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FridayOct 18, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – California Marijuana Industry Workers Move to Unionize

California has made it easy for weed workers to join labor unions after Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed into law a bill that requires all cannabis stores that have 20 employees or more to enter into labor peace agreements. California is the second state (after New York) to issue a requirement for licensed weed shops to enter into a peace deal with the labor union whereby they promise not to stop their employees from joining a union. This agreement will discourage workers from organizing labor strikes against the company. In recent years, there has been an increased number of…

ThursdayOct 17, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Researchers Call for Global Marijuana Dosage Standard Units

There are no widely accepted health guidelines for marijuana despite the increased moves by different states to legalize recreational cannabis and the widespread consumption of weed. Addiction and Mental Health Group researchers from the University of Bath, in collaboration with UCL, Kings College London, and the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, suggests that users should be educated on the dosages of THC, which is the component of the drug that is psychoactive (gets you high). The team had conducted another research in 2018, which highlighted that over the past decade, the THC concentration in Europe doubled. When combined with this…

ThursdayOct 17, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Former FDA Boss Calls for Federal Regulation of Marijuana Markets

On Monday, Scott Gottlieb, the former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, said that the federal government should be given the authority to regulate states’ marijuana programs. In a CNBC appearance, Scott Gottlieb said that the increase in vaping related lung illnesses calls for the need of a federal regulatory system that would give the agencies power to enforce industry standards on all facets of the legal cannabis market such as the potency of THC and the proper methods of consumption. Although the official was previously not clear on the extent of federal government involvement citing that the vaping problems are…

WednesdayOct 16, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Ruling Party in Scotland Supports Decriminalizing Drugs

On Sunday, Scottish National Party delegates, in a unanimous vote, approved a resolution calling for the decriminalization of drug possession and consumption. The lawmakers representing the Scottish National Party, which is the third-largest party in the UK Parliament, in a conference in Aberdeen, argued that the parliament should remove criminal charges from drug offenses, and addiction should be addressed as a public health problem so as to control the overdose crisis in Scotland. The resolution is an amendment to the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act which states that we are in the 21st century and the current law is not…

WednesdayOct 16, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Group Campaigns for Congressional Action on Pesticide-Free Marijuana

Last Tuesday, Beyond Pesticides, a nonprofit organization said that a lack of federal regulations on pesticides used on marijuana plants is putting marijuana consumers at risk. Beyond Pesticides are advising their supporters to send letters to lawmakers urging them to hold hearings and investigations on the illicit use of unapproved pesticides in the legal markets to prevent toxic pesticide contamination. They are urging the state to advise the farmers to adopt an organic system of planting the cannabis crop. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has to approve and register each crop before farmers can apply the pesticide. And since cannabis…

TuesdayOct 15, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Roadside Marijuana Breathalyzers Could Soon Be Available

Drivers who have smoked marijuana in the past three hours will be easily identified using roadside breath tests, which may be available in 2019. It has been reported that the two companies manufacturing roadside marijuana breathalyzers such as Oakland-based Hound Labs and Sann Tex are hoping that by the second quarter of 2020, their breathalyzers will be ready for use. Mike Lynn, who is the co-founder of Hound Labs, said that his company’s Breathalyzer would be able to identify someone who has used marijuana in the past three hours since that is when the drug is in full effect, and…

TuesdayOct 15, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – California Governor Signs Law Allowing Medical Marijuana on K-12 Campuses

In some California school districts, parents can now bring medical marijuana to their children in K-12 campuses; this is according to a new bill signed into law by Governor Gavin Newson. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown had barred the same bill. The bill which was signed late Wednesday states that, if the school board permits access, parents can administer medical marijuana that is not in the form of vaping or smoking products to the students on the campus premises. Governor Newson who was among the first proposers of the 2016 recreational cannabis legalization, overruled the opposition by law enforcement groups…

MondayOct 14, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Texas Inexplicably Halts Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licensing Process

The Texas Department of Public Safety suspended the permit application process for medical marijuana dispensaries without warning. According to the Department of Compassionate Use Program website, the department is currently not accepting any applications. Initially, the state had said that the application process would remain open from October 1 to November 1. This announcement was quite a shock to advocacy groups that were looking to see the implementation of the expanded medical cannabis program since the list of qualifying conditions was expanded by the legislature to include ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), terminal cancer, autism, and seizures disorders. Initially, medical marijuana…

MondayOct 14, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – ACLU Sues County in Pennsylvania over Medical Marijuana

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Lebanon County’s Court System and probation department over their decision that prevents the use of medical marijuana by people who are on parole. According to ACLU, Lebanon is not the only county implementing this policy; other counties include Elk, Forest, Indiana. Lycoming, Potter, and Northampton. ACLU is hoping that the suit will have implications in all the counties. The suit was formed in September when Lebanon County announced that people who are on probation would no longer be able to access medical marijuana treatment even if they have medical marijuana cards. The state…

FridayOct 11, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Federal Report Shows More Banks Are Accepting Marijuana Businesses

According to a federal report, there is an increase in the number of banks and credit unions accepting to service marijuana businesses in the third quarter of 2019. In the first quarter of 2019, there were 493 banks and 140 credit unions accepting marijuana businesses. In the second quarter, the number of banks and credit unions increased to 553 and 162, respectively. They submitted documents showing that they will be conducting business with legal marijuana businesses. Accepting to conduct business with marijuana companies is viewed as a risky move in the financial sector because marijuana remains a federally controlled substance.…