February 2021 - Page 7 of 7 - CannabisNewsWire

TuesdayFeb 02, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Study Shows Medical Marijuana Beneficial to Parkinson’s Patients

The health and medical field is seeing an increased interest in the use of medical marijuana to reduce symptoms of various ailments such as Parkinson’s disease, now that the herb has been legalized in many regions across the globe. Results from a survey of Parkinson’s disease patients from Germany show that more than 8% of patients with the disease admitted to using marijuana products and more than half of those users, who made up roughly 54%, revealed that the products had been clinically beneficial. Marijuana products that contain THC, which is the primary psychoactive compound in marijuana, are allowed to…

MondayFeb 01, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Utah Begins Medical Marijuana Home Deliveries

When the coronavirus pandemic struck, the cannabis industry was left in a precarious position. Although most states that have legal cannabis markets declared the young industry essential, medical cannabis patients were at great risk every time they headed out to get their medicine. Plenty of them are either elderly, immunocompromised, or both, putting them at an even greater risk of infection and suffering severe symptoms. To help keep both patients and staff safe, some states began allowing cannabis home deliveries. In Utah, medical marijuana couriers have started making deliveries of medical cannabis orders to patients’ homes. The state first allowed…

MondayFeb 01, 2021 3:32 pm

Gage Cannabis Co. Continues Growth Trajectory, Opens Grand Rapids Location to Eager Community

Gage opens its Grand Rapids, Michigan store — the company’s sixth provisioning center in the state Store offers more than 40 exclusive strains of flower in addition to variety of pre-rolls, edibles, concentrates, topicals, tinctures, CBD products and more Gage has single focus: to curate highest-quality cannabis experience possible for its consumers Gage Cannabis kicked off 2021 with a bang — opening its sixth provisioning center (dispensary) in Michigan and the first in West Michigan (https://cnw.fm/Q1Xb5). Gage Cannabis is a leading high-quality craft cannabis brand in Michigan. “As a lifelong resident of Grand Rapids, I’m thrilled to introduce my hometown to Gage,”…

MondayFeb 01, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Minnesota Governor Asks Legislators to Consider Cannabis Legalization

Governor Tim Waltz of Minnesota urged state legislators earlier this week to consider legalizing marijuana so that racial justice can be attained in addition to boosting the economy. He made those comments during a briefing at which he was talking about his 2022–2023 budget proposals. During that briefing, the governor was asked if he is willing to authorize sports betting as a way of boosting tax collection in the state. In his reply, Gov. Waltz said that while he wasn’t opposed to sports betting, his attention was more centered on cannabis legalization since the taxes collected from a regulated marijuana…