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420 with CNW — Federal Health Agencies Consider Funding Research into Minor Cannabinoids

If you ask the average American if they know what cannabinoids are, they’ll probably mention delta-9 THC, the main psychoactive component in cannabis, or cannabidiol (CBD). These are the most abundant cannabinoids in the cannabis plant as well as the most popular. As a result, they have received a lot of public and scientific attention in the past couple of years amid sweeping cannabis reform.

What many people don’t know is that the cannabis plant produces more than 100 cannabinoids, although most of them occur in small quantities. Cannabis also produces a variety of terpenes and flavonoids that significantly impact the quality of the final product. A group of federal health agencies is now looking into funding research on the possible therapeutic benefits of minor cannabinoids and cannabis terpenes.

The announcement was made via a notice of special interest (NOSI) posted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and eight of its component agencies; the NOSI was titled “Promoting Mechanistic Research on Therapeutic and Other Biological Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes.”

Every cannabinoid except THC is considered a minor cannabinoid. While THC has been subject to plenty of research, especially in recent years, there is little scientific research on lesser-known or minor cannabinoids, including CBN, CBG and delta-8 THC. The notice states that the agencies are interested in studies involving model organisms and human subjects that look into the impact of terpenes and minor cannabinoids.

The notice goes on to say there is specific interest in preclinical studies of minor cannabinoid-terpene combinations and combinations of minor cannabinoids and other natural products that could enhance health benefits and tamp down on side effects. The notice stated that terpenes and minor cannabinoids may be able to alleviate a wide variety of pathological diseases and conditions; it also encouraged experts from multiple fields to collaborate in this much-needed research.

As per the notice, the eight agencies under the NIH will be tasked with different research objectives and will have specific research requests for scientists. Those agencies include the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Eye Institute (NEI), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

NCCIH is interested in the impact of minor cannabinoids and terpenes on pain, NCI is looking to understand how minor cannabinoids and terpenes can affect cancer treatment, and NIAAA plans on researching how CBD and other cannabinoids can impact alcohol use disorder treatment.

This interest in studying the effects of minor cannabis compounds could signal that federal health agencies are beginning to recognize that marijuana does have therapeutic potential, and the time may not be far off when cannabis policy will be overhauled at the federal level so that legitimate companies such as Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (OTC: NUGS) can operate nationally if they so choose.

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420 with CNW — Governors’ Group Recommends Addressing Impaired Driving by Collaborating with Budtenders

As more states have passed cannabis legislation, cannabis reform opponents and even law enforcement have raised the question of how to police cannabis-impaired driving. This is a valid concern, especially when you consider the fact that there is no standardized test for cannabis blood levels.

If the government would like to successfully discourage people from driving while under the influence of cannabis, a report from a governor’s group recently posited, it would have to ditch cannabis stereotypes and work with budtenders. The new report, which was issued by a group with the backing of all 50 governors’ offices, emphasizes that public education campaigns on the harms of impaired driving should not stereotype or mock cannabis consumers. Rather, the report said, this messaging would be more effective if it comes from sources that are at the heart of the cannabis industry and have the trust of consumers.

We still don’t know a lot about cannabis-impaired driving and its impact on accident statistics. A June report from the Governors Highway Safety Association revealed that cannabis reform has had mixed results on road accidents and fatalities. The report showed that some studies have found a reduction in accidents after medical cannabis legalization while others have found an increase in traffic incidents post-legalization.

The report was funded by the National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving and Responsibility.org. The Governors Highway Safety Association acknowledged that law enforcement’s ability to determine causation is limited by a lack of standardized tools to measure active THC impairment. Even so, the report noted that the public is increasingly seeing cannabis-impaired driving as less risky, which has necessitated updated public education initiatives.

The aforementioned report provided a couple of recommendations to guide states with legal cannabis markets on how they can effectively address THC-impaired driving. One such recommendation was to use messengers who are essentially community-based industry insiders and who regularly interact with cannabis consumers rather than government representatives.

The recommendations provide an exception to law enforcement officials who have been trained to detect drug impairment. Furthermore, the report suggested that cannabis safety messages from law enforcement should ideally come from “less conventional law enforcement representatives,” such as native speakers, women officers and officers who are people of color.

The Governors Highway Safety Association also recommended working with budtenders or retail marijuana salespeople to push cannabis safety messaging to consumers because they will have a better chance of delivering these messages effectively. The organization emphasized that using nontraditional and diverse messengers, especially those trusted by the community, would improve cannabis-safety message reception.

Teaming up with cannabis industry actors, such as Prime Harvest Inc., could be a great step because consumers already trust these entities enough to buy their products, so any safety messages delivered by the personnel at these companies may elicit a better reception and stand a higher chance of being implemented to minimize impaired driving.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Advanced Container Technologies Inc. (ACTX) Poised in the ‘Future of Agriculture’

Advanced Container Technologies (OTC: ACTX) today announced that it is operating in a sector that Barclays Bank says is gaining traction as a sector for investment. According to Jed Lynch, head of Americas, sustainable and impact investment banking at Barclays, “Agriculture has historically been viewed as a mature industry, but we are now seeing significant technology-led innovation across the sector. As a result, we’re seeing a noticeable increase in high-growth startups, venture funding, M&A activity and public-market interest in this space.”

“We are in the right sector at the right time,” Douglas Heldoorn, CEO of Advanced Container Technologies, said in the news release. “Controlled environment farming (‘CEF’) with systems like GrowPods represent nothing less than the future of agriculture.”

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Advanced Container Technologies is in the business of selling and distributing self-contained, automated, indoor “micro-farms” called Grow Pods, along with related equipment and supplies. Additionally, the company designs and sells patented proprietary medical-grade plastic containers, known as the Medtainer(R), that store and grind pharmaceuticals, herbs, teas and other solids or liquids. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.AdvancedContainerTechnologies.com.

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420 with CNW — Tennessee’s First Marijuana Restaurant Slated to Open This Month

The state of Tennessee will soon join the growing number of states that have launched markets for cannabis-infused products: Buds & Brews, the first cannabis business in Tennessee, is slated to open its doors to the public this month in Georgetown. The marijuana business first announced that it would be opening earlier this year, stating that it will provide traditional bar foods alongside cannabis-infused condiments that are manufactured and presealed in a facility before being sent to the restaurant.

Buds & Brews president and owner Michael Solomon says patrons will be able to order regular food and season it with THC and CBD-infused condiments. He said that the company has infused cannabis into the 25 most common condiments ranging from steak sauce and ketchup to ranch dressing and honey mustard. Using dosing spoons that are in line with the state’s legal cannabis limits, patrons will be able to receive one to five milligrams of cannabis-infused condiment per serving.

Solomon says these doses are so small that you could safely try a variety of condiments in one sitting. This controlled microdosing is especially beneficial for rookies who would like to give cannabis products a chance. On top of the condiments, Buds & Brews will also offer THC-infused desserts and mocktails on its menu. Solomon noted that the business will include novelty products such as deep-fried cannabis leaves on its menu.

Solomon has spent the past decade or so learning how to grow top-of-the-line cannabis, and he is now using his knowledge to enter the restaurant industry to bring top-shelf cannabis products to the public. He is also the founder and owner of Craft Cannabis, a marijuana company that develops THC-infused products, including the marijuana-infused condiments that will be available at Buds & Brews.

As per state law, Craft Cannabis only uses THC derived from industrial hemp with less than 0.35% THC. Craft Cannabis also handles the entirety of its operations locally, with Solomon saying that the firm cultivates, extracts and develops different cannabis-infused retail products in Tennessee.

Buds & Brews cofounder Dalton Crow has deep roots in the bar industry; his family owns 10 establishments in middle Tennessee, and he grew up steeped in the sector. While Crow’s family’s has been involved in the bar scene, Crow has not; Buds & Brews will be his first personal venture. In a news interview, Crow said that he was excited to team up with “some great guys” and make his own footprint in the bar and restaurant segment.

As more states and jurisdictions loosen their marijuana restrictions, industry players such as Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) are likely to come up with more innovative products targeting different segments of the market.

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420 with CNW — Study Finds Marijuana Users Less Prone to Complications Caused by Spinal Fusion Surgery

A new study carried out by orthopedic specialists has looked into the relationship between the use of marijuana and surgical outcomes. The specialists, who are associated with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, found that patients with a history of marijuana use were less likely to experience unfavorable medical outcomes after a spinal fusion surgery, in comparison to nonusers.

The study’s findings were published in the “Iowa Orthopedia” Journal.

For their research, the specialists recruited about 700 patients aged 18 and older, all of whom had undergone lower back spinal fusion surgery for adult spinal deformity. Adult spinal deformity includes disorders such as primary degenerative sagittal imbalance, iatrogenic spinal deformity and adult spinal scoliosis and usually presents in late adolescence or adulthood.

One-half of the study sample participants revealed that they were marijuana consumers while the other one-half admitted to not consuming cannabis. The study’s objective was to compare 90-day readmission, 90-day complication and two-year revision rates between nonusers and users of marijuana.

The researchers found that marijuana consumers experienced considerably lower rates of medical complications during the 90-day period following surgery, recording 2% for users of cannabis and about 4% for nonusers. They also found that overall, complication rates were higher among nonusers in comparison to users of marijuana, at 4.8% and 2.4% respectively. This is in addition to finding that those with a history of marijuana use weren’t as likely as nonusers to seek post-op readmissions.

In their report, the researchers stated that more research into the effects of marijuana in neuropathic pain management was needed. They explained that with expanding decriminalization and shifting public sentiment, it was vital to identify how baseline marijuana use influenced post-op outcomes of patients with adult spinal deformity who had undergone spinal fusion surgery.

The researchers added that the results, which showed that marijuana was negatively associated with 90-day medical complications, were consistent with some prior studies.

However, the results weren’t consistent with one 2020 study, which demonstrated no significant difference in complications between nonusers and marijuana users who had undergone lumbar spinal fusion. The researchers noted, however, that this particular study was performed with patients from one surgeon.

They also noted that as life expectancy increased, the prevalence of adult spinal deformity would increase, with more surgical corrections expected to take place in the future. Furthermore, they argued that randomized-controlled studies could help to identify the impact of the isolated use of marijuana on the post-op course of patients who had undergone complex procedures.

This research adds to the growing body of evidence indicating that marijuana and the marijuana products commercialized by companies such as American Cannabis Partners could be more beneficial than we currently know. As more research is conducted, these benefits will be documented one by one.

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420 with CNW — New Bipartisan Bill in Congress Would Expunge Cannabis Criminal Records

For most cannabis reform activists and lawmakers, cannabis legalization has been a matter of criminal justice reform. Most, if not all, state cannabis reform bills contain some sort of social justice provisions and have invested monies toward undoing the harms of the failed drug war. One such social justice effort has been expunging the records of people who were convicted of low-level marijuana offenses.

To that end, bipartisan lawmakers have filed a bill that would design a procedure for the expungement of federal misdemeanor cannabis convictions and give courts the authority to recommend eligible cases for presidential pardons. Introduced by Democratic and Republican representatives Troy Carter and Rodney Davis, the Marijuana Misdemeanor Expungement Act would require the chief justice of the United States to enact rules to expedite the “review, expungement, sealing, sequester and redaction” of low-level federal marijuana offenses from people’s records.

According to the legislation, several criminal codes can be considered “expungable events,” meaning people who were convicted under these codes are eligible to have their records expunged. This includes criminal codes that criminalize the possession and distribution of small amounts of cannabis without financial compensation. It also covers any nonviolent federal infractions, civil penalties, petty offenses and misdemeanors that involve cannabis and cannabis-related equipment.

In a press release, Davis said given that dozens of states have legalized cannabis use for either medical or recreational purposes, the country’s criminal justice system has to keep pace to ensure that people aren’t being penalized for low-level misdemeanor offenses that are no longer criminalized. Davis said that misdemeanors can prevent people from becoming employed and essentially prevent them from participating in society.

The new legislation would deliver much-needed justice to thousands of citizens who have had their lives disrupted by a misdemeanor cannabis offense and suffered inordinate collateral consequences, said Carter. He noted that these misdemeanors, even if they don’t result in a conviction, can have severe lifelong consequences such as limiting people’s access to housing assistance, educational aid and occupational licensing.

As per the legislation, the chief justice will have 12 months from the bill’s passage to put forth procedural expungement rules. Every federal district will be given two years to run a thorough analysis and issue expungement, sealing and sequestering orders pursuant to the chief justice’s rules. Once an individual’s record has been expunged of low-level cannabis misdemeanors, the legislation states that any legal proceedings related to cannabis will be treated as if they never happened.

These are badly needed changes to the criminal justice system. Enacting them would go a long way toward showing how legalizing marijuana at the state level and letting companies such as Advanced Container Technologies Inc. (OTC: ACTX) serve companies and individuals in the indoor cultivation segment could be a boon for the economy and society at large.

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420 with CNW — New Comments Suggest That Cory Booker May Be Warming Up to Marijuana Banking Reforms

Sen. Cory Booker is the lead sponsor of a cannabis legalization measure that was recently filed in the Senate. The measure was cosponsored by Ron Wyden, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Booker has, in the past, resisted calls to approve marijuana banking bills, citing that before this is done, comprehensive legalization needs to be enacted. The legalization measure was discussed at the hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, which is chaired by Booker. Toward the end of the meeting, the bipartisan SAFE Baking Act was also discussed, with Booker making comments that left many with the impression that he did see a path forward for a version of the banking measure in the short term.

He discussed an experience he’d had in Illinois, where he met with Black marijuana entrepreneurs who had sold their belongings, been forced to take out mortgages on their homes and essentially crippled themselves financially just so they could stay afloat in the cannabis industry. He also talked about concerns with the economic status quo of the marijuana industry, particularly as it relates to the inadequate representation of businesses run by minorities.

Booker explained that unlike economically and socially disadvantaged entrepreneurs, larger cannabis corporations were still thriving despite prohibition because they had access to financial services and capital. He noted that it was frustrating to see communities that were most affected by the prohibition of cannabis being excluded and not being adequately represented in this industry, which was still growing.

He also talked about how allowing the SAFE Banking measure to be approved would hinder larger corporations and individuals who already have resources from squeezing out individuals with past cannabis convictions and those from lower income backgrounds.

In the past, Booker and his colleagues have suggested that the banking bill would primarily benefit large companies, which lacks the equity component they are championing for in broader measures such as the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Thus far, the SAFE Banking Act has been approved in the House seven times but stalled in the Senate consistently, largely because of Booker’s opposition in bringing it to a vote. Last year, Booker stated that he would do everything to stop an easy banking measure that would enable corporations to make more money off this, instead of focusing on the aspect of restorative justice.

Booker revealed in an interview after the hearing that he understood the banking bill’s urgency but was hopeful that they could get the SAFE Banking Act with restorative justice principles added, approved.

The entire cannabis sector, including companies such as Prime Harvest Inc., would see some relief when tangible reforms are enacted at the federal level so that the marijuana industry attains some measure of normalcy in its operations relative to other industries in the economy.

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420 with CNW — Thai Companies Earn Big from Newly Legalized Marijuana Products

Cannabis is one of the fastest-growing industries in America for good reason. Barely a decade old, the industry has generated billions of dollars in sales revenue, created hundreds of thousands of new employment opportunities and filled state coffers with billions in tax revenue. Other territories and countries are adopting cannabis reform and launching legal markets, and they are starting to cash in on the lucrative cannabis market.

Thailand, which recently decriminalized the private cultivation of cannabis and sanctioned the use of cannabis leaves and extracts in foods, drinks and cosmetics, is beginning to rake in profits from the cannabis market. Consumer demand for cannabis products exploded as soon as the country lifted restrictions on cannabis, with Thai companies earning big bucks from the sale of products such as cannabis-infused skin-care products, bubble tea and desserts.

Thailand was the first Asian country to decriminalize the private cultivation and consumption of the entire cannabis plant. It was also the first nation in southeast Asia to legalize cannabis for medical use and research when it passed medical marijuana regulations in 2018. Thailand’s medical cannabis industry has boomed since then, and officials are hoping to turn the country’s cannabis industry into a money-making machine.

According to Thai Health Minister Anutin Charvirakul, Thailand’s cannabis industry is projected to achieve a valuation of more than $4.33 billion in the next five years. Speaking to Reuters, he said that his wish was for people to get rich from selling cannabis products in a positive way. A major driver behind cannabis reform in the country, Charvirakul emphasizes that his cannabis policy only involves healthcare and medical purposes.

Charvirakul stated that anything beyond medical use was inappropriate and that the country needed laws to control cannabis use. Thailand’s government even issued new cannabis regulations after decriminalization reforms led to fears that there were no restrictions on age and public use. The new regulations restricted cannabis use to people older than 20 years old as well as forbidding minors, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers from smoking cannabis; the regulations also ban all public smoking of the drug.

Since recreational cannabis isn’t legal under Thai law, commercial cannabis products can only contain cannabidiol (CBD). Unlike THC, cannabidiol is not psychoactive and will not make users feel high. For products to be approved, they have to contain less than 0.2% THC. Charvirakul states that due to public health laws, recreational cannabis use isn’t permitted in the country.

As more countries ease their restrictions on marijuana, companies with a transnational focus such as Flora Growth Corp (NASDAQ: FLGC) may have opportunities to spread their wings beyond the North American market.

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420 with CNW — House Approves Cannabis Research Measure, Senate Expected to Follow Suit

Earlier last week, the House passed a bipartisan cannabis research measure that would make it easier to conduct necessary medical research on this plant. The Senate is expected to pass the measure soon, which will make this bill the first standalone marijuana reform proposal to be advanced to the president’s desk.

The measure, dubbed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, was considered on the U.S. House of Representatives’ floor under the suspension of rules of parliamentary procedure. This procedure is a motion reserved for noncontroversial initiatives that limits debate in the chamber and allows no amendments. For this procedure to be used, no less than two-third support of the House is needed to approve a measure.

The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Andy Harris and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, was approved by the House in a 325-to-95 vote. Ahead of the vote, some bipartisan legislators spoke favorably about the bill, with the results showing that all Democrats and the majority of the Republicans were in favor of its passage.

On the floor, Harris stated that this measure would make it easier to carry out more studies on cannabis as the American public deserved to know what medical cannabis was useful for. He noted that it would protect patients as well by modernizing the research techniques used and bringing medical cannabis up to the scientific standards set for every other type of drug sold as medication in America.

In a press release, Blumenauer stated that research was a foundational element of marijuana policy, explaining that it was crucial that scientists were able to fully conduct research on the health benefits of marijuana. He also noted that the federal government had stood in the way of progress and science for a long time, which had imposed barriers for scientists who would like to obtain resources and approval to study marijuana. This bicameral bipartisan measure, he declared, would help to change that.

Frank Pallone, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, also stated on the floor that the bill brought Congress to an overdue historic moment, explaining that studies on cannabis had been regulated in a restrictive way because of the plant’s status as a Schedule I substance. This, he explained, meant that the existing research wasn’t an accurate representation of the products available to most individuals in the country.

Meanwhile, Harris and Blumenauer have also advocated for a separate marijuana research initiative, which cleared the chamber a few months ago.

Once the recently passed cannabis research bill gets the nod from the Senate and is signed by the president, studying marijuana could get a little easier for entities such as Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (OTC: NUGS) in their bid to develop products that better serve the diverse needs of the population.

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420 with CNW — Senate Approves VA Nominee Who Supported Medical Marijuana in NJ

The U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs recently confirmed that a key position in the department had been filled after the Senate voted to confirm President Joseph Biden’s nominee: Shereef Elnahal. In the past, Elnahal has served as the state health commissioner in New Jersey. He helped expand the medical cannabis program in the state while also advocating for the federal legalization of cannabis.

Elnahal, who has been appointed as the Undersecretary of Health at the VA, will be in charge of leading a central division of the VA that has, up until now, prevented doctors from issuing medical marijuana recommendations to military veterans. In a statement, Elnahal talked about how he had run the medical cannabis program in New Jersey, making it easier for veterans to enroll in the program. He has in the past made it clear how he feels about the status of cannabis as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act.

In 2018, he tweeted that marijuana needed to be descheduled at the federal level; he also listed complications of the state-federal policy conflict, which include limited access at health care facilities, inadequate research funding and high costs for patients.

During Elnahal’s confirmation hearing, Senator Dan Sullivan spoke about his marijuana regulatory background and also expressed frustration over the VA’s opposition to legislation, which would promote research into the therapeutic potential of cannabis for conditions which commonly affected the veteran population. Sullivan also asked Elnahal whether he’d observed any benefits from his cannabis regulatory work.

Sen. Jon Tester, who cosponsored the VA marijuana research bill with Sullivan, stated that he was aware of the many health conditions that individuals used cannabis to treat. He noted that he’d be fully on board if there was evidence that supported the use of marijuana as an alternative to dangerous medications, but he added that science needed to support the plant’s medical uses.

Despite the VA testifying against modest marijuana initiatives time and again, this hasn’t stopped legislators from filing and advancing measures and amendments to revise the department’s directives and force policy changes. For instance, the House recently approved an amendment that tackled the issue of permitting VA doctors to issue medical marijuana recommendations to veterans. However, it remains unclear which direction the Senate will take on the matter.

Meanwhile, other bipartisan legislators have directed attention toward veteran and cannabis-related issues, with the House taking up an Appropriations and Defense Bill for the 2023 Fiscal Year.

If the federal government continues on this trajectory of appointing progressive people to key policymaking positions, it may not be long before marijuana prohibition is ended and the sales of ancillary entities such as Advanced Container Technologies Inc. (OTC: ACTX) explode as a wider market is opened for their products.

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