“Humans are in cages, convicted for something that is no longer a crime, while others are elevated and get the opportunity to build intergenerational wealth doing exactly the same thing,”
– Solonje Burnett, Humble Bloom

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

Vermont 

 Cannabis Studies Online – At Castleton University, Summer 2020

 Full Circle Microbes: Transforming Hemp Waste Into Gold

 Mental Health Monday – We’re All Doing The Best We Can
 Daily update as of April 30
 Burlington’s big farmers market will launch its summer season June 6 
 CEO of VT MMJ backer iAnthus Capital resigns amid financial scandal
 Farmers markets can open Friday, with limits
 No new COVID-19 cases reported for the first time in almost seven weeks
 Protecting The Health And Safety Of Workers (presentation)
 Vermont begins to tracks coronavirus cases town-by-town
 14-day isolation required after out-of-state hikes
 Coronavirus: VT Gov. Scott taking steps to reopen economy
 Bernie Sanders: Housing provisions in the federal relief package
 VT Humanities and Vermont Arts Council to aid organizations with relief

New England

 Maine

• Former Legal Peaces owner opens Weed Mart Maine
• Damariscotta receives first recreational biz application
• MMJ stores report boost in sales under virus
• Covid and Maine Cannabis
• Portland City Council OKd temporary cannabis lab licenses

 Massachusetts

• Reconsidering pot’s ‘teaspoon’ of tax revenue
• Signs of Baker’s anti-cannabis agenda in closing of cannabiz
• Cannabis regulator Kay Doyle jumps to pharma
• NETA In Brookline Now Delivers
• Shop’s Recreational Licensing Win Tossed
• Recreational cannabiz could be closed until May 18
• Court ruled for student who contested cannabis school suspension
• Judge disposed of a cannabis dispensary’s lawsuit against Cambridge

 New Hampshire

• State to open testing for anyone with COVID-19 symptoms

 New Jersey

• ACLU report finds racial gap in cannabis arrests getting worse
• 12th MMJ dispensary issued permit to grow
• Adult-Use Legalization Has Strong Support
• The Happy Therapist Addresses Mental Health with MMJ 
• Cannabis Crime Kingpin Seeking Release Due to Age and COVID-19

 New York

• Rochester may stop testing job applicants for pot
• Prosecutor Running For Congress Says Legalize To Hurt Cartels
• Employers: Engage In The Interactive Dialogue With MMJ Users
• Drug Dealing in the Age of Coronavirus
• Majority leader says she still wants to pass legalization bill

 Rhode Island

• Expiration dates for MMJ registration cards extended

National

 Arts/Entertainment

• Cannabis Is About To Have Its Own Dedicated TV Channel

 Business

• Vangst’s New, Free Cannabis Recruitment Platform
• Cresco Labs reports widening losses, terminates acquisition
• Attracting mainstream executives to helm cannabiz
• Selective Cannabis Industry Consolidation
• Managing Messaging in the Cannabis Industry
• Canopy Growth lays off 200 amid restructuring
• Jane Goodall partnering with Neptune Wellness on hemp products

 Cannabis

• Mini Pre-Rolls That Deeply Enlighten
• Consumer Safety Regulations Vary
• 16 Legal Places Offering Free Weed
• What Happens If You Consume Too Much?

 CBD

• Should You Give Your Kid CBD?
• Cannabis companies offer $ compassion programs
• Startup Raises $2M to Help Women Find a CBD Regimen
• Should CBD become a part of your wellness routine in these troubling times?
• Why is Full-Spectrum CBD Better Than Isolate?
• Smoking vs. Vaping Cannabis
• CBD For Your Butt? But Of Course

 Commerce

• Buying Cannabis Online

 Coronavirus/COVID-19

• Domestic Violence During Quarantine
• Can cannabis prevent or cure the coronavirus?
• Cannabis During Coronavirus: ‘A Lasting Shift In Consumer Behavior’
• ‘No Evidence’ Yet That Recovered COVID-19 Patients Are Immune
• Weed dealers on how they’re operating in lockdown
• What Bending The Curve Teaches About Climate Crisis
• Keeping The Cannabis And Hemp Supply Chain Alive
• The State of the Cannabis Industry Amid the Pandemic
• MMJ Is Booming Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
• Groups Ask Congress To Let Cannabiz Access COVID Funds
• Selling cannabis amidst the pandemic: no federal stimulus $
• Bored In Quarantine: What To Do While High
• Will edibles become more popular after the pandemic?
• Can cannabis grow in a pandemic?
• About The New Retail

 Culture

• Can America’s colorful head shops survive the corporatization of cannabis?
• I’m Sick of Pretending: I Don’t ‘Get’ Weed
• Kristen Bell: Smoking cannabis on a once-per-week basis

 Education

• CBD Biz 101

 Environment

• These groups are greening up the cannabis industry

 Events

• Modern History of Cannabis and Magic Mushrooms
• EBONY Launches Virtual Cannabis Events
• Cannabis Drinks Expo
• Conversation with Dr. Ben Caplan and Rabbi James Kahn
• Challenges Facing Small Cannabis Businesses
• Rick Naya, the Great-Grandfather of Hybrid Cannabis
• Julie Ann Mejia Hosts a Discussion with MassCann members
• Ben Farleigh and Payton McCann of Best Budz Radio
• Veterans’ Panel with Host Ellen Brown

 Federal

• Weedmaps subpoena underscores Govt’s continued scrutiny of cannabiz
• U.S. cannabis Research Policy Violated International Law For Decades
• DEA/DOJ settle lawsuit re: “secret” document used to delay research
• CIA won’t hire those who have consumed in the past year
• USDA report tracked ads for hemp seeds

 Food & Bev

• Toss Your Pasta In These Cannabis-Infused Sauces
• Water Soluble Hemp Extract Drink

 Growing and Making

• Homemade CBD Capsules
• Watch: Cannabis Extraction and Distillation 101
• 7 Crafty Ideas to Put Your Cannabis Stems to Use
• National Organic Standards Board allows hemp plant pots

 Health and Wellness

• Cannabis and mental health – What is the Evidence?
• Does weed really help you sleep? Experts separate fact from fiction
• Ask a Stoner: Weed and Headaches

 Hemp

• Is Hemp a Gateway Crop?
• Hemp-based Foods Market Growing Popularity and Emerging Trends
• Panda Biotech to have US’ largest hemp decorticator
• Hemp Farmers May Prosper During The Pandemic
• What are Hemp Rolling Papers?
• How to find government assistance for your hemp business

 History

• Sex, Satan and permanent INSANITY: The dangers of cannabis according to 1930s America

 Law Enforcement

• New Law Enforcement Challenges: Is it Cannabis or Hemp?

 LGBTQI+

• Do LGBTQ People Smoke Weed at Higher Rates than Straight People?

 Legalization

• US cannabiz says legalization would be economic saviour
• Majority of Americans See Legalization As Successful
• US Should Decriminalize, Regulate And Tax Cannabis

 Media

• High Times Opens Its Digital Archive To All

 Medical

• Could Cannabis Potentially Treat Drug Addiction?
• Cannabis And Anti-Depressants: Do They Work Together?

 Parenting

• The Influence of Parental cannabis Use On Children

 People

• Cannabis Grow’s Kevin Jodrey’s Tips for Industry Success

 Podcasts

• Peter Grinspoon, MD, primary care physician at MA General
• Capital Cathy: Andrea Brooks of Sava
• Attorney Zach Klein says criminal justice system is broken
• BlueDream Radio podcast focuses on equity, activism
• EmeraldCast #2: Tonic
• Cannabis Industry Cannot Be Denied

 Politics

• The election will be critical for the future of cannabis

 Science

• Veriheal Offering Scholarships To Further Cannabis Innovation
• Inside the battle to study cannabis in America
• Method to store cannabis pollen on a “potentially indefinite” basis

 Seniors

• Grandma gets high: Why seniors are consuming cannabis
• Why Broad Spectrum Hemp Is the Best of Both Worlds for Seniors
• Why Grandma And Grandpa Now Smoke cannabis
• What Do Older Cannabis Consumers Use And Think?

 Sex

• Here’s What You Should Know Before Mixing Sex And Cannabis
• Playboy recommends inviting cannabis into the bedroom

 Social Justice

• Shift The Narrative Around Cannabis Amid COVID-19
• Black America Still 3.64 Times More Likely to Face Cannabis Arrest
• The War on Drugs has failed. But a profit-driven legal market is not the answer
• Al Harrington and VIOLA Launch VIOLA Cares

 Social Responsibility

• The Importance Of Advocacy And Social Responsibility In Cannabiz

 Sports

• Will the NFL’s Softer Stance on Weed Help the Broncos?
• How weed became ‘whatever’: Leagues are ditching old policies
• Golfer Billy Horschel spoke about his use of CBD products.

 Studies and Surveys

• How Mixing Cannabis And Caffeine Affects Your High
• Cannabis Access Reduces Opioid Demand Among Pain Patients
• Orally Ingested CBD Not Converted to THC
• Teen cannabis use associated with insomnia risks in adults
• Vaping and edible use of cannabis growing among adolescents
• Coronavirus Causes Shift In Cannabis Use
• MMJ International Wins Approval For Huntington’s Disease Study
• Impact of alcohol and cannabis usage on unborn children
• Is cannabis addiction real?
• Association between cannabis and lung cancer remains unproven
• Cannabis could impair female fertility
• Relation between cannabis dependence and mental health

 Stuff

• MagicalButter: The Machine That Can Makes Cannabis Infusions For You
• Let’s Talk Topicals

 Women

• ‘Folio:’ Names Cannabis Conference Directors ‘Top Women in Media’
• 900+ Women Who Should Be Recognized for Achievements in Cannabis

States