The $8 Billion Question: Which Towns Will Cash In on Marijuana? – The New York Times
On the West Coast, California and the neighboring states of Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, where marijuana is also legal, are likely to remain the country’s dominant market. In Massachusetts, the city of Easthampton, which opened its first dispensary in December 2018, and is close to at least five colleges, expects to be home to five dispensaries by the end of the year, the mayor, Nicole LaChapelle, said. The extra revenue has been tremendously helpful, she said, especially during the pandemic. A small 1,000-square-foot dispensary generated $84,000 in revenue for the city of roughly 16,000 in April, May and June…
Read More »Surgeon general backs cannabis decrim (Newsletter: July 19, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
MD House speaker: put marijuana on ballot; More cannabis protections in Congress; RI Senate pres’s legalization talks; IL cannabis $ for anti-violence Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWSurgeon General Vivek Murthy appeared to…
Read More »The hemp boom is over. What now? – The Columbian
Thousands of conventional farmers, marijuana growers and rookie entrepreneurs likewise rushed to plant hemp that year, eager to cash in on a newly legal crop. But rather than making a fortune, many lost one as their crops failed and the skyrocketing hemp supply depressed prices. Cyrus now has hundreds of thousands of pounds of hemp bagged up in his barn that he can’t sell for a break-even price. He’s not planting hemp this year, and he’s not alone. “There’s a lot of guys that just plain aren’t raising it this year,” said Cyrus, president of the Deschutes County Farm Bureau….
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Marijuana is legal in Connecticut, but some towns want little or no part of it – Hartford Courant
“We’re getting calls and emails about this, asking what’s allowed under the bill and trying to understand it,” said Mike Muszynski, state and federal relations manager for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. “We’re thinking of doing a webinar with municipal CEOs and attorneys to provide a framework about what’s allowed.”
Read More »Federal Marijuana Protections And Other Drug Policy Provisions Approved In New Spending Bills – Marijuana Moment
A powerful House committee on Thursday approved spending bills and related reports that touch on a wide range of marijuana and drug policy issues—including calls to remove roadblocks to research into cannabis, noting the lifesaving potential of safe consumption sites for illegal substances, recognizing the painkilling promise of the kratom plant and urging the development of technology to detect impairment from THC. Importantly, the legislation that cleared the House Appropriations Committee would also maintain an existing provision that shields state medical marijuana laws from intervention by the Justice Department. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, thanked…
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Marijuana won’t be allowed in courthouses – News from southeastern Connecticut – theday.com
New signs have been posted on the doors of New London’s courthouses notifying the public that marijuana — though now legal in the state of Connecticut — is not allowed inside. The signs read “no cannabis (or marijuana) allowed inside the courthouse,” and are hung on the doors to the New London Superior Courthouse and the New London GA10 courthouse, alongside signs reminding folks to still put masks on before they enter. Following the legalization of marijuana in the state earlier this month, Connecticut’s Judicial Branch issued a statement saying that marijuana won’t be permitted into any court buildings, in accordance with…
Read More »Southington petition drive for pot sales underway as CBD industry expects growth – Meriden Record-Journal
Southington petition drive for pot sales underway as CBD industry expects growth Checking status… × Southington petition drive for pot sales underway as CBD industry expects growth Rob Anselmo, owner of Timeless CBD, talks about some of the products at the 456 N. Main St., store in Southington, Thursday, July 15, 2021. He doesn’t plan on selling recreational marijuana, but expects more people to be interested in his CBD products now that marijuana is legal in Connecticut. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Night Time CBD gummies at Timeless CBD at 456 N. Main St. in Southington, Thurs., July 15, 2021. Dave…
Read More »Connecticut restricts delta-8 THC – HempToday
Share this: A new cannabis law recently enacted in Connecticut includes tight restrictions on the sale of delta-8 THC, as the state joins others around the USA that are either banning the synthetic compound or putting it under the same regulations as marijuana. The state’s new law restricts sales of delta-8 THC to licensed cannabis retailers or medical marijuana dispensaries in a fashion similar to rules governing the more common delta-9 THC derived from marijuana plants. The law took effect July 1.
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