Friday Roll Up: 420 eCelebrations + Bill Introduced For Cannabiz Relief + Lebanon Legalizes MMJ
“Willie, I hope you’re having a good birthday, and I’m honestly voting to just go and change your birthday to 4/20, because, I mean, that’s your real birthday anyways.”
– Kacey Musgraves to Willie Nelson during his “Four Hours and Twenty Minutes Of Fun”
Welcome To The Weekly Roll Up – A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News
Vermont
Is It Smart to Start a Company During a Recession?
Checking the Pulse of Vermont’s Healthcare Workers
Normalizing Cannabis With Dr. Anjanette Decarlo
Clueless Thieves Attempt to Rob Green Leaf Central Store
Mental Health Monday: Fear Of Death, Help From Plant Medicine
Food insecurity in Vermont has risen 33% during pandemic
As Traffic At Food Shelves Spikes, Vermont Launches ‘Mass Feeding Plan’
Delegation weighs in on closing of state college campuses
Amazon commits $10 million to support small forest owners in VT and PA
Blittersdorf: Crisis = Change
New England
Connecticut
Massachusetts
- MMJ registrations spike 245%
- Host Community Agreements Slow Dispensary Openings
- Lawmakers Urge VA To Approve MMJ For Veterans During Pandemic
- Cannabis Shops Won’t Re-Open Anytime Soon
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
- Lawmakers Want to Legalize via Zoom
- Gov. said legalizing remotely is up to lawmakers
- A 4/20 pot party in NYC busted after tip on social distancing violations
National
Animals
Arts/Entertainment
- Everyone Knows You’re High And Will Be Stoned Forever
- ‘Pot Luck’ Movie Review: A Fiery Look at the Cannabis Industry
- Netflix’s ‘Cooked With Cannabis’
- HOME BAKED: My Mom, Cannabis, and the Stoning of San Francisco
Business
- Pot industry tested as virus slams economy
- TRŪFLORA Cannabis: Encouraging The Use Of Compassion Based Healing
- Jared Mirsky’s Mission to Rebrand Cannabis
Cannabis
- How to Get Into Weed While You’re Self-Isolating
- Does cannabis affect your dreams?
- How to not smell like cannabis after smoking
- 7 Reasons to Start Drinking Cannabis Tea
CBD
- Should CBD become a part of your wellness routine in these troubling times?
- Keep the FDA Off Your Back: Don’t Make Medical Claims About CBD Products
Coronavirus/COVID-19
- What’s Your Coronavirus Victory Garden Missing? Cannabis
- Hemp farmers, CBD producers in coronavirus aid program
- Nearly 30% of weed smokers switched to alternatives during pandemic
- Everything to Know About Cannabis and Coronavirus
- ‘Cannabis Against COVID’ Seeks To Promote Adult-Use Cannabis Delivery
- How The Coronavirus Is Boosting The Legal Cannabis Industry
- COVID-19 Leaves Cannabis Businesses Scrambling for Staff
- US cannabis CEOs say coronavirus crisis will speed up legalization
- Pot Companies Rise To The Challenge Of COVID-19
Culture
Dispensaries
- Oklahoma, Oregon Cities Lead For Most Dispensaries Per Residents
- Dispensaries see spike in sales after customers receive stimulus checks
Events
Federal
- House Bill Introduced to Make Cannabiz Eligible for COVID-19 Relief Funds
- Sen. Booker spoke about imprisoned people of color contracting coronavirus
- DEA reopening comments re: electronic prescriptions for controlled substances
- Rep. Blumenauer published an op-ed calling for an end to the war on drugs
Finance
Food & Bev
Growing and Making
- Identify Sex of a Plant as Early as 3 Weeks Old
- The ultimate homemade pot brownie is all about the cannabutter
- You Should Waffle Your Pot Brownie for 4/20
- Pot brownie recipe that soothed patients in AIDS epidemic
- Which Lights Are Best For Growing Cannabis?
Health and Wellness
- Should You Smoke Weed When You’re Pregnant?
- Cannabis Can Decrease Risk of Digestive Disorders In Schizophrenia
History
Holidays
- Willie Nelson Hosts Cannabis Legalization Fundraiser
- At least three police agencies made cannabis social media posts on 4/20
LGBTQI+
Legalization
- Majority Of Americans Think Legalization Is A Successful Policy
- The pandemic shows the pressing need for widespread legalization
- Natl Conf of State Legislatures released info on record clearing policies
- Let’s Declare April “Cannabis Legalization Month”
Medical
- Rare cannabinoid shows early promise for diabetes
- Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances
Podcasts
- How To Run An Ethical Cannabiz
- Wellbeing Wednesdays Podcast
- The Evolution of Adult-Use Cannabis In Illinois
- Healthy eating and the UK supply chain during a pandemic
- How Pro Athletes Use Cannabis for Performance
- Queering Up Cannabis in ‘Reefer Madness’
- Lots Of Upside In Cannabis Industry
- CBD research and regulation
Science
Social Justice
- ACLU: Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Legalization
- On 4/20, Feminist Conversations Shift to the War on Drugs
- Shinola sparks-up support for people convicted of cannabis-related crimes
- 4/20, Today’s Annual Cannabis Bash, Is Cancelled, Impacting Dispensaries
- Cannabis Is Ripe For Building Black Wealth
Space
Sports
Studies and Surveys
- USA has the highest number of clinical cannabis research studies
- Current CBD Clinical Trials
- Pot Is Safer Than Booze, But Avoided Due To Social Stigma
- US cannabis smokers adapting to COVID-19
- Cannabis may have a beneficial impact on HIV-blood-brain barrier injury
- Cannabinoids may reduce pain and spasticity in people with spinal cord injuries
- Four taxa of Cannabis in urgent need of conservation
Stuff
- Cannabis-Infused Product Sales Will Approach $3 Billion in 2020
- Why Do Weed Products Look so Luxe Now?
Tech
Terpenes
Women
- 13 Women Pushing the Budding Cannabis Industry Forward
- Top 5 Influential Women In The Cannabis Industry
States
Alaska
California
- Veterinary Med. Board will discuss use of MMJ products for animals
- Regulators announced $30m to promote cannabis industry social equity
- Cannabis farmers ask for local help as federal relief doesn’t apply
- Pot entrepreneurs sue LA over process for approving shops
- This 4/20, California’s Famous Weed Culture Took A Hit, Too
Court of Appeals declined to weigh in re: police relying on violations of fed cannabis laws to carry out searches and seizures
Colorado
- Denver cannabiz audits ‘ineffective’
- Denver streamlining process for cannabiz transfer of ownership
- Regulators mandate truthful labeling of hemp seed and clones
- Gov’s executive order proclaiming April 7 Charlotte Figi Day
Florida
- Officials Oppose Ballot Proposal To Legalize Adult-Use
- Regulators released a checklist for hemp license applications
- Court rejected a case from MMJ companies re: dispensary applications
Illinois
- The fight for equity in Chicago’s legal cannabis industry
- Before pot was legalized, blacks were 7x more likely to face weed arrests than whites
- MMJ dispensary allowed to begin recreational cannabis sales
Iowa
Kansas
Nevada
New Mexico
- New jobs, job-seekers, demand keep NM’s MMJ industry going
- Unlikely legalization will be part of a special legislative session
Ohio
Washington
West Virginia
International
Canada
Denmark
Lebanon
Mexico
Scotland
UK