“It’s about destigmatizing use… at the same time, it’s [about] making sure that folks know that this is a plant with medicinal properties. It is a substance that can be misused, just like alcohol or anything else. But everyone should have access to it.”
— Ana MacDuff, Cofounder, Mountain Girl Cannabis

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

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Vermont

⭐ Video: Opening day for Bud Barn | Brattleboro Reformer TODAY Oct. 24

⭐ Where To Find Vermont Dispensaries Near You: October 24 Update

⭐ 3 new Vermont Dispensaries opened this weekend!

• Gram Central in Montpelier, 9th State Cannabis in Ferrisburgh, Winooski Organics. Get the App.

⭐ Vermont Cannabis Control Board Issues Nine New Licenses Including Four Retailers

⭐ VT Cannabis Nurses Association Offers State-Certified Training For Cannabis Professionals and Budtenders

⭐ Vermont Cannabis Control Board Statement on Federal Cannabis Possession Pardons

⭐ Strain Review: Dirty Taxi X Gas Runtz by Midnight Farm

⭐ Must-See Nineties TV Was Prohibition Propaganda

⭐ Product Review: Highly Rooted Edibles

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Other #Vermont headlines:

• News10: Bennington Welcomes First Licensed Retailer Juniper Lane
• Times Argus: Recreational cannabis shop Gram Central opens in Montpelier
• WCAX: 2nd cannabis shop opens in Burlington
• Eagle Times: ‘Backwoods Vermont Feel’: DePot Shop in Windsor Focusing on Keeping Pot Local
• The Valley Reporter: Blue Sage First Retail Cannabis Shop in Waitsfield
• Bennington Banner: Newly licensed for retail cannabis sale, Colleen McQuade Eyes Early November Opening
• Mountain Times: New Study Reveals Vermont Is Second State Most Obsessed With CBD
• VT Digger Commentary: Reflections on visiting a retail cannabis store in Vermont
• Burlington Free Press:  A look behind the scenes of Bia Diagnostics’ cannabis testing laboratory
• VTDigger Commentary: Congrats to Vermont

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Regional

Connecticut

⭐ CT Ahead of the Curve on Cannabis Possession Pardons

⭐ NECRE Conference in CT Aims To Explore The Academic Angles Of Cannabis

• Unemployment No Longer Factors Into CT Social Equity Applicants Seeking Cannabis Licenses
• Data Show Cannabis Use On The Rise Among Women in CT
• CT to Reconsider Some Cannabis License Applications In Wake of Lawsuits
• Education Campaign to Promote Responsible Weed Use Launches in CT

Maine

• Cannabis Retail Location to Open in Kittery Outlets
• The Best Dispensaries In Maine
• Cannabis Delivery in Canada Now Legal: Will Maine Follow?

Massachusetts

⭐ Trulieve CEO arrives in Mass. amid union push

• Trulieve Massachusetts Cannabis Facility Under Probe Before Worker Death
• How is Massachusetts leading the U.S. in cannabis, and where is it falling short?
• Northampton rejects cannabis shop for first time after Florence uproar

just crossed off “thrown out of a dispensary” on my cannabis reporting bingo card… story shortly

— Dan Adams (@Dan_Adams86) October 21, 2022

New Hampshire

⭐ Lawmaker Pushing to Legalize Cannabis in New Hampshire

• Will NH follow Biden in pardons for marijuana possession?
• Guns, marijuana, reproductive rights among issues already on tap for NH’s next legislative session

New York

⭐ Nearly 1,000 Cannabis Entrepreneurs Are Competing For New York’s First 150 Dispensary Licenses

• A Potential Flaw In New York’s Cannabis Regulations Could Hurt Social Equity Operators

Rhode Island

• Town Officials Opposing Question Allowing Cannabis in North Providence
• Providence City Council Looks To Ban Cannabis Use In Parks

 

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National

⭐ Biden Has No Intention Of Extending Marijuana Pardons To Help People Jailed For Selling It, He Suggests

⭐ JD Supra: The Complexity of Rescheduling or Descheduling Marijuana 

Acquisitions & Mergers

• The Green Organic Dutchman to Merge With BZAM Cannabis

Banking

⭐ Two In Three Americans Want Congress To Pass Marijuana Banking Reform

• NAACP Calls For ‘Immediate Passage’ Of Cannabis Banking Bill
• American Banker: Legal cannabis needs banking services now

NAACP Calls For 'Immediate Passage' Of Marijuana Banking Bill And Pushes For Legalization In New Resolution: NAACP wants Congress to leverage the momentum behind incremental reform and quickly pass the SAFE Banking Act. https://t.co/VZkrxgke8C

— Marijuana Moment (@MarijuanaMoment) October 21, 2022

Business

⭐ 3 Former CannTrust Executives Face Fraud, Insider Trading Charges

• Cann Co-Founder: Cannabis Infused Beverages Make For ‘A Real Category Expander’
• Following Devastating Hurricane, Cannabis Businesses in Florida and Puerto Rico Reopen 
• Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Hit $200 Million This Year
• Multi-State Cannabis Brand Company Leune is Working To Expand

CBD & Hemp

⭐ Pennsylvania Grant Program Sets Up $200,000 for Hemp Education, Marketing

• Cannabis Company And Major League Baseball Sign Deal For Charlotte’s Web To Be ‘Official CBD of MLB’

Cultivation & Production

⭐ Cannabis and Climate: The Carbon Footprint and Energy Use of Indoor Cultivation

• 3 Steps Cannabis Operators Can Take Toward More Sustainable Packaging
• Colorado Adds Trio of Products to List of Acceptable Pesticides for Cannabis

Consumption & Culture

⭐ Cannabis Use Is Becoming The New Normal, According To Data

⭐ Spliff Vape: New Tech Allows Cannabis, Nicotine To Be Vaped Simultaneously

• Tommy Chong: Reflections on a Life Spent Loving Cannabis
• Cannabis Had Highest Tax Revenue in Colorado and Washington Over Alcohol, Cigarettes

Study: Marijuana Ranks Among Best Treatment For Persistent Existence https://t.co/Cl42Q5jLqq pic.twitter.com/tVMZvty3YK

— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 21, 2022

Labor & Unions

• Unions Growing Stronger In Cannabis Industry With Curaleaf Dispensary Joining The Ranks

Law Enforcement

⭐ Don’t Expect Mass Prison Releases From Biden’s Cannabis Clemency 

⭐ Federal Court Again Rules Against Border Patrol In Case Allowing Cannabis Paraphernalia Imports To Legal States

• California Attorney General Announces Broader Effort to Eliminate Illicit Cannabis Operations
• California’s Pot Legalization Has Gone Poorly, So the State Is Expanding Drug Enforcement
• Oregon Detectives Demolish 113 Illicit Cannabis Greenhouses, Issue $1.2M in Fines

Legalization & Politics
⭐ Puerto Rico Bill Would Expunge Low-Level Weed Possession Convictions

⭐ Colorado Springs Voters Will Decide Adult-Use Retail; Council Members Oppose

⭐ Oklahoma Governor Sets Up March 7, 2023, Special Election for Cannabis Legalization Issue

• Oklahoma Governor Sets March Special Election for Weed Legalization Initiative
• Cannabis Advocates Tour South Dakota Amidst Unfavorable Polls
• Kentucky Governor Exploring State Weed Pardons
• Maryland Legislative Cannabis Workgroup Meets To Prepare For Legalization As Polls Signal Referendum Passage

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— Herb (@Herbworthy) October 21, 2022

 

Media & Advertising

⭐New Hope For Supporters Of Cannabis Ads As Biden Orders Review of Scheduling Status

• 5 Trends In Cannabis Marketing That Will Light Up In 2023
• Cannabis Advertisements: Where Can You Market A Weed Business?
• 6 tips for marketing cannabis on TikTok and Instagram
• CBD Marketing Vs. THC Marketing: Search, Social, And Display

Medical Cannabis

⭐ Kansas Lawmakers Hold First of Two Hearings on Medical Cannabis

• Neuraxpharm Launches European Campaign to Increase Awareness of Medical Cannabis

Podcasts

• Diana Krach – Writer, Podcaster with Your Highness Podcast
• Member Media Spotlight – Will Read of Common SENSImilla

Psychedelics

• Alberta Passes Psychedelic Therapy Regulations, But Hurdles Remain
• Study To Examine Why Shrooms Evolved with Psychedelic Properties

Social Equity

⭐ Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association Launches, Marking Pivotal Movement in Advancing Indigenous Voices in the Cannabis Industry

• San Diego Creates Social Equity Program
• ‘A failure’: How Washington’s cannabis program shut out Black business owners

Sports

• NBA Won’t Test Players For Cannabis For Third Season In A Row, Report Says
• NHL and Cannabis: A Power Play Goal

Studies, Surveys & Research

⭐ Nearly Four Out of Five Patients Drop or Reduce Opioids After Using Medical Weed

• California Department of Cannabis Control Solicits Proposals for Cannabis-Related Research
• She Raised Millions And Became The Youngest Woman To Get Pot Licenses In NV + CA: Meet Priscilla Vilchis
• Cannabis Can Help Manage Menopause, Study Suggests

Respondents were most likely to report improvements in motor function, sleep, and pain as a result of their #marijuana use.

Head over to NORML's research library to view more studies on cannabis and Parkinson's disease: https://t.co/LB9ex5mXIS pic.twitter.com/70jiLcRNyS

— NORML (@NORML) October 20, 2022

Women

• Mothers Fighting to Destigmatize Cannabis
• Maya-Camille Broussard on Creating a Recipe for Cannabis

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International

⭐ Germany’s Plan To Legalize Cannabis Is Out. Here’s What It Says

⭐ Canadian Companies Piloting Sustainable Cannabis Packaging Service

• Are you a cannabis-loving Canadian who doesn’t like to leave home? Uber Eats to the rescue!

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