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(WGGB/WSHM) – Town by town is taking you to Chicopee, Springfield and Wilbraham.

Throughout the month of November, Freedom Credit Union has been collecting cash donations at all its branches on behalf of the Westover Galaxy Community Council to support military service members and their families.

The proceeds will go towards Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee.

To celebrate the National Day of Giving known as “Giving Tuesday”, Freedom will match the donations made at its branches that day, up to a total of $2,500. Donations made online will also be matched.

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and other local officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a $2 million ground up dispensary in the Pine Point section of the city.

We’re told this location was selected by Mayor Sarno in the second round of adult use cannabis proposals.

The new EMBR dispensary is located on Boston Road between Morton Street and Lamont Street. Also known as the old Russell’s Restaurant site.

Lastly, Rick’s Place has been selected as a beneficiary of the Big Y community bag program for the month of December.

The reusable bag initiative, launched back in January 2019.

Rick’s Place will receive a $1 donation every time the $2.50 reusable community bag is purchased at this location

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New York’s Cannabis Control Board settled a lawsuit which had been holding up the state’s cannabis industry.

The first cannabis dispensary that was legal in the state of New York opened in Greenwich Village in December 2022 (1). Coming up on its anniversary, the city only has 11 licensed dispensaries. The state of New York has a total of 27 dispensaries (1).

An emergency meeting that took place on November 27, 2023, with the Cannabis Control Board where a lawsuit that had been preventing progression of the state’s cannabis industry came to a close. The board approved a settlement which was celebrated throughout the state, especially by business who were ready to open but were unable to due to the lawsuit (1).

“This is a significant moment,” said Chris Alexander, the executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management (1).

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“We do not have external investors at this time, so everything’s been financed out of our family savings, for myself and my partners,” David Nicponski explained, a licensee who has been waiting to open a dispensary called “Freshly Baked NYC”, located on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx (1). “So it has been exceedingly stressful for the last four months.”

“We’ve been paying employees,” John

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As New York City’s legal cannabis market has been a slow, grinding process, a gray retail cannabis market has proliferated throughout the city.

Relief has arrived for licensed cannabis dispensaries months after an injunction stopped hopeful New York marijuana retailers in their tracks and Mayor Eric Adams launched renewed efforts to take down illegally operating weed shops.

Settlements have been reached for two lawsuits that had brought the state’s legal cannabis industry to a standstill, Green Market Report first reported. The deals, approved by the state’s Cannabis Control Board, would allow the state to continue issuing Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses if it is approved by the Albany County judge who blocked the program.

The suits, both of which were brought in August by plaintiff Carmine Fiore, sought to challenge how the Office of Cannabis Management had designed the licensing process.

While the state’s cannabis retail laws allow the OCM to prioritize licenses for social equity candidates, the plaintiffs, which included disabled veterans, argued that there was no legal basis for prioritizing people who had been affected by prior marijuana charges over other types of social equity candidates. A state judge agreed and imposed an injunction in August,

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The Community Board 5 office is located at 61-23 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood.

Photo by Anthony Medina

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At the Queens Community Board 5 Liquor License and Cannabis Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 27, members voted to oppose four out of six applications for proposed cannabis dispensary locations in Ridgewood and Glendale.

The committee meeting at the Brewery Keenan Heiser American Legion Post on Cooper Avenue in Glendale allowed for thorough discussions about the new proposed dispensary sites only blocks away from some in review.

CB5 Liquor License and Cannabis Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 27. Photo by Anthony Medina

In Ridgewood, 66-74 Fresh Pond Rd., 66-33 Fresh Pond Rd. and 55-14 Myrtle Ave. were presented to the committee as the next potential cannabis dispensary locations.

The applicant for the proposed dispensary on 66-74 Fresh Pond Rd. was the only one not in attendance and the committee made mention of other areas they failed to complete, which included a questionnaire that was never completed. Committee members pointed to The Office of Cannabis Management’s Guidance for Adult-Use Retail

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WAUKEGAN, IL — The mayor of Waukegan is expected to be on hand Monday for the opening of a new pot shop.

Las Vegas-based cannabis company Planet 13 Holdings is set to open up its first location in Illinois at 4000 Northpoint Blvd.

The 4,000-square-foot location will be the company’s fourth dispensary.

According to Planet 13, it operates the “world’s largest marijuana dispensary” in Las Vegas, as well as the largest dispensary in California.

Company officials also recently announced the acquisition of a Florida firm with more than two dozen dispensaries.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Northpoint Boulevard location is scheduled for Monday morning.

Planet 13 representatives said customers who show up on opening day can spin a “giant digital wheel” for special giveaways and prizes.

And at noon, Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor is due to tour the store with the company’s co-CEOs — Larry Scheffler and Bob Groesbeck.

“We’ve built a reputation as a differentiated, experience-based retailer and we’re excited to finally showcase that famous Planet 13 experience for customers in Illinois,” Scheffler said in a statement.

Both executives held positions in municipal government prior to the legalization of marijuana in Nevada in 2017.

Scheffler, a printing company proprietor, was a

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WAUKEGAN, IL — The mayor of Waukegan is expected to be on hand Monday for the opening of a new pot shop.

Las Vegas-based cannabis company Planet 13 Holdings is set to open up its first location in Illinois at 4000 Northpoint Blvd.

The 4,000-square-foot location will be the company’s fourth dispensary. A company spokesperson said she was not sure whether it would accept medical patients.

According to Planet 13, it operates the “world’s largest marijuana dispensary” in Las Vegas, as well as the largest dispensary in California.

Company officials also recently announced the acquisition of a Florida firm with more than two dozen dispensaries.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Northpoint Boulevard location is scheduled for Monday morning.

Planet 13 representatives said customers who show up on opening day can spin a “giant digital wheel” for special giveaways and prizes.

And at noon, Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor is due to tour the store with the company’s co-CEOs — Larry Scheffler and Bob Groesbeck.

“We’ve built a reputation as a differentiated, experience-based retailer and we’re excited to finally showcase that famous Planet 13 experience for customers in Illinois,” Scheffler said in a statement.

Both executives held positions in municipal government prior to the legalization

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New Yorkers should expect hundreds of new marijuana dispensaries to open in coming months after regulators on Monday approved a settlement deal that seeks to end a high-profile lawsuit that temporarily derailed the state’s cannabis industry.

Under the proposed settlement, a group of four military service-disabled veterans will receive marijuana dispensary licenses and other legal protections intended to smooth their path to opening adult-use cannabis businesses, court records show.

Now, a judge will consider approving the settlement, which would end the veterans’ lawsuit that claimed state regulators unjustly awarded initial dispensary licenses exclusively to businesses impacted by prior marijuana convictions. State officials did not admit to any wrongdoing under the settlement, which was approved by the state Cannabis Control Board during an emergency meeting.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

By Abigail Miller

ST. HENRY – Village councilors on Monday evening unanimously voted to prohibit cannabis retail and medical marijuana dispensaries in St. Henry.

Councilors passed the ordinance as an emergency measure after suspending the rules requiring three public readings.

Per ordinance language, adult use cannabis operations and medical marijuana cultivators, processors and retail dispensaries within the corporation limits will be prohibited starting Jan. 1.

Mayor Steve Koesters said the legislation is similar to a previous ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries, with modifications.

As of the Nov. 7 general election, Ohio is the 24th state to legalize adult-use sale, purchase and possession of marijuana for citizens 21 and older.

The voter-driven initiative allows adults to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and 15 grams (about a half-ounce) of extract, and to grow up to six plants per individual through a government program.

It allows municipalities the option to prohibit dispensaries within corporation limits.

St. Henry Police Chief Michael Link said though councilors are banning dispensaries, they are not banning marijuana usage.

“We’re banning the selling of it in our neighborhoods, especially since we’re a small community and everything is close to the school,”

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Soft Corner Midwifery in Bath recently announced the opening of the third outpatient donor milk dispensary in Maine in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast.

A donor milk dispensary is a community location where a family whose baby has a prescription can obtain donor milk for use at home. Currently, babies at many Maine hospitals can receive donor milk while in the hospital; in the community setting, if a baby needs donor milk, a dispensary is a convenient and important local option. Dispensaries make human milk easier to access while the maternal milk supply is developing. Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast supplies the human milk by collecting it from parents who have more milk than their babies need.

By opening a donor milk dispensary, Soft Corner Midwifery is on the leading edge of organizations providing access to donor milk in the community, the midwifery said in a prepared release. When a baby requires supplementation in the early days after birth, research shows that families tend to view donor milk as a temporary bridge and formula as a long-term solution. Having donor milk available at community locations like a dispensary can be an essential component in improving human milk feeding rates for

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Elevate Your Portfolio: December 2023’s Must-Watch US Marijuana Stocks News Home

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 02:30 PM | MarijuanaStocks.com via QuoteMedia

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Elevate Your Portfolio: December 2023’s Must-Watch US Marijuana Stocks

2023-11-28 14:30:13 ET

High Potential: Leading Marijuana Stocks for Your December 2023 Watchlist

As December 2023 approaches, the US cannabis industry and top marijuana stocks stand as a rapidly expanding market. Recent legalization efforts have opened new opportunities for investors. The industry is projected to reach significant growth in the next few years. This makes it an attractive sector for both short-term traders and long-term investors.

For short-term traders, technical analysis is key. It involves studying stock charts to predict future movements. This method is ideal for navigating the volatile cannabis market. Short-term trading in cannabis stocks requires a keen eye for market trends and patterns. It can offer substantial gains within a shorter time frame.

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