Law enforcement control over any kind of medical care is dangerous & counterproductive. If you like the privacy & race & class biased effects of the war on some drugs— & its often-deadly escalation of harms & lack of efficacy, you’ll love the new policing of abortion.
— Maia Szalavitz

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

⭐ In a hurry? Look for the star on our top news items ⭐

Vermont

⭐ As the Retail Market Continues to Unfold, Vermont’s Legislature Fails to Protect Medical Cannabis Patients 

⭐ Ten Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Vermont

⭐ Vermont’s Culture of Regenerative Cannabis Cultivation Good For Soil and the Community

 ⭐ Thirteen New Adult-Use Licenses Approved 

 ⭐ Strain Review: Passenger Pigeon by Clover Hill Cannabis

Can you imagine if every cigarette came in a single use plastic container? That’s essentially what’s happening in the cannabis industry. It’s normalized insanity and it needs to end. #plasticpollution #cannabisindustry

— Harris Silver (@harris3) June 19, 2022

 🗓 Bored? Looking for something to do? Our events page is stacked!

Other #Vermont headlines:

⭐ High Times: Vermont Leading in Elimination of Plastic in Cannabis Industry 

• New England Cannabis Convention returns to the Green Mountain State
• Brattleboro Indoor Cultivation Facility Approved by DRB
• 2 Upper Valley cannabis growers among first to get licenses from Vermont board
• Singer/Actor Ezra Miller Under Fire For Unsafe Housing of Children on Their Vermont Farm 
• Pownal hears support for local cannabis commission
• Cannabis cultivator is charged in Bennington

As the second quarter draws to a close, @MJBizDaily looks at the potential effects of the looming recession and what a market downturn might mean for the cannabis industry overall, and individual businesses:#national #cannabis #newshttps://t.co/uEkJzrHtM5

— Heady Vermont (@HeadyVermont) June 27, 2022

Regional

Connecticut

• The Proposal of an Adult-Use Retail Storefront in Downtown Hartford Spurs Debate
• Meet Luis: A Latino Hemp Farmer in Connecticut Looking to Break into the Adult-Use Market 
• New Cannabis Advertising Laws Go Into Effect In Connecticut as Attorney General Cracks Down

Maine

• Maine is Curbing Illicit Cannabis Market at a Fast Rate
• Maine’s Office of Cannabis Policy Holds a “Listening Tour”

Massachusetts

• MA Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Increase Nearly 21% Over 2021

New York

⭐ $200M Allocated to Retail Properties for Social Equity Licensees in New York

• NY Cannabis Control Board Approves New Chief Equity Officer for the Office of Cannabis Management
  

More than 37,000 applications for 56 cannabis business licenses in Connecticut have been submitted https://t.co/zsSvs0rLWN

— Hartford Courant (@hartfordcourant) June 26, 2022

National

Banking

⭐ Lawmakers in Washington Reject SAFE Banking Act, Again

Business

⭐ Most Large Public US MSOs Reported Revenue Declines in Q1 2022

⭐ 5 MSOs Fined in New Jersey for Selling Cannabis for Adult-Use During Medical-Only Hours

• Arkansas Records Over $22.4 Million in Medical Cannabis Sales for May
• Oklahoma Bill Suggests Ending “Deli-Style” Cannabis Flower Sales   
• Johnson & Johnson Requests FDA Begin Creating Safety Regulations for Cannabinoids in Food and Dietary Supplements 

CBD & Hemp

⭐ Congress Tackles Hemp Industry Challenges, CBD Marketing, Cannabis Research and Psychedelics in Spending Legislation

Cultivation & Production

• Missouri Medical Cannabis Cultivators Receive Permanent License Suspension for Alleged Distribution of Unsanitary Product
• After Lengthy Licensing Delay, One Third of Illinois’ Craft Growers Struggle to Find Locations

Consumption & Culture

• How the Expansion of Cannabis Product Variety in California Could Provide Insight on Buying Habits Nationwide 
• Consumption Lunges Open Across California

Labor & Unions

⭐  Employees at a Green Thumb Store in Illinois Unionize  

• Curaleaf Provides Workers With Holiday Pay on Juneteenth – Except For Those Represented By a Union 

Law Enforcement

⭐ A Recent Court Ruling in Maryland Allows Cops to Stop and Question Someone Who Smells of Cannabis

• DEA Reported an Increase in Cannabis-Related Arrests and Seizures Last Year, Marking Highest Figures Since 2011
• Law Enforcement in Oregon Continues to Raid Illicit Cultivation Sites 
• Group of Michigan Cannabis Companies Prioritize Expungement Information Events

Legalization & Politics

⭐ US Military Directed By House Panel to Review Cannabis Penalties for Soldiers and to Study Medical Cannabis as Opioid Alternative

• Statewide Vape Recall Overturned in Pennsylvania 
• Sacramento Officials Introduce Initiative to Use Local Cannabis Tax Revenue to Establish Children’s Fund
• Republican Party Policy Agenda Includes Opposition to Cannabis Legalization
• Comprehensive Cannabis Decriminalization Ordinance Approved By Legislative Review Committee in Athens, Georgia 
• Louisiana Governor Signs Bills That Included Benefits to Medical Program and Hemp Testing
• Report Shows It’s Likely That Maryland’s Adult-Use Cannabis Industry Won’t Launch Before 2025

So bizarre that a cannabis vape pen can get you into so much trouble abroad. Hang in there Brittany Griner

— Tommy Chong (@tommychong) June 27, 2022

Media & Advertising

• Hemp Advertising Saw a Slight Increase Leading Up to Father’s Day

Medical Cannabis

⭐ Federal Judge Strikes Down Law Requiring Ballot Measures, Simplifying Path to Medical Cannabis in Nebraska 

•  American Medical Association Calls for Expungement of All Cannabis-Related Offenses in Legal States
• Kentucky Legislator and Medical Advocate Says Medical Program Can’t Come From Executive Order
• US Supreme Court Declines to Pick Up Cases About Workers’ Compensation For Medical Cannabis Expenses

Psychedelics

⭐ New Jersey Senate President Files Psilocybin Legalization Bill

• Oregon Health Authority Approved A Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program As a State-Sanctioned Facility 

Social Equity

⭐ Illinois Awards $45M in Grants to Areas “Hardest Hit By the Failed War on Drugs”

⭐ New York Governor Appoints Social Equity Impact Ventures LLC to Manage the State’s $200M Social Equity Cannabis Investment Program

• Undue Restrictions Placed on Tribal Grow Licenses in Montana
• Connecticut’s Social Equity Council Governance Committee Approves New Bylaws in Executive Session

Sports

⭐ Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia Extended to July 2

⭐ Big Push From Many Congressional Leaders to Provide Cannabis Protections for Athletes and Federal Workers 

• MLB Now Allows Teams to Be Sponsored By CBD Companies

Studies and Surveys

⭐ New Study Shows Relationship Between Cannabis Use and Increased Empathy 

• Study Results Show Cannabis to be ‘Very Promising’ Replacement for Prescription Opioids 
• Medical Cannabis Quadrupled between 2016 and 2020, Study Reveals
• Study on Auto Insurance Supports Previous Research Signaling Safer Driving in States with Legal Cannabis

International 

⭐ Schoolteacher From US Sentenced to 14 Years for ‘Smuggling’ Cannabis in Russia

⭐ By 2026, the Global Cannabis Market is Expected to Reach $90.4B 

• Legal Precedent Set in Brazil to Allow Medical Patient Home Grow
• In Switzerland, Plans to Lift Ban on Medical Cannabis Move Forward
• Kenyan Presidential Candidate Proposes Legalizing Cannabis
• Some Medical Sales in Pharmacies Set to Be Approved in Spain
• A Farm in Thailand Has Been Investigating the Health Benefits of Feeding Chickens Cannabis Flower

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