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MondayJul 29, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks to Ease Marijuana Business Access to Insurance Services

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Monday seeks to ensure greater access to insurance policies for marijuana businesses in states where the drug is legal. The bill titled “Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act” was sponsored by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ). The cosponsors of the legislation are Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND). Currently, federal law makes it very difficult for cannabis businesses to get casualty, property and title insurance cover regardless of the state laws on the matter. If the CLAIM Act is passed, insurance companies wouldn’t have to…

FridayJul 26, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Poll Finds Cannabis Legalization More Popular than $15 Minimum Wage and Free College Education

A new national survey has found that legalizing marijuana is more popular than providing free college education and instituting a $15 minimum wage across the country. The poll, conducted by Marist Poll, was funded by PBS NewsHour and NPR. In the poll, 1,346 adults from across the country were interviewed over the phone between July 15 and 17 about their views on 20 policy proposals. More specifically, the respondents were asked to state whether those policy proposals were or weren’t a good idea. 63 percent of the people polled said legalizing cannabis was a good idea while 32 percent were…

FridayJul 26, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – NYC Council Passes Two Cannabis Reform Resolutions

On Tuesday this week, the New York City Council passed two cannabis-related resolutions as part of a package of marijuana laws that the progressive-minded caucus of the chamber wants to see enacted. One of those resolutions calls on the Administration of Children’s Services (ACS) to adopt a new policy to the effect that finding someone using or in possession of marijuana shouldn’t in itself mean that a child is in danger and should be removed from that person. Child custody issues constitute one of the most serious yet overlooked consequences of cannabis consumption, even in places where the drug has…

ThursdayJul 25, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – First US Marijuana Cafe Set to Open in September

Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Café is set to become the first marijuana café to open its doors to the public if its launch on September 1 this year goes according to plan. The West Hollywood Business License Commission gave the new business its final approval by a unanimous decision during a meeting that was held on July 16. Andrea Drummer, the Head Chef of the café, said that they are proud to be the first in the U.S. to open a cannabis café. Drummer added that they take that responsibility highly, since it will set the pace for the educational…

ThursdayJul 25, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Michigan Caregivers Grow More than a Million Marijuana Plants

The registered medical marijuana caregivers in Michigan are authorized to grow more than a million cannabis plants, according to state statistics. This information is crucial as the state transitions from a purely medical cannabis program to one that embraces the recreational use of the drug by adults. Even if the state accelerates the process by which new commercial growers are licensed, it is unlikely that any of those licensees will have harvested, processed and distributed their marijuana crop at the time recreational sales are launched. In August 2017, Andrew Brisbo, the Director of the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation stated…

WednesdayJul 24, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Study Looks at How Marijuana Extracts Can Kill Cancer Cells

A recent study shows that cannabis extracts can impair the survival of some types of cancer cells and also inhibit their spread. However, the effects of the cannabis extracts vary according to the chemical profile of the extracts used, the researchers discovered. The team of researchers found that the results of using just one compound of cannabis, such as THC, to kill cancer cells wasn’t as promising as using full-spectrum cannabis extracts. Since marijuana has hundreds of compounds whose concentration varies from one preparation or marijuana strain to another, it was difficult to determine which particular combination of compounds had…

WednesdayJul 24, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Thousands Submit Comments Urging FDA to Allow CBD in Supplements and Foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started receiving comments on CBD regulation from the public and other stakeholders in April and the comments period came to an end early last week. The agency had initially planned to close the comments period on July 2 but the overwhelming public interest in the matter led the FDA to extent that deadline to July 16. By the close of the comments period, more than 4,400 submissions had been filed by individuals and organization. The comments received covered everything imaginable about the therapeutic effects of CBD, how the compound should be tested, packaged…

TuesdayJul 23, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – More than 100 Cannabis Businesses Ask Congress to Consider Social Equity During Legalization

A coalition of more than a hundred cannabis companies and industry groups has sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to include social equity in any legislation that is proposed as a way of ending marijuana prohibition. The letter, sent on Thursday last week, asserts that the work of Congress will be incomplete if they only stopped at legalizing marijuana without going further to address issues of social equity. More specifically, the groups and associations that signed this letter express concern that the people who were worst affected by the War on Drugs are likely to be left behind as…

TuesdayJul 23, 2019 12:15 pm

The Top 12 CBD Myths and Misconceptions

It doesn’t get you high, but it’s causing quite a buzz among medical scientists and patients. The past year has seen a surge of interest in cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating cannabis compound with significant therapeutic properties. Numerous commercial start-ups and internet retailers have jumped on the CBD bandwagon, touting CBD derived from hemp as the next big thing, a miracle oil that can shrink tumors, quell seizures, and ease chronic pain – without making people feel “stoned.” But along with a growing awareness of cannabidiol as a potential health aid there has been a proliferation of misconceptions about CBD. #1 “CBD IS MEDICAL. THC IS RECREATIONAL.” Project CBD receives many inquiries from around the world and oftentimes…

TuesdayJul 23, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Second Marijuana Home Delivery Lawsuit Filed in California

East of Eden Cannabis Company, a state-licensed marijuana company in California, has filed a lawsuit against Santa Cruz County accusing the local government for violating the rights granted to the company by the state government. The company asserts that the state law allowing companies to deliver marijuana to any part of the state, including areas that opted out of hosting marijuana businesses, is being trampled upon by the enforcement of the rules passed by the authorities in Santa Cruz banning the delivery of marijuana into their jurisdictions. This lawsuit is the second on the controversy surrounding who should have the…