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ACLU, NAACP and other major groups call for vote to legalize cannabis next month

ACLU, NAACP and other major groups call for vote to legalize cannabis next month

Thor Benson August 24, 2020

The ACLU, the NAACP and over 120 other groups have sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) requesting that the House take a vote on the Marijuana Opportunity,...

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These states will likely be voting on cannabis legalization in November

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 20, 2020

In less than three months, election day will commence. The event is sure to be unpredictable, what with 435 seats up for grabs in the House of Representatives. Moreover, approximately a third of seats...

Legal cannabis sales could flourish thanks to Trump’s executive order for restoring jobless benefits

Legal cannabis sales could flourish thanks to Trump’s executive order for restoring jobless benefits

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 20, 2020

Unemployment insurance offered during the COVID-19 outbreak has provided much relief to the jobless population in the United States. However, the temporary lifeline came to an almighty end on July 31,...

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Protections for adult-use cannabis programs endorsed by the U.S. House

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 15, 2020

For the second year in a row, the U.S. House has approved an amendment that would prohibit interference with state-legal recreational and medical cannabis programs by the Department of Justice. The...

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Michiganders have already snapped up $200 million worth of recreational bud in 2020

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 15, 2020

A recent report from Michigan Radio confirmed that $200 million worth of recreational cannabis products were purchased during the first seven months of 2020. The state launched its adult-use cannabis market...

Biden vows to use federal funds for cannabis expungement, ignorant to banking services

Biden vows to use federal funds for cannabis expungement, ignorant to banking services

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 15, 2020

The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force was unleashed by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on July 10. “It is past time to end the failed ‘War on Drugs," reads a proclamation featured...

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Cannabis sales could plummet following expiration of federal $600 weekly jobless benefit

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 13, 2020

The coronavirus has induced an unwelcome recession upon the United States. While there has been some green to rest on in regards to the $600 weekly payout people have been receiving amid COVID-19, the...

Raphael Mechoulam unleashes findings of stabilized cannabis substance, more potent than THC or CBD

Raphael Mechoulam unleashes findings of stabilized cannabis substance, more potent than THC or CBD

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 13, 2020

Professor Raphael Mechoulam – one of the first scientists who taught the world about how the "entourage effect" is triggered by certain cannabinoids – has gone and done it again. Mechoulam – A.K.A....

Clint Eastwood is suing CBD companies over false endorsements

Clint Eastwood is suing CBD companies over false endorsements

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 31, 2020

The 90-year-old Hollywood actor that is Clint Eastwood has initiated a lawsuit against CBD companies that claimed he had tried their products. CBD – or 'cannabidiol' in its unabbreviated form – is...

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Retail cannabis sales in the U.S. are beating mainstream markets

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 30, 2020

Some of the most frequently purchased products in the United States include toothpaste, hard seltzer and sleep aids.  However, cannabis – a new product that has gone mainstream over the last couple...

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High Times delays cannabis stock offering, awaiting filing of audited financials

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 30, 2020

One of the cannabis industry's most acknowledged and trusted brands, Hightimes Holding Corp., has confirmed that it must wait until the company's 2019 audited financials are filed until it can close on...

Northwest Territories in Canada are slashing prices to overshadow illicit market

Northwest Territories in Canada are slashing prices to overshadow illicit market

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 30, 2020

Cannabis consumers in Canada’s Northwest Territories are being treated to reduced prices on pot products. The NWT's finance minister Caroline Wawzonek recently announced a plan that will cut the cost...

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