It’s ‘Wait and See’ in Westbrook for Retail Cannabis Zoning – Zip06.com
By Eric O’Connell/Zip06.com • 08/18/2021 08:52 a.m. EST Westbrook officials will take a “wait and see” approach when it comes to possible changes to the zoning regulations related to marijuana retail. Earlier this summer Connecticut legislators passed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults in the state. Now, it’s up to local municipalities to interpret what regulations will be enacted to control the possibility of a store opening for marijuana retail. Westbrook Zoning Enforcement Officer Eric Knapp said that Westbrook’s Zoning Commission can take its time on deciding what to do before enacting any policy. “The Zoning Commission…
Read More »CBD Now Clearly Linked To Reduced Alcohol Consumption – The Fresh Toast
These days, there are numerous reasons why you should be cutting back on your alcohol consumption. For one, we’ve long known that it causes several illnesses including heart disease and cancer and two, with the pandemic, alcohol can compromise your immune system. During the pandemic, so many people took up the habit of drinking at home, during Zoom parties, and these so-called “quarantinis” can have a majorly negative impact on our health — at a time when we need it more than ever. Excessive consumption of booze can turn around our lives for the worse. It can cause domestic abuse…
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GOP senator to press DEA on cannabis exemption (Newsletter: August 18, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
CO gov talks marijuana with South Park creators; GOP congressman: psychedelic therapy “sounds amazing”; Record MI cannabis sales 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… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in…
Read More »Britain’s legal cannabis market booms on Covid demand – Yahoo News
Britain’s legal cannabis market has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic to become the second biggest after the United States, as consumers rushed to alleviate Covid-linked symptoms, industry experts say. Cannabidiol or CBD, which is most commonly sold as oil at high street retailers, is one of the active ingredients of non-psychoactive cannabis. CBD is touted as have relaxing and anti-inflammatory properties, but experts argue the market has long suffered from questions about its efficacy and a lack of regulation. Britain’s Food Standards Agency now regulates the sector and its marketing, after the European Union classified CBD as food in 2019….
Read More »What Taliban Rule Means for Afghanistan’s Drug Trade
Hashish and opium have fueled war in Afghanistan since the ‘80s, when the CIA-backed Mujahideen rebels turned to the drug trade to fund their insurgency against the Soviet forces then occupying the country. In 1989, the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, and in 1992 a new government was established by Mujahideen warlords who continued to protect their drug empires, while also fighting each other. In 1994, the ultra-fundamentalist Taliban militia was born, pledging to restore order, portraying the warlords as corrupt drug dealers. After taking power in 1996, the Taliban made a great show of destroying opium and cannabis crops—for which it received praise…
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Marijuana Legalization Rundown: New Legislation Across Several States – JD Supra
[co-author: América Garza] There has been a recent flurry of movement – both in the courts and in state legislatures – on the marijuana law front across several states. As we previously reported, on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three separate cannabis reform bills into law (NJ A21, NJ A 1897, and NJ A5342/NJ S3454), formally legalizing the use and possession of recreational marijuana in the Garden State. The new laws contain express workplace-related provisions that impact New Jersey employers by establishing non-discrimination rules for recreational cannabis users or marijuana users, codifying that employers do not…
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Police: Guns, ‘extremely large amounts of marijuana’ seized from Bridgeport smoke shop – News 12 Bronx
News 12 Staff Aug 17, 2021, 3:54pm Updated on: Aug 17, 2021, 3:54pm Three men have been arrested following a police search that turned up “extremely large amounts of marijuana” and two handguns from a Bridgeport smoke shop, police say. The discovery was made Monday at Smokers Box on Park Avenue. Officers seized two handguns – a stolen 9 mm pistol and a 9 mm pistol with a high-capacity magazine. Officers also located marijuana, THC vape devices, untaxed cigarettes and edible THC that were all priced for sale inside the store. Investigators arrested 33-year-old Andrew Friday, 22-year-old Ahmed Nagi and…
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Police: ‘Extremely large’ amount of weed, guns seized from Bridgeport store – CTPost
Tara O’Neill Aug. 17, 2021 1of8 The items seized from a Bridgeport, Conn., business during a search warrant service on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Bridgeport Police / ContributedShow MoreShow Less 2of8 The items seized from a Bridgeport, Conn., business during a search warrant service on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Bridgeport Police / ContributedShow MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8 One of the guns seized from a Bridgeport, Conn., business during a search warrant service on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Bridgeport Police / ContributedShow MoreShow Less 5of8 One of the guns seized from a Bridgeport, Conn., business during a search warrant service on…
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