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The novel Coronavirus virus first appeared in Wuhan, China and in the months since it has infected over 170,000 people and left at least 7,000 dead. Naturally, countries are taking precautions, locking down cities, and restricting travel and public meetings to curb the spread of the virus. In the U.S., states and cities are slowly … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Cannabis Sales Surge as Customers Fear Coronavirus Restrictions”

Canada has defended marijuana legalization amidst global scorn and said that since legal marijuana sales started in 2018, the black market has lost about 30% of its market share to the legal market, and the frequency of marijuana consumption has not changed among the youths as well as the young adults. Last week on Monday, … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Canada Defends Cannabis Legalization Amidst International Skepticism”

In a report, the Drug Enforcement Administration acknowledged that state-level marijuana legalization minimizes illicit interstate trafficking. The DEA was giving an overview of its enforcement efforts in its performance budget submission to Congress for the 2021 fiscal year. The DEA also predicted the upcoming future trends. In the report, the DEA admitted that allowing consumers … Continue reading “420 with CNW – DEA Admits State-Level Cannabis Legalization Puts a Squeeze on Illicit Sellers”

Results from a new survey conducted in the City and County of Denver show that more teens are choosing not to consume marijuana. Denver believes that the improved results in teen consumption are because of the marijuana youth prevention campaign, which is based on facts. The campaign, which is referred to as the High Costs … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Denver Study Finds Fewer Teens Opting to Consume Marijuana”

On Thursday, NFL team owners approved a proposed collective bargaining agreement, which ensures that National Football League players would no longer be suspended from games for testing positive for marijuana. The agreement was then circulated to the players. The new measure being floated for approval by the NFL Players Association would also reduce the number … Continue reading “420 with CNW – New NFL Collective Agreement Could End Player Bans Due to Failed Marijuana Tests”

State officials in Los Angeles say the people who are slated to benefit from the dismissal of approximately 66,000 past pot convictions include Latinos (45%), African American (32%), 20% are whites, and 3% consist of others racial groups. The cases that were dismissed include 62,000 marijuana felony convictions that go back several decades, and 4,000 … Continue reading “420 with CNW – LA Moves to Dismiss 66,000 Pot Convictions”

An upcoming vote seeking to loosen international restrictions on cannabis has the U.S. federal government worried as it could reinforce marijuana legalization efforts. Media outlets obtained a government document that was released last year by the United Nations’ (UN) World Health Organization (WHO). The report was discussing a series of marijuana policy recommendations in the … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Feds Worried International Cannabis Rescheduling Could Force Their Hand”

On Thursday, Marijuana advocates in Missouri officially launched a campaign to put adult-use marijuana legalization on the November ballot. The measure requires 160,199 valid signatures to be entered in the 2020 ballot, and Missourians for a New Approach announced that they have started collecting the signatures to qualify the measure. Their announcement comes a month … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Missouri Advocates Launch 2020 Marijuana Legalization Signature Drive”

Last year, Arizona residents spent more than half a billion dollars on medical marijuana, an increase from the previous year, which is an indication of marijuana prevalence within the state. This year voters will decide whether to legalize adult-use marijuana during the November elections. According to a year-end report from the Department of Health Services … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Arizonans Spent More Than $500M on Medical Marijuana in 2019”

Illinois launched recreational marijuana sales on Jan. 1, and less than a month later, the state is planning to open the first marijuana consumption lounge where people would be allowed to use marijuana freely on-site. Springfield City Council approved a marijuana consumption lounge with a vote of 9 to 1. The HCI Alternatives consumption lounge … Continue reading “420 with CNW – First Cannabis Consumption Lounge Gets Approved in Illinois”