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WednesdayJun 14, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Bruen Ruling Could Bring Good Tidings to Marijuana Movement

A 2022 ruling by the Supreme Court has radically changed a century-old U.S. gun law and significantly altered how courts assess gun laws. Judges in the New York Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen overturned a 100-year-old gun safety law and ruled that a New York law requiring licenses to conceal carry weapons in public was unconstitutional. The overturned New York gun law was strikingly similar to gun safety laws in seven other states, and the June 2022 ruling set a precedent for overturning these laws. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling, judges in several states overturned gun…

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 9:45 am

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) Yields Most Convincing Evidence for Anti-Inflammatory Actions of CBD with its DehydraTECH(TM)-CBD

Lexaria just announced additional findings from its HYPER-H21-4 human clinical study, highlighting significant reductions in several pro-inflammatory biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease This has been termed as “the most convincing evidence in humans,” ultimately showcasing the potential of the company’s patented DehydraTECH(TM)-processed CBD Other third-party research studies have failed to demonstrate a sustained decrease in resting blood pressure with oral CBD dosing. More so, none have yielded evidence of the anti-inflammatory actions of CBD until Lexaria’s HYPER-H21-4 human clinical study Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, recently announced additional findings from its HYPER-H21-4 human clinical…

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 pm

420 with CNW — Proposed California Law Could Legalize Marijuana Cafes

The wave of cannabis reform that has swept across America over the past two decades doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon. By April 2023, nearly 40 states had medical marijuana markets while close to two dozen states allowed recreational cannabis sales. California legalized recreational cannabis in November 2016 and was soon generating billions of dollars in revenue and state tax from adult-use cannabis sales. With California now home to what is undoubtedly the largest cannabis market in the world, state lawmakers are currently working on a bill that would legalize marijuana cafes and allow the sale of both…