Friday Roll Up: New Zealand To Vote + Minnesota Legalization Bill + Isolating Aussies Buy Weed, Bikes, And Sex Toys

My personal experience with the criminal justice system proved to me that it is racist and penalizes poor people. We need to end cash bail, legalize marijuana, and move from a system of incarceration to one of rehabilitation.
– McKayla Wilkes, running for Congress in Maryland’s 5th District
Welcome To The Weekly Roll Up – A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News
Vermont
Women in Cannabis Summit: Cultivation – Keeping It Green, More Than Green
Mental Health Monday – 5/4/2020
VT proposes providing broadband internet service to all state residents
Gov. Scott allows small gatherings, outdoor recreation in Vermont
Puppy Joins Williston PD As Comfort Dog
Dr Joshua White: A new normal
Scott Admin Says Traffic Data Show No Spike In Out-Of-State Entries
Gov says limited elective medical procedures can resume
How to restart your business
FREE Webinar 3/12: Strategies for Returning to Work
Roadmap to Reopening
New England
Connecticut
- COVID-19 mandates clear red tape for CT’s MMJ industry
- Rep said legalization likely going to have to wait until 2021
Massachusetts
- CCC ready to reopen recreational stores — if Baker allows it
- MMJ Sales Spike After Recreational Ban
- Lawmakers Will Debate Bill To Provide Cannabiz Relief
- SJC Takes On Insurance Company Reimbursements For MMJ
- Local tech company looking to profit off MMJ deliveries
- Local cannabis companies face extinction
- Hearing on bill to create PPP for canna-biz
New Jersey
New York
- Pot busts during a pandemic? Prohibition is the real danger to public safety
- From hemp to hand sanitizer: How a Windsor business is restructuring
- Andi Novick & Brian Farmer: Fighting for Craft Cannabis In New York
- New York City Is Shut Down, But Its Black-Market Weed Is Booming
- Harvard University, MIT receive largest donation supporting canna-research
- State hemp and CBD regulation legislation took effect on May 1
Rhode Island
National
Animals
- Pet dogs at risk from second-hand smoke during coronavirus lockdown
- Study: Hemp “only 18 of 29 appropriately labeled, heavy metal contamination”
Arts/Entertainment
- The best characters on TV are all weed-smoking moms
- HighLights Episode 2
- The Cooked with Cannabis guest judges from every episode
- Cartoonist Jerry King Presents Cannabis Man
Business
- Cannabis Branding Is Proving to Be Worthless
- G-P and Canadian firm partnering to make hemp-derived products
- The Cannabis Industry Just Reached Another Milestone
- iAnthus in Trouble After Defaulting, CEO Resigned
- Seth Rogen pot drinks near release
- How Brands Can Help Them During The Pandemic
Cannabis
CBD
- Hemp oil CBD versus hemp oil crystal CBD
- Can one hemp ingredient supplier own the entire CBD market?
Coronavirus/COVID-19
- Cannabis shows promise blocking coronavirus infection
- Cannabiz’s Response To COVID-19 Was This Week’s Hot Topic
- Cannabis terpenes as possible COVID-19 treatment
- Cory Booker Says Pandemic Shows Cannabis Should be Legal
- How Coronavirus Is Impacting the Industry
- Cannabis Lends a Helping Hand
- How COVID-19 Is Changing Cannabis
- MMJ Telehealth Gets Green Light During COVID Pandemic
- Was Quarantine Made for Cannabis?
- Coronavirus sparks cannabiz workers to try unionizing
- Coronavirus pandemic boosts marijuana market
- COVID-19 Has Changed Weed-Smoking Habits
- Several hemp and CBD companies received federal relief loans
- Quarantines Lead Parents to Seek Stress Relief With Cannabis
Culture
Education
Events
- Free Webinar May 13: Cannabis Infused Products
- The Cannabis Law Sessions – June 2nd, Virtual Conference
- May 13 FREE WEBINAR: The Cannabis Sector on the Rise
Federal
- DEA Pushed To Explain Research Application Delays
- Court ruled against Richmond Patients Group 280E deductions
- NIH newsletter discussed cannabis as painkiller
- USDA noted Earth Day manifesto by European Industrial Hemp Assn
Food & Bev
- We’re Sippin’ on a CBD-Infused Perfect G Cocktail
- Le Creuset and Instant Pot Star Wars collabs are both on sale for May the 4th
Growing and Making
- How to make cannabis edibles with concentrates
- Leafly’s outdoor cannabis grower’s calendar
- How to top cannabis plants for bigger yields
- Cannabis-Infused, Vegan, No-Bake Samoas
Health and Wellness
- Dangers of a Dirty Bong and How to Clean It
- Can Cannabis Improve Chronic Insomnia?
- From Bud to Brain: A Psychiatrist’s View of Marijuana
- Menopause and CBD: What to Know
- CBD Tampons Are the Latest Craze
Hemp
- Ecofibre Producing “Hemp” Face Masks
- 25 Things You Didn’t Know Could Be Made from Hemp
- Life’s Essentials Now Include Hemp
- The FDA’s Stance on Hemp-CBD Remains Undecided
- Hemp & the Honeybee
- USDA Unveils Guidelines For Loans To Hemp Biz
- A New Tool for Hemp Growers
- Endocannabinoid system drives innovation, growth
Holidays
Joy
Labor
- Pot Job Seekers Surge as Sector Is Still Hiring
- Don’t let the goal of legalization drown out the call for worker’s rights
Law
Legalization
- We Must End Prohibition For Economic Recovery in a Post Pandemic World.
- Interactive Legalization Map for 2020
Media
Medical
- Why Healthcare Professionals Are More Willing To Prescribe MMJ
- For IBS Patients, Cannabis Linked to Fewer Rehospitalizations
- Can Marijuana Help Treat Headaches Or Migraines?
- Patent application for treating colon cancer with cannabinoids
People
Podcasts
- Your Highness Podcast Mentions The Women In Cannabis Summit
- Capital Cathy: Andrea Brooks of Sava
- EmeraldCast: Allison Luvera
- New ‘Cannabis For Dementia’ Podcast Launches
- Javier Hasse Discusses The Evolution Of Cannabis Media
- Fighting for Craft Cannabis In New York
- Hemp in Veterinary Medicine
Politics
Presidential Campaign
- Cannabis Policy Under a Biden Government?
- Biden proposes cannabis decriminalization in ‘Plan for Black America’
Science
Seniors
Social Justice
- Super Bowl champ arrested for enjoying ‘essential’ product
- Sen. Booker praised Baltimore Atty Marilyn Mosby for declining to prosecute most drug cases amid pandemic.
Social Responsibility
Sports
- Deadspin Discounts NBA’s Progressivism Over Pot
- Mike Tyson’s cannabiz in talks to sponsor the shirt of English team
Studies and Surveys
- Few Changes in Driving Performance Following Inhalation
- Marijuana might reduce opioid dependence for pain relief
- Simultaneous alcohol, cannabinoid leads to brain defects in fetuses
- Take the COVID-19 Medical and Adult use survey
- JOIN the COVID-19 Cannabis Research Study Team
- Heavy cannabis use affects human genome
- 23% of patients with chronic pelvic pain use cannabis
- A study of prenatal urine drug screenings in Washington State found that “odds of positive UDS increased only for white women following legalization, but not for any other race.”
Taxes
Women
- Ajani Russell
- Celebrity weed moms
- Executive Spotlight: Wendy Berger
- Stoner Moms Describe Their Ideal Mother’s Day
States
Arizona
- Activists Continue Efforts to Qualify Cannabis Ballot Initiative
- Doctor Gets DEA to Disclose Secret Cannabis Memo
Arkansas
California
- Regulators Release First-Of-Its-Kind “Organic” Cannabis Plan
- Humboldt Once Again King of Cultivating Counties
- Researchers develop chemistry needed to create canna-breathalyzer
- LA market remains chaotic
- SF giving MMJ, alcohol and tobacco to people isolating in city-leased hotels
Colorado
- MMJ company giving away $1M in products to honor the late Charlotte Figi
- Regulators are considering continuing curbside pickup after pandemic
Florida
- Did Florida lawmakers break the law in regulating MMJ
- Supreme Court Tackles Legalization
- MedMen Temporarily Shutters Majority of Dispensaries
Illinois
- Recreational sales exceed $37.3M in April
- Adult-use cannabis nears $150 million mark for the year
- Relief To Social Equity Applicants That Hired 10 FT Employees
Kentucky
Maryland
- Dispensary Owner Files Lawsuit Over Out-of-State Patient Policies
- Congressional candidate McKayla Wilkes supports legalization
Michigan
Minnesota
- Lawmaker Unveils Long-Delayed ‘Best’ Legalization Bill In The Country
- HHS Committee amends MMJ regulations
Missouri
- MMJ licensing program ‘defies logic,’ new lawsuit asserts
- Investigation of MMJ roll out expands to governor’s office
Montana
- Dem guv candidates debated legalization.
- Activists considering appeal after judge nixes e-signatures for ballot measure
- Activists OKd to collect signatures for legalization ballot measures.
- HHS Committee will discuss report on MMJ and chronic pain
Nebraska
- Interest in Hemp Growing in Different Directions
- Legalization Has New Strategy
- MMJ advocates relaunching ballot petition campaign
Nevada
North Dakota
Ohio
- Ohio Secures Equipment Needed to Differentiate Hemp From THC Cannabis
- Update on a recall of contaminated MMJ
- Rep who blamed shootings in part on legalization defeated by challenger
- Columbus city atty won’t prosecute low-level cannabis cases
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Hemp business sues two counties for $2.5 million after police raid
- Paranoid driver high on pot thought blown tire was shots fired on I-5
Pennsylvania
- Poll Shows Legalization Unlikely to Offend GOP Voters
- Monroeville woman shares story of buying MMJ during COVID-19
- First MMJ research launches
- Likely voters support legalization 62%-29%
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
- Law enforcement officers cite concerns with legalization
- Gov. extends late tax penalty waivers for cannabiz
West Virginia
International
Armenia
Australia
Denmark
Lebanon
New Zealand
- Voters to Decide on National Legalization Referendum
- Cannabis referendum Bill’s recipe for success
- Don’t like weed? Why that shouldn’t be a factor in how you vote
UK