“Luxembourg just fully legalized cannabis joining Uruguay and Canada in ushering in this vibrant industry. Every day the United States waits to reform our laws, we fall further behind. We must act to ensure that American cannabis remains the best cannabis.”
–Representative Lou Correa 

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

Vermont

Vermont firm wins patent for hemp, CBD supply chain software

Vt. advocates hope to resurrect regulated marijuana bill

Students caught eating THC-infused candy at Vt. high school

New England

 Connecticut

• The hemp industry buds in CT

 Maine

• Largest cannabis conference in Northeast coming to Maine
• Confusion reigns as Maine rolls out its marijuana tracking system

 Massachusetts

• Cannabis Commission to require detailed labeling of pot vapes
• It’s time to OK marijuana home delivery
• Customers, dispensaries concerned over vaping illnesses

New Hampshire

• House Overrides Gov’s Veto and Approves Home Cultivation Bill
• Pot smokers beware: You can buy it in Mass., but ..
• NH Might Allow MMJ to Transition to For-Profit Business Model

 New Jersey

• Police arrest six in drug bust, seize marijuana and Glock handgun
• NJ May Have Found A Way To Help Legalize Marijuana, Lawmakers Say

 New York

• College student arrested, jailed in Russia for MMJ is freed
• Officers Said They Smelled Pot. The Judge Called Them Liars

 Rhode Island

• Mass/RI border town embraces booming cannabiz, plans for cafes
• Johnny Campbell’s perplexing battle with RI over cannabis

National

 Arts/Entertainment

• Cannabis Meets Fashion at New York Fashion Week
• Cannabis Ink: Tattoos Of The Plant Are Gaining Popularity

 Cannabis

• Cannabis industry calls for regulation to snuff out underground vapes
• Companies have formulas to determine when U.S. may allow sales
• One Of Largest Pharma Companies Just Got Into Cannabis
• Cannabis Strains That Are Unexpectedly Similar
• The Cannabis Market is Heating Up Faster Than Branders Can Define It
• 6 Cannabis Strains for People Who Love Fall Spice Terpenes

 CBD

• Forecast predicts CBD sales will reach $13B by 2024
• CBD curious? What to know if you’re in the market for a good night’s sleep

 Dispensaries

• Dispensaries Associated With 19% Reduction in Crime

 Medical

• MMJ Overdose sends man to hospital
• Company Begins Manufacturing Cannabinoid Gum w/Dronabinol
• Would you feel comfortable working next to a MMJ facility?

 Parents

• How parents can talk to kids about cannabis in a shifting landscape

 People

• Obama’s Complicated Affair with Weed

 Podcasts

• FSD Pharma Discusses Their Expanding Revenue Potential
• Investor Ideas Potcasts, Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move
• Steve DeAngelo: Evolution of the Cannabis Industry

 Politics

• Congressional Black Caucus Focuses On Legalization At Conference

 Presidential Campaign

• How Warren Became a Cannabis Champion Without Getting High
• Dark Clouds Loom Post Debate
• Bernie Sanders Asks Audience To Share Stories About Cannabis Arrests
• Beto O’Rourke Details His Plan To Legalize Marijuana In The U.S.

 Sex

• How I found the best weed strain for sex

 Science

• Marijuana makes you paranoid? Study suggests your genes are to blame
• Laboratory agrees to pay $225,000 for improper pot disposal

 Social Media

• Vice Fires Employees For Ordering Too Much Weed for Stunt

 Spirituality and Religion

• A Higher Purpose?

 Studies

• Marijuana Dispensaries Associated With 19% Reduction in Crime
• Study finds Marijuana use among college students at 35-year high
• “Critical Perspectives on Cannabis in Canada”
• Future of Medical Cannabis Market : Study

 Stuff

• What Happened When I Made Cannabis Suppositories

 Military/Veterans

• Doc Features Veterans Shunning Pharmaceuticals for Cannabis

States

• Cannabis exec is ‘very worried’ about vaping situation in the US

 Arizona

• 14 arrested in bust of black-market marijuana, deliveries

 Arkansas

• MMJ dispensary set to open
• MMJ generates more than $9 million in four months
• First Fayetteville medical marijuana dispensary approved to open

 California

• El Dorado County supervisors draft cannabis tax rates
• Driving while stoned? Breathalyzers expected to hit the street in 2020
• Illegal Pot Bust Partially Owned By Former Congresman
• Fights Over Where to Grow Marijuana Cause Stink in California
• Environmental agencies assist with illegal cannabis counter-drug raids
• Law enforcement not feeling big change after legalization
• Hazy Bulldog Farms medical cannabis dispensary burglarized

 Colorado

• Legal Marijuana Is ‘Positive Amenity’ For New Colorado Residents
• Official shares lessons from state’s marijuana legalization

 Florida

• Miami Beach: Don’t smokebon public property, even if it’s legal MMJ
• Florida becoming MMJ powerhouse
• Make it legal, Florida!
• Moody opposes ballot measure to legalize recreational weed
• Florida Reps. File Bill To Expand Cannabis Health Benefits Research
• Port Charlotte gets two medical cannabis dispensaries this week

 Georgia

• Teen suspended for selling ‘pot-laced candy’ — but dad denies

 Illinois

• Illinois is having trouble preparing for recreational weed
• IWC looking for entrepreneurs 
• Potency, access and overconsumption have police worried

 Louisiana

• Mom busted after daughter brings weed candies to school

 Maryland

• Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants

Michigan

• New dispensary opens in Saginaw County village of Chesaning
• Municipalities shouldn’t shun legal marijuana
• Grand Rapids approves 2 medical marijuana grow operations, 3 dispensaries

 Minnesota

• MMJ firms stand by vaping products amid health scare

 Missouri

• Nearly 70 apply to open MMJ businesses in Boone County
• Residents Plead Guilty to $1.7 Million Cannabis Conspiracy

 Nevada

• Las Vegas insider says pot not to blame for vape illness spike

 New Mexico

• RR school board moves forward with medical pot policy

 North Dakota

• Destructive weed found in seventh ND county
• Sixth medical marijuana store opens this week

 Ohio

• Med Board votes against anxiety, autism as medical pot condition
• How to register as a MMJ patient in Ohio
• Many medical cannabis patients ‘very dissatisfied’ with program

 Oklahoma

• MMJ Requirements Cause Confusion, Raise Concern
• Dispensary Owners Protest New Medical Marijuana Rules

 Oregon

• Oregon retailers begin pulling vape brands in lung scare
• HempNova Building Large Scale Commercial Hemp Processing Facility

 Pennsylvania

• Judge on MMJ probation rule: ‘I don’t think we want to be heartless’
• Judges rule medical marijuana use is a probation violation
• Cannabis conference to level the field for MMJ in Philadelphia
• Pittsburg to get is first cannabis manufacturing plant

 Tennessee

• Teen charged in crash that killed officer had cannabis in her system

 Utah 

• Lawmakers return to capitol to change marijuana laws again

 Washington D.C.

• Medical marijuana could be coming to DC classrooms
• Committee Blocks Legalization While Advancing Hemp Regulations

International

• Legalization and Acceptance of Cannabis on the Rise in Asian Countries

 Canada

• What’s happening in Vancouver this week for Cannabis?
• Quebeckers More Comfortable With Cannabis According to New Poll
• Researchers Overwhelm Government With Research Requests
• CannTrust’s Pot License Suspended Following Regulatory Breaches

 Denmark

• Copenhagen city council supports cannabis legalization trial

 Israel

• Teva subsidiary inks distribution deal with Israeli medical marijuana product maker

 Mexico

• Users eagerly await legal marijuana

 Russia

• New York college student arrested, jailed for MMJ is freed

 Thailand

• Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law