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WednesdayMay 12, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — US Conservative States Warm Up to Medical Marijuana

A wave of cannabis reform is sweeping across America, and the country's most conservative states are taking notice. At the moment, more than 30 states allow medical cannabis use for patients with qualifying conditions, and there are several more medical cannabis bills in state legislatures. Studies have found the controversial plant to be capable of treating conditions such as anxiety, chronic pain and epilepsy, and a majority of Americans are behind medical cannabis use. Conservative states have been slow to adopt cannabis reform, with most of them outlawing recreational cannabis and launching some of the strictest medical cannabis programs in…

WednesdayMay 12, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Colorado Governor Enacts Bill Allowing Students Access to Medical Cannabis

Last week, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill to expand access to medical cannabis for students in schools. The state’s current law allows principals the discretion to establish policies that prevent or allow schools to administer and store marijuana-based medicines. Under the new legislation, this discretion is eliminated, which means that school boards will establish policies on how to store marijuana medicines while also allowing their personnel to volunteer to administer it to students who need it as well as possess it. The governor’s office stated that Polis is also planning to sign another legislation that was recently advanced…

TuesdayMay 11, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Limited Medical Cannabis Compromise Bill Sent to Tennessee Governor’s Desk

The state of Tennessee is one step closer to legalizing medical cannabis after the legislature sent a limited medical cannabis bill to the governor's desk. The legislation would expand Tennessee's limited medical cannabis industry and create a commission tasked with analyzing broader medical cannabis reform. Although the bill is a compromise between cannabis reform advocates and those against cannabis reform, the advocates aren't happy that a more comprehensive medical marijuana bill failed to pass. The limited compromise bill would expand the list of qualifying conditions from only intractable epilepsy to include cancer, ALS, Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell disease, inflammatory bowel…

TuesdayMay 11, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Three Exciting Innovations in Marijuana Extraction

The cannabis industry has made many strides since California made history by legalizing medical marijuana back in 1996. State-legal cannabis is now an industry that is worth billions of dollars, with marijuana businesses selling everything from cannabis flower and edibles to potent extracts. Advances in technology have been especially beneficial for the sector, boosting cannabis extract sales and making them the most popular product among cannabis consumers. The cannabis extraction sector also happens to be one of the most innovative spaces, with manufacturers constantly coming up with new and evolved equipment and techniques to process raw cannabis. The following are…

MondayMay 10, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Maryland Court Declares Cannabis Smell Insufficient as Justification for Police Stops, Searches

An appeals court in Maryland has ruled that law enforcement officers aren’t allowed to stop individuals based on the smell of cannabis alone. The decision, which was announced last week, stated that the smell of cannabis didn't give officers egal justification to stop and examine someone. It noted that officers needed “reasonable suspicion” that there was a crime being carried out before they could detain an individual. The court ruled that cannabis smell would no longer be used as a basis to stop or detain someone because cannabis in small amounts has been decriminalized in the state. University of Baltimore…

MondayMay 10, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — New York to Generate More Than $240 Million Annually in Cannabis Sales by 2024

According to a recent budget analysis by New York’s comptroller, projections show that the state will be raking in more than $240 million in annual cannabis revenue in the near future. For the first year of marijuana sales, New York is expected to bring in only $20 million in fee and tax collections. This is part of a $26.7 billion evaluation in new revenues that the state is expected to bring in for its 2021/2022 fiscal year, under a budget that the state legislature approved in April. The analysis notes that the new revenue sources with the most substantial fiscal…

FridayMay 07, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Israeli-Made Medical Marijuana Inhaler Gets Nod from Canadian Authorities

Although several studies have proven that cannabis can treat conditions such as chronic pain, medical cannabis patients do not have a safe way to consume the plant. Save for taking the cannabis orally, most means of consumption such as smoking the flower and vaping come with a degree of risk. And since a large portion of medical cannabis patients are either older or they have compromised immune systems, any risk could be fatal. Syqe Medical, a pharma-tech company based in Israel, has developed a proprietary medical cannabis delivery device that offers medical marijuana patients a much safer, more precise means…

FridayMay 07, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Texas House Approves Bill to Reduce Criminal Penalties for Cannabis Possession

Last week, the House in the state of Texas approved a measure that would decrease the criminal penalty for the possession of small amounts of cannabis, in addition to affording residents in the state who have been charged with cannabis possession the chance to expunge it from their records. House Bill 441 applies to the possession of an ounce or less of cannabis. Presently though, possessing up to two ounces of cannabis, which is equivalent to about 57 grams, is classified as a class B misdemeanor, which is punishable by a $2,000 fine and up to six months in jail.…

ThursdayMay 06, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — The Arguments For, Against Capping THC Concentration

Anyone who consumed cannabis in the ‘80s and ‘90s knows that these days, the compound is much stronger. The controversial plant is now allowed in several countries around the world with more than 40 states in America legalizing it in different ways. As the relatively young state-legal cannabis industry grows and matures, some have raised questions about marijuana's increasing potency and the effects it may have on developing brains. THC is the main cannabinoid responsible for cannabis's intoxicating effects, and as cannabis companies develop more potent products, lawmakers across the country have started talking about potency caps. However, these lawmakers…

ThursdayMay 06, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Researchers Debunk Lazy Stoner Mentality Surrounding Marijuana Use

A common notion that surrounds marijuana is that cannabis users are indolent individuals who are basically couch potatoes, vegging out while eating snacks in bed. While the origins of this stereotype aren’t clear, we can at least agree that marijuana helps individuals sleep, which isn’t a bad thing now, is it? Especially if you consider that one-third of all people in America have sleep problems. Now a recent study has found that it’s not only inaccurate to refer to stoners as lazy, but it’s also not true. As a matter of fact, the study found that frequent and light users…