Equity Agenda As Legalization Talks Continue For Special Session – Marijuana Moment
A board member and former chairman of the federal National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is sharply criticizing Congress for failing to reform marijuana laws, and he announced on Thursday that he will be taking steps to push lawmakers to enact policy changes to help financial institutions and stakeholders caught in the federal-state cannabis conundrum. NCUA’s Rodney Hood said at the PBC Conference that he’s “concerned that the legal and regulatory infrastructure surrounding the cannabis industry is not evolving quickly enough,” and congressional inaction is largely to blame. He also said that he feels legalization at the federal level is an…
Read More »Just Because Weed Is Legal Doesn’t Mean Teenagers Are Using It More
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that marijuana legalization laws are not associated with increased use amongst high school students. “Consistent with estimates from prior studies, there was little evidence that [recreational marijuana laws] or [medical marijuana laws] encourage youth marijuana use,” reads the paper. RELATED: 70 Percent of Americans Think Consuming Cannabis Is Morally Acceptable Then vs. now The study builds upon a previous paper that used data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) for the period 1993-2017, which found that marijuana adoption was associated with an 8%…
Read More »Middletown’s Sugar Leaf CBD shop supports female entrepreneurs – Middletown Press
MIDDLETOWN — Kristin Souza had thought about opening a store focused on CBD products for a while, but it wasn’t until she was laid off twice from her insurance job during the pandemic that she decided to take the plunge. At Sugar Leaf, 109 Court St., customers can purchase CBD products, learn about cannabis, purchase glass pipes and other gift shop items, such as soap and candles. Every product is related to cannabis and many are from women-owned or operated businesses and vendors. Sugar Leaf is a family venture — Souza’s husband, a glass blower, creates products for a display…
Read More »New School Opens + Middletown Family Fights To Expose Documents – Patch.com
Morning, Middletown! It’s Friday, so let’s get you started with everything you need to know going on today. Are you a local business owner or marketer in Middletown? Our premium local sponsorships will keep you at the top of inboxes around town every morning. Contact us here for the lowdown. First, today’s weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 74 Low: 52. Here are the top stories today in Middletown: Middletown students start middle school at state-of-the-art facility (WFSB) Middletown family fighting to expose documents collected during the investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks (WTNH.com) ‘Every year is just as exciting’:…
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State Official Suggests Slower Rollout for Marijuana, as Businesses Turn Out for Talk – CT Examiner
Michelle Seagull, the state’s commissioner for the Department of Consumer Protection, told the assembled audience at a business breakfast hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut that the state still has many details to iron out before opening up applications for marijuana licenses. In comments to CT Examiner, Seagull suggested that a timeline originally anticipated by legislators for sales to begin next summer would likely be delayed until the end of next year. “We’ve been suggesting that there will likely be sales by the end of 2022, and we’re still aspiring for that,” Seagull told CT Examiner. “Obviously,…
Read More »Local CT Fire Departments Urge Residents to Get ID Stickers for Kayaks + Canoes – i95rock.com
Did you lose your canoe or kayak during the summer storms or the remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit us last week? It seems several of you did, and two local Connecticut Fire Departments are sending out a plea to local residents in order to help you help them recover your lost canoe/kayaks. I saw a social media post that the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department shared yesterday, the original post is from the Bantam Fire Company. The post calls out for the attention of Connecticut Canoe/Kayak owners – The gist of the post is: After the remnants of Ida passed…
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