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WednesdayDec 01, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Study Shows Workouts Trigger Release of Marijuana-Like Substances in the Body

Inflammation is the root of some of the most life-threatening diseases humans face. Although it is a natural process that is usually initiated by the body as part of its defense system, inflammation works best in small doses. Constant or chronic inflammation will wreak havoc on the body, resulting in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, periodontitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Researchers are constantly trying to find ways to combat chronic inflammation, and the results from a new study have piqued their interest. The study found that exercising causes microbes in the gastrointestinal tract to produce marijuana-like substances that can…

WednesdayDec 01, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — GOP Congresswoman Reveals She Used Cannabis to Manage Depression After Being Raped

Last week, Rep. Nancy Mace, who introduced a measure to federally legalize cannabis, revealed that she had used the herb in her youth as a substitute for her depression medication after she was raped. The Republican Congresswoman revealed in an interview on Fox Business that she was raped when she was 16, explaining that the prescribed medications to deal with depression which she’d been given only made her feel worse, which is why she turned to marijuana for help. Mace asserted that she understood the need to offer access to vulnerable communities, such as military veterans who suffer from various…

TuesdayNov 30, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Bipartisan AGs Urge Congress to Emphasize State-Federal Cooperation When Legalizing Marijuana

A coalition of attorneys general from different states has written a letter to the leaders of Congress regarding cannabis legislation. The letter calls on elected officials to keep in mind the need to let individual states determine whether or not to legalize marijuana while at the same time creating a regulatory framework through which public health and other concerns will be addressed. The attorneys general were from both sides of the political divide. From the camp of the Democrats, Connecticut’s AG William Tong and Vermont’s AG T.J. Donovan signed the letter. The Republican side of the aisle had Arizona AG…

MondayNov 29, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Activists Rally Governors on Marijuana Interstate Commerce Protections

America’s state-legal cannabis industry has been on a roll for the past few years. Cannabis companies have sold billions of dollars’ worth of products, created hundreds of thousands of new jobs and provided state coffers with millions of dollars in revenue. However, marijuana’s classification as a federally controlled substance has held the nascent but lucrative industry back, preventing cannabis companies from accessing crucial financial services, placing strict restrictions on marketing and advertising, and making interstate commerce nearly impossible. A group of cannabis activists is now urging businesses in the cannabis space to help them ask governors from key marijuana states…

MondayNov 29, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Pew Survey Finds Variations in Attitudes to Cannabis Legalization Within Parties

Historically, the left has been open to more liberal policies while the right has always espoused conservative beliefs. This has been especially evident in cannabis reform, and except for a recent Republican-led cannabis bill, the GOP and its followers haven’t been big fans of legalizing the adult use of cannabis. A new survey from the Pew Research Center shows that these disparities in political views not only vary between the two parties but also among party members themselves. Rather than two blocks with uniform political views, it’s more like a range of views that lean either right or left. However,…

WednesdayNov 24, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Study Shows Mystical Experiences Are Intensified When Users Combine Psychedelics with Cannabis

New research has found that cannabis intensifies the experience of psychedelics by increasing the substances’ effects. The research was conducted by scientists at Imperial College London, with its findings being published in the “Psychopharmacology” journal. For their study, the researchers conducted an analysis of online surveys submitted by more than 300 people who gave descriptions of different aspects of their experiences with psychedelics and reported whether they had used marijuana together with these substances and, if so, the quantity they used. The researchers discovered that using cannabis with substances such as mescaline, ayahuasca, DMT, LSD or psilocybin simultaneously increased the…

WednesdayNov 24, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Biden Signs Infrastructure Measure to Allow Studies on Cannabis from State-Legal Dispensaries

Earlier this week, President Joseph Biden signed a large-scale infrastructure outlining provisions that will permit scientists to conduct research on the cannabis that consumers buy from state-legal dispensaries. This bill encourages states that have enacted laws to legalize the herb to educate individuals on impaired driving. The bill also stipulates that the secretary of Health and Human Services and the attorney general will need to collaborate with the secretary of transportation to compile a public report within two years of the measure’s enactment that will include recommendations on permitting researchers to access retail-level cannabis to study impaired driving. The marijuana…

TuesdayNov 23, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Republicans Introduce Federal Cannabis Decriminalization Bill

A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a cannabis decriminalization bill that is expected to act as a compromise between broad, Democrat-led reform and more modest legislation from the GOP. The bill would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, levy a tax on cannabis sales, and include social equity provisions, essentially giving both parties what they wanted from a cannabis bill. Although there are a couple of compromises for both sides, the Republican-led version has a great chance of gaining bipartisan support and advancing past Congress, a feat that has so far eluded the Left. Dubbed the States Reform Act,…

MondayNov 22, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Infused Drinks Helping the Cannabis Industry Gain Traction

The cannabis industry has seen an exponential increase in demand as more states have launched legal markets, allowing the sale of medical or recreational cannabis. For the past couple of years, the edible and concentrate segments have reigned supreme as consumers have been looking for consumption methods other than smoking flower. These methods are healthier than smoking and allow for more product variety; in addition, their effects kick in differently. Cannabis-infused beverages are another segment poised to take over the market in the next few years. Relatively new to the market, these are alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages infused with cannabinoids.…

FridayNov 19, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Cannabis to Feature at 2022 Edition of California State Fair

The California State Fair is set to resume next year after a hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The fair has various new categories, including one for marijuana, which many believe will be pretty competitive. The state legalized the recreational use of cannabis in 2016, with its cultivators playing a crucial part in the state’s economy by generating more than $3 billion annually in licensed marijuana sales. Competitions to determine the flavor and potency of cannabis strains will not be done through smoking but will instead be done using a high-tech and purely scientific approach. Flowers submitted for competition…