A round-up of the week’s cannabis news.

Jeff Sessions Is OUT!

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From the NY Times: “President Trump forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, ending a partnership that soured almost from the start of the administration and degenerated into one of the most acrimonious public standoffs between a commander in chief and a senior cabinet member in modern American history.”

Vermont

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Regional

 Connecticut

• Southington senior center reverses policy on rides to MMJ facilities

 Maine

• Janet Mills becomes Maine’s first woman governor

 Massachusetts

• Recreational Sales to Start Within Two Weeks
• Regulators agreed to compile a database of cannabis edibles
• Cannabis firm plans renovation of Hampden Bank building in Springfield
• MMJ License Applicant Has History Tied To Illegal Gaming
• MassRoots’ Business Portal Expands its Functionality for Dispensaries
• Cannabis commission OKs testing labs as recreational sales approach

 New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Releases Cannabis Legalization Blueprint
• NH police chiefs launch attack on legalizing pot

 New Jersey

• Medical marijuana: New Jersey seen as ‘Silicon Valley’ of pot
• State continues to review more than 140 applications for dispensaries
• Three towns got a chance to vote on marijuana. Two said they want it.

 New York

• Gov. Andrew Cuomo is optimistic the state will legalize in 2019
• Legalized weed and universal healthcare just took a huge step forward

National

 Business

• Top 10 Myths and Facts About the Cannabis Industry
• Job Opportunities Continue to Proliferate in the Cannabis Industry
• Emergent US weed industry eyes ‘that great double bottom line’
• America’s Genius For Branding Is Taking Marijuana To The Next Level
• Cannabis Executives, Investors See Asia Saying ‘Yes’ to Pot
• Cannabis Industry Makes First Big Design Hire
• Cannabis legalization could force hike in car insurance rates
• This Company Will Pay You Thousands of Dollars to Travel and Smoke Weed
• Key cannabis legalization wins could bring $2+ billion in new sales

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Michael Moore votes for legalization live on late night TV.

 Culture

• I used to judge parents who used weed. Then I tried it.
• The marijuana industry and how Black people can benefit
• Cannabis and Rastafari Spiritual Practise
• How to Talk to Your Family About Weed This Holiday Season
• The Sex Resort Diaries: A live orgasm demo and Jamaican weed
• Francis Ford Coppola is branching out from fine wine into luxury weed
• What Are The Best Marijuana Life Hacks?
• Worried The Pot Shop Next Door Will Lower Your Property Value?
• Would You Pay $2,400 for a Laser Bong?

 Fashion

• Sundae School: The cannabis-inspired fashion label with high ambitions

 Food

• Cannabis cooking gains popularity with legalization
• RIB-EYE WITH WEED CHIMICHURRI
• Weed-Fed Pigs Creating Stir
• Weed makes food taste better
• Cannabis Beer And Wine Are Here, But Are They Here To Stay?
• How to Make Weed-Infused Brown Butter

 Growing

• In the Federal Fight Over CBD, What’s a Cannabis Farmer to Do?

 Legal

• How to wipe out cannabis convictions
• When Are You Safe From a Drug Test? The Lifespan of Weed in Your Hair
• Why weed is stuck in a legal limbo

 Medical

• Rick Simpson Oil: Benefits, Effects and Research in 2018
• Does Cannabis help with cancer?
• Despite legalization, marijuana remains a touchy subject to talk about

 Military

• Disabled American Veterans calling for “more research into medical cannabis”

 Politics

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• How Does a Marijuana Lobbyist Do His Job?
• Washington Needs to Legalize Cannabis
• Weed Wins on Election Day. So What Comes Next?
• People want the ‘Berlin Wall of cannabis prohibition’ in the US to topple over
• The Movement To Legalize Marijuana Is Poised To Make Significant Gains
• With Jeff Sessions Out, New AG Should Restore Cole Memo
• Health concerns drive voters to back Medicaid, weed and trans rights
• What The Loss of Marijuana-Friendly Republicans Means For Legalization

 Sports

• Snowboarder Hopes to Ride to Cannabis Success

 Studies

• Marijuana Use Associated With Improved Outcomes In Bipolar Patients
• Opinions On Marijuana Shift Based On Who Endorses It
• The Most Impactful Cannabis Studies of All Time
• Connection between cannabis use and type 1 diabetes complications

 Women

• The Women Of Wine Country Staking A Claim In Cannabis
• Tokeativity brings cannabis-friendly women’s space to Denver
• Women more likely to become addicted to cannabis
• More Women Are Using Marijuana During Pregnancy
• Cannabis Affects Men And Women Differently – Here’s Why

States