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ThursdayFeb 18, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Appeals Court Rules That Probationers in Michigan Can Use Medical Cannabis

In June 2019, 39-year-old Michael Thue was involved in a road rage incident, ultimately pleading guilty to assault and battery. Thue, who is a state-registered medical cannabis patient, was given a year of probation as part of his sentence and ordered not to use medical marijuana during the year of probation. He fought the bond condition, lost and took the case to the Court of Appeals, resulting in a historic and precedent-setting ruling by the court. The Court of Appeal judges unanimously ruled in a 3–0 vote that Michigan judges could not prevent state-registered medical marijuana patients from using medical…

ThursdayFeb 18, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Iowa Legislators Pass Bill Slashing Fees Paid by Medical Cannabis Patients

Thanks to a new bill advancing in the Iowa Senate, Iowans may soon be paying only $10 every year in medical cannabis license fees instead of the $100 a year they currently pay. The bill will also allow the licensing of more medical cannabis dispensaries beyond the five currently allowed by law as well as the creation of mobile dispensaries to cater to the state’s medical marijuana patients. Additionally, Senate Bill 1177 will allow medical cannabis dispensaries to recommend physicians who can prescribe medical cannabis to patients, something current law prohibits. However, a subcommittee of the Senate noted that lawmakers…

WednesdayFeb 17, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Utah Introduces New Bills to Improve Medical Marijuana Program

Two bills in Utah’s state legislature may bring change to the state’s medical marijuana program. Since the state’s voters passed a bill approving medical marijuana in 2018, the medical program has slowly started progressing. However, it has faced various challenges, which legislators have tried addressing through legislations. One of the legislations follows 2019 research conducted by FOX 13, which discovered that patients who qualify to use medical cannabis find it hard to find doctors who will prescribe it. This has caused many individuals frustration and also allowed the development of specialized medical marijuana clinics, which charge unreasonably high prices because…

WednesdayFeb 17, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Senate Leaders Have First Meeting to Discuss Cannabis Legalization Plan

The past few years have seen several states legalize recreational or medical cannabis. By 2020, more than 30 states allowed cannabis in various forms, and there was hope that eventually the wave of cannabis reform would reach the federal level. Toward the end of the year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a cannabis decriminalization bill that would definitely have stalled in the then Republican-controlled Senate. However, the Democrats clinched both the House and Senate majority, renewing the hope that one day, cannabis would be legal at the federal level. In late January, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer hosted a…

TuesdayFeb 16, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Legislators in South Dakota Remain Hopeful about Cannabis Legalization

A circuit judge’s decision to hinder a voter-approved initiative that legalized adult-use cannabis from progressing in South Dakota isn’t discouraging legislators from advancing with a series of marijuana related measures. While many doubt that cannabis prohibition will end soon in South Dakota after Judge Christina Klinger overturned Constitutional Amendment A, some lawmakers are working on legalizing cannabis through the statutes of the state. Before heading into a strategy meeting with other legislators and lobbyists, Senator Brock Greenfield told reporters that legalizing was still a real possibility and that planning ahead for any situation was the best option. Defendants legally challenging…

TuesdayFeb 16, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — South Dakota Circuit Judge Nullifies Cannabis Legalization Measure

A South Dakota circuit judge has rejected an amendment that was approved by voters in the state during the November polls, ruling it as unconstitutional. The judge, who had been appointed by South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem, stated that the change, which would end cannabis prohibition in the state, should not proceed. Judge Christina Klinger supported her ruling by stating that Constitutional Amendment A violated the state’s constitution as it conflicted with the constitution’s language, in addition to defying single subject rule. Pennington County Sheriff Kein Thom and the South Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent Rick Miller, as well as…

FridayFeb 12, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — How Is Marijuana Legalization Impacting Real Estate Prices?

The cannabis industry has come a long way from the days when states that didn’t criminalize the controversial drug were the exception rather than the norm. Now, 36 states have legalized medical use, 15 allow recreational use, and several more are considering cannabis legalization for the future. The road to legalization wasn’t easy, however, with most opponents arguing legalization would increase crime rates as well as cannabis and subsequent drug use among children. Years later, we can see that most of those fears were unfounded. However, although marijuana legalization policies haven’t increased criminal activity or youth drug use, they have…

FridayFeb 12, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — New Congressional Bill Could Allow CBD, Hemp to Be Sold as Dietary Supplements

The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the cultivation and sale of industrial hemp and hemp extracts, including cannabidiol (“CBD”), spawning what would soon be one of the most popular health and wellness ingredients in a long time. With both hemp and CBD boasting a wide array of benefits, a market products containing the two ingredients sprang up. Although the sector soon had thousands of sellers across the supply chain with CBD products attracting incredible demand, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) was expressly against marketing and selling CBD products as dietary supplements. However, thanks to a bill reintroduced into Congress…

ThursdayFeb 11, 2021 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — How to Determine CBD Serving Sizes

Wise users of CBD try to be as exact as they possibly can when it comes to CBD doses. However, users should keep in mind that since cannabinoids are plants, they may tend go a little overboard if they don’t focus on the results of the quantity taken instead of the number of milligrams in a dose. In addition, with wide variability also being considered, it’s safe to assume that the dose for one product may not be as effective as a similar dose of another product. Users who are just starting out with cannabinoids, or CBD, or who are…

ThursdayFeb 11, 2021 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Highlights from Arizona’s 2020 End-of-Year Marijuana Report

The State of Arizona Department of Health Services recently released its 2020 end-of-year report. It came as no surprise that, for the eighth year in a row, medical cannabis sales rose significantly. According to the report, Arizonans bought 106 tons of marijuana products from dispensaries this year. Many predict that this number this will only increase in 2021, largely due to the fact that it is now legal for adults to purchase recreational marijuana in the state. This legislative change went into effect on Jan. 22, 2021. Between recreational marijuana and medical marijuana, dispensary firms in the state plan on…