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MondaySep 23, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Marijuana Banking Bill Changes Suggested to Win Republican Support

On Monday, we reported that Congress was likely to vote on the SAFE Banking Act this month, and the latest indicators strongly point to a floor vote being scheduled for next week. The supporters of the bill would like the vote to be conducted under suspended House rules, and a number of amendments have been suggested to win over more Republicans and ensure that the bill will get the two-thirds majority needed under the suspended rules arrangement. One of the changes that has been made provides clarification that the protections given to banks that work with state-legal marijuana companies also…

FridaySep 20, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – New Hampshire Assembly Overrides Veto on Marijuana Home Grows

The House of Representatives in New Hampshire voted on Wednesday to override Gov. Sununu’s veto of a bill that seeks to allow registered medical marijuana patients to grow a limited number of marijuana plants at home for their medical needs. In the message that the governor wrote to explain his veto, Sununu said that allowing home cultivation would make it very hard for law enforcement to prevent marijuana from registered medical users finding its way onto the marijuana black market. The House didn’t agree with his reasoning and they voted 259 to 120 to overturn the veto on House Bill…

FridaySep 20, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Governor Cuomo Hints Cannabis Smoking Ban Could Be Included in Next Legalization Bill

Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York State seems to suggest that the next push to make recreational marijuana legal in the state could include a ban on smoking marijuana. During an MSNBC interview on Sunday, the governor was asked whether the recent illnesses linked to vaping adulterated black market cannabis oil had made him to rethink his desire to legalize marijuana in New York State. He replied that his position hasn’t changed, although his administration isn’t in support of smoking marijuana. He added that there were ways for someone to get their THC fix without having to smoke marijuana. Cuomo…

ThursdaySep 19, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Support for Cannabis Legalization Bill Grows in Colombia

Colombia’s legislature will soon consider a bill to legalize recreational marijuana for adults. The proposed law is being filed by Gustavo Bolivar, a senator belonging to the Colombia Humana Party, one of the many opposition parties in the country. The mover of the bill sees the law as a way to curb crime and support a drug policy shift to a direction in which drugs are looked at as public health concerns rather than as matters of law enforcement. Bolivar has authored several books on drug trafficking and he sees the new bill as something that will facilitate “regularization and…

ThursdaySep 19, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Radio Frequency Technology Tweaked to Protect Marijuana Quality

Food safety companies have for long used radio frequency technology to disinfect food. Now this technology is being adopted by the marijuana industry in order to kill pathogens like mold and mildew while maintaining the quality of the marijuana. The existing methods that were the staple in the industry all came with their own challenges, and this new technique addresses all those shortcomings. For example, many companies use autoclave technology to disinfect marijuana. This method uses a lot of heat, pressure and steam to sterilize marijuana. While the method is effective, it also alters the taste, smell and color of…

WednesdaySep 18, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Oregon Lab Offers Vitamin E Acetate Testing Services

An analytic laboratory in Oregon is offering additional testing services to detect the presence of vitamin E acetate in cannabis vape products. Vitamin E acetate has been linked to the hundreds of people who have developed pulmonary illnesses after vaping cannabis oil, and at least six fatalities have been attributed to these tainted cannabis products. The Portland-based Pixis Labs started performing tests for vitamin E acetate on Monday. The lab developed the test after it emerged that federal and state health authorities were investigating the possibility that the spate of lung illnesses arising after people vaped cannabis oil products could…

WednesdaySep 18, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Massachusetts Lawmakers Move to Address Vaping Dangers

Reports about illnesses and some fatalities possibly linked to the use of tainted vape cartridges has prompted lawmakers and state officials across the country to look for ways to address this challenge. Massachusetts is one of the states that has come out swiftly to confront this problem head-on. On Thursday last week, the Cannabis Control Commission in Massachusetts voted unanimously to enforce new rules requiring marijuana cartridge manufacturers to list all the ingredients in their products. Previously, those manufacturers were only expected to indicate the THC concentration and the other cannabinoids in the product. The new rules change this and…

TuesdaySep 17, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Canadian Company to Offer First Odorless Marijuana

Are you tired of the strong smell of marijuana? A Canadian company may have the solution you have been looking for if their license application is approved by Health Canada, the regulator of the marijuana industry in the country. CannabCo Pharmaceuticals, an Ontario-based company, announced last Tuesday that it would launch its odorless marijuana, and the company boasts that it is the first in the world to offer such a product. CannabCo Pharmaceuticals intends to use a technology that it has named PURECANN to create this odorless marijuana. The company adds that it has exclusive rights to use this technology…

TuesdaySep 17, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Mexican Senate to Start Debating Cannabis Legalization This Week

The Senate in Mexico is set to start debating the legalization of marijuana this week, according to information from the leader of the Morena Party. Different Senate committees will consider the different proposals before them before a bill is put together, possibly by the end of October. Jesusa Rodriguez Martinez, a Senator belonging to the Morena Party, revealed that there are thirteen legalization proposals before the upper chamber of the Mexico legislature. These proposals will all be discussed during open committee sessions. During those sessions, members of the public and other stakeholders will be invited to share their views on…

MondaySep 16, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Congress to Vote on Marijuana Banking Bill This Month

A bipartisan bill that was drafted to protect the banks that accept marijuana businesses as clients will be put before the whole House for a vote this month, according to the office of the Majority Leader. This decision was announced during a closed-door meeting of the Democratic Party lawmakers held on Thursday. The exact date hasn’t been agreed upon, but it will be this month. Some lawmakers who attended that closed-door meeting revealed that there was a suggestion that the bill be voted upon after suspending the rules of procedure. If this were to happen, at least two-thirds of the…