The pandemic has changed Canadian cannabis retail for the better
The pandemic has changed Canadian cannabis retail for the better | 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. When the pandemic struck, Canadians retreated to their homes and about a million of them became unemployed. Dealing with social isolation and uncertainty, many people turned to cannabis to ease their anxiety and depression, or just to alleviate boredom. Additionally, the number of licensed…
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States Are Trying to Regulate and Ban Delta-8 THC – Shepherd Express
When then-president Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law, he had no idea he was accidentally federally legalizing the right to be high off marijuana across the United States. Delta-9 THC, the usual psychoactive component of the cannabis plant, is banned in legal hemp, but Delta-8 THC is legal, and it has similar effects on the human mind. Delta-8 THC was legalized by mistake due to lawmakers not being aware of this compound, which remained very obscure until a couple years ago. Now, some states are backpedaling on the legalization of Delta-8 THC. Starting in July 2021, Connecticut businesses can…
Read More »Cannabis Crossing the U.S. Southern Border Is More Likely to Be From California Into Mexico
Gone are the days when pot smugglers would catapult bushels of weed using giant slingshots. Free Book Preview Cannabis Capital Learn how to get your business funded in the Cannabis economy! August 11, 2021 3 min read This story originally appeared on Benzinga This is an interesting switch. The most sought-after weed exchanging hands at the U.S.-Mexico border is coming from the green fields of California and being sold in Mexico, instead of the other way around. According to a Washington Post’s source who happens to be a cannabis dealer in Mexico City, California-imported weed dominates a booming boutique market in Mexico rather than…
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Looking to grow weed? A CT college program can teach you how – Danbury News Times
Christopher J. Tuccio has seen students graduate from his horticulture program and pursue careers at medical marijuana dispensaries in Connecticut or recreational dispensaries in Massachusetts. Now, students at Naugatuck Valley Community College may take a course that will teach them how to grow marijuana plants. The college joins a number of higher education institutions in the state, including UConn, offering cannabis-related courses. “We were kind of offering plant-growing skills and they have to adapt on the job,” said Tuccio, program coordinator of horticulture and a professor of horticulture in the community college’s STEM division. “Now, it’s really useful. We can…
Read More »AusCann Group Holdings Limited (OTCMKTS: ACNNF) Releases Q2 2021 Business Progress Updates And Financial Results – FactsAboutCBD
Post Views: 72 Citizen Stash Cannabis Corp (OTCMKTS: EXPFF), leading Canadian craft cannabis and premium products company, recently released its financial and operational results for its second quarter ended May 31, 2021. In addition, the company revealed that its year-to-date sales for the first six months of 2021 represent an increase of more than 250% over the first six months of the previous year. COVID 19 effects According to Citizen Stash CEO Jarrett Malnarich, this accomplishment further validates the production and distribution model the company has established over the year. This, coupled with the brand’s success in retail, positions it…
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Marijuana Ban Being Mulled For Town Controlled Areas In Vernon – Patch.com
VERNON, CT — The Vernon Town Council is mulling revisions to existing local ordinances that would ban the use of marijuana in municipally controlled public areas. Public hearings have been scheduled for Aug. 17 to review the revisions. Recreational marijuana was recently approved by the state legislature. The first hearing is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. It will review and take comment on on an ordinance titled, “Possession and Consumption of Alcoholic Liquor and Cannabis Prohibited in Town-Owned or Town-Leased Property; Smoking and Vaping Prohibited in Town-Owned or Town-Leased Property.” Alcohol and smoking are…
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Former Montville marijuana purveyor pins hopes on East Lyme – theday.com
East Lyme — The former owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in Montville has put in a proposal to allow recreational marijuana dispensaries in the town’s light industrial zone. The zoning application came from resident Laurie Zrenda, former owner and manager of the Thames Valley Relief medical marijuana dispensary in Montville who wants to open a recreational pot shop in East Lyme. But first, regulations have to change to specifically add recreational dispensaries to the list of permitted uses in the zone. The proposed change — known as a text amendment — passed its first hurdle this week, with the unanimous endorsement of the Planning Commission. Members found the proposal…
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“The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana” Webinar – Town of Middlefield, Connecticut – The official website of the Town of Middlefield and Rockfall, Conn. – middlefieldct.org
Johnny’s Ambassadors will present a free webinar by Laura Stack: “The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana” Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, 6:00 to 7:30 PM Register here to join in on this free zoom. The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story Laura Stack, the founder of Johnny’s Ambassadors, will be discussing the loss of her son, Johnny, the dangers of today’s potent marijuana on adolescent brain development, and the connection of youth marijuana use to mental illness and suicide. Laura Stack’s 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide on November 20, 2019, from paranoid delusion from using…
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