“It’s well past time to end the racist and predatory war on drugs. We have a majority — and it’s time to use it.”
— Rep. Nydia M Velázquez, D-NY on Twitter

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

⭐ Cannabis in Vermont – What’s Legal and What’s Not in VT?

⭐ VT Cannabis Control Board Approves 30 Licenses in One Week 

⭐ Vermont Hemp Production Plan Will End On December 31

⭐ Euphoria Cannabis on Creating Momentum, Lifting Up Others and Overcoming Hurdles

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

Other #Vermont headlines:

• • Hemp Today: Less Than One Year After Its Start, Vermont Abandons Hemp Program
  • Addison Independent: Emeraldrose Grows shop owner ventures into cannabis sales
  • 7D: High-End Weed Breeder Dan Pomerantz Brings His West Coast Skills to the NEK
  • Ganjapreneur: Vermont Migrates Hemp Program to USDA Purview

• UVM and Vermont State College System offer free courses for Vermonters
  • Including Cannabis Science and Medicine and Cannabis Plant Biology
• Local 22: Stores prepare for October cannabis sales – YouTube
•  Vermont Public: Cannabis stores are coming to Vermont. What are your questions?
• MM: New Poll – VT Voters Overwhelmingly Support Drug Decrim Across Party Lines
• Addison Independent: Middlebury to revisit cannabis store policy

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⭐Vermont Illustrated: Legalization Nation: Vermont’s legal gray area

Regional

Connecticut

⭐ Connecticut’s Social Equity Council Approves 16 Adult-Use Cannabis Cultivation Licenses

• University of New Haven Launches Cannabis Certificate Program
• Connecticut Overdose Linked to Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis Due to Cross Contamination by Sole Dealer
• With FDA Approval CT Pharma to Provide Cannabis for Yale University Research Studies

Maine

• Dispensaries in Maine Prepare for Onslaught of Sales Before Phish Show

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Cannabis Retailer Owes $33,000 in Tips to Workers, Ordered to Repay

New York

⭐ Adult-Use Sales Projected to Begin in NY By Year’s End With First Legal Cannabis Crop Gets Closer to Harvest

• Shinnecock Nation Begins Construction of Cannabis Facility in Long Island 
• New York’s 1st legal marijuana crop sprouts under the sun
• New York Cracks Down on Unlicensed Cannabis Sellers
• New York Firefighters Won’t Be Tested For THC, Department Says Following NYPD Leak

Can you smell it? That’s the smell of high-quality sun-grown cannabis sprouting up at family farms across New York State.

The first ever Office of Cannabis Management X Cannabis Control Board farm tour kicks off today in Erie County! pic.twitter.com/aYummredzm

— NYS Office of Cannabis Management (@nys_cannabis) July 14, 2022

Rhode Island

⭐ Rhode Island Municipalities Begin Scheduling Ballot Votes on Adult-Use Businesses

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National

⭐ Senate Cannabis Legalization Bill ‘Could Come’ Next Week, Congressional Sources Push Back On Report About Timeline

⭐How Delta-8 THC Became the Hot Semi-Legal High

Acquisitions & Mergers

• Canadian Cannabis Retailer High Tide Buying Choom Stores for CA$5.1 million

Banking

⭐ Pennsylvania Governor Signs Cannabis Banking Legislation Into Law

• House Approves More Cannabis-Related Amendments To Defense Bill, Including Banking And Veterans Medical Access

Business

⭐ Detroit City Council Unanimously Votes to Open Applications for Adult-Use Dispensaries, Consumption Lounges, Microbusinesses

⭐Cannabis tax cuts are coming to California

• Curaleaf’s Select Brand Announces Launch of “The Farmer’s Select” Program
• Cannabis Sales in Portland, OR Area Hit All-Time Low Since 2019
• Cannabis Sales in Montana Saw Increase in June
• Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Reject Cannabis Tax Initiative

CBD & Hemp

⭐ Governor Signs Bill Permanently Implementing Hemp Program in North Carolina 

• Bill Clinton Hails ‘Very Encouraging’ CBD Clinical Trial
• U.S. Army Seeks Information on Hemp for Use in Camouflage Sniper Uniforms
• Tests At Kansas University Show Hempcrete’s Potential In Net-Zero Buildings

Cultivation & Production

⭐ Cali Fish + Wildlife Awards $1.8M in Grants to Support Sustainable Cannabis Cultivation

• Watering Potted Plants From the Bottom: What You Need to Know
• How to Optimize Cannabis Harvest for Automation & Mechanical Trimming

Consumption & Culture

⭐Smoke and Poke: A Dating Site for Weed Smokers

• How To Tell Your Parents You Want To Major in Weed
• Clint Eastwood Awarded $2 Million Over CBD Company Using His Name

Labor & Unions

⭐ Nearly 500 Cannabis Workers Have Voted to Join Teamsters Union Since May 2021

• Cannabis Workers Strike Over Pay Dispute in Province-Run Stores in Quebec
• Workers At a Second Missouri Medical Dispensary Vote To Unionize

Law Enforcement

⭐Federal Marijuana Enforcement On Tribal Lands Is ‘Horrible Misappropriation’ Of Resources, Senator Tells Interior Secretary

• Hours After Releasing Memo About Ending Testing Cops For Weed, NYPD Reverses Decision 
• Agencies in California Begin to Crack Down on Illegal Cannabis Cultivation  
• Humboldt County Cannabis Growers Fined $209k for Sediment Discharge Into Mad River

Legalization & Politics

⭐Democratic senators hit Biden for ‘extraordinarily disappointing’ stance on marijuana

Cannabis has widely accepted medical uses. It’s long past time to decriminalize marijuana and to expunge non-violent convictions. Proud to join @SenWarren, @SenBooker, @SenMarkey, @RonWyden, and @SenSanders on this letter. https://t.co/bKqsr2vgzQ

— Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (@gillibrandny) July 11, 2022

⭐Biden Says He’s ‘Working On’ Fulfilling Marijuana Campaign Pledge To Free Prisoners

⭐US Senators raise heat on President Biden, demand cannabis reform

⭐North Dakota Could Have Legalization Proposal on This Year’s Ballot

• Minnesota Law Wipes Out Delta-8, But Sets High Limit For Thc In Hemp Foods
• Minnesota legalized THC edibles and infused drinks … by accident?
•  Nevada Regulators Give Final Approval for Cannabis Lounges
• Oklahoma Activists Submit Signatures in Support of Recreational Cannabis Legalization 
• California Bill to Require Cannabis Warnings About Mental Disorder Risks Advances
• TX Supreme Court Smokable Hemp Ban Will Likely Lead to Millions in Lost Tax Dollars
• Synthetic Cannabinoids Outlawed in Food and Drink in Virginia 

Effective immediately, under the new law, residents over 21 no longer need a doctor’s recommendation for a medical marijuana patient card, which was required to enter and make purchases at one of the city’s seven medical marijuana dispensaries. https://t.co/rEjvC4cY58

— Muriel Bowser (@MurielBowser) July 11, 2022

Lies, Hypocrisy and Downright Prevarication

⭐Is scromiting from smoking weed a thing?

The Vermont Medical Society brought in prohibitionist doctor lobbyists from Colorado to spread this lie to the VT Legislature earlier this year #vtpoli https://t.co/TomW36KRES

— Dave Silberman (@DaveSilberman) July 4, 2022

Media & Advertising

• House Committee Approves Bill That Offers Protections for Broadcasters Who Air Cannabis Ads in Legal States

Medical Cannabis

⭐ D.C. Mayor Signs Medical Cannabis Self-Certification Bill

• New Bill in Pennsylvania Protects Medical Patients From DUIs
• Alabama Regulators Release Draft Rules for Medical Cannabis Industry

Psychedelics

⭐ Evidence in New Study Shows Improved Mood and Mental Health by Microdosing Psilocybin 

Social Equity

⭐ Criminal Justice Watchdog Calls for Justice for War on Drugs Victims Globally

• From Prison to the Legal Cannabis Industry: Conbud Creates Opportunities for the Formerly Incarcerated
• Cannabis Company Conbud Creates Opportunities for the Formerly Incarcerated 
• First Businesses in Colorado to Receive Cannabis Business Grant Announced
• Diversity of Ownership in Colorado Cannabis Industry Reportedly Increasing

Sports

⭐ Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty to Cannabis Charges in Russia

• Mike Tyson’s cannabis comes to Maryland dispensaries
• Griner’s lawyers say WNBA star was prescribed medical cannabis
• Cannabis in the ESports Community

Studies and Surveys

⭐Marijuana Legalization and Truck Safety: Does the Pineapple Express Damage More Pineapples?

⭐ Forget Diet Weed, THCV Is a Rockstar Compound For Other Reasons

• CT Pharma uses FDA approval to provide cannabis for Yale University research studies

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International 

⭐ Medical Cannabis Homegrow Approved by Argentine Supreme Court

⭐ Report Projects Puerto Rican Recreational Cannabis Market Worth Over $500 Million

• New Cannabis Policies in Thailand Invite Criticism Domestically and Regionally
• South Africa’s Soweto Holds First Cannabis Festival
• Denim Jeans Made From Hemp Are Making a Comeback in France
• University of British Columbia Will Be First College Campus With Cannabis Dispensary
• Albania Prompted to Implement Medical Cannabis Reform After U.N. Criticism
• Privately-Owned Cannabis Stores in British Columbia Permitted to Deliver Nonmedical Cannabis

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