ICYMI: Friday Roll Up

“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 CorreaÂ
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
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New England
 Connecticut
 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 $13BÂ by 2024
- CBD curious? What to know if you’re in the market for a good night’s sleep
 Dispensaries
 Edibles
- Don’t pull the weeds in Rainbeau Mars’ edible garden
- Race to win legalization 2.0 is on
- Why Edibles Could Cause Headaches for Regulators
- Mom’s made a cream puff with weed…
- Cannabis 2.0: Aurora Cannabis Gears Up for Edibles Market
 Education
 Ethics + Etiquette
 Federal
- Former Anti-Legalization Official Files Reclassification Bill In Congress
- DEA Wants 3.2 Million Grams Of Marijuana Legally Grown In 2020
- Fed Agencies Support Testing Marijuana from Dispensaries
- DEA Announces Plans To Expand Scientific Research For Marijuana
- House to vote on bipartisan cannabis banking bill this month
- Rep. Steube introduces bill to change Marijuana to a schedule
 Finance
- Wall Street Upgraded This Popular Pot Stock, but You’d Best Avoid It
- Wall Street’s first cannabis analyst names her top US marijuana stocks
- The Cannabis Market Is Looking Up, Even If It’s Stocks Aren’t
 Fun
 Health and Wellness
- Cannabis while pregnant? It’s more common than many realize
- What’s Behind Illnesses and Deaths Linked to Vapes and E-Cigs?
- Can Cannabis Help CTE? NFL Star Partners With Harvard To Find Out
- Pick up a joint instead: Illnesses highlight flawed marijuana regulations
- Labs Adding Tests Targeting Vitamin E In Response To Vaping
 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
 People
 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
 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
 Science
- Marijuana makes you paranoid? Study suggests your genes are to blame
- Laboratory agrees to pay $225,000 for improper pot disposal
 Social Media
 Spirituality and Religion
 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
 Military/Veterans
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States
 Arizona
 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
 Illinois
- Illinois is having trouble preparing for recreational weed
- IWC looking for entrepreneursÂ
- Potency, access and overconsumption have police worried
 Louisiana
 Maryland
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
 Missouri
- Nearly 70 apply to open MMJ businesses in Boone County
- Residents Plead Guilty to $1.7 Million Cannabis Conspiracy
 Nevada
 New Mexico
 North Dakota
 Ohio
 Oklahoma
- MMJ Requirements Cause Confusion, Raise Concern
- Dispensary Owners Protest New Medical Marijuana Rules

- 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
 UtahÂ
 Washington D.C.
International
 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
 Israel
 Mexico
 Russia
 Thailand