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Tag Archives: Marijuana

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Renewed THC potency proposal stirs the pot in Senate

A bill in the committee, S.72, would remove the current statutory limit of 60% for concentrates sold in shops — products like hashish and oils and waxes that contain higher amounts of the chemical in cannabis that gets people high.

2 weeks ago March 7, 2023 in TNR News.
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New Hampshire lawmakers file pot legalization bill

Marijuana advocates are continuing a push to legalize the drug for recreational use in New Hampshire, but the perennial effort faces an uncertain path.

December 16, 2022 in U.S..
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Budding cannabis industry grows in White River Junction

Vermont’s recreational cannabis market has taken off this fall in the White River Valley, with more than 25 cultivators licensed by the state Cannabis Control Board in the region and more still pending.

December 8, 2022 in TNR News.
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William Bennet: Biden’s wrong — serving time for simple marijuana possession a myth

White House officials claim the policy will affect 6,500 people with marijuana possession convictions reaching back to 1992. But even they had to admit on Friday that “no one is currently serving time in federal prison solely for the crime of simple marijuana possession.”

October 13, 2022 in Commentary.
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Legal adult-use cannabis sales begin Saturday in Vermont

Just one month after issuing the first licenses for adult-use cannabis sales, adults age 21 and over will be able to purchase up to 1 ounce of marijuana or 8,400 milligrams of THC-infused products.

September 30, 2022 in TNR News.
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After vote, cannabis store lined up in Bradford

If the Gendrons’ license is approved by the state, Devil’s Den will be one of the first businesses southbound travelers on Route 5 see when they roll into the business district — and the couple hopes the store helps bring traffic to other shops.

September 30, 2022 in TNR News.
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McClaughry: Vermont cannabis subsidies

The further Vermont goes down the road to legalized state-controlled marijuana marketing, the more interesting surprises come to the surface.

September 15, 2022 in Commentary.
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Marijuana slowly becoming New England’s newest cash crop

Retail marijuana sales are anticipated to begin later this year in The Green Mountain State, and will be taxed at 20%, which includes a 14% excise tax and the state’s 6% sales tax.

May 27, 2022 in TNR News.
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Dr. Catherine Antley: Keep cap on THC limits in cannabis concentrates

In the 1990s, the average THC content in marijuana flower was less than 4%. It is now about 15% — and we’re talking about products with a potency of up to 80 or 90% THC.

May 10, 2022 in Commentary.
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Cannabis Control Board takes industry side on 60% THC limit

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board should limit THC concentration in legal marijuana products to 15%, a Nov. 17 Vermont Medical Society resolution urges.

December 2, 2021 in TNR News.
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Marijuana use soaring among college students while alcohol use drops, study finds

About 44% of college students said they used marijuana in 2020, an increase from 38% in 2015. More, “daily” or “near daily” marijuana use among college students increased from 5% to 8% over the last five years.

September 20, 2021 in U.S..
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Young cannabis users are almost twice as likely to have a heart attack, recent study says

Adults under the age of 45 who consumed cannabis over the past 30 days experienced almost double the number of heart attacks than those who didn’t use the drug, according to the study published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).

September 12, 2021 in U.S..

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