And a further drop in precautionary savings should provide an extra boost to consumption,” Alex Holmes of Capital Economics said in a commentary. On Monday, the S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to 4,296.12 after erasing an early 1.7% loss. Since they’re among the biggest companies by market value, their movements hold the most sway over the […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. California runs one of the world’s largest carbon markets, known as “cap-and-trade,” which requires companies to buy, trade or receive pollution “allowances” equivalent to how much they plan to emit. California’s market has been closely watched by both advocates and critics of efforts to control emissions using market forces, not mandates. But companies […]
The ordinance, approved unanimously Wednesday night, also includes a ban on tobacco use on public land, Town Manager Anthony Salvatore said. During the Dec. When the state legalized recreational use of marijuana, the legislation was “married to” tobacco use as well, the councilman added. At the prior council meeting, members voted unanimously to permit recreational […]
A website makes it easier for supporters email or call their congressional representatives and push for making marijuana legal. “Legalizing cannabis is long past due, and if we make enough noise, we can make it happen,” actor Seth Rogen, co-founder of a cannabis company and enthusiastic user of the drug, says in a kickoff video. […]
The TPZC in recent months has thoughtfully weighed the pros and cons of several options, including to prohibit retail sale of cannabis, to impose a moratorium or create regulations around allowing sales. Only a handful of residents showed up at a recent public hearing to consider three options: whether to regulate the sale of cannabis […]
Guilford, Madison and North Branford recently enacted moratoriums preventing cannabis establishments from opening in town for nine months to a year from now. At the hearing, 15 of the 17 people who spoke opposed the regulation allowing establishments, including David Melillo, director of Clinton Human Services, and Vincent DeMaio, Clinton’s police chief. DeMaio said he […]