Episode 8 - Nugget of News - October 21st 2018

International - “How much weed was sold on Canada’s legalization day, province-by-province” https://globalnews.ca/news/4571750/weed-sales-day-one/ ° ° ° Health - “Cannabis 'more harmful than alcohol' for teen brains” https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45732911 ° ° ° Science - UConn students to get the lowdown on cannabis science in new course https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/education/uconn-students-to-get-the-lowdown-on-cannabis-science-in/article_12dda652-c3b1-5e42-a385-52b9005bfe71.html ° ° ° National News - “Congressman Issues 'Blueprint To Legalize Marijuana' For Democratic House In 2019” https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/10/17/congressman-issues-blueprint-to-legalize-marijuana-for-democratic-house-in-2019/#21cfaf523aaf ° ° ° Stock News - “Major Merger in the U.S. Cannabis Sector” https://www.newcannabisventures.com/major-merger-in-the-u-s-cannabis-sector/ ° ° ° Nevada - “Recreational pot users in Nevada eating up marijuana edibles market” https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/pot-news/recreational-pot-users-in-nevada-eating-up-marijuana-edibles-market/ ° ° ° Colorado - “As Canada enters recreational marijuana market, Colorado tries to stem a brain drain on its cannabis industry” https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/17/colorado-tries-to-stem-a-brain-drain-on-its-budding-cannabis-industry.html ° ° ° Oregon - “Alcohol and Cannabis Have Created More Oregon Jobs Than Tech in the Past Decade” https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/10/20/alcohol-and-cannabis-have-created-more-oregon-jobs-than-tech-in-the-past-decade/ ° ° ° Washington - “7 Freshly Harvested Cannabis Strains in Washington State” https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/washingtons-fresh-fall-harvest-cannabis-strains ° ° ° California - “3 Takeaways From Changes to California's Proposed Cannabis Regs” https://www.law.com/therecorder/2018/10/19/3-takeaways-from-changes-to-californias-proposed-cannabis-regs/?slreturn=20180921220321 ° ° ° Massachusetts - “ Mass. Is ‘A Few Weeks Away’ From Opening Retail Pot Shops” https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/10/21/legalized-retail-marijuana-shops-massachusetts-cannabis-control-commission-steven-hoffman-jon-keller-at-large/ ° ° ° Michigan - “Michigan is the next big test for legal pot” https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2018/10/20/michigan-next-big-test-for-legal-pot-marijuana-recreational/stories/20181013001?abnpageversion=evoke ° ° ° Maryland - ° ° ° New York - “Marijuana company heads to New York Stock Exchange” https://abcnews.go.com/Business/marijuana-company-heads-york-stock-exchange/story?id=58621709 ° ° ° Pennsylvania - “Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces bill to legalize recreational marijuana” https://www.phillyvoice.com/marijuana-legalization-pennsylvania-bill-recreational-wheatley-petition/ ° ° ° New Jersey - “Will New Jersey have legal weed by Halloween? That could be tricky” http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/cannabis-legal-new-jersey-marijuana-laws-gov-murphy-20181020.html ° ° ° Illinois - ° ° ° Florida - “Cannabis Legalization and The Waterfall Effect: Florida Joins the Medical Fray” https://www.law.com/2018/09/28/cannabis-legalization-and-the-waterfall-effect-florida-joins-the-medical-fray/ ° ° ° Hawaii - Hawaii regulator calls for federal marijuana banking solutions https://mjbizdaily.com/hawaii-regulator-calls-for-federal-marijuana-banking-solutions/ ° ° ° Oklahoma - “Lawsuit filed against state of Oklahoma officials limiting medical marijuana business” https://www.fox23.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-state-of-oklahoma-officials-limiting-medical-marijuana-business/856026636 ° ° ° West Virginia - “Concerns about deadline being met about medical marijuana in West Virginia” https://www.wtrf.com/news/west-virginia-headlines/concerns-about-deadline-being-met-about-medical-marijuana-in-west-virginia/1536195630 ° ° °