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For the past six years, Mark Elworth Jr. has been working on forming a party to support marijuana legalization in Nebraska. As the November 2020 election approaches, he figures he’s collected enough signatures over the years to make the Legal Marijuana Now Party official. The party was established in 1998 as an off-shoot of the … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Legal Marijuana Now Party Meets Requirements for Official Registration in Nebraska”

Up to 60% of the adult human body is composed of water and for human beings to survive, we need to take an adequate amount of water regularly. Plants are no different. Made primarily of carbon, cannabis plants also require plenty of carbon to thrive but if you ask most people what kind of nutrition … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Carbon: The Unsung Hero in Cannabis Growth and Yield”

Months after recreational cannabis sales started in Michigan, sales are booming with the Marijuana Business Factbook estimating the state’s 2020 adult-use sales will total between $400 million – $475 million, growing to $1.9 billion – $2.4 billion by 2024. Michigan offers a variety of license types for the adult-use market depending on the size of … Continue reading “420 with CNW – First-of-a-Kind Cannabis Microbusiness Cleared to Open in Michigan”

Despite being insanely profitable, the nascent cannabis industry still has plenty of kinks to work out. At the moment, the industry lacks a cohesive, nationwide regulatory structure and this has allowed plenty of lower quality products to slip through. Studies have found that a statistically significant portion of cannabis products on the market are either … Continue reading “420 with CNW – How Barcode Labels Improve Marijuana Security and Traceability”

Although growing cannabis can be quite a rewarding experience, it is fraught with numerous complications. The plant requires a specific set of conditions to thrive, and farmers could find themselves facing losses due to any number of reasons. This time, it was the cold. Colorado has seen uncharacteristically frigid temperatures this month. The second week … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Colorado Marijuana Farmers Risk Losing Millions as Early Cold Weather Sets In”

Six years after Colorado legalized adult recreational use of cannabis and amidst the largest health and economic crisis in a century, the state’s cannabis industry is flourishing. June saw recreational marijuana shops sell more than $155 million worth of cannabis products, a 6% increase from the $149,186,615 worth of cannabis products sold in May. July … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Data Suggests Colorado Marijuana Users are Transitioning from Consumers to Patients”

Two congressmen have introduced a bill that would allow CBD and other hemp extracts to be marketed and sold as dietary supplements. Sponsored by Reps. Kurt Schrader and Morgan Griffith, the bipartisan legislation would make it clear that Congress intends on making federally regulated CBD and other hemp products available to American consumers. Although industrial … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Congressional Bill Seeks to Allow CBD and Other Hemp Ingredients to Be Sold as Supplements”

A well-known cannabis advocacy group, in association with the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws helped draft a new congressional bill whose objective is to combat drug-impaired driving. The legislation was filed on Friday by Representative Kathleen Maura Rice (D-NY) and Troy Balderson (R-OH). The legislation would also establish a $5 million annual … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Marijuana Advocates Help Congress Draft Bill to Prevent Impaired Driving”

Almost two years after Congress legalized industrial hemp and allowed farmers across the country to start growing the crop under state and tribal programs, an outgoing congressman has filed a bill that would create a variety of programs that would help new entrants into the industry grow their businesses. Dubbed the ‘Hemp Opportunity Zone Act’ … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Congressman Introduces Bill to Promote Hemp Industry”

According to three recently released studies, top researchers at the University of South Carolina reckon that THC, a chemical found in cannabis and causes an individual to get ‘high’, may be used to treat a fatal complication resulting from a coronavirus infection. Co-published by Prakash Nagarkatti, USC Vice President for Research, the studies discovered that … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Top USC Researchers: THC In Cannabis May Be Used to Treat Fatal Coronavirus Complication”