ICYMI: Friday Roll Up
Kathryn Blume
27 Oct 2019
“I firmly believe there will not be another adult use law passed that doesn’t have a social equity component.”
– Charlie Bachtell, CEO of Chicago-based Cresco Labs
Welcome To The Weekly Roll Up – A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News
Vermont
NE Hemp Commodities Takes Over Victory Hemp Foods Space
Cannaster Supply Company: Sustainable, Affordable Packaging For the Future
Artist Profile: Cannabis Photographer Christina Lillie
Make Your Own Bong O’Lantern
Vermont Hemp Harvest Brings In Less Green Than Farmers Hoped For
For some hemp farmers, it’s less ‘pot of gold’ and more ‘learning experience’
Vaping Products Added to Drug Take-Back Day
New England
Connecticut
- Lawmakers OK additional MMJ conditions
- Medical pot on campus: Colleges say no and face lawsuits
- UConn opened a hemp research lab
Maine
- Fatal crashes decrease nationally, but increase in Maine
- Chelsea’s licensing fee for MMJ retail stores proposed at $1000
- Man charged with burglary, theft at MMJ store
- We should see legal recreational dispensaries by spring 2020
- Hemp Growers Unexpectedly Dropped By Bank, Insurance Company
- Letter sent pressing Department of Ag. to finalize hemp regulations
- Hemp farmers are not criminals
Massachusetts
- Video Shows Driver Buying MMJ Before Crash That Killed Trooper
- How One Town Learned To Love The Cannabis Business
- Court gives MMJ users a vaping alternative
- Community College to offer cannabis industry training programs
- Letter to the Editor: Fear-mongering around recreational pot shops
- Regulators removing MMJ patient registration and renewal fees
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Cannabis Odor Leads To Arrest of Two Women
- Does It Make Sense to Take Regional Approach to Taxing Legal Cannabis?
- NJ Endorses Cannabis as a Way to Fight Opioid Addiction
- Commission released report, endorses legislation to end federal prohibition
- Op-ed: Issue w/ claims that legalization will benefit communities of color
New York
- Hemp Farm’s Odor Has Some Residents Smelling Trouble
- Sen. Liz Krueger optimistic about pot legalization in 2020
- Anti-marijuana legalization advocacy group reveals a donor
- How To Store Your Weed On Campus
- Cop Drops Weed In Man’s Car Before Drug Arrest
- Poll shows strong majority favor legalization
- Hemp farmer says thieves are mistaking his crop for pot
- Opinion: Welcome to the stone(d) age in NY
Rhode Island
- Lawsuit to overturn move to give lawmakers direct control over regulations
- RI, other Northeast states pursuing coordinated approach to pot regulation
National
Activism
Animals
Arts/Entertainment
Banking
- Financial Institutions Playing it “SAFE” When it Comes to Weed
- Cannabis Banking Challenges Go Beyond Pot
Business
- Why the Cannabis Industry Is About to Explode
- Pax Labs cuts 25% of workers
- Cannabis businesses plan to sue if regulators fail to award them a license
Cannabis
- Luxury Cannabis: Green Is the New Black
- 7 cannabis strains with mind-focused effects
- What Does Cannabis Sound Like? Extracting Music From Plant
- Taking the guess work out of analysing cannabis edibles
- Truth Or DARE, Offering Opposing Lessons About Cannabis
CBD
Culture, Snoop
- Snoop Dogg to promote Israeli pot-growing machine
- Snoop Dogg Gets 48 Joint Bouquet For His Birthday
- Snoop Dog, Lynyrd and Skynyrd seen smoking with their band of musicians
Culture, Universal
- ‘All kinds of glorious hijinks’ – a tribute to John Giorno
- Snoop Dog, Lynyrd and Skynyrd seen smoking with their band of musicians
- Green Day Star Makes A Reactionary Weed Announcement On Instagram
- Michael Douglas’ young son hands out joints to other celebrities at parties
- Brother of Hendrix settled lawsuit to stop using his name to sell products
- Joe Rogan: “Did you steal some of my weed when you left my studio?”
- MMJ Effective For Treating Long-Term Pain Over Jerry Garcia’s Death
- What Does It Mean to be ‘Cali Sober’?
- A Necessarily Brief Guide to Lady Stoner Cinema
Driving
- How do Police know if you are driving while under the influence?
- Llittle evidence of residual effects of cannabis on driving performance
Education
Economics
Environment
Events
Federal
- Senate Hearing To Focus On Cannabis And Health This Week
- GOP Senator Links MMJ Claims To Tobacco Industry Advertisements
- Hemp Regulations Will Be Issued Within Weeks
- Surgeon Gen: Weed Legalization ‘A Massive Public Health Experiment’
- Senate Cannabis Hearing Highlights How Schedule I Status Blocks Research
- How Legalization May Boost Florida’s Economy
- Letter sent urging Congress to remove vaping products from store shelves
- Michael J. Fox Foundation supporting pending legislation to expand research
- Rep. newsletter: recognize tribal sovereignty over cannabis programs
- Dept of Ag. outlines procedures for importing hemp from other countries
- Ruling: tax provision application on cannabiz is constitutional
- DEA proposing changes for quotas for production of controlled substances
- Company owes ~$11 million, down from IRS claim of $36 million
- Rep. thinks “not too far off” until more Republicans embrace reform
- Bill: protect vets from losing benefits over cannabis use gets new co-sponsor
- Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA License Cultivators Fast
Finance
- Why The Industry Deserves Access To Modern Banking And Financing
- Starving Brokers Surviving on Pot and Fake Meat
Food and Bev
- Cannabis Firms Are Hopping On The Non-Alcoholic Beer Wagon
- You can now brew cannabis coffee in your Keurig
- CBD booze brand falls foul of ad rules
Growing and Making
- Why grow an autoflowering variety in your cannabis garden?
- HVAC Best Practices to Safeguard Crops Against Natural Disasters
Health and Wellness
- 6 Ways to Unwind & Feel Calmer
- No Cannabis During Pregnancy; Not Enough CBD Info: Surgeon General
- Cannabis dependency ‘wrongly labeled as a male issue’
- Can You Be Allergic to Cannabis?
- Cannabis for colds and flu? Here’s what the experts say
- Pot and Pregnancy: What Do We Know?
Hemp
- Build a Dynasty in The Hemp Revolution
- American Hemp Dreams Are Being Crushed By These 5 Challenges
- Pot restrictions add risks and costs to hemp growing
- The two sides of hemp
- When Hemp Gets Stressed It Makes THC
- Do hemp seeds live up to the superfood hype?
- For Young Farmers, Hemp Is a ‘Gateway Crop’
Higher Ed
History
- Great Moments in Weed History
- What Can The End Of Alcohol Prohibition Teach Cannabis Entrepreneurs?
- Museum of Weed to host event on role in treating people with HIV/AIDS
Holidays
- No One’s Going to Give Your Kids Free Weed in Their Halloween Candy
- 8 Cannabis-Infused Treats To Try For Halloween
Labor
Legalization
- Super-Majority of Americans Support Legalization
- Vaping Injury Outbreak Hasn’t Hurt Legalization Support
- Legalization is fundamentally a racial justice issue
- Vaping illness strengthening argument for legalization
- Public Support for Legalization Has Finally Stopped Rising
- Why Legalization Could Give the U.S. Economy a Big Boost
Medical
Military/Veterans
- Veterans use MMJ to combat serious mental health issues
- Former VA Official Admits MMJ Could Save Veterans
- Air Force Investigating Whether Airman Smoked Weed at Missile Alert Facility
- Advancing Access to MMJ for U.S. National and Massachusetts Veterans
Outlaws
Packaging
Parenting
- Mom says microdosing makes her a better parent
- A Guide to Parents’ Night in with Weed
- Study explored how mothers structure parenting with cannabis
Podcasts
Politics
Presidential Campaign
- Sanders pledged to “end the horrifically destructive war on drugs” at rally
- Bernie’s Cannabis Plan Promotes Repair, Vital Need For Equity In The Industry
- Julián Castro Calls For Legalization And Expungements
- Biden is bad for legalization
- O’Rourke’s plan includes support for decrim possession of all drugs
Science
- MMJ Research Shows Promise in Lessening Opioid Use & Abuse
- More evidence that weed munchies are science and not the placebo effect
Sex
Social Justice
- Women And Minorities Push To Maintain Presence In Cannabis Industry
- The Future Of Cannabis Legalization Includes Social Equity
- The Push To Nix Old Pot Convictions
- How to make recreational business fairer to black and brown entrepreneurs
Social Media
Space
Spots
- U.S.A. Triathlon Embraces CBD
- NFL prep to make concessions to union on lessening cannabis penalties
- PGA Tour suspended golfer for using MMJ for mental health
Studies
- How Legalization Affects Public Health
- New study looks at social media influence on cannabis use
- Tilray Backs Study On MMJ For Breast Cancer Drug Side Effects
- Cannabis Oil Capsules Provide Weight Gain in Patients with Advanced Cancer
- Enactment of MMJ Laws Associated with Reduced Opioid Reliance
- Taxation on Retail Cannabis Sales Influences Buying Behaviors
- Study “legalization does not increase violent crime rates”
- Conceptual framework for sustainable development of cannabis tourism
Stuff
Vaping
- CBD and hemp joints target vapers for alternative habit
- 9 things to look for when buying a vape pen for cannabis
Women
- Graduate Of Women-Focused Pot Accelerator Looks Toward Future
- Leading Female Cannabis Execs Share Outlook for the Industry
- Alison Roman, Chef
- Megan Rapinoe Talks Cannabis And Feminism
States
Alaska
Arkansas
- Commission approves use of patient dispensary data in health care database
- Regulators may revoke MMJ licenses of those who fail to open after 1 year
California
- Governor signs cannabis compassion bill
- Cannabis industry’s dirty loophole, research exempt hemp
- Trimming Weed In Humboldt Is Not Nearly as Chill as It Sounds
- Last toke for the road could be a downer with pot breathalyzers coming
- Illegal grow destroys couple’s rental home
- Richmond invites outdoor marijuana grows, considers pot cafes
- Regulation, thriving black market burning up profits of legal weed biz
- Illegal vapes traced to woman who was CBD pioneer
- Cannabis money is coming to SoCal. Here’s how it’ll be spent.
- Products at unlicensed stores found high levels of pesticide contamination
Colorado
- Hemp delivery driver arrested in South Dakota
- Auditor plans to review cannabis taxation program
- Allowing public consumption of edible pot will give us all indigestion
- Greeley shuns cannabis, but starting to embrace hemp as cash crop
Florida
- Hemp farmers are cashing in on the cannabis crop
- Treasure Coast coalition holds cannabis symposium
- Recreational Legalization Would Create 7x More Cannabis Jobs
- How 2 Giuliani associates failed to break into Florida’s pot industry
- Recreational Pot Initiative; ‘A Quiet Revolution’
- PolitiFact: claim from agriculture commissioner is “mostly false.”
- Miami Beach approved an ordinance outlawing public smoking
- Voters support legalization, 64%-33%
- US Attorney Won’t Pursue MMJ Cases
Georgia
- First legal hemp crop quietly harvested in Georgia
- A Desperate Plea for Cannabis
- Medical Cannabis Expansion Stalls
- First legal Georgia hemp fields show crop’s promise
Illinois
- Obstacles Remain Ahead of Legalization
- Debates over allowing legal cannabis stores show new law is working
- Cannabis certificate program at Oakton Community College
- Chicago Getting in the Zone on Recreational Legalization
- MMJ popularity surging
- One of first hemp farmers goes back to the basics
- Gov. estimated a $25 – $150 million per year increase to general funds
- Chicago mayor: legalization is “about more than just tax dollars”
Indiana
- Farmers tackle historic hemp harvest this Fall
- Some Farmers Uncertain Hemp will Become Profitable
- Rain dampens hemp planting for some farmers
Iowa
- Mayor of Jamaica gets probation after growing cannabis in her home
- Lawmakers, prosecutors, judges, police must fix unequal cannabis arrests
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
- Regulators plan independent reviews of their MMJ licensing process
- Dispensaries quell customer concerns amid fear of vaping illnesses
Michigan
Minnesota
- Agriculture commissioner toured a hemp processing facility.
- Cannabis Summit Attendees Advocate For MMJ
Missouri
- Citizens Storm Mayor’s Office After KC Council Moves Ahead With Decrim
- MMJ ordinance in Independence could face lawsuit
- Joplin School Board to review MMJ policy for visitors
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
- MMJ advocates concerned over recreational cannabis proposals
- Legalization puts youth at risk Sheriff says
- Maneuvering in the legal/illegal cannabis business
- With lessons learned, NM can make cannabis safe, affordable
- Task Force Issues Adult-Use Recommendations
- Safe Access asking legislature to consider several medical bills
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
- High Times Partners w/ Pure Green for Cannabis Cup
- Hemp lures growers as next cash crop, experts warn half could go to waste
- Council considers social equity grants
- Study: “Rec and MMJ samples contained high levels of residual pesticides-“
Pennsylvania
- Should recreational cannabis be legal in PA?
- Fetterman: If pot legalized, responsibility still key
- Patients protest MMJ prices
- Senators Introduce Recreational Legalization Bill
- Lancaster County’s first commercial hemp harvest since 1937
- Lt. Gov called out organization for paying to promote anti-reform tweets
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- How weed brownies could have the same legal penalties as murder in Texas
- Navigating Cannabis in the Lone Star State
- Will Dallas decriminalize cannabis and psychedelics?
Utah
Virginia
- Judge tosses charge for man who legally purchased CBD product
- Weaving social justice into graduate studies
- Virginia becoming more cannabis-friendly, but legalization likely years away
Washington
- What happened to crime under legal cannabis?
- Disciplinary action against biz not complying w/ban on flavored vaping products
Washington D.C
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Hemp in Wisconsin: the risks and rewards
- Is Wisconsin Missing Out On The Money By Not Legalizing
- Legalization: Where Lawmakers Stand
International
Australia
- AG: Legalization Law Does Not Provide Legal Protection
- No decision on prosecuting cases in light of a local legalization law
Brazil
Canada
- What a Liberal win means for cannabis in Canada
- Legalization 2.0 is here – what does it mean for insurance?
- Here’s How Much Cannabis Canadians Bought in the First Year of Legalization
- AARP Members Get Information—And Discounts—On Cannabis
Canada – First Nations
Columbia
eSwatini
Israel
Jamaica
Mexico
- Is Mexico mere days away from the cannabis legalization finish line?
- Mexico Unveiled Its Recreational Cannabis Bill: 8 Things You Need to Know
- Lawmaker Proposes Legalizing All Drugs To Combat Cartel Violence
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zeland
- Lawmakers debated legalization in a TV appearance.
- The biggest story of the cannabis hooplah, the ECS
Nigeria
Paraguay
UK
- What prohibition’s failure means for the legalisation of cannabis
- UK Parliament Committee Endorses Decriminalizing Drugs
- Cannabis tea taking off for Fort William business
- Compelling case to treat drugs as a health issue rather than a criminal one
- Report: calling on the government to decriminalize drug possession
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