P&Z Reviews Recreational Marijuana Regulations – 06880danwoog.com
Three years ago, the Planning & Zoning Commission debated medical marijuana dispensary regulations. Members received hundreds of emails and letters; public meetings were packed. More than a year later, Bluepoint Wellness opened at 1460 Post Road East. As of July 1, possession of cannabis is legal in Connecticut. Adults 21 and over can have up to 1.5 ounces on their person, and up to 5 ounces in their homes, or locked in their vehicle. Retail sales can begin by the end of 2022. Recreational cannabis will be at least as controversial as medical marijuana. Last month, the P&Z held a…
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Police: Guns, ‘extremely large amounts of marijuana’ seized from Bridgeport smoke shop – News 12 Connecticut
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…
Read More »Why I turned to cannabis capsules during Covid
Why I turned to cannabis capsules during Covid | 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. Has the pandemic changed the way you get high? It did for me. As the respiratory virus ravaged the planet this past year, my usual joint-smoking routine transformed from being a social time shared with friends to a strictly solo affair. In lockdown, a sesh became…
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Marijuana real estate investor NewLake closes on $100 million IPO – Marijuana Business Daily
Connecticut-based NewLake Capital Partners, which provides real estate capital to state-licensed marijuana operators, said it closed on an initial public stock offering of more than $101 million. The offering of 3.9 million shares of stock was priced at $26 a share, according to a news release. The company expects the shares to trade on the U.S. over-the-counter markets. Net proceeds will be used to acquire assets that fit in with the company’s strategy, NewLake said. Three of the investment company’s recent deals have focused on the Arizona and Massachusetts marijuana markets: In August, NewLake reportedly spent $8.8 million on four…
Read More »Holy Smokes! Meet The Nuns Who Grow Weed
August 16, 2021 4 min read This story originally appeared on El Planteo Although they do not belong to any religious order, the Sisters of the Valley’s devotion is unquestionable. Also known as the “Weed Nuns”, these women are dedicated to growing cannabis and selling medicinal products derived from it. Based in Merced (which means “mercy”, by the way), California, the organization has been working since 2015 and composed by women of all ages with a very clear goal: to share the medicinal benefits of cannabis and achieve its legalization. In addition, their end is to fight a medical system…
Read More »How California’s First “Green Winery” Turned to Farming Cannabis
August 16, 2021 9 min read This story originally appeared on Marijuana Venture In the early 1990s, Mike Benziger was giving a tour of his California winery when one of the guests asked a simple, but lifechanging question. “One of the women said, ‘Mike, how come I don’t hear any birds? Where’s all the life? I thought vineyards were full of life,’” Benziger remembers. At the time, Benziger says his vineyard was following industry best practices, as the company had hired a leading viticulture specialist to help produce grapes. Like many farms of the era, that meant eliminating all competition…
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From ‘boozy tea’ to spices, CT investing in new consumer products – Thehour.com
The two businesses have little in common aside from loose proximity, with one Greenwich native brewing a “boozy tea” and another New Canaan entrepreneur developing hair dyes that fade away after 10 or so washes, clearing the way for the next whimsical tint. But Owl’s Brew and Hally have another thing in common: As Connecticut Innovations’ early investments in consumer products companies, in a new push to support startups in the sector. Connecticut Innovations invests alongside venture capital funds, focused mostly on technology and life sciences companies since its 1989 formation with backing from the state General Assembly. Owl’s Brew…
Read More »Study Suggests Cannabis Can Induce Experiences Akin to Psychedelics
A recently published study suggests that high doses of cannabis can induce oceanic boundlessness, an altered state of consciousness commonly associated with psychedelic drugs. The mystical-like experience of oceanic boundlessness, which is characterized by a feeling of oneness with the universe, is the subject of ongoing research and could be connected to the potential therapeutic benefits of drugs including psilocybin and LSD. Previous studies have shown that oceanic boundlessness experiences induced by psilocybin are associated with improvements in treatment-resistant depression. Mitch Earleywine, a professor of psychology at the University at Albany in New York and lead author of the newly…
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