“Our efforts to deal with cannabis using law enforcement and the criminal justice system have been a total failure. Regulation will free up resources so that police can focus on more serious crimes and will also help improve police/ community relationships. And, instead of continuing to fuel organized crime, the money spent on cannabis in our state can and should be used to help revitalize communities that have been disproportionately harmed by enforcement of laws against cannabis.”

– Rev. Charlie Stallworth, East End Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT

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

Vermont

 News Update: S.54 – What Happened This Week And Where Is It Going?

 Poll shows three out of four Vermonters support legal, regulated cannabis sales

 Navigating Cannabusiness Tax Minefields With GHP Advisors

 The Renaissance of Glass Pipemaking – Part II

 Mr. X by Carl Sagan

 Recipe: Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats by BTVLocal420
 Anti-cannabis movement: Here are groups, lobbyists trying to stop legal sales
 Students address vaping through Getting to ‘Y’ program
 NEK hemp growers find challenges in 2019 season but remain hopeful
 Here’s how long a drug test can detect weed

New England

 Connecticut 

• Details of bill includes erasure of nonviolent criminal convictions
• Clergy Rallies in Support of Cannabis Legalization
• Pro-legalization clergy make case for pot sales
• Progressive Dems renew push for tax reform, legalized cannabis

 Maine

• How JMU hemp study will benefit Augusta County
• Maine and its Cannabis Market
• Hearing on a bill to let people expunge records

 Massachusetts

• Massachusetts needs a stoned driving bill
• Cannabis Industry is Creating Jobs that Use a Wide Range of Skills
• Taxes Should Help Communities Harmed by War on Drugs
• States fails to fulfill a provision of the state’s legalization law 
• Cambridge has to follow pot retail laws
• Cambridge Appeals Ruling Halting Moratorium on Rec Sales

 New Hampshire

• House Passes Cannabis Legalization Bill
• Letter: It’s time to ‘free the weed’

 New Jersey

• Congressional candidates split on legalizing recreational cannabis
• MMJ Could Soon Be Covered Under Workers Comp
• Jeff Oakes: Medical Marijuana Patient and Advocate

 New York

• Legalizing pot isn’t worth it: Decriminalization goes far enough
• Gov. said it’s a “priority” to legalize cannabis this year
• Gov. will visit legal states to learn about their programs
• Daily News calling on lawmakers to legalize cannabis this session
• Legalization: How it hinges on how money goes to communities of color
• Fate of Pot Sales Is Unclear
• If cannabis is legalized, where will revenue go?
• Equity provisions are critical in cannabis legalization

• Area farmers band together to capitalize on new hemp regulations
• SUNY Canton to host North Country Hemp Expo on April 3
• Legalization stalls as politicians fight over who gets revenue
• Queens town hall tackles impacts of criminalization of cannabis
• Snags Hit In Cannabis Legalization

 Rhode Island

• Bills seek to expunge cannabis convictions
• House Speaker: municipalities should take the lead on reg. cannabis

National

 Animals

• CBD’s Calming And Painkilling Effects In Animals

 Arts/Entertainment

• The Marijuana Conspiracy

 Business

• Weed companies find hilarious ad loophole in adopting highways
• Charlotte’s Web facing class action lawsuit, website not compliant
• The cannabis industry’s next big threat: Hacks and fraud
• Are cannabis drone deliveries the future or merely fantasy?

 Cannabis

• Why People from Different Cultures are Relying on Cannabis
• 5 cannabis strains for people who love cherry
• We Took a Crash Course in Cannabis and Realized We Knew Nothing

 CBD

• CBD oil is not your father’s cannabis

 Culture

• Onion: Bloomberg polling “poorly among those arrested for possession”
• TV host Kelly Ripa said she uses CBD as a sleep aid

 Economics

• Cannabis Industry is “America’s Single Greatest Job Creation Engine”

 Events

• Challenges of Cannabis and Cannabidiol in Forensic Toxicology
• Boston Business Journal reporter was kicked out of NCIA summit
• A Weed Smoker’s Pairing Guide to Noise Pop 2020
• Boston Globe reporter dropped out of NCIA panel in protest of meeting w/federal officials that was closed to the press

 Fashion

• Pros, Cons, Cost Concerns With Hemp for Denim

 Federal

• USDA approved hemp plans for WA, WY, the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and the Santee Sioux Nation
• Will Uncle Sam Ever Embrace Weed?
• Treasury Sec pressed on if cannabiz can qualify for Opp. Zone tax benefit

• Forest Service: canna-eradication efforts justifying 2021 budget request
• Rep. discuses work on legislation to Nat Cong. of American Indians

• The Latest Cannabis Legislation News From Capitol Hill
• Tell Congress Not To Allow Trump To Roll Back MMJ Protections
• DOT jobs like pilots won’t be tested for CBD
• Trump commuted sentence of woman charged for cannabis smuggling
• Agents did “outstanding work to end cultivation on America’s public lands.”

• USDA report highlights growth of the hemp industry
• USDA report on hemp policy in the Philippines
• Sens. Harris, Feinstein filed bill to remediate lands damaged by illegal cannabis cultivation

 Food and Bev

• Launch of Element C Hemp Extract Infused Beverages

 Growing and Making

• A guide to buying cannabis seeds

 Health and Wellness

• This Is How You Know It’s Time To Lay Off The Weed

 Hemp

• Future of industrial hemp clouded by economic uncertainties
• US Hemp Growers Association to promote hemp growers, products, research
• Hemp is having a moment, but it’s ok if you’re confused
• The Difference Between Industrial Hemp and Consumer Hemp
• Hot Hemp Pits States Against Feds
• Law enforcement puts hemp farmers on edge
• Agribusiness giant Syngenta adds hemp to its lobbying efforts
• Hemp rollercoaster ride expected to continue
• USDA Announces Risk Management Programs for Hemp
• Hemp Is Legal. What If Cops Don’t Care?
• Economic Viability of Industrial Hemp in the United States

 Higher Ed

• Courses in Cannabis

 History

• How the English Found Cannabis

 Law

• Bar Assoc. approve resolutions to pass a cannabis banking bill

 Law Enforcement 

• Court of Appeals: can decrim cannabis can justify a search of a car

 Legalization

• Cannabis legalization drives demand for warehousing and retail
• Legalization Kicks Drug Cartels out of the Market

 Media

• Book tells story of medical cannabis patients
• Former Rep: Watch daughters CNN story about growers switching to cannabis
• New magazine focuses on upscale cannabis culture

 Military/Veterans

• Reps. working to shore up support for bill to expand MMJ research for vets

 People

• Trailblazers: Further Shaping The Future Of The Cannabis And Hemp Industry

 Podcasts

• Girls Growin Wild #3: Chelsea Brindle
• CBD Education In Action: A Conversation With Maggie Frank Of PlusCBD Oil
• Behind the scenes on the “Disrespected” story with Shaleen Title 
• Avoid Calling A Bottom In Cannabis
• Roberta & Charlie Talk Pot: It Can Help Your Sex Life

 Presidential Campaign

• The Deafening Silence Of Cannabis In The Democratic Debate
• Dir. of communications for Trump’s campaign said cannabis needs to be “kept illegal.”
• Does Pete Buttigieg smoke weed?
• Bloomberg’s new marijuana policy is short on details
• Bloomberg proposes decrim
• Bloomberg Attacks Legalization In Resurfaced Recording
• That Time Bloomberg Called Colorado Stupid for Legalizing Weed
• Former Gov. resigned from board so he can focus on his campaign

 Real Estate

• Tale of Two Cities: Cannabis and Commercial Real Estate

 Relationships

• Cannabis Keeps a Marriage Mellow

 Social Responsibility

• “Champion positivity, inclusivity, and a strong purpose and mission”

 Sports

• I Got Sweaty at a Boxing Weed Event and Loved It
• NFL CBA Proposal Includes Reduced Penalties for Positive Cannabis Tests
• Former NY Knick tells ex-players to be patient with cannabis sector
• Latest On NFL’s Cannabis Proposal
• Former basketball player Charles Barkley is open to players using MMJ
• Sherri Martel’s Refusal to Stop Smoking Weed in WWE
• Austin Lamoreaux – Professional Snowboarder & CBD Advocate
• MMA fighter Elias Theodorou allowed to use MMJ
• Football player Greg Robinson arrested with 157 pounds of cannabis

 Studies

• Study suggests cannabis caused man’s 12-hour erection
• Survey: Medical Students Seldom Receive Training About Cannabis
• CBD Mitigates Anxiety, Depression, Substance Abuse in Adolescent Subject
• Cannabis Use Associated with Smaller Waistline, Lower Triglycerides
• Cannabinoids have potential to expand therapeutic repertoire of skin disorders
• THC, CBD inhibited proliferation, expression of receptor in lung cancer cells
• Everyone Scared of Legal Weed Was Freaking Out Over Nothing
• Impact of cannabis smoking on lung function in older persons
• Depression, anxiety, trauma associated with elevated odds of cannabis use during pregnancy

 Stuff

• Do I really need weed in my lipstick?

 Travel/Tourism

• 6 questions about traveling with marijuana, answered

 Vaping

• Vape lung injuries date back to 2007

States