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Roll Up: New Retailers Open in VT, Trulieve CEO Arrives in Mass Amid Union Push, Descheduling > Rescheduling

“It’s about destigmatizing use… at the same time, it’s [about] making sure that ...

Ella Guinan 24 Oct 2022
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Roll Up: Biden Announces Major Cannabis Reforms ⛓

“This industry could not have taken off with out capable entrepreneurs that had some serious ...

Ella Guinan 7 Oct 2022
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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 ...

Ella Guinan 26 Sep 2022
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News Roll Up: Newfane to Vote on Retail, PA Announces Expungement Efforts, SAFE Act Reforms Proposed

“We must advocate for amnesty for community members still in the legacy market so they ...

Ella Guinan 9 Sep 2022
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News Roll Up: Mass Passes Major Industry Reforms, Advocates Call out Trulieve, Malaysia Considers Medical Cannabis

“This law is an important step forward in resolving the harms of prohibition and over-policing, ...

Heady Vermont Staff 16 Aug 2022
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News Roll Up: Primary Season Heats Up, Labor Unions Bloom in Weed Industry, JuicyFields’ Alleged Ponzi Scheme

“It’s time to end the war on drugs.”   — Nina Turner, Twitter Welcome To The ...

Heady Vermont Staff 1 Aug 2022
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News Roll Up: VT Abandons Hemp Program, US Senators Raise Heat on Biden, ‘Smoke and Poke’ Dating Site

“It’s well past time to end the racist and predatory war on drugs. We ...

Ella Guinan 18 Jul 2022
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News Roll Up: Eliminating Plastic From the Industry, Curaleaf Targets Unionized Employees, SAFE Banking Act Rejected

Law enforcement control over any kind of medical care is dangerous & counterproductive. If you ...

Ella Guinan 28 Jun 2022
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News Roll Up: Germany Prepares to Legalize Weed, 3 New Cannabis Compounds Discovered, Cannabis + LGBTQ+ 🌈

“Arguably, neither [cannabis legalization or the LGBTQ+ community] would exist as they do today if ...

Ella Guinan 13 Jun 2022
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News Roll Up: VT Gov Vetoes Drug Possession, Expungement Bills

“I feel like parliamentary procedure doesn’t give you an opportunity to celebrate small moments ...

Heady Vermont Staff 21 May 2022
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News Roll Up: Wilmington OKs Retail Again, NH Senate Rejects Cannabis Bill, Thailand Giving Away A Million Cannabis Plants

“[Vermont] is a state to watch. They’re starting with small cultivators and social equity. ...

Heady Vermont Staff 11 May 2022
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The Roll Up: Cannabis Parody Abounds in Super Bowl Ads, NY Cannabis Regulator Predicts Licensing by Fall, $3 Million Price Tag For CT Equity Applicants

“I support the federal legalization of marijuana, and legalization alone won’t fix the structural ...

Heady Vermont Staff 17 Feb 2022
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The Roll Up is Back: Senate Candidate Smokes Blunt in Campaign Ad, Wu-Tang Comes to Zenbarn, New MMJ Advocacy Group

“Even when drugs have been reimagined, such as within medicinal cannabis use, some still choose ...

Heady Vermont Staff 28 Jan 2022
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News Roll Up: Vermont Reacts to Capitol Riots

“I have seen this type of behavior from this country before. It doesn’t make ...

Heady Vermont Staff 13 Jan 2021
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News Roll Up: Vermont Expungement Rules Go Into Effect + NH High Court Rules on Psychedelics + Killer Mike Pushes Biden on Weed

“I’m excited to see what it will look like on the East Coast when ...

Heady Vermont Staff 4 Jan 2021
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News Roll Up: VT Supreme Court Hears Arguments in ACLU Border Patrol Case + Gov Seeking Control Board Applicants + Deb Haaland Historic Cabinet Pick

“Minor drug offenses shouldn’t ruin people’s lives, but the failed drug policies in ...

Heady Vermont Staff 18 Dec 2020
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News Roll Up: Longest-Serving Pot Prisoner Released + Cannabis Research Bill Passes House + Middlebury OKs Dispensary Vote

Legalizing cannabis is a racial & economic justice issue. The MORE Act brings us one ...

Heady Vermont Staff 11 Dec 2020
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News Roll Up: MORE Act Set for Historic House Vote

Legalize cannabis. Release those incarcerated for related offenses. Expunge records. Direct funding to the Black ...

Heady Vermont Staff 3 Dec 2020
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News Roll Up: Green Wave Continues as COVID Spreads

“This is an industry that has been built on relationships and one of the barriers ...

Heady Vermont Staff 24 Nov 2020
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News Roll Up: Election Nets Huge Wins For Cannabis, Psychedelics and Drug Reform

“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the ...

Heady Vermont Staff 9 Nov 2020