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House Bill 364, a proposed law that seeks to allow patients taking medical cannabis to grow marijuana at home, has been approved by the senate in New Hampshire. The vote was close, but the bill sailed through 14-10. Under the proposed legislation, patients who have been enrolled on the medical marijuana program of the state … Continue reading “420 with CNW – New Hampshire Senate Okays Medical Marijuana Home Cultivation”

A new study whose results were published in the journal Pet Behavior Science indicates that dogs with epilepsy have less frequent seizures if treated using CBD oil. The study was small because it only followed three dogs over a period of two months while those dogs were treated with CBD oil. The research suggests that … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Epileptic Dogs Get Fewer Seizures When Given CBD Oil, Study Finds”

Legally, patients who qualify can access medical cannabis across the UK ever since an enabling law paved the way for this treatment to be available from November 1, 2018. However, the reality is another thing altogether as patients are made to jump endless hoops in order to access medical marijuana through the National Health Service … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Cumbersome UK Medical Cannabis Program Forces Parents to Resort to Smuggling”

When the $17 billion state budget was adopted without marijuana policy reflected in it, cannabis advocates were crestfallen because they realized that their dream of seeing marijuana legal for adult-use had just taken a major hit. However, Governor Andrew Cuomo has vowed that he will do everything possible to pass the law by June when … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Cuomo Insists Recreational Weed Will Be Legal By June”

Two senators in Pennsylvania have drafted a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, and they are now seeking cosponsors for their initiative. State Sen. Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) and Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery) have drafted the bill that reads like a dream come true for any marijuana advocate. The bill intends to allow adults … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Pennsylvania Senators Seek Cosponsors for Cannabis Legalization Bill”

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”

Barely four months after recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada, the city of Edmonton has made a proposal to include a “notwithstanding clause” in the law that stipulates the distance between cannabis retail shops and other public facilities, such as libraries and schools. The current separation distances stipulated in the city’s bylaws state that there … Continue reading “420 with CNW – Edmonton Considers “Notwithstanding Clause” to Allow Cannabis Retail Shops in Malls”

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?”