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MondayDec 14, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — NBA Announces No Testing for Cannabis Next Season

The coronavirus pandemic disrupted everything from manufacturing and retail to education and sporting events. But while thousands of institutions shut down in the wake of the pandemic, some indefinitely, the NBA resumed the 2019–2020 season under a special arrangement. The National Basketball Association (NBA) created an isolation zone at Walt Disney World in Florida, with the teams playing behind closed doors and being tested for COVID 19 every other day. While the players were in the Orlando “Bubble,” the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) temporarily suspended random recreational cannabis tests while tests for performance-enhancing drugs resumed. On…

MondayDec 14, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Feds Seek Help in Understanding Whether Kratom, Cannabis Can Treat Pain

As the short- and long-term effects of continued opioid use have become more apparent, people have started experimenting with safer alternatives. Cannabis and kratom, a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family, have emerged as promising candidates. Cannabis has long been used as a medicine to treat everything from chronic pain to stress and anxiety. Leaves and leaf extracts from kratom, which is legal in the United States, have been used as a stimulant and sedative, and the natural substance has also been reported to be effective at treating chronic pain. A federal health agency is now conducting a review…

FridayDec 11, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Recreational Cannabis Legalization Advocates in Nebraska Aim for 2022

A group that was campaigning for the medical cannabis initiative on the November ballot in Nebraska is now planning to seek a vote on legalizing the use of recreational cannabis in the state. While their earlier initiative was unsuccessful, officials with Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana stated recently that in January 2021 they would be introducing the ballot language for the full adult use of cannabis. This would include both recreational and medical use. Adam Morfeld and Anna Wishart, advocates of the initiative, stated that they made this decision based on the ballot measure that was approved in South Dakota. That…

FridayDec 11, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Congress to Vote on Cannabis Research Bill

The House of Representatives will be voting on a federal cannabis reform measure this month. The bill will allow researchers to study marijuana from businesses in the state that are legal, which promotes research into cannabis. This comes after the chamber passed a bill to legalize cannabis federally last week, with members now focusing on the Medical Marijuana Research Act. The bill has been amended a few times and needs a two-third majority to be approved. The legislation’s bipartisan nature and its sponsorship from Rep. Andy Harris and Rep. Earl Blumenauer may help the bill get the go-ahead. The original…

ThursdayDec 10, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Activists Resume Push to Legalize Recreational Cannabis in Florida

In January of this year, activists behind the Make It Legal Florida campaign announced that they would postpone their pursuit of cannabis legalization in the state until 2022. The campaign had raised and spent more than $8 million, ultimately collecting 555,000 valid signatures. However, this was more than 200,000 signatures shy of the required 766,000 signatures, and the marijuana legalization initiative did not make it to the September ballot. Make it Legal Florida has now resumed its bid to place a cannabis legalization initiative on the 2022 ballot. The 550,000 signatures it managed to collect are valid for two years…

ThursdayDec 10, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Gov. Murphy and NJ Lawmakers Agree on Terms of Cannabis Legalization

Drug reform was one of the major winners at the November ballot in many states. Five states voted to legalize cannabis in some form or the other, with voters in Oregon going as far as decriminalizing all drugs. In New Jersey, voters were asked a single question: whether they approved the legalization of cannabis for adults aged 21 years and over, and they agreed en masse. Unlike most cannabis reform initiatives, New Jersey Public Question 1 does not launch a legal cannabis industry. Instead, it tasked the state legislature with creating a regulatory framework for the cannabis industry and the…

WednesdayDec 09, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Cannabis May Help Alleviate Your Phobias

It may be conceivable that everyone has a phobia; some are small while others can be crippling. Remember Ron Weasley and his phobia of spiders? While some people are only slightly fazed by their phobias, which are defined as irrational fears, others are significantly impacted by them, going as far as to avoid doing certain things or going to specific places because of them. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 19 million individuals in the United States have a phobia, making phobias a common mental disorder in the nation. Some evidence indicates that the use of marijuana…

WednesdayDec 09, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Congress Passes Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana

After decades of prohibition and harsh anti-cannabis policing, the House of Representatives has passed landmark legislation that would decriminalize cannabis federally. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler last July, seeks to repair some of the damage caused by the decades-long war on drugs. The bill would delete marijuana from the Schedule I Class of controlled substances in addition to expunging the records of those with prior nonviolent, cannabis-linked convictions. In the House, the bill ultimately passed along party lines, with 222 Democrats, 5 Republicans, and one Libertarian voting…

TuesdayDec 08, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — How to Select a Delivery Service for Your Medical Marijuana

Delivery services have proliferated during the coronavirus pandemic as a result of the many restrictions imposed in a bid to contain the deadly virus. Marijuana delivery has not been left behind, with the substance becoming more accessible in many parts of the country. However, because this service is a little difficult to maneuver and new to the industry, there are a few things to consider when choosing a delivery service that works for you, while keeping laws on marijuana delivery in mind. Determine if they accept debit/credit cards While some states may limit marijuana sales to cash, delivery services where…

TuesdayDec 08, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Which States Could Pass Marijuana Legalization in 2021?

The success of ballot measures in New Jersey and Arizona last month that saw the legalization of recreational cannabis could have set in motion a wave that may see nearby states also giving the nod to adult-use marijuana. Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Connecticut and New Mexico are some of the states that could be spurred on to pass recreational cannabis laws or ballot measures soon due to what has happened next door to them. For example, the legalization of recreational cannabis at the ballot box in New Jersey may stoke the winds of change in Pennsylvania and New York as…