Feeling ‘right’ and ‘safe,’ some New Jersey residents welcome legal cannabis sales

Recreational sales of cannabis for adults 21 and older started Thursday, with the first alternative treatment centers opening at 6 a.m. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. “It’s pretty amazing, exciting and if I get pulled over on the way home and I’m ever asked if I have any drugs in the car now I’m allowed to say only […]

Cannabis Goes to the Metaverse, Creating New Opportunities and Business Questions – JD Supra

Following in the footsteps of Californians, Coloradoans, Arizonans, and Bay Staters, denizens of the Metaverse can now step inside a cannabis dispensary and purchase cannabis products. However, as the tenor of state and federal law slowly shifts towards legalization, more states may become markets for cannabis products – and the brands already known to purchasers, […]

SLU sees growing interest in cannabis education – KSDK

With more patients taking advantage of medical marijuana, SLU wants to make sure professionals are better trained on the use and effects of cannabis. Dispensary owner Chris Chesley benefits from a trained workforce.”Learning about the terpenes, the cannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, there’s a lot to know… It’s real business. “We have a lot of folks […]

Washington cannabis shop robberies are fueling calls for a U.S. banking bill – OPB

“It makes absolutely no sense that legal businesses are being forced to operate entirely in cash, and it’s dangerous — and sometimes even fatal — for employees behind the register,” Washington Sen. Although 18 states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, and 37 allow its medical use, it remains illegal under federal law. Dozens […]

Cannabis retail store proposed in Middlebury – Addison Independent

The store, called “FLŌRA,” would sell cannabis flower and an assortment of related products, including tinctures, concentrates, edibles, beverages and topicals. Sims has five years of business experience in hemp and cannabis, including growing, extraction, formulating products, branding, packaging and sales. Silberman now represents many entrepreneurs seeking business opportunities in the cultivation and/or sale of […]

Cannabis Brand 40 Tons Utilizes NFTs For Social Justice as Cannabis Decriminalization Grows

The cannabis industry, crypto and NFT marketplaces feel like they go hand-in-hand as all have emerged in recent years. 40 Tons donates a portion of its sales from branded apparel and cannabis products. A second collection features a 3D render of the prison cell 40 Tons featured at their MJ Unleashed booth and also collects […]

Fintech Partnership Will Offer Lending and Financial Services to Cannabis Operators

LOS ANGELES, April 21, 2022 — Bespoke Financial, the first Fintech lender in the country providing debt financing to cannabis companies, today announced its strategic partnership with PayQwick, the cannabis industry’s most comprehensive treasury and financial services platform. In return, PayQwick clients receive priority access to qualify for lines of credit with Bespoke based on the […]

Florida Wedding Guests Are Sickened by Marijuana in Food, Police Say – The New York Times

Ms. Svoboda, 42, of Longwood, Fla., and the caterer, Joycelyn Bryant, 31, have been charged with two felonies — food tampering and the delivery of marijuana — and culpable negligence, a misdemeanor. Mr. Svoboda was not arrested, according to the affidavit. One guest became so alarmed by the side effects of the drug that her […]

Jersey City will ignore AG’s memo on police cannabis use, Fulop says – POLITICO

Context: Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin in a memo to law enforcement agencies last week said New Jersey’s 2021 recreational cannabis legalization law prohibits employers from punishing employees who use cannabis, as long as they’re not under the influence on the job. Since there’s no state standard physical test for judging whether someone is under […]

Wisconsin holds first medical cannabis public hearing

The  public hearing on the legislation , which would legalize medical marijuana, was held in the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry and attracted about five hours of testimony. Tony Evers to fully legalize recreational and medicinal cannabis use were stripped out of Evers’ budget document by Republican-controlled committees. Under the legislation, cannabis can […]