Pennsylvania Appeals Court Determines State’s Medical Marijuana Act Includes a Private Right of Action for Employees – JD Supra
In a case of first impression, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has determined that employees can sue their employers for claims under the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (MMA). Palmiter v. Commonwealth Health Sys., Inc., No. 398 MDA 2020, 2021 PA Super. 155 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 5, 2021). This is the first binding opinion in Pennsylvania establishing an MMA private right of action. In doing so, the court followed the lead of numerous courts around the country, including those in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island, which have recognized that their respective state medical marijuana laws allow employees to sue…
Read More »What a Ride: Marijuana Use Allowed at New York State Fair
Now you’ll really want that deep-fried pizza stuffed inside a Twinkie covered in chocolate. Free Book Preview Cannabis Capital Learn how to get your business funded in the Cannabis economy! August 20, 2021 2 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. With ongoing pandemic woes, we all need to get out and (safely) do something fun. Especially when that fun means fried food on sticks, whirly rides, carnival games, and seeing bands from the 80s and 90s live. Yep, it’s time for the state fair. This year the fun will really be rollin’ high in New York because it’s…
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EDITORIAL: Concerns about legal marijuana in Southington – Meriden Record-Journal
There are legitimate concerns about recreational marijuana. Legalization enacted by Connecticut July 1 lets municipalities decide whether they want to have dispensaries. In Southington, names are being gathered for a petition for a referendum in November, while the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission is working on language to prohibit sales in town. All of this is in the open and can be considered part of a healthy debate. What appears incongruous is the decision by the Apple Harvest Committee to deny a sponsorship application by a medical marijuana dispensary. Why the committee would do something like that is curious, at least, and…
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Manitoba and Quebec still won’t let you grow weed at home
Manitoba and Quebec still won’t let you grow weed at home | Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? Which part of Canada? Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Sorry, Leafly isn’t available in your location yet. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. While federal Canadian law says Canadians are entitled to grow up to four cannabis plants per household, two provinces, Quebec and Manitoba, have denied this right to their citizens. Instead, both provinces argue they have the right to regulate not only how their…
Read More »Bethany Farm (In Woodbridge) Opens | Bethwood, CT Patch – Patch.com
August 12, 2021 Bethany Farm, half of which is in Woodbridge, opened to the public this spring. The garden center and nursery is in the former location of Ace Begonias. For former Ace customers, Bethany Farm & Nursery still sells begonias. The property looks a little different since the new owners have done lots of masonry work and have installed additional greenhouses, including one dedicated to growing hemp and another to growing organic vegetables. The nursery sells annuals, perennials, tropical houseplants, shrubs, trees and materials such as fertilizer, grass seed, hay and mulch. The nursery has a few of their…
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Marijuana Found In 3-Year-Olds Lunch Box: Glastonbury Police – Glastonbury, CT Patch
GLASTONBURY, CT — A Shoddy Mill Road man is accused of sending his three-year-old daughter to school with marijuana in her lunchbox, police said. On Aug. 17, Andre Lefrancois, 30, was arrested on a warrant for an incident that occurred on June 10 where a local daycare reported to police that “Lefrancois’s 3-year-old daughter was sent to school with marijuana in her lunchbox,” police said. He was found in East Haven and taken to the Glastonbury Police Department. He is scheduled to appear in Manchester court on Sept. 15. Find out what’s happening in Glastonbury with free, real-time updates from…
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Major drug ring broken with arrests in NY, CT – Mid-Hudson News
GOSHEN – Authorities in New York and Connecticut have arrested several people in connection with a long-term drug sale and possession operation. Dubbed “Operation Off the Brick,” the investigation involved the trafficking of cocaine in Orange County and Connecticut. Search warrants were executed at several locations in the Village of Otisville, the City of Middletown, Town of Blooming Grove and hamlet of Kerhonkson in Ulster County. Search warrants were also executed in Connecticut. Antonio Perez-Molina, 39, of Otisville, was arrested and charged with being a major drug trafficker as well as criminal sale of drugs, conspiracy and criminal possession of…
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Trumbull P&Z approves moratorium on cannabis retailers – Middletown Press
TRUMBULL — While retail sale of recreational marijuana is expected to begin in May of 2022, in Trumbull the wait may be a bit longer. The Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously passed a moratorium on cannabis sales in town during the commission’s Aug. 18 meeting. The one-year moratorium will expire on Sept. 1, 2022. Rob Librandi, the town planner, said the reasoning behind the moratorium was concern that the town would receive applications to build dispensaries without necessarily knowing what the best practices would be. “A moratorium will give us that time to see what may be suitable for the…
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