June 2020 - Page 6 of 6 - CannabisNewsWire

TuesdayJun 02, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Marijuana Business Losses During the Pandemic May Be Covered by Insurance

2020 definitely isn’t playing out how we thought it would. America started the year with record low unemployment rates but by the end of May, had lost most of the gains it had made in the past fifty years and was looking at Great Depression levels of unemployment. Small businesses have definitely been hit hard, with most of the government issued coronavirus-related measures disrupting their operations and effectively cutting off their cash flows. Although most states with legal cannabis deemed the industry essential, cannabis establishments haven’t been spared from losses. The federal government issued disaster relief funds to be dispersed…

TuesdayJun 02, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Veterans and Scientists Sue DEA for Blocking Marijuana Rescheduling

According to a new lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA], the agency is relying on scheduling standards that are arbitrary and misinterpret federal law to classify marijuana. The latest of many marijuana related lawsuits against the DEA, it has called into question the agency’s denial of prior cannabis rescheduling requests. The suit was filed in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by the Scottsdale Research Institute [SRI]. The institute requested a review of the DEA’s scheduling determinations in 2020, 2016 and 1992 when the agency denied the petitions citing statutory obligations to maintain the status of cannabis as…

MondayJun 01, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Study Shows Ancient Israelites Burned Marijuana During Worship

Cannabis enthusiasts will probably tell you that despite being prohibited and carrying a negative stereotype in many territories, cannabis has been used by folks for a very long time. Well, such advocates will be happy to learn that archaeologists have found evidence that proves their theory of cannabis use among ancient people. In a 2,700 year old temple in Tel Arad, researchers found a well preserved substance that has been identified as cannabis and its main psychoactive agent, THC. The Biblical-era temple from the Kingdom of Judah was first discovered in the Negev desert, about 59 miles south of Tel…

MondayJun 01, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Ohio Marijuana Decriminalization Case

A campaign to decriminalize marijuana in Ohio has been dealt a major blow after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging local Ohio officials' refusal to place decriminalization initiatives on municipal ballots on Tuesday. Back in 2018, activists submitted ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana in Garrettsville and Windham, but the Portage County Board of Elections determined that the initiatives could not appear before the voters. The board argued that since the proposals constituted administrative rather than legislative issues, they were not appropriate for the ballot process. This led to a two year legal battle between cannabis reform…