First Full-Service Marijuana Delivery App Launches On Apple Store Following Policy Change – Marijuana Moment
The civil judgment, the second-highest ever awarded in Montana, highlights volatility and growing pains in the CBD market. By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Hemp, a crop that largely flew under the radar in Montana when it was planted under a pilot program three years ago, is now central to one of the largest civil awards in the state’s history. A jury in Wolf Point last month awarded 25 eastern Montana farmers $65 million in compensatory and punitive damages, finding that a handful of Canadian and American businessmen had committed negligence, fraud and deceit in failing to fulfill contracts, leaving…
Read More »P&Z Commission Votes To Prohibit Recreational Marijuana Sales – Patch.com
GREENWICH, CT — On Wednesday night, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to amend zoning text to prohibit recreational marijuana sales in all zones throughout Greenwich. Recreational marijuana became legal in Connecticut on July 1 after Gov. Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 1201 into law. The legislation allows municipalities to amend their zoning regulations or local ordinances to prohibit “cannabis establishments” from opening, restrict their hours and signage, or restrict their proximity to religious institutions, schools, charitable institutions, hospitals, veterans homes, or certain military establishments. Cannabis establishments are defined as a producer, dispensary facility, cultivator, micro-cultivator, retailer, hybrid retailer,…
Read More »FBI relaxes cannabis rules for job applicants (Newsletter: July 8, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
ID marijuana ballot measure cleared for signatures; Court tosses OH cannabis decrim lawsuit; OR psilocybin report 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… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you’ve got a few dollars to spare…
Read More »Legalization of Marijuana in Connecticut: What does the new law mean for the state? – AS English
On 18 June, the Connecticut legislature legalized recreational cannabis use for residents twenty-one and older. The bill changes state law to allow the government to tax and regulate the commercialization of cannabis products. After the signing, Governor Ned Lamont said that the law is a first step at correcting the injustices and disparities of the War on Drugs. Gov. Lamont hopes that the new law will “eliminate the dangerous, unregulated market and support a new and equitable sector of our economy that will create jobs.” While opponents argue that this could make the public less safe, Gov. Lamont highlighted the…
Read More »Connecticut bans unlicensed sales of hemp-derived THC products – Hemp Industry Daily
When Connecticut approved the legalization of adult-use marijuana last month, it became the latest state to institute a ban on hemp-derived THC products, including delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC, for companies without a license to sell them. The state’s new law prohibits products containing delta-7, delta-8, delta-9 and delta-10 from being sold outside licensed cannabis retailers or medical marijuana dispensaries. The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) warned businesses after enactment of the law that established an adult-use marijuana marketplace and made changes to existing cannabis regulations that, beginning July 1, they may no longer offer or sell products made…
Read More »Nevada Sports Regulators Ditch Marijuana Penalties For Fighters, Days After Richardson’s Olympics Suspension – Marijuana Moment
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a lot of questions about psychedelic mushrooms—including whether non-human animals willingly partake in the experience and whether eating enough cicadas infected by hallucinogenic fungi would create a psychoactive effect. The astrophysicist had a wide-ranging conversation on mushrooms and psychedelics during an episode of his podcast StarTalk that was posted last week. Merlin Sheldrake, a biologist who specializes in fungi, joined the discussion and fielded a number of trippy questions from Tyson and viewers. “Do you think mushrooms would have been a part of early animal diets?” Tyson asked Sheldrake. “Yeah, for sure,” he said. “I mean,…
Read More »Feds say cannabis industry “will continue to grow” (Newsletter: July 7, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
ID marijuana ballot measure cleared for signatures; Court tosses OH cannabis decrim lawsuit; OR psilocybin report 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… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you’ve got a few dollars to spare…
Read More »CBD for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: What You Should Know – WebMD
SOURCES: National Psoriasis Foundation: “CBD for Psoriasis and PsA.” FDA: “What You Need to Know (And What We’re Working to Find Out) About Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-derived Compounds, Including CBD,” “FDA warns 15 companies for illegally selling various products containing cannabidiol as agency details safety concerns,” “FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling Over-the-Counter CBD Products for Pain Relief.” Karger Journals: “Efficacy and Tolerability of a Shampoo Containing Broad-Spectrum Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Scalp Inflammation in Patients with Mild to Moderate Scalp Psoriasis or Seborrheic Dermatitis.” La Clinica Therapeutica: “Anandamide Suppresses Proinflammatory T Cell Responses In Vitro through Type-1 Cannabinoid…
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