“We’re not willing to sacrifice that one or two percent. We’re not willing to do that. That is not who we are. It’s not what we are. It’s not what we believe. We are going to fight every way we can to save every life that we can.”
– NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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

Vermont 

 Vermont COVID-19/Cannabis Roundup

 Mental Health Monday Live – Monday, March 31, noon, HVT Facebook page

 Eleven Things Stoners Can Do During Quarantine
 Lake Champlain Chamber webinar with the offices of Leahy, Sanders, & Welch re: federal relief package Monday, March 30 at 2pm.
 Vermont House passes COVID-19 relief package, remote voting provisions
 USDA implements measures to help rural residents, businesses, communities
 Gov. Scott: Businesses, nonprofits must work remotely
 Directory of local restaurants offering curbside takeout, delivery
 PUC blocks disconnection of utility service during coronavirus emergency
 COVID-19 and telemedicine services
 As response evolves, Scott outlines support for businesses, employees
 Economic injury disaster loans for small biz affected by virus
 Burlington City Council to allocate $1M to coronavirus crisis
 Governor orders limit of gatherings to 10
 When seniors can shop at Vermont stores
 COVID-19: How are Vermont prisons preparing?
 Gov Announces Public Service Department Wi-Fi Hot Spot Map

New England

 Connecticut

• Regs deem MMJ essential and exempt from Gov. mandate
• Cannabiz not eligible for no-interest loan program

 Maine

• MMJ operations are essential and exempt amid virus
• Regulators Issue Conditional Licenses to 30+ Adult-Use Biz
• $1.2M expansion proposed for Auburn cannabis business park
• Cannabis company sues state over residency requirement
• Adult Use Cannabis Sales Are Finally In Sight
• UMaine to teach growers home cultivation

 Massachusetts

• Canna-leaders protest order to stop recreational sales
• Dispensaries deemed not recreational — can stay open
• Dispensaries teaming up to produce hand sanitizer for local hospitals.
• Gov. Closes Adult-Use Shops During Virus Crisis
• Regs will accept more canna-social equity apps under expanded criteria

 New Hampshire

• Coronavirus threatens MMJ program, endangers patients
• Regs are allowing MMJ patients to do curbside pickup at dispensaries

 New Jersey

• Black Market Weed Dealers Essential in Time of Crisis
• NJDOH Announces Temporary Medical Marijuana Waivers
• Dispensaries Proclaimed Essential Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
• Gov Issues Order Deeming ATCs Among Biz Allowed to Remain Open
• Canna Pop-Up Held Webinar as Alternative Due to Coronavirus
• State Orders Release of Low-Level Offenders from County Jails

 New York

• Weed in the Flower City
• State Will Still Pursue Legalization Despite Coronavirus
• Can legalization pass while the state reacts to the coronavirus?
• Catholic Conference urging lawmakers not to legalize cannabis
• “no reason we cannot negotiate and pass legalization when crisis is over.”

 Rhode Island

• Regs denied biz expense tax deduction for a MMJ cultivation license

National

 Arts/Entertainment

• High Maintenance is a perfect escape – and keeps getting better
• ‘Canadian Strain’ film overcomes many hurdles, including COVID-19
• Netflix to Host Food Competition Show ‘Cooked with Cannabis’
• Legal weed in a Simpsons episode that could have gone much worse

 Business

• Leafly just laid off nearly 40% of its workforce
• 5 Ways Cannabis Businesses Can Cope With COVID-19
• Companies hiring to meet surge in demand

 Cannabis

• What is a cannabis contact high?
• Why Smoking Weed Causes Dry Mouth

 CBD

• Misinformation claiming that CBD is effective against coronavirus
• CBD And Heart Health
• 3 Excellent Sleep Benefits with Using CBD Oil

 Commerce

• How to Buy Weed With Bitcoin

 Coronavirus/COVID-19

• Cannabis Went from Lazy Stoners & Lockup to Essential Commerce Real Quick
• Americans say 2:1 MMJ dispensaries are “essential”
• Cannabis safer for home relaxation than alcohol
• PSA Safe Grocery Shopping in COVID-19 Pandemic (video)
• Resist Using Pot, Alcohol to Ease Fears
• SBA confirms cannabiz’ not eligible for coronavirus-related relief funds
• Safe Access to Cannabis in Times of COVID-19
• How Patients And Consumers Can Safely Purchase Cannabis
• Covid -19, Coronavirus: Potential Herbal Protocol
• Edibles may be better than smoking cannabis during the pandemic
• Cannabis advocates to governors: Our businesses are ‘essential’
• Cannabis Sales Are on the Rise Due to Coronavirus
• Experts Suggest Edible Cannabis As The Only Safe Consumption
• Industry Pleads For Access To Federal Coronavirus Business Relief
• Cannabis Companies Brace for Coronavirus Impact
• Coronavirus Crisis Shows cannabis Is ‘Essential’ And Mainstream
• 50 stoner books to beat the self-isolation blues
• Yes, weed is essential during a pandemic
• A Guide To Staying In, Social Distancing And Weed Use
• 6 stoney-yet-productive self-isolation activities

 Culture

 Driving

• Apple CarPlay, Android Auto slow driver response worse than drugs

 Economics

• Is cannabis ‘recession-proof?’ Alcohol might be a guide

 Events

• Women Wednesday

 Federal

• Cong. Budget Ofc says letting VA docs recommend MMJ costs nothing
• GOP Senator Says Cannabiz Stepping Up To Help With Coronavirus
• DEA Releases Rules for Federal Cannabis Research
• Feds Want Help Developing A Standard THC Dose For Cannabis Products
• DEA said its not responsible for damaging cannabis stored in its possession
• DEA issued a statement on its move to allow doctors to issue prescription
• Public input needed on developing a standardized dose of THC
• What the CDC Has Learned About Cannabis Workplace Hazards
• Cannabiz ask leaders for access to coronavirus-related business relief

 Finance

• With reimagined lending model, firm aims to create equitable cannabis funding

 Food & Bev

• New, Low-Dose Cannabis Beverage Launches from Calexo

 Growing and Making

• How Gender Can Affect the Features of Cannabis Plants
• 5 reasons why it’s the perfect time to start growing cannabis

 Health and Wellness

• These Are the Top 5 Cannabis Strains for Meditation
• Create an infused bath bomb
• Tolerance Can Affect Cannabis’ Effectiveness for Sleep
• The soul-soothing power of a bath

 Hemp

• Hemp farmers, businesses could benefit from stimulus package
• Coronavirus uncertainty prompts hemp farmers to lock down seeds
• States Split on Following USDA Hemp Rules in 2020
• CBD Contract Voided by Coronavirus, Hemp Co. Says
• U.S. Dept of Ag approved hemp plans from Iowa and two Indian tribes.
• Hemp Shows Economic Promise For Native American Communities
• Job No. 1: ‘Educate and promote green alternatives based on hemp’

 History

• What we can learn from pandemics in history
• Here’s the first written English description of being high on cannabis

 Labor

• OSHA training for cannabiz workers successful

 Legalization

• How The Coronavirus Has Negatively Impacted Legalization
• Reform Group Wants Help Holding Lawmakers Accountable
• Coronavirus could accelerate U.S. cannabis legalization
• Coronavirus could delay legalization along East Coast, other states
• COVID-19 suspends legislative sessions across USA
• Prosecutions for cannabis trafficking continue to decline year over year

 Medical

• When Methadone Clinics Support Patients Who Use Cannabis

 Podcasts

• Cannabis & Coronavirus
• Travel vicariously while living in self-isolation
• Cannabis In The Time Of Corona

 Politics

• NORML’s 2020 voter guide and candidate scorecard

 Presidential Campaign 

• Sanders’ campaign says he’s reassessing, not dropping out

 Science

• Why mice are perfect for cannabis research
• Mapping the cannabis genome to improve crops and health

 Seniors

• Making Cannabis Medicine Available To The Isolated Elderly

 Sex

• Check out these Cann-Aphrodisiacs

 Social Justice

• National Bail Out working to get people out of cages during this crisis
• ‘Wash your hands’ is tough advice for Americans without soap or water
• It is time for a Cannabis Opportunity Agenda
• Why Diversity Makes Cannabis Companies Stronger

 Studies and Surveys

• Youth cannabis treatment admissions in CO an WA declined after legalization
• Cannabinoid Treatment for Acute Pain
• Can CBD Help with Addiction? 
• Study indicates vaporized cannabis creates drug-seeking behavior
• Cannabinoids with opioids has been shown to reduce opioid doses
• CDC reported that opioid overdose deaths declined 2% from 2017 to 2018.
• CBD might be effective in alleviating the symptoms of insulin resistance”
• Hot water extraction “efficiency is higher and it is environmentally friendly.”
• Study links substance use in adolescents to insufficient sleep

 Stuff

• The Surprising Effect of Smoking Cannabis with a Chillum

States