Roll Up: Burlington Panel OKs Pot Retailers, NY Approves Medical Homegrow, Thai Lawmakers Withdraw Bill to Regulate Cannabis
“I wanted to show that Black women can run a [cannabis] business as well as anybody else and that we need to be a part of this industry, to help make sure that equity is something that keeps going on and is encouraged.”
— Nike John, Founder of The Heritage Club, Boston’s first black female-owned dispensary
Welcome To The Weekly Roll Up
A Compendium of The Week’s Cannabis News
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Vermont
⭐ FEATURE: Retail Launch is Coming, But Rollout Will Be Gradual
⭐ Cannabis Control Board Approves First Vermont Cannabis Retail Licenses
⭐ As Vermont’s First Retailers Are Licensed, Heady Launches App and Extends Cannabis Celebration
⭐ Trailblazers: Royal Highness Consulting Brings a Sense of Belonging to the Cannabis Industry
⭐ Special Cannabis Retail Vote in Winhall Vermont: Tuesday, September 27
⭐ Strain Review: Blockhead by Life Arises Farm
⭐ Trailblazers: Seltzer Lineup and Cross-Industry Collabs in the Mix for Freedom Flower
⭐ VT News Roundup: Burlington Cannabis Panel Begins Reviewing Applicants, St. Mike’s Professor Claims to Measure Effects of Cannabis in New App and more
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#Vermont Licensing and Opt-In:
⭐ Burlington City Council Green-Lights Four Cannabis Businesses
- Bradford Residents Vote For Retail Pot Sales
- Winhall Residents to Vote on Retail Cannabis Tuesday September 27
- Plymouth Selectboard Discusses Retail Cannabis
- Barre Town Moving Forward With Cannabis Control Commission Creation
Other #Vermont headlines:
⭐ VTDigger: Retailers and Growers Warn Of Cannabis Shortage Ahead Of Retail Sales
- Vermont Public: The rollout of Vermont’s new retail cannabis marketplace will be gradual
- VTDigger: More banking options for cannabis businesses; similar complaints
- Thompson Coburn LLP Rates Vermont #11 in its 2022 state-by-state ranking of cannabis regulations
- Vermont Grower’s Association Helps Establish National Craft Cannabis Coalition
- Engineering Efficiency and Savings For Cannabis Cultivators: Defiance Electric
- CSC East: Hemp Production from Seed to Flower with Dr. Heather Darby, Agronomist with the UVM
- Cannabis Testing Labs Gear Up For VT Retail Market
Bored? Looking for something to do? Our events page is stacked!
NEW Legalization Nation: Every state is fighting its own unique battle. But there is one through-line. pic.twitter.com/MQDF6OJKxJ
— Brian Box Brown (@boxbrown) September 6, 2022
Regional
Connecticut
⭐ Connecticut Hires Auditor To Develop Process For Equity Cannabis Licensing
- Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Education Campaign on Responsible Cannabis Consumption
- Curaleaf to Expand in Connecticut
- Connecticut State Police Using Helicopters To Spot Illegal Cannabis Growers
- Middletown, CT Unanimously Approves New Retail Outlet for Cannabis
Maine
- New Cannabis Delivery Rules Test Scope of Maine’s Facial Surveillance Ban
- Rising Electric Costs Hurt Cannabis Providers
Massachusetts
⭐ Is the Cannabis Industry at a Crossroads in Massachusetts?
⭐ Boston’s first Black female-owned cannabis dispensary opens for business
- Boston Proposal Would Cut City’s Zoning Board of Appeal from Cannabis Dispensary Licensing Process
- ‘We’ve come so far in five years:’ Former Cannabis Control Commissioner Shaleen Title on the future of marijuana policy
New York
⭐ Oneida Indian Nation Announces Plans to Launch Seed-To-Sale Cannabis Facility
⭐ New York Regulators Approve Medical Cannabis Home Grow Regulations, Issue New Adult-Use Licenses
Rhode Island
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National
B.S. Alert!!! ⭐ Defense Department Warns That Hemp Granola And CBD Hand Sanitizer Can Compromise ‘Military Readiness’
Acquisitions & Mergers
- FaZe Rain Launches New Cannabis Brand with The Parent Company
- Curaleaf Completes Majority Stake Acquisition of Germany’s Four 20 Pharma
Banking
- U.S. Treasury Proposes Plan To Collect Cannabis Banking Data
- Lobbyists Double Down Prior To Midterms: Will SAFE Banking For Cannabis Companies Benefit?
- Senator Says Marijuana Banking Bill Will Help Lightbulb Manufacturers And Others Outside Of Cannabis Industry
Business
⭐ BDSA Report Projects $57 Billion in Global Cannabis Sales by 2026
- Greenlight CEO Dives Into Midwest Mission in Missouri
- Demand Soars in Michigan as Flower Prices Dip to $116 Per Ounce
CBD & Hemp
⭐ ‘2023 is the Year’: Q&A With U.S. Hemp Building Association President
⭐ USDA Awards $21 Million for Two Hemp Research Projects
- Idaho Halts Sale of CBD Pet Supplements
- Hemp Cooperative Partners With University to Study Hemp Fibers in Biodegradable Plastics
- Bipartisan Lawmakers Slam ‘Completely Insufficient’ FDA Response To Hemp Bill Request And Lack Of CBD Regulations
So the DEA made up the “rainbow fentanyl” myth last month & spread it to every outlet that would uncritically regurgitate it, while refusing to answer questions or provide evidence.
Now they will likely get millions of $ of additional taxpayer money to increase their budget. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/sezJBFdF50
— Ryan Marino MD (@RyanMarino) September 26, 2022
COVID-19
⭐ NGO ‘Drug Science’ Wraps Up Phase II Trials of Study on CBD and THC as Long COVID Treatment
Cultivation & Production
⭐ 94% of California Cannabis Cultivation at Risk from Wildfires by End of Century
Consumption & Culture
⭐ Newsom Signs Bill Protecting California Workers Who Smoke Off-the-Clock
- In Hawaii, People Prefer Black Market Cannabis to State-Managed Facilities
- New Jersey Lays Out Guidance For Cannabis Rules in the Workplace
- Nevada to Open Applications for Cannabis Consumption Lounges in October
- New Mexico State Fair Adds ‘Discovering Cannabis’ Exhibit to Events List
- Cannabis Community College Launches Revamped Education Platform
Labor & Unions
Law Enforcement
⭐ Black Market Cannabis Raids Uncover Victims of Human Trafficking in California
- Oregon Officials to Deploy Decoys to Catch Underage Weed, Alcohol Sales
- Attempted Burglary at Illicit Cannabis Grow in San Leandro Ends in Shooting
Legalization & Politics
⭐ House Bill 837 Aims to Legalize Cannabis Possession, Home Grow in Maryland
- Nevada Judge Orders State Board to Remove Cannabis from Schedule 1
- Arkansas Secretary of State Calls Legalization Ballot Measure Insufficient
- California Governor Signs 10 Cannabis-Related Bills Into Law
Who is it? 😤
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— High Times (@HIGH_TIMES_Mag) September 13, 2022
Media & Advertising
Medical Cannabis
⭐ University of Kentucky Opens Medical Cannabis Research Center
- Medical Cannabis in Utah Costs Right Around National Average
- Medical Cannabis Operator Files Lawsuit Challenging Minnesota’s THC Regulations
Psychedelics
⭐ Atlanta Lawmakers Discuss Psychedelics Decriminalization Resolution
- Researchers Studying Psilocybin as Treatment for Obesity
- San Francisco Supervisors Vote to Decriminalize Psychedelics
- Native American Church Leaders Ask Congress For Funds To Support Peyote Cultivation And Preservation
- Local Michigan Lawmakers Vote To Make September Psychedelics Awareness Month
Social Equity
⭐ Denver Signs off on Weed Delivery for Social Equity Companies
⭐ Florida Finally Licenses Its First Black Medical Cannabis Farmer
- Arizona NORML Partners with Sunday Goods on Expungement
- Illinois Social Equity Advocates, Business Leaders Call on State Officials to Allow Them to Begin Operations, Address Other Concerns in Market
Sports
- Biden To Meet With Family of Brittney Griner
- Elias Theodorou, former UFC fighter and cannabis advocate, dies of cancer at 34
Studies and Surveys
- Poll: Majority in Minnesota Want Legal Weed
- Republican Congressmen Push for Environmental Impact Study on Cannabis
- Poll: Majority of Republican Voters Favor Cannabis Legislation
Women
⭐ Pregnant Women in Alabama Are Being Jailed For Smoking Pot
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International
⭐ Thai Lawmakers Withdraw Bill to Regulate Cannabis
⭐ World Anti-Doping Agency Keeps Cannabis Ban in Place
- Australian Cannabis Patients Turning to Prescriptions Over Illicit Market, Study Shows
- Akanda Partners with Cookies to Bring the Cannabis Brand and High THC Strains to European Consumers
- Weed Legalization in Germany Hampered by EU Laws
- New Zealand Approves First Locally Grown Medical Cannabis Products
- Merida Capital Holdings Partners With Azucarera El Viejo for Medical Cannabis Facility in Costa Rica
- United Kingdom Blocks Bermuda Territory from Legalizing Cannabis
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