Acreage Announces Rebranding of Connecticut Dispensaries to The Botanist – Cannabis Dispensary
A pair of Ohio lawmakers officially put their plans into action July 30 by formally filing adult-use cannabis legislation in the state’s House—the first of its kind in the state. Democratic Reps. Casey Weinstein and Terrence Upchurch, both representing Northeast Ohio districts, first introduced their 180-page bill two weeks ago, which includes four major components: decriminalization, a cannabis excise tax, commerce and licensing, and medical cannabis. More specifically, the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control program would remain intact, and licensed operators could pursue additional licenses to enter the adult-use market. According to a memo Weinstein and Upchurch sent to fellow House…
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Signed into law in March, cannabis legalization is still very new in New York State. Possession is legal, but dispensaries may not open until summer of 2022. Before that can happen, state Rep. Mike Lawler, an upstate Republican, wants to create exceptions to legalization and restrict what products are available. Claiming that “[f]requent consumption of high-potency cannabis can result in serious health conditions, including neurotoxicity and substance use disorders,” in June, Lawler introduced a bill that, if passed, would ban cannabis flower with more than 15 percent THC. It would also ban edibles and concentrates with more than 60 percent…
Read More »How legalizing recreational marijuana will affect past convictions in CT Thousands of Connecticut residents with low – CT Insider
Four years ago, Luis Vega was arrested with marijuana. “They pulled 28 full plants out of my little makeshift grow in my basement,” he said. Vega said those marijuana plants were for his own personal, medical use. Vega, originally from the Bronx, N.Y., but is now a New Haven resident, suffers from Crohn’s disease, he said. “I was operated on, I had lost my large intestine when I was 13 years old, I had an ostomy bag,” he said, though he also admits that growing marijuana, even for personal, medical use was illegal. Vega is one of many Connecticut residents…
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Four years ago, Luis Vega was arrested with marijuana. “They pulled 28 full plants out of my little makeshift grow in my basement,” he said. Vega said those marijuana plants were for his own personal, medical use. Vega, originally from the Bronx, N.Y., but is now a New Haven resident, suffers from Crohn’s disease, he said. “I was operated on, I had lost my large intestine when I was 13 years old, I had an ostomy bag,” he said, though he also admits that growing marijuana, even for personal, medical use was illegal. Vega is one of many Connecticut residents…
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Four years ago, Luis Vega was arrested with marijuana. “They pulled 28 full plants out of my little makeshift grow in my basement,” he said. Vega said those marijuana plants were for his own personal, medical use. Vega, originally from the Bronx, N.Y., but is now a New Haven resident, suffers from Crohn’s disease, he said. “I was operated on, I had lost my large intestine when I was 13 years old, I had an ostomy bag,” he said, though he also admits that growing marijuana, even for personal, medical use was illegal. Vega is one of many Connecticut residents…
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Four years ago, Luis Vega was arrested with marijuana. “They pulled 28 full plants out of my little makeshift grow in my basement,” he said. Vega said those marijuana plants were for his own personal, medical use. Vega, originally from the Bronx, N.Y., but is now a New Haven resident, suffers from Crohn’s disease, he said. “I was operated on, I had lost my large intestine when I was 13 years old, I had an ostomy bag,” he said, though he also admits that growing marijuana, even for personal, medical use was illegal. Vega is one of many Connecticut residents…
Read More »Acreage Announces Rebranding of Connecticut Dispensaries to – GlobeNewswire
The Botanist is coming to Montville, South Windsor and Danbury, CT: Thames Valley Relief to transition into The Botanist Montville (July 2021) Compassionate Care Center of Connecticut to transition into The Botanist Danbury (August 2021) Prime Wellness of Connecticut to transition into The Botanist South Windsor (September 2021) NEW YORK, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acreage Holdings, Inc. (“Acreage”) (CSE:ACRG.A.U, ACRG.B.U), (OTCQX: ACRHF, ACRDF) a vertically integrated, multi-state operator of cannabis cultivation and retailing facilities in the U.S., today announced the rebranding of the company’s three medical cannabis dispensaries in Connecticut of Thames Valley Relief, Compassionate Care Center of Connecticut…
Read More »Acreage Announces Rebranding of Connecticut Dispensaries to The Botanist – GlobeNewswire
The Botanist is coming to Montville, South Windsor and Danbury, CT: Thames Valley Relief to transition into The Botanist Montville (July 2021) Compassionate Care Center of Connecticut to transition into The Botanist Danbury (August 2021) Prime Wellness of Connecticut to transition into The Botanist South Windsor (September 2021) NEW YORK, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acreage Holdings, Inc. (“Acreage”) (CSE:ACRG.A.U, ACRG.B.U), (OTCQX: ACRHF, ACRDF) a vertically integrated, multi-state operator of cannabis cultivation and retailing facilities in the U.S., today announced the rebranding of the company’s three medical cannabis dispensaries in Connecticut of Thames Valley Relief, Compassionate Care Center of Connecticut…
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