“We know that with national decriminalization of marijuana now, a lot of people are going to get credit for it—a lot of activists, a lot of workers. But I can show you a line that leads straight back to Cyprus Hill, that leads straight back to Snoop Dogg, that leads straight back to people like Rick James.” – Entertainer and activist Killer Mike

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

Vermont

What Tomorrow Brings: Reflections from Heady Vermont CEO Monica Donovan


Unidden – Higher Etiquette: Respect, Exploration, and Celebration With Lizzie Post


Deadline for business listings in the NECG is June 26!

Regional

 Connecticut

• Connecticut OKs dozens of hemp grower licenses for pilot
• Meriden welcomes MMJ dispensary
• 5 new conditions added to CT MMJ program

 Maine

• Recreational pot rules head to governor
• Pot on agenda for lawmakers’ last day
• Maine is legalizing weed, but where will you be able to buy it?
• Veteran & Legal Affairs Committee approved draft cannabis rules
• Gov. Mills signed bills clarifying how dispensaries can become for-profits
• Gov. Mills signed a bill on certifying marijuana testing facilities.

 Massachusetts

• AMHERST POLICE: CANNABIS STORE PATROLS TOO BORING
• Secretary of State warned about cannabis-related fraud
• Restrictive guidelines on selling CBD products worry hemp farmers
• Hemp growers, processors say Mass. restrictions tie their hands
• Agriculture regulators are cracking down on CBD products.
• House of Representatives approved a hemp bill

 New Hampshire 

• MMJ Bills, Including A NH ‘Home Grow’ Option, Head to Governor
• Good hemp seed or ‘garbage?’ Growers say standards needed

 New Jersey

• Star-Ledger editorial board call on Gov to expand MMJ program
• Op-Ed: Cannabis Industry Jobs in NJ Must be Unionized
• Bill Promoting Hemp Industry Gains Senate Approval

 New York

• Push to legalize recreational pot fails in New York
• Recreational Cannabis Bill Dies on Final Day of Session
• AG James, black leaders want Cuomo, legislators to expunge pot records
• NY Cannabis Legalization Urgently Needs Support
• NY Daily News: Legalize Cannabis
• While NY Waits to Legalize, NYC’s Pot Culture is Booming
• Legalizing cannabis could allow you to grow your own
• Don’t be afraid of legal cannabis, New York
• New York Times editorial board endorsed Queens DA candidate

National

 Arts/Entertainment

• Willie Nelson Is Chief Tester At His Weed Company

 Business

• Welcome to Insuring Cannabis
• Pot-Tracking Blockchain System Could Be Used by CVS, Walgreens
• Columbia Care Unveils Industry Milestone: A Cannabis Credit Card
• 7 Side Gigs in the Cannabis Industry
• Thrive Market ceasing to sell CBD and hemp products
• Martha Stewart distances herself from ‘cannabis’ ahead of product launch
• Drug Mart and TruTrace Tech partnering to use blockchain
• Quiznos launched a “Magic Mushroom Melt” sandwich in Denver
• Marketing Restrictions Stunting Growth of Cannabis Brands

 Cannabis

• What Are Cannabis Concentrates, Oils, and Extracts?

 CBD

• 61% of Americans familiar with CBD want it over the counter
• How Long Does CBD Stay in Your System?

 Culture

• Potent pot, vulnerable teens trigger concerns
• Taboos against cannabis use still strong
• Lizzie Post – etiquette in the age of legal weed
• These ten celebrities want to get you high on their brands of cannabis

 Driving

• Millions drive after smoking weed — and think it’s OK

 Holidays

• The Best Cannabis Products to Celebrate Pride
• West Hollywood Pride a Queer Cannabis Celebration

 Labor 

• Meet America’s Most Powerful Cannabis Union

 LGBTQ

• 5 LGBTQ-Owned Brands to Support Year-Round
• Pot and Pride, All Year Round

 Legalization

• Rolling Stone on where cannabis legalization stands across the country
• Drug Policy Alliance downsizes as funding tightens
• Rappers Deserve More Credit For Cannabis Legalization
• How Public Sewage Revealed Shift Away From Illegal Weed

 Media

• 10 Things That Dissuade Cannabis Reporters

 Medical

• Can Cannabis Help Cure the Opioid Crisis?
• CBD may have beneficial effects on epileptic encephalopathy
• What It’s Like to Be a Parent Who Medicates With Cannabis

 Military/Vets

• Vets Using MMJ Shouldn’t Have to Give Up 2nd Amendment Rights

 Parenting

• Analyzing Young Fathers’ Unique Relationships with Cannabis

 Presidential Campaign

• Legalize Cannabis Nationally Effort Started By Sen. Mike Gravel
• John Hickenlooper said fed. gov. has role in reg the cannabis industry.
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke about racial disparities in cannabis enforcement.

 Social Justice

• Without Community Reinvestment, Legaliation Is Just Blowing Smoke
• Cannabis industry sets environmental, ethical goals
• Incorporating Social Justice Reform Into Legalization Laws
• Faro Cannabis Kitchen: Bringing Equality to the Table
• Cannabis & Social Justice:An Interview with Playboy

 Sports

 Studies

 Stuff

• The Dangers of a Dirty Bong (And How to Keep Yours Clean)
• Use These Accessories To Upgrade Your Vape
• Review: Vital Body Therapeutics CBD Soak
• CBD Sunscreen: Boosts & Benefits

 Sustainability

• Cannabis industry aims at environmental, ethical goals

 Technology

• MJ Freeway First Female-Led Cannabis Technology Traded on NASDAQ

 Women

• Women Drive Online Headshop Sales Growth According To Data
• Environment where women in the cannabis industry can connect
• Conversation with artist Maria Berrio
• Women to Watch: Taronda Ransom
• Jennifer Whetzel – Founder, LadyJane Branding
• Cannabis use doubles in US pregnant women, especially during first trimester
• Yes, her name really is Dr. Cannabis Pepsi, and her story is amazing
• The (Female-Friendly) Future of Medicinal Cannabis (video)
• Maureen McNamara – Founder, Cannabis Trainers

States

 Alabama

• House minority leader wants cannabis decrim
• Farmers hope hemp sprouts into cash crop

 Arizona

• Farmers Buzzing Over Legal Hemp

 California

• Inmates Can Legally Possess Cannabis, but Not Smoke It
• SF mayor proposing increased funding for equity program

 Colorado

• Colorado surpasses $1BILLION in cannabis tax revenue
• Reader: $1 Billion in Pot Taxes? Cool, Now Improve the State!
• Letter From The Editor: The Cannabis Challenge
• Denver, Colorado hired a cannabis process navigator

 Delaware

• Lawmakers expected to vote on legislation, extending decrim juveniles

 Florida

• Ag Commissioner Fried rallies support for hemp industry
• Pot-themed Cheba Hut eyes Gainesville
• Florida’s One Of The Most Competitive Cannabis Markets In The US
• University of Florida taking lead on MMJ study
• Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers Named to MMJ Advisory Committee

 Illinois

• Hemp farmers leverage high risk for high profit potential
• Police ‘unprepared’ for pot-impaired drivers
• Truckers held to high standard as state prepares for legalization
• Hemp farmers face risks
• How Illinois Legalized Without a Referendum
• Community restoration, renovation is critical to legalization

 Indiana

• More than 11 years trimmed from pot trafficker’s sentence
• The End of the Hemp Prohibition and What it Means for Hoosiers
• Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Indiana needs to get off the pot

 Iowa

• Medical cannabis veto fuels frustration

 Kentucky

• This Week In Conversation: The Growth Of Hemp In Kentucky
• Louisville moving closer to police not prioritizing cannabis possession

 Louisiana

• Still no availability date on MMJ in La., but new batch being harvested
• Gov. signed bill allowing patients to inhale MMJ

 Maryland

• Regulators issued advisory warning of lead contamination in MMJ products.

 Michigan

• ‘Haze’ abounds as Michigan struggles to regulate recreational cannabis
• Regulators accelerating the speed they process cannabis business license apps.

 Minnesota

• Hemp — and hope — sprouts in Minnesota fields

 Mississippi

• Hattiesburg City Council considers decrim

 Missouri

• Applying for a MMJ license will be strict and costly
• Doctor’s OK required for MMJ Program. Many won’t write one.

 Nebraska

• Resolution, regulations needed as hemp grows
• Beware opening the gate wide to cannabis use
• Farmers plant two plots of heirloom hemp
• Prospective hemp growers can apply for licenses

 Nevada

• Inside largest pot growing facility
• Nevada limits job screening for cannabis
• Clark County to spend $6.1 million+ from cannabiz licenses fees on beds for homeless families with children

 New Mexico

• MMJ program no longer applies solely to residents of the state.
• Albuquerque Journal ed board calling for oversight

 North Carolina

• Farm Bill could make NC pioneer in industrial hemp

 North Dakota

• College wants to offer degree in growing hemp
• Protesters say Sanford uncooperative in providing MMJ certification to patients

 Ohio

• No cannabis legalization measure on 2019 ballot
• Did Glenville pin its hopes on a hemp pipe dream?
• AG blasted Cincinnati’s decrim as “arrogance,” “disrespect” for state law
• MMJ Industry Rolls Out Carefully
• Lawmakers will not vote on a hemp bill before the summer break

 Oklahoma

• The current landscape of Oklahoma’s MMJ laws and what’s to come

 Oregon

• OSU launches research lab focused on hemp
• Legal cannabis for all takes a toll on medical users
• Growers hope standards bring order to hemp industry ‘mess’
• Gov. Brown signed a bill letting regulators deny cannabis bus licenses

 Pennsylvania

• No-Till CBD Hemp Planting Underway
• How Lancaster-area hospitals are handling the issue of MMJ
• Senate Dems held a press conference about cannabis reform

 Rhode Island

• Budget released by House leaders does not include legalization plan
• Editorial: Sunlight needed on dispensaries

 Tennessee

• CPD confiscates 50 pounds of cannabis and 23 pounds of THC oil

 Texas

• A look inside a one of the largest legal pot grow house
• Farmers ready for catch-up mode in global hemp race
• Hemp legalization effects in the Coastal Bend
• Will Texans give up gun rights to get MMJ?

 Utah

• Student is growing hemp for research.

 Virginia

• AG calls for state to legalize cannabis
• Former Gov. McAuliffe spoke about support for cannabis reform

 Washington

• The Novel Tree: Deeply Rooted In High Quality Bud

 West Virginia

• Governor Signs Bill Expanding Medical Access

 Wisconsin

• Our Views: State becoming an island of pot prohibition
• Farmers Weigh The Risk Of Industrial Hemp
• Farmers hope to raise millions in Industrial Hemp sales
• Lawyers ease industry concerns on industrial hemp laws

International

• Five ways to play the emerging global cannabis industry

 Africa, Continent Of

• Regional Hemp and Cannabis Report: 2019 Industry Outlook
• Social Good Of A Legal Cannabis Industry In Africa

 Brazil

• Council of Medicine urging gov. to cancel public consultation for MMJ

 Canada

• A Gummy Conundrum for Pot Producers
• Committee issued recommendation gov. decrim drug possession.
• Regulators finalized rules for cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals
• Study challenging link between medical pot and lower opioid deaths
• 48North Invites Canadians Behind the Scenes of Outdoor Cultivation
• Senate approved bill to expedite pardons for possession

 Canada – First Nations 

• Semiahmoo First Nation to open dispensary

 China

• Beijing says US legalization of marijuana is a ‘threat to China’
• Head of the China National Narcotics Control Commission blamed the legalization of cannabis in Canada and U.S. states for drug smuggling in his country.

 Colombia 

• Public Cannabis Consumption Now Allowed
• Prosecutor General’s Office ordered electricity cut off to disrupt cannabis cultivation

 France

• Lawmakers filing legalization bill that gives the gov a monopoly
• Economists tell government to legalise to bring in extra €2.8bn
• Unfair Marketing Restrictions Stunting the Growth of Cannabis Brands
• France Rules Out Recreational Legalization

 Isle of Man

• Medicinal cannabis

 Israel

• Netanyahu’s Promises to Cannabis Consumers Were Just That

 Italy

• Italy opens application process to import 400 kgs of MMJ

 Mexico

• Mexico torches 13-sq-mile cannabis grow site. $277M destroyed

 New Zealand 

• Controversies over Ondo’s new ‘gold mine’

 Russia 

• Lawmakers considering changes to drug laws following public backlash

 Spain 

• Barcelona’s Weed Scene

 Thailand 

• Regulators developing MMJ rules.

 Ukraine 

• Should Ukraine legalize MMJ?

 UK

• Legalization campaign boosted as study says it would ease burden on NHS