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MondayFeb 24, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – New NFL Collective Agreement Could End Player Bans Due to Failed Marijuana Tests

On Thursday, NFL team owners approved a proposed collective bargaining agreement, which ensures that National Football League players would no longer be suspended from games for testing positive for marijuana. The agreement was then circulated to the players. The new measure being floated for approval by the NFL Players Association would also reduce the number of players being subjected to marijuana testing. It also reduces marijuana and other drugs testing periods. The drug tests can be administered over a period of two weeks at the start of training camp instead of the current two months. The three-page summary of the…

MondayFeb 24, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Undercover Investigators Lead to Administrative Complaints Against Florida Medical Cannabis Doctors

Two medical marijuana doctors are under investigation after Florida health officials filed a complained against them based on information obtained by undercover investigators posing as patients. A lawyer representing one of the doctors termed it as a trap. The Department of Health in Florida filed both complaints on the same day in 2019, and are waiting for administrative law judges to take action. This is the first significant action taken by Florida against doctors prescribing marijuana to patients. Tallahassee doctor, Joseph Dorn is one of the doctors being investigated. The complaint stated that Dorn was the chief medical officer of…

FridayFeb 21, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – The Clergy in Connecticut Advocate for Marijuana Legalization

Church leaders in Connecticut gathered on Tuesday to rally in support for draft legislation seeking to legalize marijuana. The Connecticut Clergy Coalition is backing governor Ned Lamont’s legislation as it would regulate and tax marijuana. The coalition that represents more than 100 congregations said that marijuana regulation would cut across racial, ethnic, and gender lines. The Connecticut Clergy Coalition is requesting state lawmakers to back the legislation. The legislation would allow people above the age of 21 to possess and buy a maximum of one and a half ounces of marijuana from a licensed dealer. The Coalition further saif that…

FridayFeb 21, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Medical Marijuana Allows ADHD Patients to Take Fewer Prescription Drugs

A new study has found that people with ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) tend to use less prescription drugs, which are powerful, addictive, and psychostimulants when they consume more medical marijuana. The researchers found that patients who consumed medical marijuana compounds, such as cannabinoids and terpenes, reported a higher occurrence of stopping usage of all ADHD medication. The study findings were published in the Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal last month. The researchers said that in the study, they demonstrated how ADHD patients treated using medical marijuana stopped using their prescription medication, especially those who consumed medical marijuana in high doses. The…

ThursdayFeb 20, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Border Patrol Union Boss Admits Legalizing Pot Forces Illicit Players Out

On Friday, the head of the labor union representing U.S. Border Patrol agents acknowledged that cartel activities are being disrupted by the states where marijuana is legal. Although the President of the National Border Patrol Council, Brandon Judd, tried to downplay the impact of legalization, he was inadvertently making a case for the regulation of all illegal drugs by saying that cartels might start smuggling other commodities when marijuana is legalized within the states. Judd made an appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal when he made these remarks, and while he was there, a caller said that legalization of marijuana within…

ThursdayFeb 20, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – LA Moves to Dismiss 66,000 Pot Convictions

State officials in Los Angeles say the people who are slated to benefit from the dismissal of approximately 66,000 past pot convictions include Latinos (45%), African American (32%), 20% are whites, and 3% consist of others racial groups. The cases that were dismissed include 62,000 marijuana felony convictions that go back several decades, and 4,000 misdemeanor charges for possession, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Jackie Lacey said. When California voters legalized adult-use marijuana after they approved Proposition 64 in November 2016, they passed the dismissal of simple marijuana crimes. The law also included provisions providing for the expungement of past…

WednesdayFeb 19, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Alabama Senate Bill Seeks to Legalize Medical Marijuana

Southeast and Midwest states in the U.S. are historically conservative, and they are opposed to the legalization of marijuana in any form, but in recent years, several states such as Florida and Louisiana have been adopting marijuana reform for legalizing medical marijuana. And Alabama is among the 17 states where medical marijuana is still illegal. But new legislation which was introduced last Tuesday in the state Senate by Senator Tim Melson is seeking to authorize medical marijuana. The legislation SB 165, which would establish the Compassion Act, would allow the state of Alabama to legalize certain forms of medical cannabis,…

WednesdayFeb 19, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Research Shows Marijuana Edibles THC Labels Need to Be Improved

A new study has found that the majority of young adults do not comprehend the levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the advertised marijuana edibles. However, researchers have suggested a new manner of communicating the concentration of THC as well as other information on the product labels. The new study tested the efficacy of THC labeling on marijuana edibles. Between 2015 and 2016, research shows that in the United States, about ten percent of the adult population and approximately twenty-four percent of the youths had consumed marijuana within the past year. And since then, marijuana consumption has been on the rise.…

TuesdayFeb 18, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Proposed Law Seeks to Protect Privacy of Maine Marijuana Companies

The lawmakers in the state of Maine are considering approving a proposal that provides a cloak of secrecy about the imminent adult-use marijuana sector. The legislation L.D. 2091, which was written by the legislators within the state of Maine, would exclude trade secrets, security, and operating protocols provided to the state by marijuana businesses from public records law. The state of Maine claims that the proposal would enclose in protections for cannabis business proprietary information, such as recipes for marijuana edibles. The spokesperson for the Office of Marijuana Policy in Maine, which drafted the legislation L.D.2091, David Heidrich said that…

WednesdayFeb 12, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Colorado State University to Offer Degree in Marijuana

Colorado State University is launching a degree in marijuana after receiving state approval for the program on Friday. Starting this fall, Colorado will be offering Cannabis, Biology, and Chemistry to undergraduate students wishing to study the science of the crop to ensure success in the industry, local media reported. The marijuana program is similar to a double major in biology and chemistry and features a lab permitted to cultivate industrial hemp to allow students to use cannabidiol derived from the plant during their study. The program launch coincides with a time when the marijuana industry is booming, and more states…