Hi everyone,

Just in time for Friday, I’ve added a new products section to the newsletter. So, licensed THC, CBD, accessories, wacky stuff, you name it, send ’em to hello@weedweek.net.

Also, the Las Vegas High Society special edition is in the works! Keep the photos coming to hello@weedweek.net.

In the newsletter:

• Leafly prevails in Florida e-commerce suit
• Talking Points: Josephine and Billie’s CEO Whitney Beatty
• Boom times for equity accelerators

Bon weekend,

Alex

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Business:

• MJBiz finds retailers are rolling out some pretty sweet amentities to consumers.
• MarketWatch looks at how Seth Rogen and former NFL star Ricky Williams aim to thrive in the treacherous world of celeb brands.
• Edibles brand Wyld announced it is carbon neutral.
• At trial, MSO MedMen is pushing back at the claims of plaintiff and former CFO James Parker. The company also promoted Roz Lipsey to COO.
  Green Market Report
• Many board members of publicly-traded PotCos have backgrounds in law and finance, a Grown In analysis found.
• The Dales Report has a list of 10 handles to follow on pot-stock Twitter.
• Respect My Region found 11 companies that don’t weed-test their employees.
• PharmaCann workers in New York voted to ratify their contract.

States:

• Annual sales in Nevada now top $1B. 
• Texas determined Delta-8 THC is illegal.
  Texas Tribune
• N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy said he’s “open-minded” on allowing home grow.
• New York regulators determined promotional cannabis “gifting” is illegal.
  Ganjapreneur
• In Michigan, a committee of House lawmakers advanced a bill to crack down on the state’s caregivers.
  Michigan Advance 
• A federal court said Maine’s residency requirements for PotCo owners could remain in place as the state appeals it.
  Law 360

International: 

• The Japanese government is not inclined to legalize MED.
  N.Y.Times
• Two members of Congress called on the U.S. to resist an international ban on kratom.
  Marijuana Moment

In Memorium:

• Longtime Drug Policy Alliance executive and advocate William “Bill” Piper died.

Fun and interesting:

• Los Angeles Magazine asks how the city tripped out.

• Cannabis Dispensary shares four tips for getting your brand on shelves.
• Reed Smith attorney Marc Hauser explains the potential impact of usury laws on start-ups.
• The Highly Objective podcast interviews Jane Technologies CEO Socrates Rosenfeld, about how he started the hot cannatech start-up, and much else.
• Compliance platform Simplifya breaks down compliance by state.
• California outdoor grower Glass House Farms released a report on sustainable growing.
• Foster Garvey attorney Emily Harris Grant discusses how east coast operators can build on lessons learned out west.
  New Cannabis Ventures 

• Leading cannabis physician Dr. Ethan Russo is hosting a November 4 webinar on CBG: The Up & Coming Cannabinoid.
• The Lift & Co. Expo is set for Nov. 18-21 in Toronto.

• San Francisco-based Session Goods released its new Designer Series bongs, (pictured).
• Cookies announced the Humboldt Grown Initiative highlighting strains grown in the Emerald Triangle. 
• Canndescent value brand Baker’s released a new infused pre-roll 3-pack.
• Michigan-based High Life Farms launched its Nuggies chocolate covered pretzels in California.
• Provisions, an “extracts and oils” brand at Audacious, the new MSO led by Aurora Cannabis co-founder Terry Booth, released 1g disposable vapes in Nevada and California. 
• To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Heavy Hitters released HVY Grand, the first “large-format distilled cannabis tincture.” Each 1 liter bottle contains 1,000 mg of THC and sells for $200. 
• MSO Columbia Care became the first company to offer whole flower in New York. It also entered into a partnership with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on Tyson 2.0, a company which will produce Tyson-branded products.
• Cornbread Hemp, released a line of full spectrum CBD gummies containing up to 2 mg of THC. According to Jim Higdon, CEO of the Kentucky-based company, including a measurable amount of THC in CBD gummies has been legal since the 2014 Farm Bill, as long as it’s less than 0.3% THC by weight. 
• Puffco released a new 3D chamber for its Peak Pro Rig.

• Business Insider reporter Jeremy Berke tweeted footage of a fistfight on the floor at MJBizCon.
  @jfberke
• Jane West boss @thejanewest posted one of the first stories I wrote on the weed beat, from Las Vegas, November 2014. Jeez. 
• CannaBS Detector Kristen Yoder polled her followers on whether the cannabiz should push for unions.
• Branding pro Aaron Raskin described the industry’s next phase.

Do your part to make High Society possible: Get vaccinated.

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Members of the Terrasana team in Ohio where they hosted a breast cancer awareness event raising $2,545 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

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