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MondayDec 27, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Congressional Democrats Gear Up for Cannabis Reform Efforts

In a memo to the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, Reps. Barbara Lee and Earl Blumenauer wrote that the growing bipartisan momentum for marijuana reform show that Congress is ready for progress next year, noting that they were close to making its marijuana laws and policies align with the views of Americans. This comes after several proposals were introduced, including federal initiatives that will expunge criminal records of cannabis offenders and establish banking services for the burgeoning marijuana industry. A poll conducted by Gallup last year found that almost 70% of Americans, including about one-half of Republicans, support the legalization of cannabis.…

MondayDec 27, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Federally Funded Survey Finds Significant Decline in Cannabis Use Among Youths

A new survey has found that the use of cannabis by youths reduced considerably this year. The Monitoring the Future survey was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It has been tracking adolescent attitudes towards drugs and drug behavior since 1975. The self-reporting survey was taken by more than 32,000 students from 319 schools who completed it between February and June of this year. Its latest results show a significant decline in marijuana use among 8th, 10th and 12 graders in 2021. This is despite the fact that more laws to legalize marijuana are being enacted and implemented…

ThursdayDec 23, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Experts Include Hemp Among Fabric Options for Sensitive Skin

Hemp is one of the most versatile crops available. Outlawed for centuries because of its close relation to the ever-controversial marijuana, industrial hemp recently became legal when Congress passed the 2018 farm bill. The legislation allowed the cultivation and sale of industrial hemp and its derivatives as long as they contained less than 0.3% THC, the chemical in marijuana that makes users feel “high.” Since then, hemp has grown in popularity due to the alleged medical abilities of a chemical compound called CBD. But while plenty of people know about CBD and its potential health benefits, not many are aware…

ThursdayDec 23, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — How Marijuana Firms Can Save on Product Packaging

The cannabis industry is one of the hottest sectors right now. Dubbed one of the fastest-growing industries in the country, cannabis has generated billions of dollars in sales in just a few short years and created hundreds of thousands of job opportunities. But thanks to the controversial nature of the plant, companies face restrictions that make navigating the business landscape difficult. Packaging, for instance, can be quite tricky as some jurisdictions have placed stringent packaging requirements on cannabis products. Keeping product packaging costs low may require some creative thinking, but it isn’t impossible. MJBizDaily talked to a number of hemp…

WednesdayDec 22, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Thailand Set to Expand Laws on Cannabis Use

Authorities in Thailand plan to extend the scope of cannabis use in the country, which has been afflicted by the availability of cheap narcotics. In a recent interview, Anutin Charnvirakul, the country’s Minister of Health, stated that he was advocating for a new legislation that would allow licensed marijuana cultivators to use whole plants for commercial and medicinal purposes. Current law opposes this, with licensed growers only being allowed to use the plant’s stalks, stems, leaves and roots. The partial ban on the plant’s other parts was approved during the country’s legalization process for cannabis as the cannabis plant’s seeds,…

WednesdayDec 22, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Malta Becomes First Country in EU to Legalize Marijuana

Malta, an island-state located in the Mediterranean Sea, has become the first nation in the European Union to legalize the personal use and growing of marijuana. This move by Malta comes after the United Nations reclassified marijuana to recognize its therapeutic use in 2020. Adults in the country will be allowed to grow a maximum of four plants in their homes and be in possession of up to seven grams of marijuana. However, smoking the herb in front of children or smoking it in public remains illegal. The parliament of Malta voted in favor of the measure to legalize earlier…

TuesdayDec 21, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Why Cannabis May Be Helpful During Opioid Recovery

The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc across America for nearly two decades. From 1999 to 2019, opioid overdoses claimed 841,000 lives and reached a record high of 93,000 lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Even though we’ve known about the opioid epidemic for more than 20 years, we are still a long way from finding an effective alternative for pharmaceuticals and eliminating overdose deaths. Ironically, one of the most controversial plants in the country may be the key to helping people recover from opioid addiction. Dozens of states now allow qualifying patients to use medical marijuana as a…

TuesdayDec 21, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Does CBD Support Post-Cancer Recovery?

You have probably heard about CBD, either from the media or in person, especially in regard to its medical potential. Cannabidiol (“CBD”) came into the limelight when the 2018 farm bill federally legalized the cultivation and sale of industrial hemp and its derivatives, including CBD. Although hemp is in the cannabis family, CBD extracted from legal industrial hemp will not intoxicate you. However, CBD still shares plenty of medical properties with THC, the main psychoactive agent in marijuana, and several studies have found that cannabidiol can aid in post-cancer recovery. So how exactly does taking CBD aid in post-cancer recovery?…

MondayDec 20, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Marijuana Industry Expects to See Spike in Sales This Holiday Season

The holiday season is here, and while most industries will see a slight decline in profits, marijuana sales are expected to go up. Reports from Leaflink show that cannabis sales rose by more than 30% in the week leading up to Christmas last year, in comparison to the previous four weeks of 2020. Additionally, sales on Christmas Eve last year rose by 61%, in comparison to the previous four Thursdays. Leaflink, a unified marijuana platform, also reports that on the days leading up to Green Wednesday November, they saw an increase of more than 10% in sales. If sales from…

MondayDec 20, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Florida Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Reform Medical Cannabis Program

State cannabis laws have always been tricky; in most cases, they arise from voter-approved initiatives, and their structures are usually determined by lawmakers who largely aren’t fans of cannabis. The result is a lot of push and pull between Republicans and Democrats while consumers sometimes have to contend with a wide variety of subpar, contaminated and even unsafe cannabis products. In Florida, both sides of the political spectrum are setting aside their differences to work on a major cannabis reform bill that would potentially fix an oversight left by the 2018 farm bill. The farm bill legalized the cultivation and…