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MondayDec 16, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Top Vermont Health Official Endorses Recreational Cannabis Legalization in the State

During a radio interview on Monday, Cynthia Seivwright, the director of the Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program in Vermont, said that compared to the current policy, public health would be better protected by regulating marijuana commerce in the state. She made the remarks on WDEV’s Dave Gram Show while discussing the relationship between cannabis-related health issues and Vermont's failure to regulate marijuana. Vermont goes down in the U.S. history books as the first to legalize marijuana by an act of lawmakers. The bill was then signed into law by Governor Phil Scott. The legislation permits low-level possession…

FridayDec 13, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Major League Baseball to Remove Marijuana from List of Banned Substances

Major League Baseball (MLB) is making a brave move by removing marijuana from the list of banned substances for minor league players. The agreement has not been finalized, but the MLB and MLB players’ unions are discussing the terms of the new policy. In a tweet, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal said that as part of the new agreement on opioid negotiations between MLB and the players’ union, MLB would remove marijuana from the list of banned substances for the minor leagues. Rosenthal also noted that Major leagues are not subjected to marijuana tests. The agreement is for minor league players…

FridayDec 13, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Innovators Create App-Controlled Device for Storing Weed

Homeowners have been locking up their guns and money for safekeeping for centuries. However, they no longer have to keep their stash of weed in the same way as a result of technological advancements which have seen a new and safer method introduced for keeping recreational marijuana safe. Several centuries back, people used to store cannabis in makeup bags, pencils cases, or under their mattresses. The potency and cost of contemporary marijuana are rendering weed vulnerable to theft either by innocent children, corrupt house managers, and uncanny roommates. Philip Wilkins said that people no longer believe in stashing their weed…

ThursdayDec 12, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – First 8 Days of Recreational Weed Sales Generate More Than $1.6 Million in Michigan

It looks like the newly legalized weed industry in Michigan is set to hit major milestones pretty quickly. The first eight days of legal adult-use marijuana sales at the five retail outlets that were open in Michigan amounted to $1.6 million. Three of the five shops either run out of stock or had an inadequate supply of marijuana products. From the first to the eighth-day of sales, the total was $1,629,007. The 10% excise tax imposed on then recreational products amounted to $162,900, and the 6% state sales fee raised $107,514. Once the recreational marijuana industry is stabilized by 2020,…

ThursdayDec 12, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Massachusetts Patients Turn to Maine for Affordable Medical Marijuana

Fifty year old Ingrid Martinez is terminally ill and undergoing chemotherapy. Martinez uses medical marijuana to manage pain and nausea. She resides in Lowell, and before she got sick, she was working in medical coding. Martinez travels to Maine after every three weeks to buy marijuana rather than get her supplies from Massachusetts where she resides. She has a Massachusetts medical marijuana card, but she said that the MMJ is expensive in the Bay State. Martinez stopped using marijuana at some point because she could not afford it, and that is why she travels to Maine because it is cheaper…

WednesdayDec 11, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Why You Should Be Cautious About Telling Police You Use Weed

The law enforcement agencies are still arresting people for using or possessing marijuana despite its legal stature in many jurisdictions around the country, and some of these arrests are brought about by personal admission of use or possession to the police. People are under the impression that it is okay to admit that they are using marijuana since it is legal in many states in the U.S. Others assume that since marijuana is legalized, the rules associated with the plant are not applicable, so they end up throwing caution to the wind as you find them leaving their homes with…

WednesdayDec 11, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge DEA to Allow Researchers to Study Cannabis from Dispensaries

On Friday, a bipartisan coalition of legislators from the House and Senate sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting policy amendments, which would allow researchers to use marijuana bought from state-legal dispensaries for their studies on its benefits and risks. The legislators were led by Rep. Harley Rouda (D-CA) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI). In the letter, they cited federal health agencies' feedback where they said that research on marijuana is inhibited by the existing restrictions on cannabis. The primary challenge is that there exists only one federally-authorized facility producing research-grade marijuana. Although the DEA said that they…

TuesdayDec 10, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Trimming Technology to Boost the Cannabis Industry

Companies operating in the cannabis industry are in existence because of the marijuana plant, which is cultivated and harvested to manufacture marijuana products and services. The marijuana plant is harvested through trimming, a process through which the farmer separates the stem and leaves from the flower. When trimming is done correctly, the marijuana plant dries properly and the buds are highly potent and appealing to customers when taken to the market. When there are many plants to be harvested, trimming can be quite tiresome and time-consuming. Innovators in the cannabis industry are working on developing a faster process of trimming…

TuesdayDec 10, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Huge Demand Forces Michigan Recreational Weed Retailers to Impose Purchase Limits

In Michigan, recreational marijuana business is booming. On Wednesday, a recorded message from Arbors Wellness in Ann Arbor said that currently, the shop has a high number of customers, which is keeping them extra busy and they are therefore unable to answer calls. The overwhelming demand has even led to purchase limits being imposed by the retailers. The sale of recreational marijuana in Michigan was launched on December 1 and since then, demand has been so high that businesses were forced to turn away customers at some point. On the first day of recreational sales, four shops generated an average…

MondayDec 09, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Michael Bloomberg Now Supports Marijuana Decriminalization

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a Democratic presidential candidate who has been outspoken against marijuana law reforms but is now in favor of decriminalizing marijuana possession. On November 24, Bloomberg launched a late bid for the Democratic presidential nomination; however, he faced criticism for making dismissive remarks earlier in the year about cannabis legalization when he said that the policy change is the stupidest thing anybody has ever done. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Bloomberg is in support of criminal justice reform for the decriminalization of simple marijuana possession and states’ right to end prohibition…