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About CannabisNewsWire CannabisNewsWire (CNW) is an information service that provides (1) access to our news aggregation and syndication servers, (2) CannabisNewsBreaks that summarize corporate news and information, (3) enhanced press release services, (4) social media distribution and optimization services, and (5) a full array of corporate communication solutions. As a multifaceted financial news and content distribution company with an extensive team of contributing journalists and writers, CNW is uniquely positioned to best serve private and public companies that desire to reach a wide audience of investors, consumers, journalists and the general public. CNW has an ever-growing distribution network of more than 5,000 key syndication outlets across the country. By cutting through the overload of information in today’s market, CNW brings its clients unparalleled visibility, recognition and brand awareness. CNW is where news, content and information converge. To receive SMS text alerts from CannabisNewsWire, text “CANNABIS” to 21000 (U.S. Mobile Phones Only) For more information please visit https://www.CannabisNewsWire.com Please see full terms of use and disclaimers on the CannabisNewsWire website applicable to all content provided by CNW, wherever published or re-published: http://CNW.fm/Disclaimer

CannabisNewsBreaks – Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) Announces Leadership Transition to Accelerate Growth into Premium Cannabis CPG Company

Supreme Cannabis Company (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has, effective immediately, named Colin Moore, director of the Company and former president of Starbucks Coffee Canada, as interim president and chief executive officer. According to the update, Moore succeeds Navdeep Dhaliwal, who has departed the Company. Supreme Cannabis is in the process of engaging a leading, nationally recognized search firm to identify and evaluate a new CEO to lead the Company in its next phase of profitable, long-term growth. “Today, with Supreme Cannabis firmly established as one of the world’s fastest-growing, premium plant driven-lifestyle companies and our industry entering its second phase, the Board determined that the Company would benefit from leadership with the skills and experience to accelerate our growth and transformation into a leading cannabis CPG company,” Supreme Cannabis Board Chairman Michael La Brier said in the news release. “We are fortunate to have Colin Moore stepping up to serve as our Interim CEO and lead our efforts to drive long-term, profitable growth and shareholder value during this transitional period.”

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The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc., (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1), is a global diversified portfolio of distinct cannabis companies, products and brands. Since 2014, the Company has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing, premium plant-driven lifestyle companies. Supreme Cannabis’ portfolio of brands caters to diverse consumer experiences, with brands and products that address recreational, wellness, medicinal and new consumer preferences. The Company’s brand portfolio includes, 7ACRES, Blissco, Truverra, Sugarleaf by 7AC and Khalifa Kush Enterprises Canada. Supreme Cannabis’ brands are backed by a focused suite of world-class operating assets that serve key functions in the value chain, including, scaled cultivation, value-add processing, centralized manufacturing and product testing and R&D. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.Supreme.ca.

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420 with CNW – 4 Things to Expect in the California Marijuana Market in 2020

California is the largest marijuana market in the U.S., so it is worthwhile to look forward and see what is in the works for this state’s cannabis industry in the new year. Here are some of the major things that could pan out in 2020.

Courts Hear Marijuana Delivery Lawsuits

When Prop 64 was approved by California voters, local authorities were given the liberty to decide whether to accept or reject marijuana businesses within their jurisdictions.

That promise was put to the test and a row over how much control municipalities and cities have over the marijuana industry came to a head when state regulators insisted that marijuana businesses could deliver weed anywhere within the state while the local authorities say such deliveries should only happen in places that permitted marijuana businesses to set up shop.

In a twist of irony, the Fresno County Superior Court is set to start hearing a case pitting 24 cities against the California Bureau of Cannabis Control on April 20 (the unofficial marijuana holiday). The outcome of this case could either give weed companies some needed respite or hamper their activities even further.

Legislative Changes

On January 1, Senate Bill 34 took effect and licensed businesses can now donate medical marijuana products to patients that are needy and cannot afford them.

More importantly for marijuana businesses, Assembly Bill 37 seeks to allow companies to deduct their operational costs before their tax liability is computed. This is a major piece of legislation because it effectively sweeps aside federal laws that have denied marijuana businesses the same tax benefits that other businesses enjoy.

A legislative change that is likely to rub weed businesses and consumers the wrong way is Assembly Bill 1810. This bill seeks to ban passengers in taxis, limos and other commercial vehicles from consuming marijuana. This means that the idea of weed party buses has gone up in smoke.

Marijuana businesses insist that California needs to make many more legal reforms if the industry is to survive or even thrive given the challenges that it has faced in the first three years of legal recreational cannabis sales.

Expunging Criminal Records

Prop 64 set out a process through which people with marijuana convictions could apply to have their records expunged or charges amended. However, records show that only a tiny fraction of potential beneficiaries has applied for expungement, partly due to the costs and complications of the process.

Assembly Bill 1793 passed in 2018 gave a July 2020 deadline in which local prosecutors have to track down and process the expungement or retroactive downgrading of cannabis convictions. As this deadline looms, thousands are likely to be eligible for housing, employment and other benefits they were denied as a result of their convictions.

Cleaning Up Weedmaps

Weedmaps was started to provide marijuana consumers with information about the places where they could buy weed legally in California. However, state regulators warned the directory about having listings of unlicensed marijuana sellers and Gov. Newsom enacted a law that imposed fines of up to $30,000 for each day that an unlicensed marijuana seller remains operational.

Weedmaps is likely to make good on its promise to remove illicit sellers from its directory and the outcome of this action could reveal how much damage delisting those unlicensed businesses does to the cannabis black market.

It is widely believed that the entire marijuana industry, including companies like No Borders Inc. (OTC: NBDR) and Sugarmade Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD), could be keeping a close eye on events in California since they can reveal what may happen elsewhere over time.

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420 with CNW – Alabama Legislative Panel Recommends the Legalization of Medical Marijuana

When a state Senate bill to legalize medical marijuana in Alabama was met with stiff resistance in the state Assembly, a compromise was reached to create a panel to study the matter further and recommend a way forward for the state. That legislative panel voted last week to proceed with legalization in a move that has been lauded by marijuana advocates.

The Medical Cannabis Study Commission is made up of 18 members and 12 of them voted in favor of medical marijuana legalization. Three abstained and the other three members voted against legalization.

The report of the panel indicates that the members of the Commission presented and debated various issues connected to the use of medical marijuana. While some medical research on the therapeutic use of marijuana was inclusive, the members found strong evidence that the substance was helpful to people suffering from a number of health challenges.

In their draft legalization bill, the panel recommends that the state forms an 11-member Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to license cannabis businesses and track the industry “from seed to sale.”

The panel also recommends that the state supports research into the medical benefits of cannabis and also puts resources towards finding ways to make the legal medical marijuana industry as inclusive as possible.

Sen. Tim Melson (R), a long-time marijuana advocate who was the chair of the study commission, revealed that the Friday vote shows that the draft bill formulated is a well-thought out document that addresses the crucial issues connected to a regulated medical marijuana industry.

Melson is an anesthesiologist and medical researcher who spearheaded the Senate bill that was passed in May last year. He admitted that at one time, he was strongly opposed to the legalization of marijuana for any purpose. However, when he took a rational look at the available research, he changed his mind and became a strong advocate of medical marijuana.

For that reason, he appealed to other legislators to set their biases aside and evaluate the existing literature before forming an opinion on marijuana.

While advocates are happy with the findings of the commission, they are concerned that the draft bill is too restrictive in its current form. For example, it bans smokable forms of marijuana and gives employers the liberty to fire or refuse to hire an employee based on that employee’s use of medical marijuana.

The list of qualifying conditions is also shorter than what is typical in other states where medical marijuana is legal.

Alabama’s legislature will resume business on April 4 and the bill will come up for discussion. Experts believe that marijuana companies like VPR Brands LP (OTCQB: VPRB) and Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQX: PLPRF) will be hoping that the lawmakers modify the bill and customize it to the needs of the people of Alabama.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) Strengthens Team through Key Operational Hires

Supreme Cannabis Company (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1), a global diversified portfolio of cannabis companies, recently announced the appointment of three experienced operations professionals to the company’s executive team. A recent article discussing the new hires reads, “Joining Supreme Cannabis is John Griese as chief operating officer; Dan Sippel as general manager of 7ACRES, the company’s 440,000-square-foot cultivation facility; and Sándor Wolkensperg as general manager of Supreme Cannabis Kitchener, the company’s new 107,000-square-foot manufacturing and packaging facility. Together, these operations experts bring significant experience to the SPRWF team as the company continues to expand its product forms and enhance its operations.”

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Supreme Cannabis is a global diversified portfolio of distinct cannabis companies, products and brands. Since 2014, the company has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing, premium, plant-driven lifestyle companies by effectively deploying capital with an emphasis on disciplined growth and high-quality products. Supreme Cannabis’ portfolio includes 7ACRES, its wholly owned subsidiary and multi-award-winning brand; Blissco, a wellness cannabis brand and a multilicensed processor and distributor based in British Columbia; Truverra Inc., a global medicinal-cannabis brand and licensed cultivator; Cambium Plant Sciences, a plant genetics and cultivation IP company; Medigrow Lesotho, a cannabis oil producer located in Southern Africa; Supreme Heights, an investment platform focused on CBD brands in the United Kingdom and Europe; and a brand partnership and licensing deal with Khalifa Kush Enterprises Canada. Supreme trades as FIRE on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: FIRE), SPRWF on the OTC Exchange in the United States (OTCQX: SPRWF) and 53S1 on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA: 53S1). Follow the company on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Supreme.ca.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – LiveWire Ergogenics Inc. (OTC: LVVV) Sees Optimistic Future as Cannabis Products Market Forecasted to Reach $80 Billion by 2030

LiveWire Ergogenics (OTC: LVVV) expects to perform well during 2020 as industry analysts project the market for cannabis products will increase to $80 billion over the next decade, according to a recent AP article (http://cnw.fm/r01nN). An article discussing the company reads, “With the projected upswing in mind, LiveWire Ergogenics expects to be in a prime position to leverage the expected growth with the imminent start of production at its Estrella Ranch Weedery. ‘The cannabis market is ever changing and complex,’ LiveWire CEO Bill Hodson stated in a news release (http://cnw.fm/5UPFh). ‘While a flood of investment has entered the market over the last two years based on overly optimistic projections, questionable market analysis and unproven business models, these expectations are now being hit by the reality of a still unconventional business, complicated by the typical growing pains of a rapidly emerging new industry.’ . . . With the industry now set to explode, companies must begin scrutinizing their operations for inefficiencies and evaluate what works and what doesn’t,’ he continued. ‘In other words, “doing it right,” a principle that LiveWire has been trying to follow strictly for the last two years, supporting the momentum of this new and promising industry.’”

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LiveWire Ergogenics specializes in identifying and monetizing current and future trends in the human and veterinary health and wellness industry. LVVV is focused on acquiring, managing and licensing specialized “closed loop” turnkey, cannabis, real-estate locations of fully compliant and permitted turnkey facilities to produce high-quality, cannabis-based products and services in California and the statewide distribution of these products. This includes verification of zero pesticide products for quality brands via the company’s 7X Pure Cannabis Verification System, as well as the development, licensing and distribution of legal and high-quality, cannabinoid-based products and services and the creation and distribution of the high-quality and handcrafted Estrella Weedery brand. LiveWire Ergogenics does not produce, sell or distribute products that are in violation of the United States Controlled Substance Act. For more information, visit StockWatchIndex.com/Livewire-Ergogenics.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Illinois Grabs $3.2 Million on Day One of Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales

A recent article on Fox News by Vandana Rambaran highlighted reaction to Illinois becoming the 11th state to allow marijuana sales and use for recreational purposes. According to the article, the state raked in $3.2 million on the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales under the new law where people, age 21 or older, are allowed to possess up to 30 grams of cannabis flower and up to 5 grams of cannabis concentrate. Public consumption is still not allowed under the new law. Nearly three dozen Illinois dispensaries have been issued licenses to sell recreational marijuana, with an additional 75 licenses to be granted by May. State officials estimate that cannabis sales could generate $250 million for Illinois by 2022. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton represented just one of 77,128 purchases on day one in the state “to celebrate a big day in Illinois,” she said.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – CannabisNewsWire Announces Re-Engagement as Official NewsWire for Upcoming Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami

Multifaceted financial news and publishing company of the InvestorBrandNetwork, CannabisNewsWire (“CNW”), today announced that it has been re-engaged by Benzinga to serve as the official newswire for the upcoming Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference that is set to take place Feb. 24-25, 2020, at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort in Miami Beach, Florida. A variety of well-known cannabis industry players are set to attend the two-day event, in addition to investors, industry experts and innovative cannabis companies. “Following successful past collaborations with Benzinga, CannabisNewsWire looks forward to once again increasing the visibility of the upcoming Cannabis Capital Conference,” CannabisNewsWire communications director Jonathan Keim stated in the news release. “Benzinga has proven its mastery as a conference host time and again, consistently attracting the elite of the cannabis world, including innovators, investors and entrepreneurs. We are proud to leverage our considerable array of corporate communications solutions to publicize the conference and showcase its participants.”

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420 with CNW – 6 States That Could Vote on Marijuana Ballot Measures in 2020

A wave of marijuana legalization has been sweeping across the U.S., and its genesis can be traced to Colorado and Washington approving marijuana legalization initiatives way back in 2012. In each biennial election that followed, additional states followed through with their own marijuana legalization initiatives, and experts believe 2020 will be a landmark year for marijuana.

Marijuana advocates believe there are currently 26 states where voters might have to vote on marijuana initiatives, either for full-scale recreational legalization, legalization of medical cannabis or decriminalization. Let’s look at 6 states that might table marijuana legalization ballot initiatives in 2020.

In 2020, voters will vote on an initiative dubbed ‘Smart & Safe Arizona’ led by a group of Arizona medical cannabis companies. It will allow people 21 and older to possess, consume, cultivate and purchase cannabis from licensed retailers. Individuals with prior marijuana convictions could have their records expunged, and some tax revenue from legal sales will be used to invest in communities disproportionately affected by prohibition.

The fight for legalization in Florida started in 2016 when voters approved a constitutional amendment to legalize medical cannabis. An advocacy group called Make It Legal Florida is seeking to push it further. It is working to place a full-scale marijuana legalization measure for the 2020 ballot that would allow adults 21 and over to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis. It is backed by cannabis companies like MedMen and Parallel.

The Idaho Cannabis Coalition is pushing a proposal that would allow approved patients and their caregivers to possess up to four ounces of marijuana, and it would establish a system of licensed and regulated growers, processors, testers and retail dispensaries. The organizers would have to collect 55,057 valid signatures from voters for the measure to qualify for the ballot.

Mississippi activists have already filed a measure for medical cannabis for 2020’s ballot, along with what they say is more than enough signatures for the measure to qualify. If approved, it will allow patients with any of 22 conditions including chronic pain and PTSD to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis per 14-day period.

Missouri voters already approved a medical cannabis measure back in 2018, and activists are looking to expand upon it with broader marijuana legalization. Several proposed measures to end prohibition have been filed with the secretary of state. Still, they lack significant push, and they need groups with enough funding to get them off the ground.

Oklahoma voters approved a medical cannabis ballot last year during a midterm primary election. Activists are now looking to expand the measure with a broader marijuana legalization initiative this year. The effort is backed by the National New Approach PAC, and it will have to collect 178,000 signatures from registered voters to qualify for the ballot. The measure would allow people 21 and over to possess, cultivate and purchase cannabis from licensed retailers.

These six are just a tip of the U.S. states in which ballot measures aimed at reforming cannabis laws are planned. Experts believe that such grassroots changes give the marijuana industry, including entities like HTC Extraction Systems (TSX.V: HTC) (OTCQB: HTPRF) and VIVO Cannabis Inc. (TSX.V: VIVO) (OTCQX: VVCIF), hope that federal reforms could soon happen once most of the country legalizes cannabis in some form.

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420 with CNW – Top Italian Court Rules That Growing a Few Marijuana Plants at Home is Legal

Italians have joined the club of countries that allow their residents to grow and use a limited amount of marijuana at home as long as it’s for personal use. The country’s highest court in Rome made the landmark decision long before Christmas, on December 19, but local media only got wind of the news last Friday.

Legislation dating back to the 1990s barred the farming and sale of marijuana, but there has been great uncertainty about the laws due to contradictory court decisions. After being asked to clarify, the Court of Cassation declared that the crime of growing narcotics should exclude “small amounts grown domestically for the exclusive use of the growers.” In a one page statement, the court said that “at home, small scale cultivation activities are to be considered excluded from the application of the penal code.”

Matteo Mantero, a senator from the 5-Star Movement, the governing coalition party, presented an amendment to the 2020 budget calling for the legalization and regulation of domestic cannabis use. Sadly, it was ruled inadmissible by the Senate speaker form Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative Forza Italia party. He says that the Court has opened up the way for cannabis legalization and that it’s “up to us now.”

Leonardo Fiorentini, a representative of the drug policy advocacy group Forum Droghe, says that it’s a ” very important decision because it will shield from prison those who choose to cultivate marijuana for personal use.”

In 2013, a court in Torre Annunziata, a small town in southern Italy, sentenced a man to a year in prison and a $3,365.85 fine for growing two cannabis plants at home. After a series of appeals, different sections of the court system came to different conclusions on allowable scale of marijuana cultivation. In August, the court turned to its highest authority, the Sezioni Unite, which is like the Supreme Court of the country.

It concluded that the rudimentary techniques and small amounts produced in small scale growing makes it irrelevant to the illegal drug trade that the criminal law is intended to address.

There are 6.2 million cannabis users in Italy, most of them aged between 15 and 34, according to the newspaper Corrier della Sera. More men than women consume cannabis in the country. Although it is currently decriminalized for personal use, medical and industrial use is heavily restricted. The country is dotted with special “weed shops” that cater to people who smoke recreationally, as long as the plants maintain a THC level of below 0.6 percent.

Experts wonder what industry players like Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (OTCQB: NUGS) and Sproutly Canada Inc. (CSE: SPR) (OTCQB: SRUTF) (FRA: 38G) think of such decisions abroad when the U.S. federal government has remained steeped in a prohibitionist stance on marijuana.

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CBDNewsBreaks – No Borders Inc. (NBDR) Leveraging Blockchain Expertise to Enhance CBD Product Reliability

No Borders (OTC: NBDR), an innovative technology-solutions provider, is leveraging its proficiency in distrubuted ledger technology to increase the dependability of CBD products. An article discussing the company reads, “The company announced its first publicly accessible blockchain product, CBD LabChain, in November as part of a platform-building venture that will grant consumers immutable, secure and open access to laboratory test results for CBD products (http://cnw.fm/I81cz). . . . The company’s subsidiary No Borders Labs uses cutting-edge technology to provide clients and other No Borders portfolio companies with world-class, internet-based tools, including data analytics, technological innovation and tech support. Through CBD LabChain, No Borders is looking to build a revenue stream based on a per-test fee, Platform As A Service (PAAS) model that provides a clear and highly in demand trust layer to the consumer while helping retailers in the lucrative CBD marketplace to showcase the efficacy of their products.”

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No Borders is a multifaceted corporation specializing in the acquisition, creation and scaling of commercial and consumer products by utilizing cutting-edge technologies to reduce costs while increasing revenues and shareholder value through technological superiority across its portfolio of assets. The company’s portfolio of brands includes:

No Borders Naturals Inc., a purveyor of health and wellness products for active consumers and their pets.
No Borders Dental Resources Inc., a provider of equipment and supplies to medical and dental professionals across the United States through the trade name MediDent Supplies (MediDentsupplies.com).
No Borders Labs Inc., which provides leading-edge tech tools to NBDR internal companies while also offering consulting, architecture and software development services to external businesses looking to update their technology infrastructures for greater efficiency, security and transparency (NoBordersLabs.com).
CBDLabChain.com, which is a powerful tool to demonstrate in an unbiased and unchangeable way a clear sense of security to consumers of CBD products by recording Certificate of Authority (COA) on a blockchain-technology platform. With a goal to provide consumers with peace of mind, No Borders Labs designed CBD LabChain to record THC, CBD and other lab-test data variants with those results easily accessible via QR code linkage as well as a clear “Results Guaranteed with Blockchain” icon, which can be integrated directly into individual product labels.

No Borders is headquartered in Arizona with resources in the United States, South America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.NBDR.co.

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