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The House Judiciary Committee in Kentucky voted on Wednesday (March 6) to pass a bill that would legalize medical cannabis in the state. The bill will now be sent to the Rules Committee of the Assembly. House Bill 136 was co-sponsored by 43 members out of the 100 members in the entire lawmaking chamber. This … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Medical Cannabis Bill Passed by Key Kentucky Committee”

State marijuana regulators in Massachusetts have for long been baffled by how to ensure that there is equity regarding access to the different opportunities available in the cannabis industry. Now that dilemma may be solved if the proposals floated to ring fence cannabis delivery licenses for “equity” applicants are implemented. The Cannabis Advisory Board has … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Consider Restricting Delivery Licenses to Small Entities”

Green Growth Brands, a cannabis company headquartered in Ohio, has partnered with Simon Property Group to open at least 100 CBD shops in malls across the U.S. Simon Property Group is the biggest owner of malls in the U.S. John Rulli, the President of Simon Malls, revealed in a press statement that the shopping experience … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Green Growth Brands Set to Open CBD Shops across the US”

Tobacco cigarette sales have been on the decline in the U.S. for several decades now, and it seems the tobacco industry now sees its future in marijuana. The major tobacco firms have been watching the cannabis industry as it evolves and they now think that having a part of this nascent industry holds the key … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Does the Tobacco Industry See its Future in Marijuana?”

A survey conducted by a team of researchers based at Boston University shows that a slight majority of all city mayors across the U.S. supports the legalization of marijuana and the regulation of its sales. 110 current city mayors from 37 states in the nation were asked to share their views about marijuana and several … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Most US Mayors Support Marijuana Legalization, Survey Shows”

In true Las Vegas fashion, the record for the most expensive cannabis product ever sold (so far) has gone to a cannabis dispensary where a restaurant owner bought a “cannagar” (a cigar that contains marijuana instead of tobacco) at $11,000. This record-breaking purchase was made by Brandon Hawkins after he flew to Las Vegas from … Continue reading “420 with CNW – The Most Expensive Cannabis Product is Sold in Las Vegas”

Researchers who collected and analyzed data taken from at least 28 European countries have discovered that the potency and price of cannabis has increased significantly over the last decade. The researchers from King’s College London and University of Bath found that the strength of cannabis has doubled from what it was 11 years ago. The … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Cannabis is More Potent than it was a Decade Ago, Study Finds”

Several U.S. states, such as Illinois and New Jersey, are facing an epic pension crisis and they hope that legalizing marijuana will avail badly needed funds to fix the crisis before it boils over. For example, Chicago’s pension scheme alone will need a minimum of $1 billion to be injected each year into the retirement … Continue reading “420 with CNW – US States Hope Legal Marijuana Will Fix Pension Crisis”

The midterm elections last month saw a large number of Missouri voters turn out to vote in favor of Amendment 2, the ballot measure which was intended to legalize medical marijuana. The passing of that amendment means that Missourians have an extra option to deal with various health conditions, such as PTSD, cancer and Parkinson’s … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Missouri Welfare Recipients Uncertain Whether Medical Cannabis Will Affect Benefits”