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MondayMay 02, 2022 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — New App Can Reveal Potential Interactions Between Medications, Cannabinoids

A newly developed application can enable pharmacists as well as other medical professionals to enhance patient safety. This can be achieved by using the app to predict how cannabinoids, such as those found in medical cannabis, may interact with any other medications that a patient is taking. Researchers at Penn State University developed the app, called CANNabinoid Drug Interaction Review (CANN-DIR). The app works by evaluating how various cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, found in different over-the-counter or prescription medical cannabis products interact with the other medicines that a patient is taking. The app has a database containing the common…

MondayMay 02, 2022 4:20 am

420 with CNW — New Jersey AG’s Memo Sparks Controversy Regarding Off-Duty Use of Marijuana by Police

The state of New Jersey recently launched its adult-use recreational marijuana market. While adult residents and visitors were thrilled to finally be able to buy cannabis legally, a memo written by the attorney general of the state regarding off-duty police officers’ use of marijuana sparked controversy. In the memo, Mathew Platkin clarified that according to the existing marijuana laws in New Jersey, police officers shouldn’t be penalized in any way if they use cannabis during their off-duty hours. There was immediate pushback from different quarters once this memo went public. For example, the Democratic speaker of the state assembly, Craig…

FridayApr 29, 2022 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — New Report Projects Annual Tax Earnings of $375M If Ohio Legalizes Marijuana

According to research coming out of Ohio State University, Ohio stands to earn about $375 million tax revenue each year if the state legalizes recreational marijuana. This study, whose findings were published in time for the unofficial 4/20 marijuana holiday, relied on estimates of possible taxes to be levied if the legalization proposal is adopted as-is. The team of researchers looked at the estimated population growth rate and annual tax revenue from half a dozen states with adult-use cannabis markets. The states looked at included Nevada, Michigan, Illinois, Colorado, Washington and Oregon. The team also analyzed the proposed taxes included…

FridayApr 29, 2022 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Bipartisan State AGs Send Letter to Senate Leaders Demanding Cannabis Banking Law

A bipartisan pair of attorneys general from Ohio and Colorado recently penned a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate urging the chamber to quickly pass a bill protecting financial institutions that accept marijuana businesses as clients in states that have regulated marijuana markets. This letter from Ohio AG Dave Yost and Colorado AG Philip Weiser is the latest in a series of communications imploring legislators to expeditiously pass the SAFE Banking Act, which seems to be caught in a vicious cycle of being passed by the House of Representatives and then stalling in the Senate. The two attorneys…

ThursdayApr 28, 2022 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — How No-Till Cultivation Can Be Beneficial to Marijuana Growers

There is an emerging trend in which marijuana growers are switching to techniques that involve the use of living soil, such as the no-till method, to grow their crops. This method is increasing in popularity because of its beneficial effects on the environment, its ability to reduce grower costs and its positive effects on the quality of the marijuana harvested at the end of the grow cycle. In this system, the soil isn’t cultivated as is usually the case in conventional agriculture. Instead, mulch and cover crops are used to provide an enabling environment for the robust proliferation of microorganisms,…

ThursdayApr 28, 2022 4:20 am

420 with CNW — New Poll Says Most Americans Want Cannabis Federally Legalized

America has prohibited cannabis at the federal level for decades, prosecuting and sentencing people with cannabis-related convictions harshly. Even though dozens of states have now legalized cannabis and several lawmakers are working on federal legalization bills, it is unlikely that marijuana will be federally legalized any time soon. However, drug-reform activists and industry stakeholders will be glad to know that a significant percentage of the American population supports federal legalization. A recent poll by CBS News revealed that two-thirds of U.S. citizens would like cannabis to be legal at both the state and federal levels. Additionally, most people said that…

WednesdayApr 27, 2022 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Top Democrat in Florida Sues Federal Government Over Gun Rights of Marijuana Users

Cannabis users in America often run afoul of federal law for consuming state-legal cannabis. Since federal law still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance with no accepted medical applications and a high risk of abuse, federal institutions strictly prohibit it. The result is cannabis users being penalized for engaging in actions that are legal in their home states. This includes a federal rule that prohibits marijuana users from purchasing a gun. Gun buyers have to fill out a federal form that includes a question on whether or not they use cannabis. The form explicitly states that cannabis is…

WednesdayApr 27, 2022 4:20 am

420 with CNW — New Poll Suggests Parents Are Willing to Give Kids CBD

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical compound produced by plants in the cannabis family. Since most of the CBD on the American market is extracted from hemp, a nonpsychoactive form of cannabis, cannabidiol will not intoxicate you. For the past couple of years, people have been turning to this hemp extract as an alternative medicine for a variety of health problems. Studies have shown that it can be effective at alleviating the symptoms of medical conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety depression and insomnia. Furthermore, the FDA has approved a CBD-based drug called Epidiolex to treat two rare forms of pediatric…

TuesdayApr 26, 2022 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — A Look at the Relationship Between Different Social Media Platforms and Marijuana

The cannabis industry operates in a sort of regulatory limbo where dozens of states have legal cannabis markets, but federal law explicitly outlaws the production and sale of cannabis. This means that although marijuana businesses pay taxes, there are significant restrictions placed on them by federal legislations. One restriction placed on the cannabis industry is on advertising. For example, because the controversial plant is considered a Class I controlled substance with a high potential for abuse, the Cannabis Control Commission in Massachusetts doesn’t allow cannabis businesses to advertise on most platforms unless data shows that they can reasonably expect at…

TuesdayApr 26, 2022 4:25 am

420 with CNW — Marijuana Firms Boost Online Sales by Leveraging UX Design

Due to restrictions placed on the cannabis market by federal prohibition, players in the nascent industry cannot market or sell their products through regular chains. Furthermore, patchwork cannabis regulations make it extremely tricky for cannabis businesses to expand to other states. As a result, many cannabis businesses across the country are tapping into a resource that has essentially revolutionalized commerce: the internet. By building navigable and user-friendly websites, cannabis businesses can open up their market base without having to spend millions of dollars opening stores out of state. Marijuana businesses are now investing in user-experience (UX) design to ensure their…