“We’ve seen that we can’t tell Vermonters that they can possess marijuana and be silent about how to obtain it because capitalism exists and is only going to grow in this area.”
– VT Attorney General T.J. Donovan

Welcome To The Weekly Roll Up – A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News

Vermont

4/20 Week Seed Giveaway


Vermont Attorney General Wants a Regulated Weed Market


VTCNA Health Tips: Boost Your Immune System With Fire-Cider

UVM 2019 Industrial Hemp Conference

Business Partner Spotlight: Sharon Grimes Accounting

Project CBD Sunday: Interview With Dr. Ethan Russo

Police investigate 2nd Vermont smoke shop; no charges filed

A Burlington Pot Shop Hides in Plain Sight

Reporter says he witnessed Burlington shop illegally selling weed

Cannabis could be cash crop for Vermont colleges

Driver Safety Not Addressed In Senate’s Tax-And-Regulate Bill

Hemp farmers work to set industry apart from marijuana


Rusty DeWees covers the Good Times bust

Regional

 Connecticut

• Should marijuana be legalized? If it must be, do it right
• Senator files a bill to create equity policy
• Area lawmakers back legalization bill
• Racial equity and other flavors of reform take shape

 Maine

• Timeline For Legalization Is Uncertain
• Maine restarts search for consultant to help with pot rules
• Health Equity Alliance wants decrim and safe consumption sites

 Massachusetts

• Pot-impaired drivers a real danger
• This Week in Weed
• Whisk and Jane to combine tourism with marijuana
• Businesses in NETA’s neighborhood see bump
• Why smoking weed can get you fired – even though it’s legal

 New Hampshire

• Commission opposes legalization
• Pending marijuana bills
• Critics Of Legalization Rally Opposition

 New Jersey

• Lawmakers consider taxing by weight, rather than price
• Mayors Demand Automatic Expungements If State Legalizes
• Advocates Fear Legalization Plan Shuts Out People of Color
• NJ’s MMJ program has reached 40,000 patients
• Students share impact of legal weed data with legislators
• Stop feeding us negative articles about pot

 New York

• Legalization could have NY on an economic high
• Erase possession convictions as part of legalization
• Hemp company to move into former Binghamton-area publishing facility
• Fighting For A More Diverse, Inclusive Legal Weed Scene
• Dispensary hopes to be ‘good steward’

National

Welcome and opening keynote at North American Cannabis Summit 2019

 Animals

• 756% increase in calls about ingestion by pets over last decade
• Pot for pets? How can CBD oil help your pet?

 Business

• Advertising difficulties in cannabis biz
• Is pot the future of the tobacco industry?
• Demand for Cannabis Talent Heats Up
• An easy fix could give the marijuana industry access to banking
• The Hidden Costs Of The Cannabis Business
• Investing in Cannabis is Not a Sin
• In 2018, US Consumers Ordered Cannabis Every 8 Seconds

 Cannabis

• When cannabis causes harm
• What we know about cannabis tolerance
• New Report Shows Diversified Consumer Base, Growing Interest in CBD

 CBD

• CBD Suppositories Are The Next Product Craze
• America’s CBD mania
• Guide to Success for Hemp-Based CBD Companies
• How CBD is rehabilitating cannabis’ image

 Commerce

• 2018 global cannabis spending expected to top $12 billion

 Culture

The Daily Show takes on the rejected Superbowl ad

Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s spoof medical-cannabis-for-dogs ad to air during the Puppy Bowl

Jimmy Fallon on the company giving weed to federal workers

• CBS’s Rejection Of Cannabis Ad May Still Change The Game
• Good manners for a pot-friendly society
• What Fearmongering About Pot Tells You About Mainstream Coverage
• One Smokes Weed, the Other Doesn’t. Can This Relationship Last?
• The 35 Best Weed Quotes Exploring The Benefits Of Marijuana

 Education

• LSSU green lights pot program
• Weed Ed | Ganja babies!
• Cannabis Research Center to explore impacts of legalization

 Entertainment

• A Farewell to the Weed Queens of ‘Broad City’
• ‘Murder Mountain’ Is Very Real
• Broad City, High Maintenance, and Grace and Frankie tackle weed
• Woodstock Promoter Plans Cannabis Strain for 50th Anniversary
• Insight Productions and Civilized team up to develop programming

 Environment

• Cannabis greenhouses creating light pollution

 Food & Bev

• Ultimate Hemp Oatmeal: Supercharge Your Mornings With Hemp

 Growing And Making

• 10 Cannabis Harvesting and Post-Harvest Tips
• Growers Prepare as Cold Weather Strikes Midwest
• 6 reasons to grow your own at home
• How The Heck Do I Plant This Thing?
• Which Strain Should You Be Growing?

 Health

• What is Cannabis Use Disorder, and How Can You Recover?
• Why Cannabis Topicals Belong In Every First Aid Kit

 Hemp

• Hemp cultivation jumped from 26,000 acres in 2017 to 78,000 acres in 2018
• 7 Hemp Heroes Who Changed the Game
• 5 Ways Hemp Is a Boon for Health
• Trump legalized hemp and now the WWE title is made out of it

 History

• Humanity’s Use Of Marijuana Over 10,000 Years
• Alcohol Prohibition Suggests Boon For States That Legalize Marijuana Early

 Labor

• Unionizing Weed Workers Reigniting Labor Movement

 Legalization

• Who Will be the Winners and Losers When Federal Prohibition Ends?
• Why Legalization Needs Federal Oversight
• Weed, Greed, Recession and All Those Amazon Returns
• Congressional Committee Could Take Up Marijuana Reform ‘Fairly Soon’
• The Newly Democratic House Majority And The Future Of Legal Weed
• Shaping Cannabis Legalization

 Medical

• Why You Might Want To Put Weed In Your Butt

 Military/Veterans

• Vets Support Legalization And Increasing Medical Cannabis Research
• Three Of Four Military Veterans Would Consider Using MMJ

 Parenting

• Parents say talking to kids about cannabis changed post-legalization

 Presidential Campaign

• Sen. Kamala Harris: “Once and for all, we have got to call drug addiction what it is: a national, public health emergency. And what we don’t need is another war on drugs.”
• Richard Ojeda, who sponsored WV’s MMJ bill, ended his presidential campaign
• U.S. Rep. John Delaney’s (D-MD) votes on reform amendments
• Sen. Cory Booker is running for president 

 Politics

• AG Pick Puts Marijuana Enforcement Pledge In Writing
• Pressure growing to change federal policy on marijuana
• Cannabis Caucus Co-Chair is Optimistic About Legalization

 Science

• Solution to skyrocketing MMJ bills
• Scientists Used Marijuana Consumers’ Urine To Produce Electricity
• The Science Behind The ‘Wake And Bake’

 Seniors

• Cracking The Baby Boomer Cannabis Consumer

 Social Justice

• In the age of luxury cannabis, it’s time to talk about Drug War reparations
• How to be an ethical consumer of cannabis
• Social Equity and Reform Can Heal Areas Affected By The War On Drugs
• NuLeaf Project Working to Help Cannabis Entrepreneurs

 Social Media

• How Pain Inspired A Mother’s Quest For Cannabis Emojis

 Spirituality

• Is Cannabis Against Your Religion?

 Sports

• There’s No Cannabis in Football!
• Super Bowl Ad Doesn’t Reflect Where US Headed With Legalization
• MMJ Super Bowl ad should run
• Why a Professional Skateboarder Was Suspended For Marijuana
• WWE Features New Hemp-Made Championship Belt
• One winner of Sunday’s Super Bowl: the marijuana industry
• How Cannabis Can Boost Your Workout

 Studies

• CB2 receptor emerging as target for treating inflammatory, neuropathic pain
• Cannabis dependence linked to changes in processing of social rewards
• Glaucoma and the Marijuana Myth
• Legal access to marijuana reduces opioid overdoses
• Women and senior cannabis users are the biggest stoners
• CBD can enhance—rather than counteract—the high caused by THC
• U.S. cannabis market to reach $26B by 2025

 Stuff

• Cannabis-Based Intimacy Oils

 Weddings

• Cannabis wedding event with hemp wedding dresses and weed bouquets

 Women

• Meet Top Cannabis CEO Krista Whitley
• Legal Risks Stop New Mothers from Asking About Marijuana Safety
• The LA Women of Weed: Laurie Cardenas
• Meet Rita Tsalyuk of Yuma Way, LLC
• More Puffragette Power from Mary Janes: The Women of Weed
• Tahira Rehmatullah Explains How Her Company Listed on NASDAQ
• The Rise of Women in Cannabis
• Meet The One-Woman Show Behind Rosebud CBD
• Cannabis Women to Watch in 2019
• Mara Gordon Sharing Her Cannabis, Sleep, and Pain Expertise
• Meet Vanessa Neshevich of Green Moon Apothecary

States

• 10 States Most Likely To Pass Legalization Bills In 2019

 Arizona

• Lawmaker wants to cut expenses for MMJ cardholders
• Lawmaker pushes for hemp bill
• Hemp, Inc. Announces Further Expansion in Tourism Market

 California

• Society has chilled some, but rules still leave owners fuming
• Cannabis Labs Are Finding Toxic Metal in Vape Carts
• SF Supervisors considering OKing marijuana at temporary events
• Cannabis cookies given to boy, 4, for temper tantrums
• With MMJ collectives disbanded, patients feel further left behind

  Colorado

• Denver’s newest marijuana club about to open
• Court began hearing public consumption case
• Boulder councilmember wants to treat marijuana businesses like liquor
• 79% of voters want state to focus on prevention and treatment
• Feds Pull Hundreds Of Pot Plants Out Of Homes
• Hemp crops double after Farm Bill makes growing more legit

 Florida

• Teacher says she was fired for using MMJ
• Want to be a director of cannabis, make $120K?
• State senator has lots to say about MMJ
• MMJ smoking ban remains up in the air

 Georgia

• 2019 Georgia World Cannabis Conference
• Officials sued over death of man arrested for sharing cookie with girlfriend

 Guam

• Lawmakers introduced legalization legislation

 Hawaii

• Lawmakers Debate Legalization Bill

 Idaho

• New federal law doesn’t protect people transporting hemp plants in Idaho

 Illinois

• Hearing scheduled on industrial hemp rules
• Legalization bill says at least half of cultivation and retail facilities should be located in “communities disproportionately harmed by the war on drugs.”
• Law allowing patients to substitute MMJ for opioids takes effect

 Indiana

• Bill approved to establish an industrial hemp advisory committee
• Hemp is legal; Can I grow it in Indiana?

 Iowa

• Lawmakers considering cannabis reform legislation

 Kansas

• Lawmakers drafting at least two separate MMJ bills

 Kentucky

• You’re more likely to be busted for weed in Louisville if you’re black
• Company says its hemp plants have zero THC

 Louisiana

• Frustration, few timelines on MMJ
• Regulators held MMJ stakeholder meeting
• Ag Commissioner Talks Timetable for MMJ

 Maryland

• Baltimore will no longer prosecute possession
• Interim police chief says not so fast
• Baltimore prosecutor files expungement petition
• Lawmakers Will Study Creation of Legalized Pot Industry
• Pot brownies and other edibles could be next for MMJ industry

 Michigan

• Supreme Court hears arguments on growing MMJ
• Bar serves up cocktails with a cannabis twist

 Minnesota

• Lawmakers to introduce recreational bill
• Senate GOP leader rejects vote on legalized cannabis

 Missouri

• Ripples of MMJ good for local business
• House Special Committee on Criminal Justice talking expungement
• Veterans Commission refusing to allow MMJ in nursing homes for vets
• MMJ Experts Launch Licensing Boot Camp
• Kansas City Star ed board favors expungement legislation

 Nebraska

• MMJ Bill Hearing lasts hours
• Nebraska should legalize MMJ use

 New Mexico

• Latest legalization bill gains momentum
• Senate Public Affairs Committee approved a bill allowing MMJ in school

 North Carolina 

• Hemp store owner says thieves may be disappointed by their haul

 North Dakota

• Legislators working to regulate hemp

 Ohio

• MMJ expo held to help, educate those interested in cannabis
• Cincinnati hemp company launches website for national distribution
• Parents whose children use MMJ find roadblocks with local school districts
• Industry must take on enforcement inequities to increase diversity

 Oklahoma

• Political party (R) and place (rural) best predicts opposition to MMJ
• 100+ dispensaries have opened in Tulsa

 Oregon 

• In border town, windfall could come from marijuana sales — to Idahoans
• Hemp Farmer Wants State to Close Cultivation Loophole
• Portland Awards Equity Grants to Two Minority-Owned Businesses
• Dispensary offers weed delivery with free pizza for Super Bowl
• Oregon Has So Much Extra Weed, It Wants To Export To CA
• When Oregon Blew It
• How Hemp Is Moving Marijuana To An Indoor Grow Crop
• Social Consumption Bill SB 639 Is About Civil Rights

 Pennsylvania

• Advocates urge public to embrace merits of cannabis
• Lt. Gov to visit every county for weed listening tour
• Most of Lancaster County’s legislators oppose legalization
• Legislature should begin legalization debate
• How to find a dispensary

 Rhode Island

• Regulators hold hearing on opioid dependency as MMJ qualifying condition

 South Carolina

• MMJ can ease suffering
• Hemp Festival celebrates benefits of hemp and CBD on 4/20

 Tennessee

• ‘Weed’: Will Tennessee ever go there?
• Tour inside first seed-to-table hemp operation
• Bill would legalize up to 1oz of marijuana, allow out-of-state medical IDs
• Rep. Steve Cohen said marijuana is the “least harmful drug.”
• GOP Leadership Reviews Marijuana Legislation
• WKRN poll: Is cannabis is safer than alcohol?  Yes: 85 % No: 15 %

 Texas

• Sponsor of decrim bill optimistic it can get out of committee

 Utah

• Makers of hemp-based CBD visit Sundance
• Senate majority whip said legislature will take a “breather” on MMJ legislation

 Virginia

• Industrial Hemp in Virginia: Don’t Call It a Comeback

 Washington

• No labs certified to test for heavy metals
• Legalize Richland will sue to put pot on the ballot
• Hemp steals the show at CannaCon
• WA Considering Direct Sales to Customers for Growers

 West Virginia

• Recreational cannabis: Good or bad for business in WV?
• Bill proposed to decriminalize cannabis
• MMJ banking fix clears first hurdle in WV House

 Wisconsin 

• Evers confirmed Republicans worst fears on legalization

 Wyoming

• MMJ bill introduced in Legislature

International 

• Global Cannabis: What Does the Future Hold?
• WHO Recommends Rescheduling Marijuana
• Here are the absolute worst places on earth to be caught with weed

 Australia

• LNP leader admits to a ‘few puffs’ of weed in her youth

 Canada

• Clues to cannabis shortages
• Should the local drug store sell MMJ?
• Canada Holds Lottery to Decide Who Gets the Stock Ticker POT
• The company that will trade under the ‘POT’ stock ticker symbol
• It’s Now Legal To Buy Cannabis Clones. Here’s How To Get Growing

 Canada – First Nations

• Indigenous Cannabis Consortium to be launched at National Conference

 Germany

• Germany Looking for Its First-Ever (Legal) Pot Growers

 Greece

• Government announced availability of additional MMJ cultivation licenses

 Israel

• Cabinet Allows MMJ Exports

 Jamaica

• Minister of industry, commerce, ag, fisheries supports production of MMJ

 Kenya

• Governor denies smoking marijuana in a Parliament bathroom

 Mexico

• President Obrador declared the country’s war on drugs “over.”

 New Zealand

• Details emerging about what legalization referendum might look like

 Norway

• Underground bunker keeping your weed safe from the end of the world

 Philippines

• MMJ bill author allays addiction fears
• Palace welcomes passage of MMJ bill

 Russia 

• Health Ministry Wants to Import Marijuana for Research

 Switzerland

• ‘Make It Legal and Give Us Control’ say Swiss Pharmacies

 Thailand

• Thailand suspends patent applications for MMJ

 Trinidad and Tobago

• Cannabis proven to be safe

 Turkey

• TechnoArge developed cannabis-based airport x-ray scanner that prevents radiation leaks

 Ukraine

• Acting Minister of Healthcare Suprun advocates MMJ legalization

 UK

• East Liverpool company to open first MMJ dispensary
• Watchdogs set to ban CBD oil for up to 18 mos as experts test benefits

 Zambia

• 12 Chinese workers arrested for growing cannabis in Zambia

 Zimbabwe

• Finance minister endorsed the idea of exporting marijuana