Licensing A Cannabis Business In Connecticut: What You Can Do To Start Planning Today – Cannabis & Hemp – United States – Mondaq News Alerts
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Co-Authored by Jessica TangResearcher/Summer Associate 2021 There is growing excitement among Connecticut’s business community about the prospects for a legal adult-use marijuana market. Entrepreneurs, growers, and investors are beginning to develop business plans and looking for more information on how to obtain a license. Though specific licensing criteria and application deadlines have not been established yet, the law provides some guidance to allow the business community to start planning now. LICENSE TYPES, REQUIREMENTS & FEES The law creates two groups of applicants, Social Equity Applicants…
Read More »Medical marijuana businesses plan for recreational market – News from southeastern Connecticut – theday.com
Recreational cannabis isn’t yet sold in Connecticut retail locations, but medical cannabis providers are already reckoning with how to adjust now that adult use of marijuana is legal. Thames Valley Relief in Montville, which recently rebranded to The Botanist, and Curaleaf Groton, are two local purveyors — owned by larger companies — of medical cannabis trying to determine how to adjust to the new recreational market. Recreational cannabis dispensaries won’t open until at least May 2022. Existing medical cannabis businesses have to pay a fee of anywhere between $1 million and $3 million to enter the recreational market, depending on whether…
Read More »Where’s the best public place to smoke weed in Danbury? Mayor’s marijuana brain trust to weigh in. – Danbury News Times
DANBURY — The way the law stands today, there’s nothing stopping an adult from smoking marijuana in public, so long as it’s not in a state park or a in spot where tobacco smoking is already banned. Danbury leaders say those days are numbered. But before leaders here can regulate personal cannabis use in public, the state’s new marijuana decriminalization law requires them to provide a designated public place where people can smoke pot in peace. If Danbury’s designated place is so far out of the way that one needs a car to get there, will people make the return…
Read More »Federal Agency Loosens Marijuana-Related Grant Funding Restrictions For Mental Health Treatment – Marijuana Moment
An influential U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance funding legislation and attached report language that encourages the federal government to reconsider “arbitrary” THC restrictions on hemp and continue efforts to develop a regulatory pathway for CBD products. Those provisions, among others, were approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of legislation to fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2022. The legislation would also continue a rider that protects state hemp programs from federal interference and extend the terms of an earlier pilot program under which…
Read More »CHAMPS Las Vegas 2021: Delta-8 and the DEA Raid Rumor
A significant portion of the cannabis industry is nomadic. Business conferences and trade shows fill vast convention halls with booths plugging brands. Eager pilgrims, fresh from cross-country flights or energy-drink fueled drives, wander from table to table, pockets bulging with business cards. Everyone is hoping to strike a deal at a hotel suite afterparty. After the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the trade-show circuit, the rhythm of these show-and-hopefully-sell events appeared to be returning to normal last week with the CHAMPS Trade Show’s visit to Las Vegas. With its busy airport, abundant accommodations and myriad of other distractions, Vegas is the mecca for these…
Read More »Happy Birthday, Martha Stewart: 20 Vintage Photos of the DIY Icon – Vogue
Before her name became a byword for “good taste,” Martha Stewart was born Martha Kostyra, the oldest daughter of six children in a well-to-do Polish Catholic family. Raised in Nutley, New Jersey, she displayed an entrepreneurial knack from an early age: A 10-year old Martha booked her first paid gig by planning birthday parties for the kids in her neighborhood. She began modeling as a teenager, earning $50 an hour to appear in ad campaigns for the likes of Chanel and Tareyton cigarettes. With her 5’9” frame and knockout beauty, Stewart’s modeling portfolio radiates the same mix of cold charm…
Read More »Higher dose cannabis edibles could actually protect kids
Higher dose cannabis edibles could actually protect kids | Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Pediatric poisoning from cannabis edibles at home—for a lot of parents, it’s a nightmare scenario. On July 16, a group at a barbecue at a house in Victoria, B.C. noticed that some of their children were acting strangely. When they questioned them, the…
Read More »Cannabis in the workplace: Employers’ obligations – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Four New England states now allow medical and recreational use of marijuana, which means local companies must review their current drug testing and substance use policies to ensure they are compliant with state and federal laws. With Connecticut legalizing recreational marijuana in June — and Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont laws already in place — only New Hampshire and Rhode Island remain as holdouts for legalization. The provisions of the Connecticut law that affect employers will go into effect on July 1, 2022. Overall, employers walk a fine line when deciding on their internal policies. They need to comply with state…
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