“We’re moving to vacate low-level marijuana convictions for Denver residents. This is an injustice that needs to be corrected. We’re going to provide a pathway to move on from an era of prohibition that has negatively impacted the lives of thousands.”
– Denver Mayor Michael B.Hancock

Vermont

As medical dispensary struggled with mold, regulation was nonexistent


Free Panel Sun, 12/9 3pm Film House at Main Street Landing: 2018 Farm Bill Potential Impacts on Vermont Hemp

Marijuana Advocates Warn Against Overregulation at Hartford Talk


Fran Janik: Medical Uses Of Cannabis


The Hemp Road Trip Sunday, December 9 at The Film House at Main Street Landing, with showings at 2 and 5 pm. Tickets for the film are $10 at the door or at EventBrite

The Elevated Agriculturalist: Water and Nutrients


Project CBD Sunday: Single Compound vs Whole Plant CBD

Legalizing marijuana sales would generate $13.7 to $26.4-million in tax revenue per year.

Vermont General Store Owners Innovate to Stay Relevant

Drive-Through CBD and ‘Grandma’s Miracle Sticky Buns’

Vermont Patients Alliance Marijuana grow operation permitted

Regional

 Connecticut

• Republicans include legalization in survey about important issues of 2019

 Maine

• Maine’s Marijuana Advisory Commission is taking shape

 Massachusetts

Boston‘s mayor said it is important for “people of color having a real stake in [marijuana] companies and not having these companies coming from all over the country.”

• Boston Will Get Its First Recreational Dispensary ‘in a Few Months’
• Why are Instagram and Facebook shutting down these dispensaries
• There’s been high dudgeon over pot shop traffic
• AG rejected moves to extend commerce moratoriums into 2019
• Sales hit $2.6 million in second week of open retail pot shops
• Panelists say social equity and social consumption go hand-in-hand
• How can Boston make the local marijuana industry equitable

 New Hampshire

• Kate Frey: The high costs of legalizing marijuana in New Hampshire

 New Jersey

• Jersey City tells cops to keep arresting people for pot
• Latest Cannabis Bill Advances, Prioritizes Jersey City, Newark Businesses

 New York

Total NYC Marijuana Arrests by Race and Ethnicity (2010-2017)

• MMJ saga shows it’s who you know that counts
• NY Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on Legalizing Marijuana
• Legislature votes to support marijuana legalization in New York
• MMJ could be covered by NY health insurance
• NYC councilmembers pressing NYPD on why it arrest peoples for THC oil
• Should Marijuana Taxes Fund Subways Or Social Justice?

National

 Animals

• Independent retailers to sell hemp oil pet products
• Should you give your dog cannabis?

 Business

• Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry
• Three Millennials Helping Black People Become Marijuana Moguls
• U.S. Lawsuit Puts Cannabis Patent Claims to the Test
• Ivy League Business Student Group Makes Cannabis Its Focus
• How the beauty industry fell for cannabis
• Weed Industry May Be Better Off Without Support of Big Tobacco
• Fake Vape Cartridges Are Disrupting the Legal Weed Industry
• What Cannabis Businesses Can Learn from the Sex-Toy Industry

 Culture

• Legal weed is just one drug hazard worth drivers’ worry
• From dazed, confused to braised, infused: Pot goes upscale
• We ban cannabis but let people eat as much meat as they want
• Yuppies have discovered weed. And they like it.
• Couples Using Cannabis
• What marijuana does to your sex life
• How MedMen Is Making Marijuana Mainstream

 Food

• 12 Days of Cannabis Cookies for an Extra-Happy Holiday
• Top three reasons why cannabis is a powerful superfood

 Growing and Making

• Your Complete Guide to Substrates in Cannabis Cultivation
• A Quick Guide To Growing Your Own Legal Weed At Home

 Health

• Aging Better With Cannabis

 Hemp

• US Farm Bill Legalizing Hemp Expected to be Finalized This Week

 History

• Weed Gets You High Thanks To Ancient Viruses

 Holidays

• 15 weed-themed gifts that aren’t covered in tacky pot leaves
• High-Tech Cannabis Gadgets
• The Luxury Cannabis Splurges
• 19 Stylish, Cannabis-Adjacent Gifts
• Kosher cannabis

 Legalization

• US Tax Court Rules That Cannabis Dispensaries Are Drug Traffickers
• Here’s What Farm Bill Has To Do With CBD Legalization

 Medical

• As A Fertility Doctor, I Am Advising My Patients To Avoid Cannabis
• Parkinson’s Foundation Hosts MMJ and Parkinson’s Conference

 Military

• VA believes federal law prevents its doctors from making MMJ recommendations

 Politics

• Major Alcohol Association Briefs Congress On Marijuana Legalization
• 2018 Farm Bill to Make CBD Oil Legal Under Federal Law
• Legalization of Hemp Could Be First Step for Federal Marijuana Protections
• Cannabis In The Next Congress: Will Republicans Try To Steal The Spotlight?

 Seniors

• Senior Living Providers Develop Smarter Pot Policies
• Medical cannabis research turns to seniors in long term care facilities

 Studies

• Vaping gets you significantly higher than smoking
• Marijuana doesn’t cause bad behavior — it’s the other way around
• Cannabis researchers turning their eyes to seniors
• Columbia Care Launches Study to Prove Medical Benefits of Cannabis
• Untangling the Ties Between Troubled Teens and Pot Use
• 5 Things That Are Scientifically Proven to Be Better While High
• We must study marijuana’s impact on the environment before it’s too late
• New Study Says Marijuana Legalization Leads to More Babies

 Social Justice

• Only 4 Percent of Cannabis Businesses Owned By African Americans
• Julian Marley Thinks Cannabis Should Be Free
• Legal weed cuts discriminatory pot busts
• Why Are Black People Excluded From the Legal Cannabis Industry?

 Sports

• The NFL Should Allow Marijuana As a Painkiller

 Technology

• The Cannabis Industry Is Scaling With The Help Of New Technologies
• Greenery Maps – Cannabis search engine

 Transportation

• Could legalizing weed help improve US transportation?

 Women

• Rachel Colic, a Boss Lady of Cannabis
• Sara Gullickson First Woman CEO of Publicly Traded Cannabis Company
• A Gift Guide for the Feminist Cannabis Consumer in Your Life
• CEO Jessica VerSteeg Talks Biz, Tech, and Being a Woman in Cannabis
•  Interview with entrepreneur Kelly Turner
• US Woman-Owned Bong Company Wins Canadian Cannabis Award
• It’s Ladies First at “Women & Weed” in Hollywood
• How To Be A Power Woman

States

 Alaska

• Alaska credit union to serve marijuana businesses

 Arizona

• Advocates eyeing 2020 to get recreational pot on the Arizona ballot

 Arkansas

• People get ready

 California

• 3 Great Cannabis Drinks Available In LA
• Challenges and Controversy Swirl Around Social Equity Programs
• Proposed Regulations Open Industrial Hemp Cultivation
• Sacramento marijuana testing lab admits to falsifying pesticide results
• Lawsuit Alleges Cops Stole Weed and Cash During Traffic Stops

  Florida

• The Joe Arpaio of Florida Thinks Weed Is ‘Killing People Every Day’

 Georgia

• Even with legal cannabis, Georgians fear losing their jobs

 Guam

• Gaps in medical marijuana law could hinder patient access

 Iowa

• Iowa makes significant strides with MMJ
• Davenport mom sees opportunities for son with new dispensary
• Customers line up for opening of MedPharm
• With MMJ, legal places like schools and gun stores face a dilemma

 Illinois

• House of Representatives approved an expungement bill
• Man fighting cancer was suspended from job because he uses MMJ
• Marijuana will be legal in Illinois in 2020, but questions remain

 Indiana

• Gov. Holcomb wants feds to act first on medical marijuana

 Iowa

• CBD medical cannabis sales began

 Kentucky

• Ag Commissioner tweeted about growth in hemp grower applications

 Maryland

• Top three reasons why cannabis is a powerful superfood
• Maryland marijuana panel approves ban on cannabis advertising

 Michigan

• Cannabis Legalization Will Commence December 6 In Michigan
• Lawmaker Trying To Change New Marijuana Legalization
• Marijuana advocates fear lame duck maneuvers
• Cannabis Chamber of Commerce forms
• Michigan lawmakers introduce bill to release marijuana prisoners

 Minnesota

• Will Minnesota become the next state to legalize weed?
• Alzheimer’s added to Minnesota’s medical marijuana list

 Missouri

• Doctors eager to help patients try MMJ
• MMJ will create new Missouri industry
• Cannabis advocates hope to make money as laws ease
• Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

 Nebraska

• MMJ dispensary set to open in Council Bluffs

 Nevada

• Labs are testing products behind-the-scenes
• September adult-use tax collections up 77% over last year

 New Mexico

• Sheriff urges opposition to recreational marijuana use in New Mexico

 North Carolina 

• Legislature to consider legalization in 2019

 North Dakota

• Hemp in North Dakota

 Ohio

• Columbus City Council president supports decriminalizing marijuana.

 Oklahoma

• Court of Civil Appeals ruled that “the presence of an intoxicating substance in the blood does not automatically mean that person is intoxicated.”

 Oregon 

• Forget weed. Some Oregonians want to legalize psychedelic mushrooms

 Pennsylvania

• Republican senator said there is “no possibility” the state will legalize soon
• Pennsylvania to consider more conditions that should qualify for MMJ
• Pennsylvania Throws Out All 8 Marijuana Research Applications

 Puerto Rico

• Hemp, Inc. CEO Bruce Perlowin to Speak at MMJ Industry Flagship Event

 Rhode Island

• Republican House leader said he supports legalization
• RI considers legalization as New England turns green

 South Carolina

• Gov. Henry McMaster sent press release about a hemp processing and CBD extraction company opening a facility in the state

 Tennessee

 Texas

• Fewer than 600 patients are currently participating in limited MMJ program

 Utah

• MMJ legal in Utah… for now
• Utah banks, credit unions wary of MMJ money
• Utah House, Senate overwhelmingly pass MMJ compromise bill
• Cannabis ‘collusion’ alleged to circumvent will of the people
• Groups sue to block MMJ compromise in Utah

 West Virginia

• Senate majority leader said there’s “no doubt” medical cannabis has benefits, though he is concerned about the effects of smoking it.
• Industrial hemp future in WV threatened by civil suit

 Wisconsin

• Appleton’s Memorial Florists to diversify by growing hemp

International

 Africa, Continent Of

• 6 Reasons It’s Time That All Of Africa Legalizes Cannabis

 Canada

• People in Halifax consume the most cannabis
• Drug-related driving charges largely unchanged following legalization
• Black market pot dealers not fazed by legal competition
• Pot Is So Hot in Canada That Firms Are Importing Workers
• As demand for craft BC cannabis takes off, distributors want to recruit small-batch growers
• Lift & Co. Announces Winners of 2018 Canadian Cannabis Awards
• Police Are Cracking Down On Canadians For Having Weed In Their Cars

 Colombia

• Inside Colombia’s Cannabis Boom

 Dominican Republic

• President Savarin asks Israel to assist with research as the region considers decriminalization

 Georgia

• Parliament Adopts Amendments to Marijuana Consumption Law

 India

• Women petition agriculture minister to legalize cannabis cultivation

 Israel

• Country will likely allow medical cannabis exports by the end of the year.

Luxembourg

• Luxembourg to legalize cannabis sales for adult use

 Mexico

• How to legalise it effectively, fairly and safely

 Netherlands

• Dutch company completes world’s first prefab house built of Cannabis

 New Zealand 

• Cannabis: Where is the data?
• Flying the flag for cannabis law reform

 Phillippines

• 4 Senate bets back legalization of medical marijuana
• Philippine leader jokes he used marijuana at SE Asia meeting
• Duterte’s drug war has killed thousands — but he needs weed to “stay awake”

 UK

• Woman becomes first UK patient to get cannabis prescription

 Uruguay

• Regulators will accept applications for production and distribution licenses in February