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MondaySep 09, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – LA Launches Crackdown on Marijuana Black Market

Recently, the city of Los Angeles launched a major crackdown on illegal marijuana activities that include cultivation, extraction, manufacturing and delivery. The city has a penalty of six months’ incarceration and a fine of $1,000 for those convicted of engaging in any unlicensed commercial cannabis activity. LA City Attorney Mike Feuer is quoted as saying that that his office was taking the enforcement action because it wasn’t good for some entities to go through the entire process of getting licensed while others come and distort the industry without playing by the same rules. Currently, the city has about 165 licensed…

FridaySep 06, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Mississippians Likely to Vote on Medical Cannabis After Ballot Measure Signatures Are Submitted

Voters in Mississippi are likely to be given a chance to cast their vote to decide whether medical marijuana should be legalized in the state after a group of activists submitted a list containing more than the minimum number of voter signatures required to put the matter on the 2020 ballot. Though the signatures that were submitted on Wednesday this week still have to be verified by the Mississippi Secretary of State, Mississippians for Compassionate Care (MCC), the group behind the campaign to put the matter before voters, are confident that all is set after they submitted lists containing in…

FridaySep 06, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Colombia Makes Progress as an International Medical Marijuana Industry Player

While Colombia has been infamous as a major player in the illegal drugs trade due to its production of illicit marijuana and cocaine, the country is slowly but steadily making its mark as a major player on the international market for medical marijuana, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Currently, Colombia has a number of farms that are dedicated to cultivating medical marijuana for the export market. Some of the most significant destinations for this medical marijuana are Canada, the UK and many other countries around the world. The BBC World News report points out that many nations around…

ThursdaySep 05, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Advocates Intensify Fight for Workers’ Right to Use Marijuana

Should someone using marijuana in a state where it is legal fear that they will lose their job or have their job application rejected? Pro-marijuana advocates are starting to show that the answer is an emphatic “no” and they are demanding for action in this regard. It is ironical that California, which paved the way for recreational marijuana across the country, doesn’t have protections for workers who use legal marijuana within its state borders. Courts have ruled that the laws legalizing marijuana don’t shield workers from being fired for using marijuana and the attempt of lawmakers to correct this situation…

ThursdaySep 05, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Mexican Senator Files Cannabis Legalization Bill as Supreme Court Deadline Looms

Barely a month before the deadline given by the Mexican Supreme Court compelling the government to pass legalization legalizing marijuana elapses, a senator has filed a bill to end prohibition. Sen. Julio Menchaca Salazar, the chair of the Senate Judicial Committee and a member of the ruling party in the country, filed the bill that seeks to legalize the possession, cultivation and use of marijuana by adults. The bill intends to amend two existing laws while also providing for the use of medical marijuana. The bill will also legalize the use of industrial hemp in the manufacture of textiles. During…

WednesdaySep 04, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – USDA Publishes Report on the Status of the Canadian Hemp Industry

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a report that provides details about the status of the hemp industry in neighboring Canada. The six-page document which was authored by the Agriculture Attaché Evan Mangino indicates that while hemp was legalized in Canada close to 20 years ago and the U.S. only did so last year, the two countries are facing identical regulatory challenges. Last year, Canada exported approximately 5,400 metric tons of hemp seeds. About 70 percent of those exports were to the U.S., but this figure is expected to drop a great deal once U.S. hemp farmers start…

WednesdaySep 04, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Federal Money to Facilitate Research into Removing Pesticides from Cannabis

A quarter of a million dollars is being handed by a U.S. federal agency to a biotech company so that research into how dangerous pesticides can be removed from several crops, including marijuana, can be done. Brooklyn Bioscience is the lucky startup that won the two-year grant worth $250,000 from the National Science Foundation. The money will help to further the company’s efforts to engineer an enzyme with the capability of breaking down organophosphates (OPs). OPs are pesticides that have been found to be extremely hazardous to the environment and humans. Marijuana farmers will be especially interested in this enzyme…

TuesdaySep 03, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Israel to Triple Medical Marijuana Production

According to Israeli media, the government has issued an additional seven medical marijuana cultivation licenses. This decision will result in the tripling of the amount of medical marijuana grown in the country. The seven companies granted cultivation licenses are Elpis Flora, Briev Agricultural Crops, Medical Cannabis Growing, Rami Sela, Shavit Agro, Natali Buskila and S. Sydan. It is expected that these seven entities will be in position to avail medical marijuana products to Israeli pharmacies by the end of this year. This week also marks the overhaul of the medical marijuana program in Israel as new regulations come into force.…

TuesdaySep 03, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Study Finds the Presence of Marijuana Reduces Local Crime Rates

Many opponents of marijuana legalization have often argued that legalization would open the door to higher crime rates within the neighborhoods where cannabis dispensaries are located. However, a study done in Denver has shown that in the neighborhoods where cannabis dispensaries are opened, crime rates tend to reduce in comparison to the neighborhoods without marijuana dispensaries. The researchers write that when a marijuana dispensary is opened in an area, a crime reduction rate of 19 percent is noted relative to the overall crime rates within the period under study. This monthly reduction in crime was computed on the basis of…

ThursdayAug 29, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – FDA Seeks More Public Input on International Cannabis Rescheduling

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again announced that it is receiving public comments about the possible reclassification of cannabis in international treaties. The agency revealed in a federal register notice that it was opening a 30-day comments period on a matter about which it had received comments back in March but the comments period was shorter since the UN was due to meet shortly after to discuss the World Health Organization’s recommendation that marijuana and THC should be reclassified and that CBD shouldn’t be subjected to any international restrictions since it wasn’t addictive and didn’t carry any…