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TuesdayJul 14, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Kansas City Council Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession

For the past three or so decades, the federal government has punished individuals charged with marijuana possession quite harshly. Ever since the 'War on Drugs' began, certain communities have been unfairly stereotyped, targeted and punished for marijuana offenses. Although people of all races are likely to purchase and consume cannabis, people of color are much more likely to be arrested and prosecuted compared to other races. Proponents for marijuana legalization have argued that decriminalizing marijuana will go a long way in righting these wrongs. Last week, the Kansas City Council in Missouri passed an ordinance ending all penalties for marijuana…

TuesdayJul 14, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Illinois Registers Record Breaking Marijuana Sales in June

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating effect on the economy. In early March, most states issued lockdown orders to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, and this involved all but the most essential businesses to shut down. This has led to Great Depression-era levels of unemployment, and most industries, especially the travel and service industries, have a long road of recovery ahead of them. However, one industry that seems to have weathered the storm fairly well for the past few months is cannabis. Most states that legalized marijuana declared the industry essential and pot dispensaries have been operational…

MondayJul 13, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Study Finds Marijuana Legalization in Colorado Reduced Crime in Neighboring States

For years, law enforcement and opponents of marijuana prohibition have argued that legalizing the controversial plant could lead to a surge in crime in neighborhoods hosting retail marijuana stores and spill over into neighboring states that still prohibit it. There have even been a few studies showing that this is indeed true, but according to researchers going through county-level crime data in municipalities neighboring two states which legalized marijuana, these studies may have been skewed. Ultimately, they found scant evidence that legalizing marijuana increased crime rates. The research was conducted by Guangzhen Wu of the University of Utah, Francis D.…

MondayJul 13, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – California Plans to Issue Marijuana Organic Certification to Boost Profits

Federal prohibition has been a thorn in cannabis’ side for a long time. And even as tens of states move to legalize recreational and medical marijuana, it remains illegal at the federal level and this has held the industry back in many ways. For instance, state-legal cannabis cannot be considered ‘organic’, a title bestowed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, even if the growers maintained the purported ‘organic’ standards while growing the crop. However, regulators in California, the largest legal cannabis market in the world, have unveiled proposed regulations for a program that would equal the federally bestowed ‘organic’ status.…

FridayJul 10, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Feds Hire Hazmat Company for Cannabis Eradication Training

The U.S. Forest Service has in the past come under fire for its handling of illegal marijuana cultivation sites. Most of the unregulated growers use dangerous chemicals that pollute nearby waterways and in some cases, they clear entire sections of natural forest to plant their crop. The Forest Service has been accused of not always reclaiming and rehabilitating the grow sites after the marijuana has been eradicated, and for reportedly exposing employees to the harmful chemicals at the sites without proper protection. In response to these concerns, the agency has announced that it will hire a hazardous materials consulting firm…

FridayJul 10, 2020 11:11 am

Sugarmade (SGMD) Secures Cultivation Facility, Continues Impressive Upward Trajectory

Secures a 5,000-square-foot facility with potential for 250 pounds output per month Seeing month-over-month growth with BudCars across all metrics Submitted application to expand BudCars into cannabis cultivation Sugarmade (OTCQB: SGMD), a product and branding marketing company investing in operations and technologies with disruptive potential, recently secured a 5,000-square-foot indoor premium cannabis cultivation facility. Located near its Sacramento Budcars Cannabis Delivery Service hub, this new facility has production potential for as much as 250 pounds of premium dried cannabis flower per month. Based on current local averages the facility has the potential of producing as much a $1.6 million in…

FridayJul 10, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Mississippi Medical Cannabis Campaigners Relieved After Controversial Bill Stalls

For the past few months, cannabis legalization activists and lawmakers in Mississippi have been trying to one-up each other with different marijuana legalization measures and resolutions. In early January, then Governor Phil Bryant said that he was opposed to an activist-led medical marijuana initiative that qualified for the ballot and hinted that state legislators would introduce a revised, alternative reform measure. Quite recently, Mississippi lawmakers introduced a new medical marijuana resolution that would have represented a threat to the activist-driven reform Initiative 65. The resolution was introduced by Sen. Kevin Blackwell and it called for the suspension of legislative rules…

ThursdayJul 09, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – How to Prep for Your First Trip to a Cannabis Dispensary

The past few years have been good to cannabis. Across the globe, attitudes towards the controversial plant are changing and plenty of territories have legalized cannabis in various capacities. In America, 11 states allow recreational marijuana use for adults over the age of 21 while 31 states have legalized medical cannabis. Research has found that marijuana has a variety of health benefits, from relieving chronic pain and regulating and treating diabetes to alleviating anxiety and slowing the development of Alzheimer’s. More and more people have been turning to cannabis to help cure what ails them, and if you haven’t been…

ThursdayJul 09, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Jamaica to Permit Medical Marijuana to be Sold Online

Although the cannabis industry has taken plenty of hits from the coronavirus pandemic, the health crisis has allowed the pot industry to make, within months, advances that would have undeniably taken years or even decades. In plenty of states and territories, cannabis was one of the handful of industries declared essential, and cannabis sellers were allowed to continue operations while other businesses shut down. And to ensure both the vulnerable customers and staff kept minimal contact and stayed safe, additional safety measures like online booking, curbside pickups, and home deliveries were also allowed. This was met with appreciation from stakeholders…

WednesdayJul 08, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – West Virginia Reopens Applications Process for Marijuana Testing Facilities

On April 19, 2017, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed the Medical Cannabis Act into law, effectively allowing cannabis to be used for certified medical use by a West Virginia resident with a serious medical condition. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Public Health and Office of Medical Cannabis pledged to give residents with qualifying medical conditions access to medical marijuana within two years, but they haven't been able to reach that goal. One factor that held the state's medical marijuana program back was the lack of certified laboratories to test cannabis for quality control…