cannabis

A South Dakota man is facing a felony drug charge after his mother unknowingly served his marijuana-laced brownies to a group of seniors at a local community center, according to officials.

Some of the compounds in cannabis may prevent the entry of the coronavirus into healthy human cells, according to a study published in the Journal of Nature Products.

Christine Stuart reports on the Social Equity Council’s request for more time to establish the application process and criteria for retail cannabis establishments.

The chair of the Social Equity Council responsible for determining who will be allowed licenses in the new recreational cannabis space discusses what they are considering as they shape the new space.

Cannabis is legal in Connecticut, but it might take longer than expected before you can buy it here.

The council in charge of deciding who will be given licenses to open recreational cannabis dispensaries in Connecticut wants more time for the application process.

The cannabis industry is growing in Connecticut, one local company is bringing on new staff to handle a new customer base.

AltaSci Laboratories in New Britain is bolstering staff now, before recreational cannabis sales begin next year.

Christine Stuart reports on why some members of law enforcement would like to see the timeline moved up for recreational cannabis dispensaries.

In the past four months, the Connecticut Department of Public Health reports there have been 39 cases where people needed naloxone and had to be revived after apparent opioid overdoses. The patients said they had only smoked marijuana.

Connecticut’s forensic crime lab was able to pinpoint the first-known case of marijuana laced with fentanyl in the state.

While some cities and towns considering banning cannabis shops, Norwich is embracing them. On Friday, the city hosted a cannabis informational session. It gave people an opportunity to learn about the state law and the industry as well as how it could benefit the community. As the cannabis industry in the state begins next year, Norwich is looking to pave…

Zander Moquete is one of 52 Connecticut children adopted on the state’s annual Adoption Day.

A federal raid on a small household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing confusion and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities.

A proposal to allow recreational cannabis retailers to be 500 feet from a public or parochial school, door to door, in Vernon was not far enough for some.

State public health officials say in the past several months dozens of people have overdosed but reported they only used cannabis. It appears at least one person has died.

How far should a recreational cannabis retailer be from a school? On Thursday night, Vernon tackled that and put in restrictions for where those stores would be allowed to set up shop.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is working with law enforcement as they investigate reports of overdose patients who claimed to only have smoked marijuana, yet suffered overdose symptoms similar to those of an opioid overdose. In at least one of these cases, the cannabis in question tested positive for fentanyl.

Cannabis is now legal in Connecticut and the new law allows, for the first time, people to grow their own at home.

Connecticut now allows medical cannabis cardholders to grow their own plants. NBC Connecticut Investigates took a look at what it takes to cultivate cannabis at home.