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FridayOct 22, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Must-Know Benefits of Diapers Made from Hemp

Until a couple of years ago, the cultivation and sale of hemp were outlawed in the United States. Thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill, however, farmers can now grow hemp once their states or tribes opt into the hemp program and draft rules for the hemp market. Hemp and marijuana are from the same family of plants with the caveat that hemp does not intoxicate users because it has limited amounts of THC, the chemical compound responsible for marijuana’s psychoactive effects. Despite this, hemp has enjoyed continued demand since commercial cultivation thanks to its wide variety of applications. Hemp has…

ThursdayOct 21, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — New CBD Law in California Draws Industry-Wide Attention

Last week, the governor of California signed into law a reform that opens the state’s economy globally to manufacturers of hemp-derived CBD products. The bill the governor signed, dubbed AB45, creates a framework for the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived products in the state. The measure will allow hemp-derived CBD products to be sold to the state’s adult-use or medical cannabis retailers, with forecasts showing that those stores will hit sales of between $4.8 billion and $5.7 billion this year. Canopy Growth Corp.’s (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) head of lobbying, David Culver, states that officials had been working on this…

ThursdayOct 21, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — A Primer on Marijuana Beverages and Reasons Why People Drink Them

Marijuana-infused beverages are the latest cannabis products to see a surge in popularity. With a growing number of states passing cannabis legislation and lawmakers considering federal decriminalization, cannabis is more accessible to the public than ever before. Within a few years of legalization, the sector has become extremely lucrative, generating billions of dollars in revenue partly due to marijuana’s purported medical benefits and the fact that the plant can be infused into a wide variety of products. For the past couple of years, cannabis concentrates and edibles have reigned supreme, with CBD gummies being one of the most searched-for food…

WednesdayOct 20, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — An Update on Drug Reform Measures to Be Voted on in November

Voters in different states across the country will have the chance to vote on various psychedelics and cannabis measures at the state and local level in November. Legislators and advocates have been working hard to get local psychedelics reform and marijuana decriminalization measures on their ballots before this cycle ends. Below is a list of some of the states whose measures will appear on next month’s ballot. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The city council of Philadelphia recently placed a measure on the local ballot that urged the state to enact legalization of marijuana. The initiative states that citizens of Philadelphia call upon…

WednesdayOct 20, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Many Patients with Breast Cancer Use Marijuana Alongside Meds

Over the past couple of years, cannabis has grown increasingly popular as more states pass legislation to allow either medical marijuana or recreational cannabis. With advocates across the country advocating for state measures and lawmakers discussing federal decriminalization, cannabis has come a long way from the days of prohibition. As it has slowly shed its unfounded reputation as a destructive drug, cannabis has interestingly moved into the health and wellness space thanks to a diverse range of purported health benefits. By May 2018, more than 3.5 million registered medical marijuana patients existed across the country, with countless more using recreational…

TuesdayOct 19, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Research Firm Plans to Study Use of Cannabis as Analgesic

CBD Science Group PLC plans to conduct large-scale trials to evaluate the use of cannabis in managing pain in cancer patients where conventional pain relief isn’t adequate. This will provide an alternative to opioids, which sometimes induce unwanted side effects or interfere with ongoing cancer treatments. Scientists at CBD plan to investigate the use of marijuana-based analgesics, with chief commercial officer Graeme McFarlane stating that the trials will measure the effectiveness and safety of these analgesics in addition to other variables. McFarlane explained that the company would use various tools including clinician reporting and self-reporting in patients in its evaluations.…

TuesdayOct 19, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Senators Pressure US Attorney General on Cannabis Decriminalization

Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren are calling on the attorney general (“AG”) to put an end to federal marijuana prohibition. Last week, the two sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office; the letter argued that the Justice Department should begin a process to de-schedule marijuana, which would help advance valuable medical research, allow the government to start remedying the harm caused by years of racial disparities in the enforcement of marijuana laws and allow states to regulate the plant as they saw fit. The senators also explained that decriminalizing marijuana would address the racial inequities faced by…

MondayOct 18, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — California Governor Signs Off on CBD Drinks, Smokable Hemp Bill

America’s hemp industry is famously unregulated. Nearly three years after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized the growing, processing, and sale of industrial hemp as well as its derivatives, the sector has become lucrative, attracting numerous sellers and achieving billions of dollars in sales. However, federal authorities still haven’t created a comprehensive regulatory structure for hemp, forcing states to pass their own hemp policies and leading to a patchwork of non-standard hemp policies across the country. California, a pioneer in the hemp and cannabis sectors, is the latest state to pass hemp legislation after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to…

MondayOct 18, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Former Attorney General Says US on the Path to Federally Decriminalizing Cannabis

Recently, Eric Holder spoke on a drug policy panel stating that the United States was on the path to decriminalizing cannabis federally as more states advance reform measures. Holder, the former U.S. attorney general who served under the President Barak Obama administration, stated that he was encouraged that the country was moving toward more tolerant laws on drugs that saw addiction as a public health issue. Holder explained that the drug war had cost lots of taxpayer dollars and shattered livelihoods, noting that the society had begun to move in a different direction. Holder added that he was conflicted by…

FridayOct 15, 2021 4:25 pm

420 with CNW — Financial Regulator Says Enacting Federal Cannabis Banking Laws Is Urgent

Cannabis is one of the most interesting industries in the country. Seen as one of the nation’s fastest-growing sectors, the cannabis space has been extremely lucrative, generating billions of dollars in sales revenue and creating hundreds of thousands of new job opportunities in just a few short years. However, beneath this veneer of success is a young industry that is buckling under a ton of issues, including the lack of access to financial and credit services. Despite being allowed in more than two dozen states for medical and recreational use, cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, a situation…