Marijuana company buys Warwick land to build 450,000-square-foot production plant – Times Herald-Record
WARWICK — A Chicago-based marijuana company bought 38 acres of former prison grounds for $3.3 million and is set to begin preparing the vacant site for a 450,000-square-foot building where it plans to grow and process weed. The future Green Thumb Industries plant in Warwick will be one of at least three cannabis-making businesses in Orange as companies race to tap the state’s newly legalized recreational pot market. PharmaCann already makes medical marijuana in Hamptonburgh and plans to expand, and Citiva Medical has partly built a greenhouse and processing facility next to where Green Thumb Industries will build in Warwick. Green Thumb hopes…
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States’ Action On Delta-8 Leaves Hemp Industry Divided – Law360
Law360 (August 12, 2021, 5:28 PM EDT) — As states move to more strictly regulate or outright ban Delta-8-THC and other psychoactive cannabinoids derived from hemp, the effort is revealing a fissure in the burgeoning industry and sparking debate about the limits of state regulators’ authority and the objectives of the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized hemp nationwide. The federal statute pegged the definition of the newly lawful crop to its concentration of Delta-9-THC, the more well-known substance in marijuana that causes a high, while remaining silent on more than 100 other compounds called cannabinoids produced by the cannabis plant….
Read More »Last Call at Barcelona’s Cannabis Social Clubs?
Almost every city in the world has cafes—and in 2021, many American cities have legal cannabis—but nowhere else in the world can you find anything resembling the roughly 225 cannabis social clubs in Barcelona. Plentiful, relatively simple to find, welcoming to tourists and (mostly) tolerated by authorities, Barcelona’s cannabis “asociaciones” make the Catalonian capital possibly the best “420 friendly” tourist destination in the world. Some would even argue they are better than Amsterdam’s coffeeshop scene, and certainly more welcoming than the U.S., where social consumption lounges are rare. And now that’s all at risk of going away. As El Pais…
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Middletown Approves Rules Allowing Marijuana Cultivation and Sale – CT Examiner – CT Examiner
MIDDLETOWN – The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved regulations that would allow the cultivation and sale of marijuana in Middletown, without taking action on the commission chair’s proposal to allow cultivation in residential zones that currently allow farming. The regulations approved by the commission allow “micro-cultivation” in three of the city’s four industrial zones – not including the I-3 zone that sits along the Connecticut River – its Interstate Trade zone along I-91, and its transitional development and industrial redevelopment zones. The commission also approved allowing marijuana retail sales in the city’s general business district – which…
Read More »5 Basic Tips If You’re New to Cannabis
It’s important to have some sort of clue about what direction to go in when heading into unfamiliar territory, whether it’s first-timers getting their kicks in Washington or Colorado or folks who haven’t had the opportunity to indulge in their favorite plant for quite awhile. Whatever the circumstance, it’s clear from a few recent reports that there is a load of new and returning users who aren’t educated about some basic ways to keep themselves and others from having overwhelming and unpleasant experiences. Whatever experience level is your starting point, it will be valuable to go forward into the relatively…
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Middletown Approves Rules Allowing Marijuana Cultivation and Sale – CT Examiner
MIDDLETOWN – The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved regulations that would allow the cultivation and sale of marijuana in Middletown, without taking action on the commission chair’s proposal to allow cultivation in residential zones that currently allow farming. The regulations approved by the commission allow “micro-cultivation” in three of the city’s four industrial zones – not including the I-3 zone that sits along the Connecticut River – its Interstate Trade zone along I-91, and its transitional development and industrial redevelopment zones. The commission also approved allowing marijuana retail sales in the city’s general business district – which…
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Fine Fettle wins local OK for recreational marijuana store in Newington, but state license is at least eight months away – Hartford Courant
Since the state’s legalization law was passed in June, West Hartford, Canton and several other towns have adopted moratoriums giving planners time to write special rules for recreational retailers. Many towns are concerned about stores being too close to churches or schools, or creating traffic jams.
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Teen, 16, Shot At Mall In CT: Patch PM – Patch.com
Here are the news stories trending across Connecticut on Wednesday night: The police first received a report of gunshots fired at the mall near Macy’s shortly after 7 p.m. The shooter was still at large Wednesday night.>>>Read More. The woman has been charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of her grandmother and a man Sunday night.>>>Read More. Eversource is trying out a tree trimming program for remote areas using a helicopter.>>>Read More. Revised ordinances would link marijuana possession and use to that of alcohol and tobacco in the town’s public areas.>>>Read More.
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