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Long Lines, Joyful Vibes Mark First Weekend of Vermont Dispensary Sales
RUTLAND — Strolling up to the end of the line at Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland ...
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What’s Happening On October 1? A Guide to Vermont’s First Day of Cannabis Retail Sales
The big day is finally almost here. Saturday, October 1 is Vermont’s first day of ...
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Licensing Update: Thirteen Licenses Approved, Including One Retailer, As 10/1 Looms
MONTPELIER – Today’s Vermont Cannabis Control Board meeting, the final before adult use sales kick ...
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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 ...
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In Race to Launch Adult-Use Market, Medical Patients and Caregivers Feel Stuck on Sidelines
As adult-use consumers and businesses gear up for the debut of Vermont’s retail market, ...
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Bridging Worlds in Medical Cannabis Research: Jessilyn Dolan
“I felt like this little microcosm in this macro, huge cannabis research world,” Jessilyn Dolan ...
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Top Executives Ousted From CeresMED
BURLINGTON — Two top executives of CeresMED, Vermont’s largest network of dispensaries acquired in a ...
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Retail Launch is Coming, But Rollout Will Be Gradual
Next week, the day Vermonters have been waiting for will finally arrive: the official launch ...
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National Craft Cannabis Coalition Established by Six State-Level Cannabis Orgs
The National Craft Cannabis Coalition (NCCC) has been established to support small, independent cannabis producers ...
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Licensing Update: Seven New Licenses Approved By Control Board
MONTPELIER – Despite the surprise jumpstart on issuing the state’s first retail licenses last week, ...
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As State’s First Retailers Are Licensed, Heady Vermont Launches App and Extends Cannabis Celebration
The state’s largest cannabis media and events platform, Heady Vermont, announces App launch and ...
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VT News Roundup: 1st Retail Licenses Make Headlines, St Mikes Professor Measures Weed Effects, Newfane to Vote on Pot Stores
First VT Retail Licenses Make Headlines Across the US Vermont made some waves last week ...
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Trailblazers: Seltzer Lineup and Cross-Industry Collabs in the Mix for Freedom Flower
Collaboration is key in the cannabis industry, and Christopher Chabot, founder of Freedom Flower, has ...
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Banking for Vermont Cannabiz – What Are the Options?
This summer, Brattleboro Savings & Loan and the Vermont Federal Credit Union entered Vermont’s ...
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Trailblazers: Royal Highness Consulting Brings a Sense of Belonging to the Cannabis Industry
This article is part of a regular series, Trailblazers, highlighting entrepreneurs entering the legal cannabis ...
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Engineering Efficiency and Savings For Cannabis Cultivators: Defiance Electric
For indoor cannabis cultivators, transitioning from a home-grow to a full-scale facility can be intimidating. ...
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Grower Advocate Stephanie Waterman is Making Waves in the Cannabis Industry
“As an advocate, you’re always banging your head against the wall,” said co-owner Stephanie ...
HEMP & CBD
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Vermont Hemp Production Plan Gets Approval From USDA
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets’ (VAAFM) Hemp Program received approval from ...
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USDA Planning Large-Scale Survey Of 20,000 Hemp Farmers
Federal agriculture officials are once again asking the White House for permission to send a ...
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Defining the Difference: Vermont Hemp Program and the Cannabis Control Board
MONTPELIER — Recently, officials with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) Hemp Program ...
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VT Agency of Ag: Making of Delta-8, Use in Hemp Products Not Allowed Under Hemp Program
Is the Manufacture of Delta-8-THC or its Use in Hemp Products Permitted under the ...
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Vermont Joins List of States Banning Delta-8 THC
MONTPELIER — Vermont regulators have officially categorized hemp-based Delta-8 THC products as illegal under state law. ...
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USDA Seeks Public Comment on Survey of 18,000 Hemp Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to distribute a survey across the country in ...
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National Cannabis Industry Association Urges DEA to Rescind Interim Hemp Rule
Organization submitted comments on proposed rule that oversteps Congress and would create confusion in hemp ...
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In Race to Launch Adult-Use Market, Medical Patients and Caregivers Feel Stuck on Sidelines
As adult-use consumers and businesses gear up for the debut of Vermont’s retail market, ...
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Bridging Worlds in Medical Cannabis Research: Jessilyn Dolan
“I felt like this little microcosm in this macro, huge cannabis research world,” Jessilyn Dolan ...
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Top Executives Ousted From CeresMED
BURLINGTON — Two top executives of CeresMED, Vermont’s largest network of dispensaries acquired in a ...
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Where to Find Recreational Vermont Dispensaries in Rutland, Middlebury and More
With just a handful of Vermont dispensaries licensed for the state’s October 1 retail cannabis ...
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Licensing Update (Part II): Temp Inventory Tracking to Kick Off Soon
MONTPELIER – While today’s approval of the first cannabis retail licenses – more than two weeks ...
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Control Board Approves First Vermont Cannabis Retail Licenses
MONTPELIER – In a surprise twist, the Vermont Cannabis Control Board approved its first batch of ...
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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 ...
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Licensing Update: Five New Cultivator Approvals in Relatively Slow Week, As October Start Date Approaches
MONTPELIER – Coming off of last week’s whopping 63 license approvals, the Vermont Cannabis Control Board ...
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VSECU Pause Limits Already Slim Cannabis Banking Options
BURLINGTON — Vermont cannabis businesses still looking for their banking home now have one less option, ...
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For Vermont Social Equity Applicants, Support Can’t Wait
Advocates and entrepreneurs say that while the Cannabis Control Board’s preliminary recommendations for a ...
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Town halls highlight gaps in social equity guidelines
WATERBURY — For Vermonters harmed by cannabis prohibition, two major hurdles could keep a place in ...
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WCAX: Cannabis Control Board hits the ground running
Originally published on WCAX, reported by Calvin Cutler BURLINGTON — Facing a full plate of work ...
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Ten Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Vermont
As we continue to recognize and honor the meaning of Juneteenth in the United States, ...
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As Abenaki Bills Pass, A Look at Where Vermont’s Indigenous Tribes Stand
“For all of us, becoming indigenous to a place means living as if your children’...
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Statement: Release of Grand Jury’s Findings in Breonna Taylor Killing by Louisville Police
From our friends at the Drug Policy Alliance. The Real Culprit is the Drug War ...
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Hemp Farming and Slavery: A Story of Exploit and Shame
Slave labor brought this labor-intensive crop to prominence in centuries past. As the hemp industry ...
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Op-Ed: House Lawmakers Seek to Prohibit Cannabis Concentrates From the Adult-Use Market
Vermont Growers Association calls on lawmakers to regulate all cannabis concentrates for market viability, public ...
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Op-Ed: Post-Headies Gratitude and Honoring the Legacy Market
As I write this from my couch and the warm snuggles of my pup and ...
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Op-Ed: With Just Weeks Left in the Session, Cannabis Reform Legislation Can’t Wait
As the first week of April comes to a close, with only 9 or so weeks ...
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TAKE ACTION: Sign the Petition to Remove THC Caps in Act 164
TAKE ACTION If you have not done so, take a moment now to add your ...
Cannacurious: Learn The Basics
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Terpenes
Terpenes are the compounds responsible for the way most plants smell. They are abundant in ...
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Cannabis Bract
The bracts are small, modified leaves that enclose and protect the seed in what some ...
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Calyx
The calyx is the first part of the flower that is formed when a young ...
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Entourage Effect
The entourage effect is a proposed mechanism by which cannabis compounds other than tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) ...
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Endocannabinoid System
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex nerve cell signaling system that modulates the central ...
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Decarboxylation
Decarboxylation, also called ‘decarb’ or ‘decarbing’, is the chemical reaction responsible for activating the cannabinoids ...
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Cannabis Home Delivery Services Launch In Massachusetts
Home-delivered cannabis products have arrived in Massachusetts. At least two companies in the Commonwealth state ...
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News Roll Up: Maine Tops $250K in Adult Use Sales + Biden Promises Decrim + USDA Surveying Hemp Businesses
“I don’t believe anybody should be going to jail for drug use…We should ...
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Massachusetts Regulators Consider Cannabis Lounge Licenses
BOSTON, Mass. — State regulators and cannabis industry experts are meeting to discuss detailed proposals for ...
Maine
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Feds charge 13, including cops and a prosecutor, in alleged Maine cannabis conspiracy
FARMINGTON, Maine — More than a dozen people, including law enforcement officers and elected officials, are ...
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More than 90% of Maine towns still don’t allow adult use cannabis sales
Maine’s recreational cannabis market continues to grow, even though less than 10% of the towns ...
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Breaking Another Record, Maine Adult-Use Sales Exceed $10 Million For First Time
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s adult-use cannabis retailers continue to break sales records, with more than $10 ...
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Maine adult-use cannabis sales jumped 45% in July, to nearly $10 million
Officials say it’s likely that summer tourism, market growth and the Fourth of July ...
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Federal judge hears arguments over Maine’s medical cannabis seller residency requirement
PORTLAND, Maine — U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen heard oral arguments on the case in ...
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Sweet Dirt Announces Maine’s First Certified Clean Adult Use Cannabis
Company sees growing demand for more sustainable, organically grown cannabis ELIOT, Maine, — Sweet Dirt, a ...
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Vermont Agency of Agriculture Responds to Maine CBD Product Ban
In response to inquiries from Vermont hemp farmers, processors, and product-makers unsettled by Maine’s ...
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Citing FDA, Maine Takes Steps to End Sales of CBD to Public
On Friday, the Portland Press Herald reported that in the last week, the Maine Department ...
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