Every day that I spend in Sacramento speaking with legislators is inspired by the need for legislators to see these farmers as I do – as a phenomenal group of hardworking, family farmers who worship the land, who are die-hard environmentalists, and who were taught by their parents and grandparents how to grow the best cannabis in the world with little to no carbon footprint.
–Farmer Johnny Casali

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

Vermont

 Sign The Petition – NYPD 75th Precinct: Release Legal Hemp Shipment

 NYPD Refuses To Release Confiscated Vermont Hemp Shipment

 NECANN’s Annual New England Cannabis Community Awards:  Vote For Heady Vermont – Best Industry Website

 Moe. On Legalization and Vermont Vibes

 Terpene Tuesday: Humelene
 Public safety commissioner talks opioid epidemic, marijuana and modernizing
 WCAX: Heady Vermont launches petition about NYPD wrongfully seized hemp
 Health Department launches cannabis public education campaign
 Is marijuana a new side dish at Vermont holiday gatherings?
 As state mulls market, health officials launch public education campaign
 New holiday gift idea: Weed? What to know.
 Charges stand in case of shipment from Vermont hemp farm seized by NYPD
 Why Are Travelers to Canada Asked to ‘Declare’ Cannabis Products?
 AG’s panel on developing commercial markets in MA and ME
 Barre Town Talks Weed with VLCT

New England

• N.H. and Maine benefit from Bay State vape ban

 Maine

• In some communities, cannabis market already locked
• Hemp producers say new federal rules could hurt industry’s growth
• Regulators made apps for cultivation, manufacturing, retail licenses available
• Rep.cited his cosponsorship of MMJ legislation
• Regulators expected to make business license applications available this week
• Lewiston building owner fined for renting to illegal pot grower
• Race is on for recreational licenses

 Massachusetts

• EBT cards banned for legal cannabis, adult bookstores
• GFA Leads the Way for Cannabis Companies
• The Wonderful World of Worcester cannabis
• Property for planned Millbury facility sells for $10M
• People with “probable” cases of vaping injuries say products from businesses

 New Hampshire

• Senate committee rejects cannabis legalization bill

 New Jersey

• Cannabis and you: Perfect together? It’s up to us, now 
• Big Move Toward Legalizing cannabis In NJ Is Set
• Governor Murphy Now Supports Decrim
• Sen. Rice’s Statement on Governor Murphy’s Support of Decrim
• Decrim takes misused motive from legalization push

 New York

• CBD retailer who received hemp shipment still facing cannabis charges
• Defense Lawyers Press for Legalization, Halt to ICE Courthouse Arrests
• New rules loosen industrial hemp regulations
• NY prosecutors stall on dropping hemp charges, angering business owners

National

 Banking

• The Women Behind Cannabis Banking
• Banks No Longer Required to Report Hemp Growers as Suspicious
• New regulations address banking discrimination against hemp farmers

 Business

• Why firms are rebranding in response to industry’s changing business climate
• Cannabis Companies That Give Back Every Day

 Cannabis

• 5 Important Factors That Influence Your Cannabis High

 CBD

• CBD is going mainstream, but what does science say it’s actually good for?

 Culture

• Johnny Casali Enlightens: Five Questions Regarding Sun-Grown Cannabis
• RIP: Federal Medical-cannabis Patient George McMahon
• Lil Wayne Gets His Own cannabis Brand
• Willie Nelson says he has stopped smoking cannabis
• Willie Nelson’s son clarifies that Willie still consumes cannabis in other forms
• Basketball player apologizes for panic attack on flight after consuming edible
• Ali Wong: give virtual reality a try, saying, “It’s like cannabis. It’s the future!”

 Legalization

• US Support for Legalization Just Increased Again
• 2/3 Americans Favor Legalization but Access Remains Limited

 Media

• High Times owner hopes stoner mag will see green with new CEO
• Civilized lays off entire staff just in time for the holidays

 Medical

• Cannabis Effects On The Brain

 Military/Veterans

• New England Veterans Alliance Embraces Cannabis Use As Therapy

 Podcasts

• Cannabis at Intersection of Commerce and Culture
• Tracy Ryan Launches Much Anticipated ‘Saving Sophie” Podcast
• Hemp pioneer Georgia Branch on snacks, wellness and uniting women
• A Year Of Growing Hemp

 Politics

• Democrats Can Reduce Third-Party Voting in 2020 by Getting High
• Ending war on drugs is best response to cartel violence

 Presidential Campaign

• Michael Bloomberg’s awful record on cannabis
• Castro open to considering decriminalization of drugs beyond cannabis
• Booker spoke about racial disparities in cannabis arrests

 Sports

• How Many WWE Stars Smoke cannabis
• Antwaun Woods becomes second Cowboys’ weed arrest in a month

 Studies

• Cannabis Significantly Reduces Headache Severity
• Hospital visits are more serious for edible users than smokers
• UNLV study links regular cannabis use to increased fetal health risks
• People Are Skipping Sleep Aids In Favor of Cannabis
• MMJ Programs Attracted Past Users
• Consumers increasingly want eco-friendly, chemical and pesticide free 
• Men who regularly smoke may have increased risk of testicular cancer
• Cannabis use among pregnant women on the rise
• CBD Extracts Mitigate Symptoms Of Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Vitamin E Additive Linked To Lung Illness
• Cannabis Provides Relief For Stiff Person Syndrome
• Associations between decrim and reduced prescription opioid use
• Cannabis making an impact on the billion-dollar sleep market
• Transdermal application of CBD can achieve improvement in pain
• Males who report frequent use at greater odds of acquiring a MMJ card

 Vaping

• Over 500K cannabis vapes seized in 2 years as busts rise in US
• Our New Year’s Resolution: Lay Off the Vapes

 Women

• The Story Of Lara Parker, Cannabis And Endometriosis Activist
• 6 Ways Cannabis Affects Women Differently Than Men

States