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ThursdaySep 17, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Colorado Marijuana Farmers Risk Losing Millions as Early Cold Weather Sets In

Although growing cannabis can be quite a rewarding experience, it is fraught with numerous complications. The plant requires a specific set of conditions to thrive, and farmers could find themselves facing losses due to any number of reasons. This time, it was the cold. Colorado has seen uncharacteristically frigid temperatures this month. The second week of September saw especially cold temperatures that dropped below freezing and dumped inches of snow on the ground, potentially destroying millions of dollars’ worth of outdoor cannabis and hemp plants. For most outdoor cannabis and hemp farmers in Colorado, the roughly 70-degree temperature swing came…

WednesdaySep 16, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Marijuana Back in the Spotlight; Twitter to Blame for Bad Press

Twitter has partnered up with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to advocate for substance misuse treatment. When a Twitter user searches for “marijuana” or any other substance-related keyword, health warnings will appear. However, it turns out this only applies to marijuana. In partnership with the same federal drug agency, Twitter began to add a notification above tweets on certain drug terms earlier this week. In addition to this, the notification also directs Twitter users to SAMHSA’s website and help line. Advocates for drug policy reform have drawn attention to the fact that the message sustains the stereotype…

WednesdaySep 16, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – 4 Marijuana Harvesting Tips for Outdoor Growers

The harvest season is the most taxing as well as the most thrilling time of the outdoor plant growth cycle. This season can either make or break an entire year’s operation. To ensure your harvest is snag-free and also successful, here are some of the key things you should make sure are ticked off your ‘before-harvest’ checklist. Ensure that your drying area has been prepared and is ready for use It is important to sanitize and clean the drying area to be used. This will help prevent post-harvest contamination as well as ensure that your processing operation runs smoothly. Additionally,…

TuesdaySep 15, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – IRS Publishes Tax Guidance for Cannabis Industry

The U.S. cannabis industry has been in a precarious position for the past few years. Although more than thirty states have legalized cannabis sales in some form, the plant remains illegal at the federal level. So, although businesses can sell cannabis as long as they obtain a state license, federal law considers the business illegal. Despite this, marijuana businesses are required to pay federal tax and because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, they are denied access to tax benefits. Early this month, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released updated guidance on tax policy for the nascent marijuana industry.…

TuesdaySep 15, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Data Suggests Colorado Marijuana Users are Transitioning from Consumers to Patients

Six years after Colorado legalized adult recreational use of cannabis and amidst the largest health and economic crisis in a century, the state’s cannabis industry is flourishing. June saw recreational marijuana shops sell more than $155 million worth of cannabis products, a 6% increase from the $149,186,615 worth of cannabis products sold in May. July was even more profitable with the state reporting $42 million in medical marijuana revenues and $164.2 million from recreational marijuana for total monthly sales of $206.7 million. Colorado is representative of the entire country’s cannabis industry: it was declared essential at the start of the…

MondaySep 14, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Affordable Deals Drive Ohio Residents to Michigan to Purchase Medical Marijuana

Michigan has a new consumer market: Ohio’s medical cannabis patients and no, it’s not because their marijuana is better or of a higher quality. Only because it’s cheaper. Marijuana card holders from Ohio have revealed numerous times that they only travel to the cannabis clinics up north in Michigan to save money. One medical marijuana patient recently stated in an interview that most Ohio clinics charged double the price that dispensaries in Michigan did. Another cannabis card holder, George McClure, admitted to going to Michigan dispensaries as they were far cheaper, even after factoring in the amount he’d spend to…

MondaySep 14, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Illinois Social Equity Applicants Want Marijuana License Lottery Delayed

It is widely known that the decades’ long war on drugs wreaked havoc on certain communities. In fact, when advocates started pushing for the decriminalization of marijuana way back, one of their biggest objectives was to help communities that had been adversely affected by the war on drugs. For most states that legalized cannabis, that included granting more cannabis dispensary licenses to minorities that qualified for social equity as well as expunging the records of those with marijuana-related charges. Illinois’ legal cannabis program was no different. The state’s recreational cannabis law required that people with low-level marijuana convictions have their…

FridaySep 11, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Federal Report Reveals Few Banks Worked with Cannabis Businesses Amidst the Pandemic

The latest data from the federal government shows that in the last fiscal quarter, few financial institutions are servicing firms in the cannabis industry. In fact, the number is said to have declined. Last week, a report released by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network showed that 695 credit unions and banks were working with legal marijuana businesses at June’s end. However, in the previous quarter, the number was 710, showing a clear decline. What then, is behind the apparent decline? COVID-19 is one of the culprits. The coronavirus pandemic has affected many economies globally, with most businesses either going bankrupt…

FridaySep 11, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Congressional Bill Seeks to Allow CBD and Other Hemp Ingredients to Be Sold as Supplements

Two congressmen have introduced a bill that would allow CBD and other hemp extracts to be marketed and sold as dietary supplements. Sponsored by Reps. Kurt Schrader and Morgan Griffith, the bipartisan legislation would make it clear that Congress intends on making federally regulated CBD and other hemp products available to American consumers. Although industrial hemp and its extracts were legalized in December 2018, the nascent industry lacks a national regulatory framework. The new bill seeks to clear the legal confusion around CBD and allow licensed retailers to sell CBD products. “Hemp was historically an important crop for Virginia farmers,…

ThursdaySep 10, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Research Finds Cannabis Use Has Grown Among Baby Boomers

A recent study that was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine last Monday, shows that the use of cannabis among people aged between 56 and 74, is on the rise in America, with men in the lead. The baby boomer generation which makes up people aged between 56 and 74, refers to people who were born between the year 1946 and 1964. They make up about 20% of the world’s population, mostly in developed nations. The study’s co-author, Bill Jesdale, suggests that the attitudes toward marijuana in the country seem to be changing. Bill Jesdale, who also works at…