“Decriminalization does not mean we eliminate public health and mental health resources for those dealing with substance abuse. It means we don’t incarcerate folks who may well need treatment instead. We spend money on treatment rather than jailing too many from our communities.”

– Quinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City

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

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We have pulled together some resources that we believe will be helpful during these frightening and frustrating times. Understanding begins with all of us looking inward, reflecting on our own attitudes, engaging in allyship, and of course, having difficult conversations with family and friends. Keep scrolling for kid-friendly resources.

In the Roll Up’s Social Justice section below, there are also some very compelling reads about racial injustice and the cannabis industry.

Lastly, don’t miss next week’s Meet up To Scale Up: Mitigating Risk, Maximizing Talent, a free webinar with AJ Van Wallendael at noon next Friday. We wish you all a safe and fun weekend!

Vermont

 Cannabis Businesses Start Fundraising Campaign For Social Justice

 VT Agency of Ag Covers New Hemp Rules in UVM Webinar

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 Lyneisha Watson: It’s time to stop ignoring the problem with cannabis
 Black inmates make up a disproportionate share of Covid-19 cases in VT prisons

 Vermont Business Magazine: Racism and social justice in Vermont

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 Will The George Floyd Protests Prompt Cannabis Reform?

New England

 Massachusetts

• Push to unionize Massachusetts marijuana industry heats up
• Despite recreational marijuana shutdown, CommCan’s plans to expand have been fueled by increased medical sales during pandemic
• Google, YouTube block Mass. marijuana PSAs 

 New Jersey

• Bill to decrim marijuana just passed N.J. Assembly. Instead of arrest, a $50 fine
• New Jersey Assembly Overwhelmingly Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
• Citing ‘8 Minutes 46 Seconds,’ Assembly Passes 8 Criminal Justice Reform Measures

 New York

• New York’s first large-scale hemp/CBD processing plant opens in Southern Tier
• How a Cannabis Expert Spends Her Sundays

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National

 Animals

• What do US Veterinarians’ perceive about CBD use in dogs?

 Business

• Al Harrington Launches Cannabis Incubator for Black Entrepreneurs
• 15 Black-Owned Wellness Brands to Support Today, Tomorrow, Forever
• MedMen’s Failure Is Everything Wrong With Legal Cannabis
• First Big Tobacco firm in marijuana seeks bankruptcy protection
• Chart: Adult-use marijuana sales show resiliency in May, despite pandemic
• Survey: 70% of Cannabis Consumers Haven’t Heard of Terpenes
• 4 Reasons Cannabis Companies Are Moving to an Enterprise Solution
• How Brands Can Pivot, Create A Strong Equality Culture – Q&A with James Choe
• Acreage Enters Into Definitive Funding Agreement for $15 Million
• Yelp blocks cannabis businesses from ad programs

 Cannabis

• GSC brought hype into weed culture, but these 7 strains are driving it forward.
• Best cannabis strains of summer 2020

 CBD

• European hemp group members approve plan for CBD, THC studies
• Class action suits rise against CBD companies, experts stress forthright disclosures
• More US states allowing sales of hemp-derived products in MJ dispensaries for first time
• More states permit marijuana retailers to sell hemp-derived CBD, creating added competition for MJ producers

 Coronavirus/COVID-19

• Why COVID-19’s Digital Ad Markets Are A Boon For The Cannabis Industry
• Cannabis Sales Continue to Soar Through The Pandemic
• Cannabis & COVID-19: Breaking News or Bogus Science?

 Culture

• The Essential Father’s Day 2020 Dad Weed Guide
• Library Of Congress Highlights Racist News Coverage Used To Justify Criminalizing Marijuana A Century Ago
• How to prepare for your first psychedelic mushroom trip

 Driving

• Colorado Cannabis Consumers Think Stoned Driving Policies Are ‘Out-of-Touch’

 Environment

• Covid-19 generates medical waste: An environmental concern
• Future Cannabis Industry Leaders Will Focus on Sustainability and Social Impact

 Events

• Vanguard Scientific Hosts ‘Demystifying Extraction’ Webinar Series
• The Future of Canna Branding, Marketing and Events
• CannaTalk: A Fireside Happy Hour
• How to Legally Promote Your Weed Business Online
• Virtual Puffin’ & Paintin’ Party

 Federal

• Fed report urges doctors to treat cannabis users as drug addicts
• Bernie Sanders Calls For Marijuana Legalization In Senate Floor Speech On Policing Reform
• Congressman Calls For Ending Marijuana Criminalization At Hearing On Policing Reform Bill
• DOJ’s office finds the DEA failed to follow proper procedures
• U.S. Dept of Ag submits info collection requirements for hemp oversight efforts

 Finance

• Federal Agency Gives Update On Hemp Banking Rules For Credit Unions

 Food & Bev

• High anxiety: Will CBD ever be legal in foods and beverages?
• Challenges And Opportunities In The Food & Beverage Industry

 Growing and Making

• Where’s a better environment to grow weed: indoors or outdoors?
• Ganja in the Garden With Denver Author Johanna Silver

 Hemp

• Hempcrete leap: Lack of processors, standards create barriers to expanding hemp use in construction
• Hemp: Virtual Session Lays Bare Technology Wins, Challenges
• Lawmakers Push USDA To Let Hemp Farmers Access Coronavirus Relief Funds

 History

• Race and Marijuana: A Devastating History

 Law Enforcement

• Ending Cannabis Criminalization Is Police Reform
• Can you love cannabis and support the police?
• Column: Defund the police? California is trying to hire more cannabis cops

 Legalization

• Bernie Sanders And Cory Booker On What Legal Cannabis Would Mean For People Of Color
• Which Cannabis Legalization Efforts Survived the Coronavirus Shutdowns?
• NORML Pushes Top Federal Health Official To Admit Criminalization Is More Harmful Than Marijuana

 LGBTQAI+

• LGTBQ+ Owned Cannabis Business You Should Support
• LGBTQ, Cannabis Industries Shared History Shines In Pride

 Medical

• A Founder Looks at 50: The Important Role of Medical Experts in Support of Legalization
• Medical Cannabis Consumers Use Less Healthcare Resources and Report Better Quality Of Life
• Smoking weed when you have Tourette Syndrome

 People

• How Method Man And Al Harrington Will Empower Black Ownership In Marijuana Industry

 Podcasts

• CBD Coffee With Alwan Mortada of Ott Coffee

 Presidential Campaign 

• Biden-Sanders Task Force Members Push For Legalizing Marijuana And Other Drug Reforms

 Science

• Young brains on cannabis: Making science accessible
• Science Reveals The Cannabis Industry’s Greatest Lie: You’re Buying Weed Wrong (And So Is Everyone Else)
• Marijuana concentrates spike THC levels but don’t boost impairment
• Prolonged Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Migraine Frequency, Study Finds

 Social Justice

• Fighting racial injustice in the cannabis industry starts with diversity
• How companies and individuals can use Juneteenth to practice active allyship
• Black-Owned Hemp And CBD Businesses You Need To Know About
• One Indigenous Woman’s Prayers For Collective Cannabis Legalization
• These 3 Marijuana Nonprofits Are Offering Real Responses To The Pandemic And Racial Injustice
• Here’s how to start fixing racism in cannabis dispensaries

 Social Responsibility

• How Cannabis Companies Can Be Held Accountable On Diversity, Social Commitment

 Sports

• Former NBA forward Al Harrington wants to make 100 Black individuals millionaires through the cannabis business

 Studies and Surveys

• Medical Cannabis Patients Report Improved Quality of Life
• Beliefs about cannabis influence older adults’ choice of treatments for chronic pain
• Using cannabis during pregnancy could be bad news for your baby: new research
• Does CBD treat anxiety symptoms better than traditional cannabis?

 Tech

• Toke meets tech: Pot shops take a page from Amazon and Uber Eats
• Jeremy O’Keefe: The Importance of Information Security in the Cannabis Industry

 Vaping

• Vaping Market Could See A Boom This Summer Post-COVID, Say Experts
• Health experts tie vaping to COVID-19, reports of vaping illnesses become’uncommon’

 Women

• Women In Cannabis: Stephanie Hua With Mellows
• COVID-19: Are pregnant women and unborn babies at higher risk?
• Annie Holman Of The Galley Chats About 5 Questions

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