Friday News Roll-Up
A collection of this week’s cannabis news from Vermont, the region, and around the world!
Vermont
Thefts Put Damper On Vermont Hemp Harvest
Partner Spotlight: Full Tank
What Turner and Zuckerman’s Pot Plan Says About the Lt. Gov. Candidates
Great pix from Pipe Classic 13 hosted by Bern Gallery
Vermont cannabis business jeopardized as Quebec and Mass. open retail stores
Parents of Vermont prosecutor avoid prison after Nebraska weed bust
New Haven Man Cautions Cannabis Growers After Thieves Steal His Plants
USDA website hacked and filled with pro-cannabis spam
Also if you like that, here’s an un-stolen version of a #VT #cbd crop pic.twitter.com/CaajANKpxx
— Heady Vermont (@HeadyVermont) September 25, 2018
Regional
Maine
Massachusetts
- Mayor says pot rally left an ‘appalling’ mess on Boston Common
- Police Make Super Troopers Reference After Recovering Two Pounds of Weed
- Lose a gym bag full of marijuana? Don’t worry, police have it
- What to know before visiting the new recreational dispensaries
New Hampshire
- NH’s nonprofit pot sellers skirt rules to raise money
- Study of Legalization in NH Nears Completion
- Estimated revenue from legalization increases to $58 million
New Jersey
Video Highlights What Equitable Legalization Should Look Like
- Leaders are Putting State on Right Path for Legalization
- Legal weed timeline pushed back again for NJ
- Why Legalizing Weed in New Jersey Could Change the Market Worldwide
- Legalizing weed should come with reparations to people of color
New York
- First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Set to Open in Brooklyn By End of Year
- New Plattsburgh dispensary leads to growth of marijuana patients
- Gov. Cuomo signs law allowing medical marijuana for pain management
National
 Business
- Workers’ Compensation Payments Include MMJ
- High-Grade Pot Jobs Have Arrived
- Big Tobacco Is Already Eyeing Pot
 Culture
- Letters: Is Marijuana Addictive?
- History of Marijuana: Origins, Legality and What’s Happening in 2018
- Working while high? Not really a thing, it turns out, in weed-legal states
- Why More People Are Embracing Legalization
- A Pratt Institute Grad Is Making Smoking Cannabis Pretty Again
 Food
 Growing
 Politics
Strong support for legalization ballot initiatives ahead of 2018 election
- The 5 Best US House Reps On Marijuana Policy
- Marijuana As A Top Issue In The 2018 Midterms
- O’Rourke And Cruz Clash On Marijuana
- Trump Administration OKs Deal to Import Pot from Canada
- Timeline for Marijuana Legalization in the United States
- House GOP Blocks Marijuana Tax Fairness Vote
- Hemp, on the Brink of Being Legal, Still Faces Challenges
- It’s Time For Washington To Help Veterans Access Cannabis
 Medical/Studies
Cannabis as a better treatment for addiction.
- Marijuana Study Reveals What Cannabis Can Do for Pain
- Does marijuana affect sexual performance or fertility?
- Study: Children of Mothers Who Use Pot Are More Likely to Try It Earlier
- People are Trying Less Heroin but Using More Marijuana
- DEA reschedules Epidiolex
- State Legalization Doesn’t Increase Youth Cannabis Use
- Half of U.S. Cannabis Users Lowered Their Alcohol Intake
- Bad childhood: Can cannabis help cope with traumatic memories?
- Pete Davidson Discusses Using Marijuana for Crohn’s and Bipolar Disorder
 California
- California governor vetoes state tax deduction bill for cannabis businesses
- Cannabis dispensary donates $10,000 to nonprofits
- You can now fly with weed out of LAX
- Self-styled ‘weed nuns’ put faith in the healing powers, and profits, of cannabis
 Colorado
- Colorado Loosens Hemp Testing Restrictions
- What really happened after Colorado legalized marijuana?
- Teenagers break into pot dispensary, mistakenly steal oregano
 Florida
- Jupiter council passed vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries
- DA sounds off on marijuana legalization
- Five Signs Miami Should Fully Decriminalize
- Tallahassee should fulfill voters’ wishes on MMJ
 Guam
 Idaho
 Louisiana
 Michigan
- Coverage of CLOSUP MMJ policy poll grows like weed
- Vote for it, even if you aren’t going to smoke it
- Experts to look at both sides of Michigan’s recreational proposal
- 200 Groups Representing Michigan Citizens Oppose Legalization
- Rick Steves To Hold Legalization Talks In Michigan
 Missouri
 Nebraska
 Nevada
- Carson City says no additional pot shops
- Cannabis-infused soda goes on sale in Las Vegas
- Marijuana museum opens in Vegas
 New Mexico
 North Dakota
- Recreational marijuana: I’m high on the idea
- National reform leaders visit ND
- Dispensaries chosen in Bismarck and Fargo
- Cannabis Activists Gain Powerful Legalization Ally
 Oklahoma
- Doctors Explain How To Get A MMJ Recommendation
- Oklahomans start training to open dispensaries
- Oklahoma has OK’d more than 1,000 MMJ businesses
- First Legal Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Plant Sold
- Lawsuit Filed to Stop City’s Medical Marijuana Regulations
 Oregon
- Open up out-of-state shipping for pot
- OLCC cancels pot grower’s license after connection to explosion
- Oregon is No. 1 for positive drug tests in the workplace
 Pennsylvania
- Rally held in Harrisburg to support legalization
- State must reveal names of secret pot panelists
- Rep. Wheatley introduces bill to legalize
 Tennessee
 Texas
 Utah
- 13 things voters should know about Utah’s MMJ initiative
- Romney and Wilson split on MMJ
- Lt. Governor asks judge to drop lawsuit over MMJÂ initiative
 Virginia
 Washington
 Washington, D.C.
 Wisconsin
InternationalÂ
 Canada
- Black communities press feds for cannabis amnesty as pot legalization nears
- Dispensaries wrestle with whether to close now to go legit later
- Inside the illicit but lucrative world of ‘shatter’
- Canada Estimates $1 Billion in Sales in First Three Months
- Journalism’s budding new beat: Cannabis reporter
 Denmark
 Israel
 Jamaica
 Kenya
- Smoke of ‘weed’ sweeping across Africa strikes Kenya
- Lawmaker Pushes For Legalization In Kenya
- Kibera Mp Ken Okoth intends to table marijuana legalization bill
 MalaysiaÂ
 Netherlands
 South Africa
 Thailand
 UK
- Drug smugglers tried to hide £10,000,000 worth of cannabis under rabbit hay
- London-based marijuana producer setting up 10 storefront pot shops
 Vanuatu