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ThursdayJun 15, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Supreme Court Gives Florida AG Extra Fortnight to File Cannabis Challenge

The Florida attorney general has received two extra weeks to come up with a brief challenging the addition of a proposed cannabis legalization measure to the 2024 ballot. State Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office originally had until June 5, 2022, to provide the briefs, but it filed a motion to push the deadline. The office stated that it had limited staff and was currently dealing with multiple deadlines that made it unable to meet last Monday’s deadline for the cannabis ballot initiative challenge. The court motion met no challenges from the cannabis ballot campaign’s lawyers, and the state Supreme Court…

ThursdayJun 15, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — D.C. Woman Wins Case Against Neighbor’s Marijuana Smoke

A judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a ruling requiring a man to cease smoking medical marijuana in his apartment because of complaints from a neighbor about the intrusive odor. Judge Ebony Scott determined that Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd had not proven her entitlement to damages but successfully argued that the smell constituted a private nuisance. Consequently, Scott ordered Thomas Cackett, who is licensed to purchase marijuana but lacks the authorization to disrupt others' enjoyment of their property, to discontinue his smoking habit. Additionally, Cackett is prohibited from smoking within a 25-foot radius of Ippolito-Shepherd's residence. This groundbreaking decision is expected to…

WednesdayJun 14, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Louisiana Senate Signs Off on Cannabis Expungements Bill, Sends to Governor’s Desk

The Louisiana Senate has approved a measure to expunge certain cannabis-related offenses from people’s records and sent the bill to the governor. The new bill will provide a streamlined pipeline that allows people with first-time convictions for cannabis possession to expunge their records. Most pundits agree that the war on drugs was a failure that led to the incarceration of millions of Americans for relatively minor offenses, and decimated local communities while allowing the criminal institutions behind the illicit drug trade to flourish. Authorities were especially hard on people of color during the failed drug war and studies now show…

TuesdayJun 13, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Maryland Starts Receiving Applications for Cannabis Business Grants

Maryland authorities are currently open to receiving grant applications aimed at assisting established medical marijuana enterprises in transitioning into dual license holders, enabling the businesses to cater to the recreational market once legalization comes into effect in the upcoming month. In addition, the state’s Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced that beginning on Aug. 1, 2023, it will start accepting applications for loans and grants intended to enhance market engagement from holders of social equity licenses by providing initial capital and covering operational costs. The fund, established by a recent marijuana legislation bill signed by Governor Wes Moore in May,…

TuesdayJun 13, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Researchers Explore Combining Psilocybin, Cannabinoids in New Therapeutic Formulations

The convergence of cannabinoids and psilocybin in a unified formulation to address physical and psychological well-being has moved closer to realization as highlighted in a patent filed by a prominent cannabinoid laboratory called CaaMTech. Situated in Issaquah, Washington, just under 20 miles southeast of Seattle, CaaMTech is conducting an analysis of the mutual interactions between these two compounds and the specific outcomes they can yield in terms of physical and mental health. Presently, the company’s refined psilocybin-cannabinoid formulation is still in the early stages of development. This patent progress comes at a time when the availability of genetic information on…

MondayJun 12, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Twitter Ad Policies Pose Challenges for Cannabis Advertisers

Businesses in the cannabis sector have had to deal with extremely restrictive marketing and advertising regulations since the industry’s inception. Since cannabis is still considered a Schedule I controlled drug at the federal level, most advertisers simply cannot advertise cannabis products without running afoul of federal law. Furthermore, states with legal cannabis products often place severe restrictions on advertising to prevent exposing cannabis to children and youth. Consequently, cannabis businesses have been forced to find ways outside the usual marketing pipelines to advertise their products to the public. Twitter, which has more than 350 million users globally, announced in March…

MondayJun 12, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Federal Study Concludes Breathalyzers Are Unreliable as Recent Cannabis-Use Tests

A recent study funded by the federal government highlights the challenges associated with developing a cannabis breathalyzer. The research, conducted by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Colorado Boulder University, demonstrates that determining recent marijuana use based on THC levels in breath is highly unreliable due to inconsistencies. The study, published in the “Breath Research” Journal, involved 18 participants from Colorado who consumed retail marijuana with approximately 25% THC. Breath and blood samples were taken 15 minutes before and one hour after smoking marijuana, using a well-equipped white van conveniently parked outside their homes. The analysis was conducted…

FridayJun 09, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — NJ Regulators to Only Grant Social Equity Applicants Cannabis Licenses

Social equity has been a major part of America’s state-level cannabis reform over the past decade. People of color were significantly more likely to be arrested for cannabis-related offenses and receive harsh sentences compared to White people throughout the entirety of the drug war despite similar use rates. As a result, entire Black and Brown communities were decimated, sending multitudes of parents and breadwinners to prison for relatively tame offenses and saddling them with criminal records that made it difficult to integrate back into society. Furthermore, entire generations of children were forced to grow up in poverty as their parents…

FridayJun 09, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — ATF Reaffirms Ban on Gun Ownership for Marijuana Users

The federal regulatory agency overseeing the firearms industry, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), has issued a cautionary notice emphasizing that residents of Minnesota who partake in marijuana consumption cannot legally possess firearms, despite the state's recent legalization of recreational use. While marijuana has been legalized for adults in 23 states and many others have implemented medical cannabis programs, the substance remains classified as a schedule I controlled substance under federal law, along with heroin and LSD. According to the St. Paul ATF office, individuals who engage in marijuana smoking or consume cannabis edibles are still regarded…

ThursdayJun 08, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — California Cannabis Company Leverages Business Model from Boutique Wineries

As competition within the legal marijuana industry gets tougher and other factors, such as adverse weather and high taxes, eat into profits, companies are having to go the extra mile in order to drive sales up and stay afloat. One California company is taking lessons from the boutique wine business to grow its business. The Bohemian Chemist, a Philo, California craft cannabis brand, has turned to its location in Mendocino County (renowned for wineries) and the Emerald Triangle (famed for its unique marijuana) for inspiration. Having a property that has several wineries as clients, Jim Roberts studied how the craft…