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MondayAug 26, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – New Industry-Backed Cannabis Legalization Measure Announced in Florida

A multi-state medical marijuana dispensary chain is behind the latest measure which has been filed to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. This measure was filed on Aug. 6. The 2020 ballot measure was a filed by Make It Legal Florida, a political committee registered at the beginning of this month. The chair of this committee is the government affairs director of MedMen, a medical marijuana dispensary with operations in Florida and several other states. Under this proposal, it would be legal to possess, use and transport up to a maximum of 2.5 ounces of recreational marijuana as long as one…

MondayAug 26, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Missouri Receives More than 2,100 Medical Marijuana Business Applications

The Department of Health in Missouri announced earlier this week that it had received 2,163 applications from companies that wanted to operate medical cannabis facilities in the state. This tally reflects the applications that were received by the time the 4:30 pm Monday deadline clocked. Only a small fraction of those applicants will be given licenses by the end of this year since the number of dispensary licensees required is 192 while 86 licenses will be given to manufacturing facilities. 60 licenses are earmarked for medical marijuana cultivators while ten are for testing facilities. This means that the state will…

FridayAug 23, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Federally Funded Journal Reveals How Prohibition is Endangering Marijuana Consumers

It is ironical that federal dollars were used to publish a journal report which blames the federal prohibition of marijuana for putting cannabis consumers at risk since there is no federal guidance on the safety standards that the industry should adhere to. Environmental Health Perspectives, an open access journal whose work is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health, published this damning report in its edition for this week. The report observes that because marijuana is still considered an illegal drug by the federal government, regulatory agencies like the FDA and the EPA cannot provide guidance to the…

FridayAug 23, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Thai State Hospitals Start Distributing Marijuana Oils

Thai state hospitals have stocked up on cannabis oils and are ready to start dispensing them to patients, according to a press release by Anutin Chanvirakul, the Public Health Minister who also doubles as the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. Chanvirakul revealed that Thai state hospitals received a total of 4,500 bottles of marijuana extracts starting on August 7 as a result of the law which was passed in December to make medical cannabis legal in the Asian country. Under this new law, the government will be responsible for regulating the production, processing and sale of medical marijuana products. Companies…

ThursdayAug 22, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Study Finds Cannabis Flower Tops Other Cannabis Products in Providing Pain Relief

A study whose findings were published towards the end of July has found that dried marijuana flower provides the highest level of pain relief when compared to other marijuana products. This conclusion was made after analyzing the data collected by an app which allows medical marijuana users to track the effects of the different medical marijuana products and dosage for different health conditions. The New Mexico University researchers wrote that higher THC concentrations in marijuana flower and other cannabis products were associated with better pain relief outcomes among the patients who used the Releaf App to track their medical cannabis…

ThursdayAug 22, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Four Key Lessons After Four Years of Recreational Marijuana in Colorado

Last year Colorado marked four years of legal marijuana sales and the data from the state government shows a number of lessons that other states can learn from Colorado’s experience. The following are some of those key lessons. The Revenue Potential is High It wasn’t just hype when marijuana legalization advocates campaigned on the promise that legalizing marijuana would be good for the economy. Colorado’s data reveals that cannabis sales amounting to more than $6 billion were recorded between 2014 and 2018. These sales resulted in tax revenue exceeding $1 billion, and the state coffers are the better for it.…

WednesdayAug 21, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Federal Data Reveals Underage Marijuana Use Isn’t Increasing After Legalization

While marijuana legalization opponents often claim that legalizing the drug will cause underage use of marijuana to skyrocket, the data seems to contradict this view. The latest proof that the fears of those opposed to legalization are unfounded is survey data released by the Substances Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-SAMHSA on Tuesday. SAMHSA released the results of the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showing that the proportion of youth who have used marijuana within the last 30 days was less than the percentage of those who had used the drug according to the survey results of…

WednesdayAug 21, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Maryland Court Rules Marijuana Smell Not Enough to Warrant a Body Search

The winds of change regarding marijuana laws around the country have evoked the lyrics of Bob Dylan when he wrote “The Times They Are a-Changin’” nearly 60 years ago. In fact, a court of law in Maryland quoted those very lyrics during its landmark ruling in a marijuana case in which the police was told they didn’t have “probable cause” to search the appellant just because the officers could smell pot. This landmark ruling traces its roots to the arrest of Michael Pacheco back in 2016. The 26-year old had been found in his parked car in Montgomery County. The…

TuesdayAug 20, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – New Zealand Study Concludes Teens Are Losing Interest in Marijuana

A study whose findings were published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on Friday suggests that marijuana use among high school students is exhibiting a downward trend. This study comes to the same conclusion as another study that was conducted in the U.S. According to the New Zealand study, the proportion of high school students who admitted that they tried using marijuana dropped to 23 percent in 2012 from the 38 percent recorded in 2001. The proportion of students who admitted to using marijuana on a weekly basis also reduced from approximately 6 percent in 2001 to 3.1 percent in…

TuesdayAug 20, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Canadian Startup Makes Headway in Developing Marijuana Breathalyzer for US Police

Y-Combinator, a startup accelerator based in California, has picked interest in an Ontario-based startup which is developing a breathalyzer that can detect both alcohol and marijuana on the breath of drivers. Y-Combinator is known for having worked with Airbnb, Dropbox and Reddit, so the Canadian startup should be given ample attention if it has caught the eye of this startup accelerator. SannTek Labs Inc. is the company behind the breathalyzer. This company was founded by two engineering graduate students at the University of Waterloo. The duo plan to develop a testing device which is more robust, more accurate and less…

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