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ThursdayFeb 23, 2023 9:00 am

Tether’s Second Annual Budtender Appreciation Week is Coming March 20-26

Calling cannabis brands, retailers and budtenders to join in on the fun! Tether wants to invite you to help celebrate budtenders across the nation during Budtender Appreciation Week, coming March 20-26, 2023. The week-long event will bring together budtenders, retailers, and brands from across Canada to show budtenders how grateful we all are for their contribution and dedication to the cannabis industry. “B-Week puts budtenders, the face of the cannabis industry, front and centre. Activating nationally, we’re bringing the industry together to recognize, reward and engage Budtenders across Canada” says Marigold PR Co-Founder and CEO Katie Pringle. Tether events promise…

ThursdayFeb 23, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Questions Arise on Delays to Implement Presidential Cannabis Pardons

All American citizens who suffer from the burden associated with federal cannabis-related convictions on their prior record were meant to be granted unconditional pardons, per the president’s directive in October. According to the president, thousands of Americans have existing federal records for cannabis use and risk being denied work, residence or educational prospects. Never in history has a president-elect publicly acknowledged the shortcomings of America's almost century-long experiment with marijuana restriction, a measure that most states have already abandoned. Currently, about two-thirds of citizens believe it has to be done away with. Additionally, no president has ever shown commitment to…

WednesdayFeb 22, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — California Mulls Allowing Marijuana Cafes to Boost the Industry

Earlier this month, Assemblymember Matt Haney introduced a measure to legalize the sale of nonalcoholic beverages and food at marijuana lounges and retailers in the state of California. California was the first state in the country to legalize the use of medical cannabis in 1996, following the approval of Proposition 215. Two decades later, the state legalized the recreational sale and distribution of the drug following the passage of Proposition 64. Haney stated that while some cafes did permit the consumption of marijuana, the no-drinking and no-eating rule made them less than ideal. Under the proposed measure, called Assembly Bill…

WednesdayFeb 22, 2023 12:15 pm

Marigold PR hosts International Women’s Day Event for Cannabis and Psychedelics Industry

Women working in Cannabis and Psychedelics celebrate International Women’s Day with virtual networking event Marigold Marketing & PR, committed to support advancing women in emerging industries has announced it is hosting MarigoldLIVE: International Women’s Day. A virtual event, MarigoldLIVE: International Women’s Day, is open to audiences worldwide and will take place 2:00-4:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023. The event will offer attendees a unique experience, providing collaboration, networking, inspiration, and advice for women's success in the emerging cannabis and psychedelics industries worldwide. “We’re thrilled to be hosting our fourth annual International Women’s Day event. Through our events we’ve…

WednesdayFeb 22, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Leading Addictions Treatment Group Supports Federal Drug Decriminalization

The American Society of Addiction Medicine, a top addiction treatment organization, is advocating for the legalization of all drugs that are currently illegal in the name of racial equity and public health. The organization, which has always sided with antidrug advocates and opposed even the mildest cannabis reforms, has significantly changed its stance on drug-related policies in the past few years. While the organization has advocated for decriminalizing marijuana since 2015, it is now urging the decriminalization of all drugs, including the elimination of criminal penalties for paraphernalia, citing the stigma and institutionalized racism that are deeply embedded in the…

TuesdayFeb 21, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Marijuana Reform Now ‘More Challenging’ in GOP-Controlled House

Despite polls showing that most Americans favor legalizing cannabis and the fact that it has spread to red states such as Missouri where adult-use sales began last week, some lawmakers and lobbyists still think that major, revolutionary change such as federal legalization is still a long way off. Even though there are some encouraging signs in Congress, such as support from South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace, there is still plenty of opposition, and the House appears to have "a lot on its plate" right now. Mace is a prominent conservative advocate for marijuana legalization. One significant barrier is the perception…

TuesdayFeb 21, 2023 10:30 am

REZYFi, Inc. Stands Ready to Provide Much-Needed Capital to Cannabis Companies as Softening Mortgage Rates Boost Opportunities for Refinancing

REZYFi is a real estate-oriented mortgage company servicing the needs of licensed and permitted cannabis companies and owners of real estate who lease to cannabis companies The average rate on a 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage, measured weekly, has been declining gradually since October last year, increasing the market for new and refinanced mortgages Mortgage refinancing can be a source of capital, presenting an important financing opportunity for business operators in the cannabis space who struggle to access money from traditional banks In the months since the US average rate on a 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage peaked at more than 7.10% in October last year,…

TuesdayFeb 21, 2023 9:45 am

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) Continues to Foster New Partnerships with its Expanding DehydraTECH(TM) Licensing Opportunities

Lexaria’s patented DehydraTECH(TM) technology improves how APIs enter the bloodstream through the promotion of healthier oral ingestion methods while also increasing the effectiveness of fat-soluble active molecules As a disruptive technology, its impact has been felt by other players in its space, leading Lexaria to open its doors to partnering with industry experts and implementing the technology across many fields, including licensing the technology to Fortune 100 companies Lexaria will continue to make its technology accessible, improving the lives of people around the world Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, has, since 2016, repeatedly demonstrated…

TuesdayFeb 21, 2023 4:20 am

420 with CNW — Cannabis Brand Strength Could Be More Pivotal Than Sales

In only a few short years, the cannabis industry has proven to be one of the fastest-growing and most profitable sectors in the country. Over two decades after California legalized medical cannabis, the marijuana industry has grown to a behemoth sector worth billions of dollars. The industry has sold billions’ worth of cannabis products, filled state coffers with billions of dollars in taxes and created hundreds of thousands of new employment opportunities. This landscape of constant growth and runaway profits attracted entrepreneurs from all over the country who were itching to gain a portion of the extremely lucrative cannabis market…

FridayFeb 17, 2023 4:20 pm

420 with CNW — Senators in Nebraska Debate Refiled Marijuana Legalization Measures

Senators in Nebraska recently held a meeting to discuss a newly filed legislation that would legalize medical cannabis in the state. The lawmakers spent the hearing listening to testimonies from experts and advocates on the therapeutic benefits of the cannabis plant. The members of the Judiciary Committee discussed a medical cannabis bill that was filed by Senator Anna Wishart nearly a month ago, before meeting later in the day to discuss separate measures that would legalize recreational cannabis in the state. Wishart has been at the forefront of cannabis reform in Nebraska for several years now, pursuing this reform through…