Illicit edibles mimicking well-known candy like Skittles have led to accidental overdoses by children, authorities say. Candy companies are fighting back in the courts.
Nate Thompson
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Connecticut towns move to ban cannabis establishments – for now
Several communities are taking a wait-and-see approach with retail marijuana sales expected to start sometime in 2022.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, New England
Rhode Island picks five medical marijuana dispensaries for licenses
The state currently has only three dispensaries. The companies were chosen by random lottery.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
Local officials in Oregon call for National Guard to address illegal pot operations
While many growers are doing business legally, the size and scale of some illegal operations has overwhelmed local authorities’ ability to respond. One county, near the California border, has even declared a state of emergency.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Rhode Island schedules medical marijuana dispensary lottery
A blindfolded former FBI agent will determine the operators of five new dispensaries.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
How New Jersey aims to help small and minority-owned marijuana businesses compete against the big guys
State regulators think a conditional license, which grants extra time for startup costs and to win local approvals, will make a big difference.
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Boston declares addiction, homelessness emergency
Officials hope to clear a 150-tent homeless camp by getting people into shelters and providing addiction services.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Obituaries
Retired U.S. Rep. Bill Zeliff of New Hampshire, who probed Waco siege, dies at 85
The Republican led hearings into the government’s deadly siege of the Branch Davidian compound in 1993. Cult leader David Koresh and nearly 80 of his followers died.
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New Mexico explores public financing for small cannabis businesses
A proposal would allow the state’s finance authority to provide a line of credit to cannabis “microbusinesses” that are similar in size to a craft winery or brewery.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine Cannabis Report
Breast cancer patients turning to marijuana – but many hide it from doctors, survey finds
Nearly one-third of patients surveyed by the American Cancer Society said they felt uncomfortable discussing cannabis with doctors and are more likely to seek information from friends, family or the internet.