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ThursdayApr 02, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Marijuana Companies Donate PPE and Sanitizers to Healthcare Workers in COVID-19 Fight

Hand sanitizer has become one of the most precious commodities on the market right now. Three months after appearing in Wuhan, China, the Coronavirus pandemic has infected over 700,000 individuals and claimed at least 30,000 lives. Medical experts say regularly washing your hands with soap and water or sanitizer is the best way to avoid contracting the virus, alongside social distancing and self-isolation. However, panic buying coupled with an extremely high demand for hand sanitizers and personal protection equipment (PPE) has led to a shortage. And as the number of COVID-19 patients increases, we can expect more shortages, especially as…

WednesdayApr 01, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Senate Housing Bill Proposes Protections for Marijuana Extractors

Marijuana has been illegal at the federal level for quite a while. It is the world's most used drug, and over the years, a lot of people have found themselves facing marijuana-related charges. However, more and more states have legalized marijuana in various capacities, and this throws into question how to treat people with marijuana-related convictions. Some are of the opinion that their records should be expunged and that individuals currently serving time for marijuana-related convictions have their rulings overturned. Most legal marijuana programs use part of the tax revenue from sales to address this, but there's still a long…

WednesdayApr 01, 2020 11:48 am

ChineseInvestors.com Inc. (CIIX) Reveals New Hemp-Infused Product Lines, Launch of Influencer YouTube Channel

In recent MoneyTV interview, CIIX CEO reveals new hemp-based health and wellness, financial products New products leverage current surge in demand for personal protection supplies as well as increased retail investors’ activity CIIX already launching YouTube channel revenue upswing from new product lines ChineseInvestors.com Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) CEO Warren Wang announced during an interview with MoneyTV host Donald Baillargeon the launch of new product lines spanning two business segments (http://cnw.fm/Nl6h8). Founded in 1999, California-based CIIX is a premier financial-news and investment platform for Chinese-speaking investors in the United States and China, as well as a leading industrial-hemp retailer for the Chinese-speaking…

WednesdayApr 01, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Allow Patients to Grow Their Own Medical Marijuana, N.J. Advocates Say

2020 has so far been anything but easy. The year began as the Coronavirus tore through Asia, and in three months it has spread to all continents except Antarctica, infected over 700,000 people worldwide and left at least 40,000 dead. Most of us have never seen anything like this, and experts say that the virus may affect up to 70% of the world's population before it runs its course. Naturally, state and national governments have taken steps to curb the spread of the virus. Since it is transmitted through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes, social distancing and…

TuesdayMar 31, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Survey Shows Most Americans Want Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Stay Open

The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has put the world in a position it hasn't been in since the 1918 Spanish flu. It first appeared in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread through Asia, Europe, the Americas and to Africa. Over 700,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed, and it has left at least 30,000 individuals dead in its wake. Governments have been scrambling to contain the virus before it gets worse by implementing a variety of measures. Social distancing and self-isolation are by far the most important as it is transmitted through water droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.…

TuesdayMar 31, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Arizona 2020 Marijuana Legalization Plans Still on Course Despite Coronavirus

Three months after the Coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, it has infected over 700,000 people and left at least 30,000 dead in its wake. The world hasn't faced anything like this since the Second World War, and governments everywhere are struggling with containment efforts. All non-essential businesses are shut down, and people are advised to stay indoors unless it's absolutely necessary to head out. However, while the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdowns on the economy is catastrophic, they aren't limited to the economy. One area that has taken a particularly hard hit is drug policy reform…

MondayMar 30, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Colorado Kickstarts Marijuana Home Deliveries

In May 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis passed a bill that allowed home delivery for medical and recreational marijuana. The move was lauded by reform advocates and industry representatives who said it was a major step in the right direction for the state's marijuana industry. The legislation granted licensed medical cannabis shops permission to deliver marijuana to their patients from January 2020, while recreational deliveries to adults 21 and older will start in January 2021. This month, the state issued the first marijuana delivery license to Boulder-based medical cannabis dispensary The Dandelion, which is owned and operated by retail chain…

MondayMar 30, 2020 12:34 pm

MCTC Holdings Inc. (MCTC) Launches Groundbreaking Study on THC-V and Weight Loss Amidst Wave of Industry Growth

The company has filed six patents on hemp extract technologies and delivery systems pending approval with USPTO MCTC uses strategic agreements, acquisitions, and intellectual property to achieve multiple growing verticals within global cannabis industry Hemp industry continues to experience sustainable growth in wake of 2018 industrial hemp legalization MCTC Holdings Inc. (OTC: MCTC), a cannabinoid science innovator doing business as Cannabis Global, announced the completion of its R&D phase for its Hemp You Can Feel(TM) line of sweeteners and coffee creamers. The product line is comprised of two organic natural sweeteners, two low-calorie sweeteners, and three powdered non-dairy creamers. Each…

MondayMar 30, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Research Shows Cannabis Could Be a Potent Antibacterial

As the novel Coronavirus tears through most continents on the planet, one thing that's become increasingly clear is that we have dropped the ball on hygiene. The disease is transmitted through droplets expelled from an infected person due to coughing or sneezing, and just a few months since it first appeared in Asia, it has caused quite some damage. More than 400,000 have been infected, and governments are imploring residents to practice social distancing coupled with constant and thorough hand washing to curb its spread. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that antibiotic-resistant bacteria may claim over 50 million…

FridayMar 27, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Businesses Start Feeling the Pinch of Coronavirus

Medical marijuana businesses in Oklahoma have been left in a lurch after finding out they don't have access to disaster relief funds to help cushion them from the Coronavirus' economic fallout. And as more regions go into lockdowns to curb the spread of the disease, they have started feeling the pinch of reduced demand and sales. Dubbed COVID-19, the virus first appeared in Wuhan, China late last year. A few months later, more than 400,000 have been infected and at least 20,000 have been left dead in its wake. It is a pandemic like we've never seen before, and experts…

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