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FridayJun 16, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Rhode Island Completes 23K Marijuana Possession Expungements

Rhode Island's judicial system has successfully expunged more than 23,000 records related to marijuana possession, marking the completion of the initial phase of marijuana relief as mandated by the state’s legalization law and the Supreme Court’s executive order. According to a recent press release issued by the judiciary, the Superior Court expunged 3,015 cases, while the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal and the District Court expunged 9,952 and 10,650 cases, respectively. This automated relief effort was a collaborative endeavor between law enforcement and the courts following the state's implementation of recreational cannabis legalization last year. In January, Paul Suttell, the state’s…

FridayJun 16, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Possible Legalization Reversal Has Thai Cannabis Advocates Worried

Thai Ganja TV has been a platform where marijuana enthusiasts have closely followed the remarkable transformation of the drug from being a banned substance to a legalized medicinal plant and eventually a recreational indulgence. However, a year after the decriminalization of cannabis in Thailand, the platform’s approximately 90,000 followers are now witnessing with bemusement the threats from rival politicians who seek to once again outlaw or strictly regulate open consumption and dispensaries. At the forefront of this debate is the soon-to-be prime minister, Pita Limjaroenrat, whose party MFP surprisingly emerged as the winner in the May 14, 2023, general elections.…

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 9:00 am

Lexaria Bioscience Corp.’s (NASDAQ: LEXX) May Announcements Show Resolve to Continue Supporting R&D ‘Lifeblood’

In May, Lexaria made a number of positive announcements related to its R&D initiatives In addition to holding its 2023 Annual Meeting, the company completed dosing for its human clinical nicotine study, NIC-H22-1 Lexaria also reported 900% improvements in delivery of DehydraTECH(TM) processed estrogen into blood plasma in an animal study In a human hypertension study, the company announced that its DehydraTECH-CBD formulation resulted in significant reductions in the blood plasma levels of pro-inflammatory biomarkers (IL 8, 10, and 18) These biomarkers are linked to cardiovascular disease (“CVD”) and many other conditions, such as asthma, lung diseases, chronic kidney disease,…

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 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…