ICYMI: Friday Roll Up

“I only have one goal: activism and legalizing marijuana. It is more important than my family, as crazy as it sounds.” – Arjan Roskam
Welcome To The Weekly Roll Up – A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News
Vermont
Freedom, Oh Freedom!
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How CBD Works
‘Higher Etiquette’: Lizzie Post Talks Pot Politeness
Regional
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
- What’s Next for Cannabis
- NJ’s Medical Cannabis Program Just Got a Lot Less Awful
- Quijano on Social Justice and Adult-Use Cannabis
- Stop ‘making black and brown people second-class citizens’
New York
- Assembly speaker touted bill to expand cannabis decriminalization law
- Best Smoking Spots
- Podcast #1926: Legal Cannabis Use
- Failure to legalize weed is blessing in disguise for New York
National
Animals
Arts/Entertainment
- Musician David Draiman spoke about his support for legalizing cannabis
- Weed Nuns’ doc premieres in Humboldt County
Business
- An avatar of toxic masculinity is starting a men’s grooming line
- What Mark Twain can teach us about the weed industry
- The weed startup that simplified the cannabis supply chain
- Tips and Warnings for Growing Your Own Cannabis Biz
- A look at CBD companies’ efforts to game SEO.
Cannabis
CBD
Culture
Edibles
Environment
- Deep Ellum Has Its Own Cannabis and Alcohol Themed Streaming Channel
- Real Story Behind Cypress Hill Smoking Weed On ‘SNL’
Ethics and Etiquette
Events
Federal
- Small cannabis firms could get SBA loans under proposed congressional bill
- Oregon, Congress take steps toward cannabis exports
- Surg Gen Jerome Adams and Ed. Sec. Betsy DeVos met to discuss concerns
Food and Bev
Health and Wellness
- Cannabis for Treating Skin & Joint Conditions
- Cannabis, Diabetes & Retinopathy
- Many Turning to Recreational Cannabis for Pain Relief, Sleep Aid
- Medicare for all could ‘dramatically’ increase access to MMJ
- Could Cannabis Combat the Opioid Crisis
- Cannabis For Your Mouth: R&D, Patents, And Your Next Visit To The Dentist
Hemp
Higher Ed
Holidays
Hipocrisy, Prevarication, and Outright Lies
Labor
Legalization
Media
Medical
- What is the Possible Impact of Medical Cannabis?
- Updates to Hospital Policies and Procedures
- Many opioid users believe cannabis also helps control pain
Podcasts
Presidential Campaign
- Booker Vows to Extend Clemency to Nonviolent Drug Offenders
- Booker slammed Biden’s drug war record
- Hickenlooper’s Bragging Shows Reality Can Change Minds
- Harris praises Illinois for legalizing
Seniors
Social Justice
- The Cannabis Equity Con
- The Cannabis Industry Must Keep Alive the Legacy of LGBT Activists
- Do We Talk About LGBTQ Cannabis Inclusion Enough?
Spirituality
Studies
- OHSU Study Shows Patients Unclear On Cannabis Dosing
- I Got an MRI While Stoned to See What My Brain Looked Like
- Study found “cannabinoid is effective in increasing appetite in cancer patients”
- Scrutinizing the ethics of a cannabis study
- Study found whites used primarily pipes/vaporizer and blacks used blunts
Stuff
- 5 420-Friendly Makeup Products You’ll Love If You Smoke Weed
- Do Cannabis Sublingual Strips Really Work? Yes—Here’s How
Women
- Why Women Are Getting Shut Out of the Cannabis Industry
- Five Focused Questions With Erin Gore Founder Of Garden Society
- Brandy VanGessel and Hillary Womboldt – Founders, Awaekn Creative
- Slideshow: Women Who Mean Business honorees
States
Arizona
California
- Hemp’s slow launch — experts forecast bumper crop next year
- Editorial: Strict, fair is best for medical pot applicants
- Pre-legalization convictions being cleared
- Dr. Yu-Fung Lin: The Grandmaster of Doctoral Cannabis Educators
Colorado
- 5 Years Later, the Surprising Legacy of Legal Weed in Colorado
- Fort Collins CBD Company Has Wide Eyes for Veterans
- Reefer madness or pot paradise? The surprising legacy of Colorado
- Agriculture Director Has Big Plans for Hemp
Delaware
- Gov. signed bill allowing expungement of convictions for cannabis
- Lawmakers Pass Pot Decriminalization for Juveniles
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- Lessons From Illinois On Cannabis Legalization
- Can cannabis profit repair the harm of the war on drugs?
- WIU professor gets grant to research wild hemp
- Board of Ed removed expulsion as punishment for cannabis use
Indiana
- Father and son arrested after purchasing pot products in Colorado
- AG hosting conference where author Alex Berenson is the keynote
Iowa
- Republican Lawmaker Can Nearly Guarantee Progress in 2020
- MMJ Expansion Supporters Keeping Fight Alive in Iowa
- “I do not support recreational marijuana. I don’t,” Gov. Kim Reynolds
Kansas
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
- Ozarks Employers Attending Legalization Forums
- Authorized MMJ growers may need to break the law
- MMJ card offers free evaluations for veterans
Nevada
New Mexico
- Regulators sued due to block out-of-state residents from MMJ program.
- County sheriff part of gov’s cannabis legalization group
- New Mexico governor seeks ideas for recreational pot law
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Regulators launching a statewide tour to gather input from cannabis industry
- OHSU Study Shows Patients Unclear On Cannabis Dosing
- OSU launches largest US hemp research center
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
- Hemp and CBD law could snuff out cannabis prosecutions
- Legal hemp creating hazy issue for law enforcement agencies
- New MMJ Law Doesn’t Cover Veterans Suffering from PTSD
- Hemp rush begins on West Texas farms
Virginia
- Firm Wades Into World Of Cannabis Research
- New MMJ Laws Take Effect July 1
- MMJ Program Clouded By Confusion
West Virginia
Wisconsin
International
Australia
- 5 yr-old ‘hallucinated’ after cafe allegedly served cannabis-laced brownies
- Medicinal cannabis: The family that changed Australia’s debate
Canada
- Regulations On Edibles Might Leave You Half Baked
- Why It’s So Hard for Small Farmers to Enter Legal Market
- Legalization has had little impact on crime
- Canadian cannabis use jumped leading up to legalization
- The Next Wave Of Canadian Cannabis
- BC has the highest use of cannabis in the country
- Canadian cannabis use is soaring
Jamaica
Jersey, Channel Islands
Nigeria
UK
- 63% of Londoners think the UK should legalize cannabis
- Conservative values? They are vanishing in a cloud of cannabis smoke
Uruguay