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MondayMay 06, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Las Vegas City Council Votes to Allow Marijuana Lounges

On Wednesday (May 1), the Las Vegas City Council voted 4-1 in favor of a proposed ordinance that would see cannabis consumption lounges licensed to operate within the city. This means that the first consumption lounges could open by the end of this year. Las Vegas becomes the first city in Nevada to pass regulations allowing cannabis consumption venues to open. Carolyn Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas, abstained from voting due to a possible conflict of interest. She had earlier revealed that one of her family members works in the cannabis industry. According to the ordinance passed, cannabis retailers…

FridayMay 03, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – 3 Things We Get Wrong When We Look at Cannabis as We Do Alcohol

As more states move to legalize cannabis in the U.S., there is a tendency to think about marijuana in the same light as alcohol, and this sets up people to make a number of mistakes. Below are three things that you are likely to get wrong when you look at cannabis through the same lens as you think about alcohol. Expecting Quick Results from Consuming Marijuana Edibles When you take alcohol, it is fairly easy to know when you are approaching your limit and are now crossing into the realm of intoxication. When some people consume cannabis edibles for the…

FridayMay 03, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Moosehead Teams up With Sproutly Canada to Produce Cannabis Beverages

Moosehead Breweries Ltd, one of the largest breweries in Canada, has announced that it plans to form a joint venture with Sproutly Canada, Inc. in order to make cannabis-infused drinks. The drinks will be introduced on the Canadian market by the end of this year. Andrew Oland, the CEO of Moosehead Breweries Ltd, said that the company wants to enter the cannabis beverages space as soon as the federal government in Canada releases rules to regulate cannabis edibles in the country. As a leader in the beer industry, Moosehead is convinced that the company is well placed to be a…

ThursdayMay 02, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Confident Cannabis Raises $12M for Nationwide Expansion

Confident Cannabis, a cannabis wholesale platform, has raised $12m to bring its total capitalization to more than $18m from their inception. The new funding is intended to enable the company to expand its operations into new territories across the country. The Series A funding round was led by Poseidon Asset Management, a cannabis venture capital fund based in San Francisco. Other entities that invested more funds in Confident Cannabis include Y Combinator, Bullpen Capital, FJLabs as well as Greenfield Global and Base Ventures. Confident Cannabis focuses on empowering all verticals within the cannabis industry so that all players, including cultivators…

ThursdayMay 02, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Marijuana Investor Donates Millions to Harvard and MIT for Cannabis Research

Charles R. Broderick, a cannabis investor, has donated $9 million to his alma mater (Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology-MIT) so that the two institutions can conduct research into the health effects of cannabis. The two academic institutions described the donation that they had received as the largest ever private funding into marijuana research. Speaking about his donation, Broderick said that the absence of sufficient scientific research on cannabis has allowed some players in the industry to make claims that may be hard to verify. He added that since prohibitionist laws are collapsing around the world, the time has come…

WednesdayMay 01, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Trump Administration Opposed to Medical Cannabis for Military Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs has voiced its opposition to three bills that are intended to protect the VA benefits of veterans who use medical cannabis in states where it is legal, allow VA doctors to prescribe medical cannabis in states where it is legal and also expand research into the medical potential of cannabis. The VA officials were speaking during a congressional hearing on Tuesday (April 30). For example, Keita Franklin (suicide prevention national director in the VA department) was of the view that the bill compelling the VA department to conduct research on the medical benefits and risks…

WednesdayMay 01, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Canadian Addiction Experts Advocate for Improved Access to Cannabis

While many of the reported benefits of cannabis are backed by scientific evidence, others haven’t yet been subjected to scientific scrutiny. However, cannabis’ role in helping to combat addiction problems has received overwhelming support from addition specialists in Canada. These addiction experts are asking the authorities to take steps and improve access to legal cannabis so that those who are most at risk of addiction to stronger substances can use medical marijuana to reduce their dependence or avoid getting hooked in the first place. Of particular concern is Vancouver in British Columbia. Back in 2015, the authorities in Vancouver created…

TuesdayApr 30, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Massachusetts Regulators Vote on Cannabis Home Delivery

Marijuana regulators have reached an agreement about plans to allow the home delivery of marijuana products within the state. A vote of 4-1 was passed by the Cannabis Control Commission. If the plan gets final approval from the commission by the end of May, the delivery of cannabis products within the state would mainly be done by people from the communities that suffered the most during the War on Drugs. The rules pave the way for people from those disadvantaged communities to have an expedited entry into the legal cannabis industry. Under the regulatory policies, home delivery licenses would exclusively…

TuesdayApr 30, 2019 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Canada Preparing to Approve Second Cannabis Roadside Test Kit

The Canadian government is close to approving a second cannabis test set for use by law enforcement officers who suspect that a driver may be impaired by marijuana. The kit uses a sample of saliva to test for the presence of THC in the body of an individual flagged down for possible marijuana impairment. The Department of Justice had earlier issued an order on April 20 to add the three pieces of equipment made by Abbot to the equipment that the police can use to get preliminary results when they suspect that someone is driving while impaired after consuming marijuana.…

MondayApr 29, 2019 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Mexico Set to Legalize Recreational Marijuana by October

When Mexico legalized medical marijuana in June 2017, few ever imagined that the country would legalize marijuana for adult-use a couple of years later. Drug cartels have so much influence in the country that one would be led to believe that those cartels would never allow any policy that threatens their illicit business to be passed. However, the tide has turned and according to reports coming from across the border, a legal framework for the legalization of recreational cannabis will be in place by October this year. If that plan comes to pass, Mexico will be the third country in…