ICYMI: Friday News Roll Up
Vermont
Op Ed: Vermont Should Embrace The Gifting Economy
Candid Candidates: Marijuana Regulation
The Cannabis Catch-Up: Growers Report Several Weed and Hemp Thefts
Heady LIVE – CBD and Pregnancy at the B. Love Family Festival
Regional
 Connecticut
 Maine
- DHHS Warns About Dangers of Accidental Ingestion
- Pot shop owners say recent break-ins illustrate security concerns
 Massachusetts
- Boston inches forward with recreational marijuana permits
- Cannabis Control Commission should ‘pick up the pace’ on retail shops
- Slow rollout on retail is shrinking the state’s estimated taxes
- The Codcast: The women of pot
- State to review final licenses for recreational sellers this week
- First retail pot shops approved by commission
 New Jersey
 New York
- How legalization of hemp can help NY industry
- Though legal in NYS, MMJ not easy to come by
- Brooklyn’s first dispensary is ‘in the home stretch’
- Inside New York’s Illegal Cannabis Bike Delivery SystemÂ
National
 Business
- For Fast-Growing Edibles Market, Trust is Key
- U.S. Producers Fear Canada Will ‘Dominate The Industry’
- Product Testing Market to Rise Alongside Legalization
- Legalization has ‘huge implication’ for one insurance sector
- Creating Positive Awareness Should be Part of Every Branding Initiative
- Legalization and Workplace Safety: A Short-Lived Hysteria
- Beyond Brownies And Vape Pens, 18 Industries Cannabis Is Disrupting
 Culture
 Food
- New Cannabis Infusion Bubbles Its Way Into Non-Alcohol Wine
- Bong Appétit: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Weed
- Marijuana-infused beverages could explode to $600 million
- Bartenders are getting creative with marijuana cocktails
- Cannabis ice cream sold to help treat Florida patients
 Growing
 Politics
- The Federal War on Marijuana
- Even if Sessions Is Fired, Legalization Is a Long Shot
- FDA: CBD shouldn’t be a controlled substance, but treaties require it
- Congressman accosted by marijuana protesters
- Drug Czar Promises ‘Objective and Dispassionate’ Research on Legalization
- Pro-weed ‘political front is developing very quickly
- US Government Making Cannabis Treatment For Veterans Hard To Find
- US lawmakers urge feds to expand approved marijuana growers for research
- A sea change in CBD drug policy?
 Sports
 Studies/Medical
 Arizona
 Arkansas
- Arkansas MMJ Commission wants AG’s legal help
- Firm to begin ranking 203 applicants for Arkansas’ MMJÂ licenses
 California
- As cannabis market heats up, local scientists race to build ‘weed biofactories’
- A Tale Of Two Markets: Cannabis Delivery In California And Oregon
- California Gov. Brown Rejects Slew of Marijuana And Drug Reform Bills
 Colorado
- Federal prosecutor threatens law-breaking pot businesses
- One Man’s Complicated 50-Year Relationship With Cannabis
- Portraits of children who changed the ‘Face of Cannabis’
 Florida
 Georgia
 Iowa
 Illinois
- Sharp rise in MMJ applications as cancer patient requests ‘explode’
- Progressives group to host cannabis legalization event
- Medical marijuana use up 83 percent in state
 Louisiana
 Maryland
- Anne Arundel’s approach to MMJ continues to cause problems
- Will dispensaries have to take down their billboards?
 Michigan
- First student-organized cannabis conference aims to educate the public
- Green Party of Michigan endorses legalization
- MMJ job fair seeks Lansing area talent
- Estimated tax haul from marijuana sales would grow to $134 million per year
- Pot-laced brownies traded for homecoming queen votes
- No active investigation into alleged plot to bribe marijuana officials
 Minnesota
- Federal prosecutor threatens law-breaking pot businesses
- ‘No good’ can come from legalizing, county board votes
 Missouri
 Montana
 North Dakota
 Ohio
 Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Judge Issues Injunction in MMJ Case
- Fiercely competitive MMJ industry emerging
- Norman soon to be home to state’s first cannabis cafe
- MMJ Bank To Open In OKC
- Candidates For Governor Weigh In On Marijuana
 Oregon
- How Tokeativity Events Made Lemonade Out Of Lemons
- Tokyo Starfish Makes Waves With A 2nd Story Bud ‘N’ Breakfast Rental
 Pennsylvania
- Residents have mixed emotions about growing facility, but welcome jobs
- MMJ patients unable to buy directly from growing facility
- Retired doctor, 87, takes ‘rewarding’ job in MMJ
- Publicity stunt promotes MMJ as alternative treatment for opioid addiction
- Legalization Bill Has Been Introduced
 Rhode IslandÂ
 Tennessee
- Department of Health takes aim at Cannabis with health advisory
- Tennessee becoming hot market for cannabis industry
 Utah
- Legalize medical marijuana, the Utah way
- Big contributions coming in, but so far it’s to defeat MMJ
- Salt Lake County DA candidates spar over MMJ initiative
- Mormon church backs deal to allow MMJ
 Virginia
 Wisconsin
InternationalÂ
 Australia
 Canada
- Buzz in the air at Winnipeg Cannabis Expo
- Doug Ford says smoking in parks is ‘unacceptable’
- Treat cannabis legalization as work in progress
- Some Alberta liquor merchants are shifting to cannabis
- 5 Ways Canada Will Change The World With Legalization
- Canada to consider pardons for pot possession before legalization
 Denmark
 Ghana
 Holland
 India
 Italy
 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
 South Africa
- Durban Poison Dope Inspires South Africa’s First Cannabis Beer
- The Rastafarian lawyer behind the decriminalisation of weed
 UK