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Colorado
The state health department will require that edible hemp products be tested
for contaminants, including 106 pesticides, by Oct. 1. Regulated marijuana, by
contrast, must be tested for 13 pesticides. The changes include a new requirement
that hemp products carry labels listing total cannabinoid content in the package,
including THC, in milligrams. Previously, hemp product labels didn't have to mention
THC as long as the finished item was less than 0.3% THC. Separately, Colorado
medical marijuana dispensaries will be required to limit patients' purchases of
cannabis concentrates and younger patients will have less access to MMJ under a
new state law that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2022.
Connecticut
Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill making Connecticut the latest state to legalize
recreational marijuana. Sales are expected to begin as early as May 2022. The bill
contains potency caps for both flower (30% THC) and concentrates (60% THC).
The bill also provides a new landmark social equity policy that will reserve half the
state's marijuana business permits for people in communities most affected by
the war on drugs.
Florida
The state Supreme Court torpedoed a second attempt by activists seeking to get an
initiative to legalize recreational cannabis on the state's 2022 ballot, ruling that a
proposed measure was " misleading. " The court ruled 5-2 that the summary of the
measure was unclear, thus barring the initiative from consideration for the statewide
ballot. The rulings-and the fact that recreational cannabis backers would have to
start from scratch to get a measure before voters in 2022-mean the chances of
state adult-use legalization happening anytime soon are quickly narrowing.
Kentucky
A hemp and tobacco farm was sanctioned by federal authorities for shortchanging
46 temporary agricultural workers. Hemp farmer David Hunt of Campbellsville
agreed to pay more than $36,000 in fines and back pay to the U.S. Department
of Labor. Federal authorities say the Hunt Farm abused the H-2A temporary
agricultural workers program. He is banned from participation in the H-2A program
for three years. According to the Department of Labor, Hunt failed to meet legal
requirements including:
* Paying prevailing wages.
* Offering at least three-fourths the hours promised in the workers' contracts.
* Reimbursing workers for travel expenses they incurred returning to their
home countries.
Louisiana
The state Legislature passed a measure that will allow smokable flower beginning
Jan. 1, 2022. Louisiana's roughly 5,000 medical cannabis patients will be allowed to
purchase up to 2½ ounces of smokable marijuana every 14 days, according to the
measure. The state has nine dispensaries, called medical marijuana pharmacies.
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