By Susan Haigh HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut legislators are under pressure to revisit legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, as a growing number of New England states are allowing people to possess and use pot. There is concern among …
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Connecticut Considers Legalization: Bills, Buds, and Big Bucks
Connecticut lawmakers are facing an intriguing dilemma – they must either reform their marijuana law and legalize recreational use, or sit back and watch as neighboring states that passed adult-use laws reap the fiscal benefits. Massachusetts voters legalized marijuana in …
Read More »Massachusetts Regulators to Begin Taking Applications for Cannabis Businesses in April
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts marijuana regulators plan to begin accepting applications for commercial pot businesses next month. The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday approved a schedule that the panel says will allow for the “safe, equitable and effective implementation,” of …
Read More »Cannabis Decriminalization Leads to Fewer Arrests and No Increase in Teen Use, New Study Reports – News
San Francisco Embraces Amsterdam-Style Marijuana Lounges
By Pail Elias SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary’s marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths …
Read More »Massachusetts Finalizes Regulations for Its Long-Awaited Adult-Use Cannabis Industry – News
Html”>According to Mass Live, the Bay State Cannabis Control Commission passed the package of recreational rules in a unanimous vote on Tuesday, implementing standards for legal weed warning labels, cultivation limits, licensing, and more. “As I said, we need to …
Read More »How does resolving cannabis problems differ from problems with alcohol or other drugs?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Individuals who report having resolved a problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those who resolved problems with alcohol or other drugs, report investigators from the Recovery Research Institute at …
Read More »States Mull ‘Sanctuary’ Status For Marijuana Businesses
By Becky Bohrer JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Taking a cue from the fight over immigration, some states that have legalized marijuana are considering providing so-called sanctuary status for licensed pot businesses, hoping to protect the fledgling industry from a shift …
Read More »Legal Weed States Consider ‘Sanctuary’ Legislation to Protect Cannabis Industry From Feds – News
More than two months after Sessions shredded the Cole memo, feds have yet to raid any pot shops, but politicians in 420-friendly states aren’t waiting for the worst. Html” target=” blank”>California, told the AP. “ The “sanctuary” concept was birthed …
Read More »Denver Approves City’s First Legal Marijuana Club
By Kathleen Foody DENVER (AP) — Officials in Colorado’s largest city on Monday approved Denver’s first legal marijuana club and joined a small number of business across the country allowing people to consume in states where adult use has been …
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