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Little Beach Harvest’s grand opening ceremony was held at the newly constructed two-story building on Nov. 15. Attendees included the Shinnecock Nation’s Council of Trustees, the Shinnecock Cannabis Regulatory Division, Tribal members, local neighbors, supportive tribes and organizations, and business leaders. The Shinnecock Monument on Sunrise Highway also reflected news of the opening, welcoming all from Eastern Long Island and beyond.

Designed by Hamptons-based architects T-Arch Studio, Little Beach Harvest was designed as a modern trading post featuring organic aesthetics with natural stone and light wood elements reflective of the Nation’s connection to their land. Tribal citizens worked closely with architects to intentionally use Indigenous wood, such as cedar.  The Shinnecock Nation Environmental Department, Natural Resources Department, and Cultural Enrichment Department also worked closely with project management teams DNA Multi Services, LLC, J2H Partners, and Rycon Construction, Inc. to ensure proper Tribal protocols were followed before land clearing. Indigenous plants were incorporated into the landscape design under the direction of a Shinnecock ethnobotanist. Tribal citizens also consulted on interior design elements reflective of Shinnecock culture.

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About Little Beach Harvest and Shinnecock Indian Nation

Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe located on its ancestral

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The Ohio Senate passed a bill last week to change the state’s adult-use cannabis law, WTAP reports. The measure, passed on the day the voter-approved law took effect, would raise the excise tax on cannabis products from 10% to 15% and change how those tax dollars are spent.  

Under the proposal, more than half of adult-use tax revenues would be earmarked for law enforcement and jail construction, while the other half would be used for drug treatment and related programs. 

The voter-approved measure had created five funds in the state treasury: the adult-use tax fund, the cannabis social equity and jobs fund, the host community cannabis fund, the substance abuse and addiction fund, and the division of cannabis control and tax commissioner fund.  

The bill passed by the Senate eliminates the social equity and jobs program and redirects the revenues toward law enforcement and the state’s general fund, Politico reports.  

Tom Haren, a spokesperson for the legalization campaign, told Politico that the bill “does not respect the will of the voters.” 

The measure would allow current medical cannabis companies to sell to non-patients 21-and-older immediately. It would also limit home

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According to a recent report from Atlanta-area news outlet 11Alive, The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) last month sent letters to pharmacies in Georgia telling them that selling medical cannabis products – in line with state law – runs counter to federal law. 

“All DEA registrants, including DEA registered pharmacies are required to abide by all relevant federal laws and regulations. A DEA-registered pharmacy may only dispense controlled substances in Schedules II-V of the Controlled Substances Act. Neither marijuana nor THC can be lawfully possessed, handled, or dispensed by any DEA-registered pharmacy. Under federal law, products derived from the cannabis plant with delta-9 THC content above 0.3% are considered marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance. Further, products that contain any amount of a synthetically produced THC are considered tetrahydrocannabinols, likewise a Schedule I controlled substance.”

DEA Diversion Control Division letter via 11Alive 

Some pharmacies in Georgia started dispensing low-THC cannabis oils in October under a first-in-the-nation state law.   

Ira Katz of Little Five Points Pharmacy, who received a DEA letter, said the DEA policy “doesn’t make any sense … that people can go to a dispensary and not to a

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Colorado dispensary changes security practices after being target of burglars – CBS Colorado

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A dispensary in Commerce City has added more security after being targeted by suspected members of one or two Colorado crime rings.

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A dispensary in Commerce City has added more security after being targeted by suspected members of a Colorado crime ring. A total of 23 people are facing charges after investigators say stole around $780,000 in cash, merchandise and other property from dozens of dispensaries.

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said late last week that teamwork led to the arrest of 23 people who are accused of robbing the marijuana businesses.

“These arrests send an unmistakable message that law enforcement agencies throughout the Denver metro area are committed to working together to disrupt and disband dangerous criminal organizations,” McCann said in a prepared statement.

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Rita Tsalyuk, CEO and founder of Yuma Way, owns nine dispensaries in Colorado including Stadium Gardens in Commerce City, which was targeted in June. She says she has become familiar with criminals breaking into her buildings; at this point it has become the norm.

“If it has happened to you for the first time, you are so traumatized that you cannot function for a month or two, but when it happens to you for the 50th time, you’re like ‘Okay, a couple of days are going to go down the drain, but we will live,'”

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A dispensary in Commerce City has added more security after being targeted by suspected members of a Colorado crime ring. A total of 23 people are facing charges after investigators say stole around $780,000 in cash, merchandise and other property from dozens of dispensaries.

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said late last week that teamwork led to the arrest of 23 people who are accused of robbing the marijuana businesses.

“These arrests send an unmistakable message that law enforcement agencies throughout the Denver metro area are committed to working together to disrupt and disband dangerous criminal organizations,” McCann said in a prepared statement.

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Rita Tsalyuk, CEO and founder of Yuma Way, owns nine dispensaries in Colorado including Stadium Gardens in Commerce City, which was targeted in June. She says she has become familiar with criminals breaking into her buildings; at this point it has become the norm.

“If it has happened to you for the first time, you are so traumatized that you cannot function for a month or two, but when it happens to you for the 50th time, you’re like ‘Okay, a couple of days are going to go down the drain, but we will live,'”

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In Alabama, securing a medical cannabis license is governed by stringent legal requirements, as stipulated in the Darren Wesley “Ato” Hall Compassion Act. Despite some inconsistencies acknowledged by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), the law, as passed by the state Legislature in 2021, establishes unyielding legal criteria for applicants.

A thorough investigation by the Alabama Political Reporter has shed light on the diverse pool of applicants vying for medical cannabis integrators licenses. This scrutiny, which includes assessments of company presentations to the AMCC and independent research, reveals the varied capabilities and shortcomings of various companies.

Upon examining the specific conditions of each applicant, a clear pattern of disparities and challenges surfaces. These findings prompt significant questions about the ability of several applicants to meet the exacting standards of the Compassion Act. The analysis below offers a detailed look at each contender, focusing on three key areas: infrastructure readiness, potential legal obstacles, and operational capability and strategies.

Infrastructure Readiness

The examination evaluates the physical and organizational structures of the companies, considering their capacity to cultivate, process, and distribute medical cannabis in compliance with state regulations.

Legal Challenges

The analysis assesses the legal hurdles faced by the applicants, including compliance with

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The first day was a breeze. 

Sean Shannon and Danny Foster walked into several marijuana dispensaries around Missouri with their matching “Union For Cannabis Workers” shirts and talked to employees about the possibility of unionizing.

“The first day, there were 57 stops amongst the teams,” said Shannon, lead organizer with UFCW Local 655, which actually stands for United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. “Reception was out-of-this-world positive. Workers were so excited.”

Shannon had gathered together a dozen organizers to help Local 655 visit every one of the approximately 100 dispensaries in the eastern half of Missouri — twice.

The first goal of Union Chill Cannabis, a cannabis dispensary planned to open at the former Corning Leader building on W. Pulteney Street, is providing distribution services to people in the City of Corning and the surrounding areas.  

“Delivery is the first thing we will be working on,” said owner Josh Canfield, who also owns Next Level Wellness, a CBD shop in Hornell. “We plan to get that up and going before we get our retail open.” 

Canfield said Union Chill Cannabis is hopeful to meet with the City Planning Commission on Jan. 2, to receive site plan approval for the 12,000-square-foot building to convert the space into a dispensary. 

“From all the previous meetings we’ve met all the requirements they’ve asked of us,” Canfield said. “The only thing that was holding us back at that point was the zoning law was not in place.” 

City code amended to allow dispensary plans

The Corning City Council voted 5-4 in early December to amend a chapter of the city code, matching the New York State Office of Cannabis Management’s adult-use final regulations.  

Under the state cannabis law, a cannabis facility may not be within 500 feet, on the same road, of the nearest entrance building or

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The first goal of Union Chill Cannabis, a cannabis dispensary planned to open at the former Corning Leader building on W. Pulteney Street, is providing distribution services to people in the City of Corning and the surrounding areas.

“Delivery is the first thing we will be working on,” said owner Josh Canfield, who also owns Next Level Wellness, a CBD shop in Hornell. “We plan to get that up and going before we get our retail open.”

Canfield said Union Chill Cannabis is hopeful to meet with the City Planning Commission on Jan. 2, to receive site plan approval for the 12,000-square-foot building to convert the space into a dispensary.

“From all the previous meetings we’ve met all the requirements they’ve asked of us,” Canfield said. “The only thing that was holding us back at that point was the zoning law was not in place.”

Union Chill Cannabis hopes to open a retail dispensary at the former The Leader location, at 34 W. Pulteney St.

City code amended to allow dispensary plans

The Corning City Council voted 5-4 in early December to amend a chapter of the city code, matching the New York State Office of Cannabis Management’s adult-use final regulations.

Under the state cannabis law,

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