Weekly Roll Up: House Votes to Protect Legal Cannabis + Mask FAQs + Primary Election Guide

“Marijuana’s been legal in the suburbs forever.”
— Suffolk County DA Rachel Rollins
Welcome To The Weekly Roll Up – A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News
Vermont
House Approves Appropriations Amendment to Protect State-Legal Cannabis Markets
Never a Boring Day in 2020: Updated Coronavirus Timeline
Are masks required outdoors? And more FAQs on Vermont’s mask mandate
Gov. Scott moves mandatory school start date to Sept. 8
VTDigger: 2020 Election Guide (Vermont Primary: August 11, 2020)
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New England
Maine
- State predicts 1st recreational cannabis sales by end of year
- Recreational marijuana sales in Maine could start in 2020
- Portland, Maine to Vote on Removing Cannabis Industry License Caps
- Ex-deputies linked to pot business that was target of federal drug raid in Farmington
- Feds link raid on Maine marijuana businessman to drug trafficking
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts cannabis company Curaleaf now biggest in the world
- Verilife Opens Second Massachusetts Location
- Regulators Seek Input On Regulatory Changes For Both Adult Use And MMJ
- Union to appeal after workers at MA marijuana store reject unionization
- Cannabis advocates lose last-ditch equity effort
- Cannabis Commissioners Call For Loan Fund To Promote Diverse Ownership
New Jersey
- Nearly 7 in 10 NJ Voters Support Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure, Poll Finds
- New Jersey MJ companies invest in infrastructure build-outs ahead of recreational vote
- If N.J. legalizes recreational weed, feds couldn’t stop it under House-passed measure
- Curaleaf proceeding with application for Mount Laurel medical marijuana dispensary
New York
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National
“Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe. In my life I have done all I can to demonstrate that the way of peace, the way of love and nonviolence is the more excellent way. Now it is your turn to let freedom ring.”
– Excerpt from an essay written by Congressman John Lewis shortly before his death, which he requested be published on the day of his funeral Thursday.
Animals
- New survey offers insight on the explosion of CBD in the pet space
- Pet Releaf Donates More than $150,000 to At-Risk Dogs
- A Growing Group Of CBD Customers Isn’t Even Human. But Its Members Appreciate CBDs’ Anti-Pain Benefits
Arts/Entertainment
- Run The Jewels launch their own strain of cannabis
- Rapper Loon Released From Prison After Nine Years Serving Non-Violent Drug Charge
- Martha Stewart Accepts Challenge To Smoke A Joint With Chelsea Handler
- Magic Johnson Partners With CBD and Hemp Brand Uncle Bud’s
Banking
- Mitch McConnell Says Putting Marijuana Banking In Coronavirus Relief Bill Is ‘Non-Germane’
- California Bill Offers Banking Support For Cannabis Businesses
- Marijuana dispensaries make billions of dollars in sales but still can’t use banks
Business
- Massachusetts cannabis company Curaleaf now biggest in the world
- High Times accused of reneging on obligations in ADA lawsuit over event accessibility
- Can my employer require drug tests? Ask HR
- 5 Concise Questions With Co Founder Of Ganja Goddess, Tara Wells
- WeedMD Announces Resignation of Dr. Hugh Scully from Board of Directors
CBD
- White House Hosts Hemp Groups For CBD Enforcement
- Brightfield Group Sizes Up the US CBD Market in New Report
- Hemp Flower Demand, and Bans, Both on Rise
- Why CBD products are getting cheaper
- What Is CBG, And Is It Different Than CBD? Experts Weigh In
- CBD: Sometimes It Can Be Legal but Still “Unlawful”
Coronavirus/COVID-19
- New Brightfield Report Says COVID To Hurt CBD Sales
- How COVID-19 created a weed windfall for dark web dealers across Europe
Culture
- Controversial New Novel on Canna Culture ‘Bootlegging Kind’ Rejected by Social Media
- Ones to Watch 2020: Brennan England — Greenway Magazine
Education
- San Francisco City College Offering Cannabis Studies Degree
- UP University Will Offer Classes, Degrees in Lower Peninsula
Federal
- FDA Releases Guidance To Boost Cannabis Clinical Research
- USDA approves Minnesota hemp production plan
- Senators Push USDA To Change Restrictive Hemp Regulations
- FDA announces voluntary recall of Summitt Labs CBD products due to high lead content
- U.S. Sentencing Commission reports that drug offenses were no. 1 offense for federal probation, supervised release violations
- DEA sends out an alert about “telephone calls by scammers posing as DEA employees”
Food & Bev
- What’s the size of the hemp-derived CBD prize?
- CBD food and beverage regulation still murky
- Fact.MR Analyzes Impact of COVID-19 on CBD Beverages Market
Growing and Making
- How to make a cannabis-infused piña chillada
- BudTrader TV | CBD Infused French Toast
- Baking with CBD: What You Need to Know
Health and Wellness
Hemp
- Hemp Industries Association Announces Closure of State Chapter Program
- West Virginia Uni Professor Awarded Grant to Lower THC Levels in Industrial Hemp
Hypocrisy, Prevarication, and Outright Lies
Insurance
- Industry expert offers overview on cannabis coverage
- INSIGHT: Mitigating Data Breach Risks Facing Marijuana Businesses
- Seven tips for cannabis companies to make the most of 2020
Law Enforcement
- Feds Bust Weed-Growing Ring In Rural Massachusetts
- Police can’t search a driver or passengers if they smell marijuana during stop, Maryland’s high court rules
Legalization
- Marijuana Regains its Mojo in Congress
- Election 2020: Voters in Multiple States May Legalize Cannabis in November
- Coronavirus bills stuffed with F-35 money, help for cannabis firms
- Nancy Pelosi Says Marijuana Is A ‘Therapy That Has Proven Successful’ Amid Coronavirus Bill Debate
- Marijuana Legalization May Not Be A Blue State Issue
Media
Medical
Military/Vets
- Hemp 4 Heroes Employs Veterans in the CBD Industry
- Congress Offers Forgiveness Of Past Cannabis Use In The Military
Podcasts
- NPR’s On Something: The Medical Marijuana O.G.
- Marketing That’s Lit: Lessons From Cannabis Marketing
- Indy Q&A: Executive Director Tyler Klimas on the future of Cannabis in Nevada
Politics
- Democrats Decline To Include Cannabis Legalization In Party Platform
- Congressional Cannabis Caucus Leader Votes Against Legalization Plank For Democratic Platform
- AOC: It’s ’embarrassing’ marijuana legalization excluded from DNC platform
- Eight in 10 Democrats Want Marijuana Legalization. Why Doesn’t the Party?
- Key Congressional Chairman Faces Criticism Over MJ Record from Primary Challenger
- Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA), Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) spar over cannabis stances
Presidential Campaign
Psychedelics
- Ease restrictions on medical psychedelics to aid research, experts say
- DC Officials Count Enough Valid Signatures To Put Psychedelics Decrim on Ballot, Activists Say
- Busted for Mushrooms? Feds Have Bigger Crimes to Fight
Seniors
Social Justice
- Mass. Cannabis Social Equity Program Offers Debt Instead of Equity
- Hemp for the Homeles: An innovative plan in San Francisco
- Taking pride in the LGBTQ movement and the intersectionality of cannabis legalization
- John Bailey Won’t Let COVID-19 End Marijuana Diversity Conversations
- A Nurse Launches a CBD Startup, Despite the Pandemic and Being a ‘Super-Minority’
- Online Expungement Clinics Help Coloradoans Clear Their Records
- Pickens County, Alabama Case Against Purple Heart Veteran Echoes Racist History
- OR’s easy canna licensing rules allow for some social equity, but more funding needed
Social Responsibility
Sports
- L.A.-based company hopes “Magic” Johnson brings his wizardry to CBD partnership
- Stigma Versus Science: Cannabis In The NBA
Studies and Surveys
- CBD can cut down on overuse of cannabis, study says
- Cannabis cravings: A new study addresses why it happens
- Women Who Use Marijuana More Often Have Better Sex, Study Says
- Scientists modified a strain of cannabis to kill cancer cells
- “Reverse gateway effect” in street-involved youth transitioning off more harmful drugs
- Novel Insights on Cannabis and Psychosis
- CBD Could Help Smokers Move on From Tobacco
Travel/Tourism
- California Cannabis Travel Association (CCTA) Aligns with Travel Industry Leaders to Advance Cannabis Tourism
- Traveling for 420: What’s Legal as Countries Become Marijuana Friendly?
Women
- Cannabis & Women’s Health on National Girlfriends Day
- Did women use cannabis as medicine in ancient Egypt?
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States
Alabama
GoFundMe and Change.org Petition for Sean Worsley, the disabled black veteran arrested in Alabama for medical marijuana that he legally obtained in his home state of Arizona.
Alaska
Arizona
California
- California Bill Would Give Banks a Safe Harbor for Pot Business
- Original Cannabis Dealers Raise $146,000 to Push for Permanent Adult Retail Licenses
- Santa Barbara Battle Between Cannabis and Wine Continues
- California regulators post warnings about health impacts of cannabis smoke and THC
- Police Raid Five Unlicensed Dispensaries In San Diego County
- Novato vets rating system for cannabis businesses
Colorado
- Colorado Springs Reconsidering Adult-Use Cannabis
- Colorado Springs ballot measure falls short of City Council approval
- CO Hemp Industry Protests Selection of MJ Company to Establish Center of Excellence
- Grandma Went From Christian Minister To CBD Evangelist and Entrepreneur
- Online Expungement Clinics Help Coloradoans Clear Their Records
Florida
Guam
Hawaii
- Education Spending Drives Races For Hawaii Legislature
- Workplace Drug Tests Show Less Use of Some Types of Drugs
Illinois
Louisiana
- Medical marijuana program expands, among new Louisiana laws
- Got the munchies? Cannabis-themed Cheba Hut sandwich shop coming to Baton Rouge
Maryland
- Police can’t use the smell of cannabis to search and arrest a person, affirms Maryland’s highest court
- As Maryland’s medical marijuana market ascends, diversity issues linger
Michigan
- Michigan Cannabis Company Partners with Tribe for Retail Dispensaries
- Recreational marijuana sales in Michigan crack $200 million
- Royal Oak commission OKs recreational marijuana licensing ordinance
- Red White & Bloom Brands to Buy PharmaCo of Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
- Mississippi State Leaders Urge Voters To Consider MMJ Proposals Carefully
- Medical marijuana headed to Mississippi ballots in November
Missouri
- Missouri Issues Five New Cannabis Manufacturing Licenses
- Marijuana licensing woes dog Missouri’s governor
- Fake Cannabis Certification Scheme Claims Another 350 Missouri Patients
- After Unsuccessful 2020 Signature Campaign to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis in Missouri, Group Looks to 2022
Montana
- Marijuana Legalization Proceeds in Montana amid COVID-19
- Election 2020: Montana cannabis legalization guide
Nebraska
- Medical cannabis activists turned in 196,000+ raw signatures for ballot measure
- Election 2020: Nebraska medical marijuana legalization guide
Nevada
- Nevada Dispensaries Accused Of Selling Tainted Cannabis
- Marijuana litigants allege collusion, ask judge to derail proposed settlement
- Proposed settlement reached in marijuana license litigation against state
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Oregon Drug Decrim Measure Will Reduce Racial Disparities, Save Money for State
- OR’s easy cannabis licensing rules allow for some social equity, but more funding needed
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania regulators remove registration renewal requirement for medical cannabis patients
- FSD Pharma’s medical marijuana dreams go up in smoke
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
Texas
- Texas to end retail outlet sales of legal smokable cannabis
- House Speaker Says Legalizing MJ ‘Could Be A Help’ To Budget Woes, But He’d Vote Against It
- Austin cannabis company grows with 5 new dispensary licenses
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
International
Argentina
Australia
- More Hope From Australian Cannabis Cancer Treatment Research
- Advocacy group launches Australian Medicinal Cannabis Course Online
- Young Australians would use cannabis if it were legal to do so
Brazil
Canada
- Legalisation of cannabis in Canada deemed a success
- Cannabis Canada: Canadians believe best pot grown in BC, survey finds
- Nanaimo’s first government cannabis store set to open
Caribbean
- Andre de Caires resigns from Cannabis Movement of St Lucia
- Saint Lucia Joins the Race to Legalize Cannabis
Europe
- France Extends Police Powers in Crackdown on Drugs Trade
- France to fight cannabis use with €200 on-the-spot fines
- European-grown cannabis flower variety now available to German pharmacies
- How COVID-19 created a weed windfall for dark web dealers across Europe
- Canzon signs cannabis CBD Portuguese distribution deal
- Half a Ton of Low-THC Flowers Shipped to Switzerland
Israel
- Thrive Cannabis Agrees To Supply Israel Company With Dried Flower
- Israel cannabiz leader Seach plans to expand into Europe
Jamaica
- Bob Marley’s Daughter: ‘If [My Dad] Was Still Here, He’d Be on the Forefronts Protesting’
- Jamaica Observer: Dominica jumps on the ganja boat
New Zealand
- NZ cannabis campaign on a knife edge
- Shortage of skilled workers predicted if New Zealand legalizes recreational cannabis
- New Zealand short film Grass Roots explores economic, medical benefits of recreational cannabis
- Medicinal cannabis company wants referendum delayed
Nepal
Switzerland
U.K.