420 with CNW – Lawmakers in Virginia Reveal Plans to Legalize Cannabis

As of July 1, 2020, Virginia’s marijuana decriminalization policy officially came into effect, making the Commonwealth of Virginia the 27^th state to enact such a policy change. This came a month after Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill that would make possession of up to one ounce of cannabis punishable by a $25 fine with no threat of jail time and no criminal record. Prior to this policy change, simple possession was punishable by a maximum $500 fine, up to 30 days in jail and a criminal record.

And just a day after the marijuana decriminalization law took effect, Virginian lawmakers announced their plans for a legal cannabis market. On July 2, 2020, a group of Democratic state legislators announced plans to introduce a bill to legalize and regulate a commercial cannabis market. The measure won’t be filed until next year, but lawmakers have said that the legislation is necessary in the fight for racial and social justice.

“Decriminalizing marijuana is an important step in mitigating racial disparities in the criminal justice system, but there is still much work to do. While marijuana arrests across the nation have decreased, arrests in Virginia have increased,” says House Majority Leader Charniele Herring. The measure for broader cannabis legalization was also backed by Sens. Adam Ebbin, Jennifer McClellan, and Del. Steve Heretick.

“This bill will prevent low-level offenders from receiving jail time for simple possession while we move toward legalization with a framework that addresses both public safety and racial equity in an emerging market,” says Herring regarding the decriminalization bill. She sponsored it in the House of Delegates while Ebbin led it in the Senate. The bill also contains a provision to study further legalization, and it requires agencies including the “Secretaries of Agriculture and Forestry, Finance, Health, and Human Resources, and Public Safety and Homeland Security” to convene an expert working group to study further legalization. The panel is expected to turn in a report in November.

The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (“JLARC”) is also studying the impact of possible legalization and its report is due in December. According to lawmakers, the JLARC report would inform how they shape the legalization bill they plan to file in 2021. “Elements of the JLARC study include a review of best practices from states such as Illinois that have developed a legal framework, testing and labeling recommendations, and measures to reduce illicit sales,” said a press release from Ebbin’s office.

“The study will also examine how best to provide redress and economic opportunity for communities disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition, and recommend programs and policies to reinvest in affected communities.”

Analysts say this plan to go for full legalization of marijuana in Virginia is likely to be watched closely by cannabis companies like Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) who would like all adults to be free to choose whether to or not to consume cannabis as is the case with alcohol and cigarettes.

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420 with CNW – Congressional Committee Approves Measure Allowing Marijuana Users to Reenlist in the Military

Although plenty of states have now legalized medical and recreational marijuana in various forms, it still carries a lot of stigma. Most employers are uncomfortable with employees consuming cannabis, even during non-work hours, and plenty of sports organizations do not allow their athletes to use marijuana. The military has a harsh stance on marijuana too, and veterans who admit to using marijuana even in a legal state can be barred from reenlisting.

A measure introduced two years in a row by Rep. Ruben Gallego and approved by a Congressional Committee would help resolve the issue. The measure would allow heads of military branches to grant waivers on a case by case basis to service members seeking to reenlist who admit to consuming cannabis or were convicted of a misdemeanor marijuana offense. Text from the measure states that “within 90 days of the enactment of the bill, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that permit any Secretary of a military department to grant a reenlistment waiver to a covered person if the secretary determines that the reenlistment of that covered person is vital to the national interest.”

It further states that service members who have “admitted to or been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of a single violation of any law of a state or the United States relating to the use or possession of cannabis” would be covered as long as it was a misdemeanor offense and did not occur while they were on active duty. “Smoking pot just once shouldn’t prevent a patriotic American from fighting for our country. We need to finally exercise some common sense when it comes to our marijuana policies, and I’m glad my amendment will lead us in that direction,” says Rep. Gallego.

This is the second year in a row Rep. Gallego has filed a measure to allow service members who admitted to smoking marijuana to reenlist. At the House Armed Services Committee meeting, he stated that it was important to fundamentally rethink the military’s enlistment policies regarding marijuana, “especially given our nation’s recruitment crisis.” “Our nation’s views on marijuana use are changing, and the services have changed their recruitment process accordingly. The services can, where appropriate, grant waivers to former users of marijuana who want to serve their country in uniform,” he said at the time.

This year’s measure was adopted as part of a package with several other amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act by the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. As it heads to the House Floor, it will be attached to a large scale defense spending bill for the next fiscal year.

It would be interesting to hear what industry actors like Green Growth Brands Inc. (CSE: GGB) (OTCQB: GGBXF) have to say about the likelihood of this amendment making it through both legislative chambers.

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HempNewsBreaks – Cannabis Global, Inc. (MCTC) Announces Launch of Marketing Phase for Hemp You Can Feel(TM)

Cannabis Global (OTC: MCTC), a cannabinoid and hemp extract science-forward company developing infusion and delivery technologies, today announced the completion of initial product development of the Hemp You Can Feel(TM) product lines, and the launch of the next phase of the Company’s operations, which will focus on bringing the product lines to the marketplace. According to the update, Cannabis Global will be launching several new product marketing initiatives designed to move its innovative hemp extract and rare cannabinoid products into the marketplace over the next coming weeks. “It has been approximately one year since we reorganized the Company, which today is known as Cannabis Global, Inc. During the first year, we concentrated on designing products that are distinct from the competition with established advantageous barriers,” Cannabis Global CEO Arman Tabatabaei stated in the news release. “We are very pleased with the results in that we not only have a unique product set, but also one based on both quality ingredients and solid intellectual property.”

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Cannabis Global, Inc., formerly known as MCTC Holdings, Inc., is a fully audited and reporting Company with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, trading with the stock symbol MCTC. The Company is an emerging force in the area of cannabinoid sciences and highly bioavailable hemp and cannabis infusion technologies. The Company does not engage in the production, distribution, or sales of any controlled substances, including marijuana. The Company has an actively growing portfolio of intellectual property having filed six patents in the areas of cannabinoid delivery systems and cannabinoid polymeric nanoparticles. The Company markets its consumer products under the Hemp You Can Feel(TM) brand name. Cannabis Global launched its Project Varin early in 2020, to develop new delivery methods for rare cannabinoid Tetrahydrocannabivarin (“THC-V”) and to develop products based on this cannabinoid. THC-V and CBN are not scheduled at the federal level. The Company’s THC-V products contain zero tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), far below the acceptable federal level of 0.3%, and zero heavy metals, pesticide and herbicide residues, nitrates and other impurities that are contained in most cannabis and hemp products. The Company’s products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and are not for use by or sale to persons under the age of 18. The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The efficacy of these products has not been confirmed by FDA-approved research. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from health care practitioners. Please consult your health care professional about potential interactions or other possible complications before using any product. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.CannabisGlobalInc.com.

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420 with CNW – It’s Official: Austin PD Stops Misdemeanor Marijuana Arrests and Citations

On July 2, the Austin Police Department in Texas officially stopped arresting and issuing citations for marijuana possession. This decision was communicated in an internal memo from Brain Manley, the department chief.

The internal memo categorically states that the police officers in Austin, Texas will no longer be required to cite or arrest suspects in cases when an officer determines that a suspect has committed misdemeanor marijuana possession cases identified as Class A or Class B offenses.

However, the person can still be arrested or be subjected to other law enforcement actions if the misdemeanor marijuana possession offense is committed alongside another felony-level narcotics crime, or when the person poses an immediate safety threat to either police officers or members of the public.

Greg Casar, a councilmember in Austin, applauds the decision made by Chief Manley. He says that in his view, Texas needs to move towards full marijuana legalization so that the substance can be regulated and taxed. In the meantime, Greg Casar says that the step taken by the Austin PD is commendable since police resources and personnel will no longer be allocated to following up minor marijuana possession cases.

Casar adds that people of color and other minority groups have suffered disproportionately during the war on drugs, and while the Texas police decision to stop enforcing misdemeanor cannabis possession cases doesn’t go far enough in addressing these wrongs, it is nevertheless a step in the right direction of reforming the entire criminal justice system in Texas.

Jax Finkel, the executive director of the Texas chapter of NORML, agrees with Councilmember Greg Casar. Finkel revealed that he was excited that the Austin police department had finally taken this decision. He believes that the decision would have been communicated back in January, but some internal issues may have delayed the making of the decision.

Nevertheless, Jax Finkel is happy that at long last, the die has been cast. He adds that things are happening across the country which show that there is a huge divide between the community and the police which is supposed to serve those communities. He therefore hopes that this one small decision can get a process started to mend the relationship between the police and the community.

In his memo, Chief Manley revealed that the police department had never regarded enforcing personal marijuana possession cases as a law enforcement priority. However, the legal changes that kept being passed gradually made marijuana possession cases more prominent until industrial hemp was legalized in the state. This legal change made it complicated for law enforcement to distinguish hemp from marijuana, and as a result, several police departments unilaterally decided to put a halt to prosecuting marijuana possession cases until the attorney general of the state clarified how the police and prosecutors could handle this complexity.

Now that the command structure of the Austin PD has been trained about what is to happen going forward, marijuana industry actors like Pure Extracts Corp. will be hoping that other law enforcement agencies in different cities and states where recreational marijuana isn’t legal also take a similar progressive step.

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420 with CNW – Congress Passes Bill Granting Researchers Access to Commercially Available Marijuana

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill aimed at allowing researchers to have access to the marijuana available commercially in states where legal recreational, and/or medical marijuana programs exist. This new legislation would mark a major shift from the current practice where researchers can only use the cannabis supplied by a federally licensed manufacturer in Mississippi.

The primary goal of the marijuana provision, which is found deeply embedded in an infrastructure bill detailed in a more than 2,000-page document, is to make it possible for marijuana products to be transported and distributed across state lines, including in states that don’t yet have state-legal marijuana markets in place.

The INVEST in America Act also contains provisions that would require states with marijuana programs to establish mechanisms for teaching residents to avoid driving while under the influence of marijuana.

The section on setting up highway safety education programs didn’t go down well with marijuana law reform advocates for a number of reasons. First, a congressional research team authored a report stating that there wasn’t any conclusive evidence that the consumption of marijuana resulted in impaired driving.

Secondly, marijuana policy reform advocates are opposed to the highway safety education provision because it implies that the legalization of marijuana results in an increase of impaired driving. If anything, marijuana is also consumed in states that haven’t enacted marijuana legalization measures, so any education efforts aimed at curbing or preventing impaired driving would also benefit the states where legal marijuana markets don’t exist.

During the debate of the bill on the floor of Congress, numerous amendments were suggested. Many of them were rejected or withdrawn, while others were adopted.

For example, an amendment that would provide funding for a pilot program enabling states to test for drugs in wastewater was included. The funds would also enable municipal authorities to design public health programs in accordance with the findings of the drugs tests done.

All in all, the provisions giving researchers access to commercially available marijuana in states with regulated cannabis markets was welcomed by marijuana policy reform advocates. For example, NORML said that it was hard to comprehend why scientists couldn’t access the marijuana available in state-legal dispensaries yet ordinary residents could walk in and buy these products. Scientific research needed to be conducted using the same products that people are consuming in order to get results which were applicable to the community, NORML argued.

The DEA has also taken steps to increase the number of suppliers of research-grade marijuana products. It now remains to be seen whether the Senate will maintain the pro-marijuana provisions in the transportation bill. Analysts say entities like Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) will be hoping that the law sails through so that researchers don’t have to go through endless hoops to get approval for their planned studies on marijuana.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Round Meadow Holdings Corp.’s Budtender Awards Recognizes Lydell Francisco

Round Meadow Holdings’ (“RMH”) Budtender Awards on Friday named Lydell Francisco as Budtender of the Week. The update reads, “Lydell is a Budtender at Harvest in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. His favorite part of being a Budtender is ‘Educating and making the customer comfortable with cannabis. It’s my main goal, I want them to leave with an understanding of what they are getting into.’”

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Round Meadow Holdings is a professional organization that represents accountability, delivering business solutions created exclusively for the expanding cannabis industry. A synergistic portfolio of cannabis service companies, RMH is dedicated to supporting the competitive cannabis landscape and its participants as the industry evolves and faces historic growth spurts and challenges. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ROMHCorp.com.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Willow Biosciences Inc. (TSX: WLLW) (OTCQB: CANSF) to Present at VirtualInvestorConferences.com

Willow Biosciences (TSX: WLLW) (OTCQB: CANSF), based in Vancouver, Canada, focused on manufacturing pharmaceutical grade quality cannabinoids via synthetic biology, today announced that its CEO and President Trevor Peters will present live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 9. Interested parties are encouraged to visit www.VirtualInvestorConferences.com to pre-register and run the online system check to expedite participation and receive event updates. An archived webcast will be made available after the event for those unable to join live on the day of the conference.

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Willow is a Canadian biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Canada, that produces high purity, plant-derived compounds that provide building blocks for the global pharmaceutical, health and wellness, and consumer packaged goods industries. Willow’s current focus is in the production of cannabinoids for the treatment for pain, anxiety, obesity, brain disorders, among other significant indications. Willow’s science team has a proven track record of developing manufacturing technologies for high purity compounds in pain and cancer treatments. Willow’s manufacturing process creates a consistent, scalable and sustainable product that allows for the discovery and development of new life changing drugs. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.WillowBio.com.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – VIVO Cannabis Inc. (TSX: VIVO) (OTCQX: VVCIF) Issues Update on Global Medical Business

VIVO Cannabis (TSX: VIVO) (OTCQX: VVCIF), a leading provider of premium cannabis products and services and holder of licenses under the Cannabis Act through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Canna Farms Limited (“Canna Farms”), ABcann Medicinals Inc. (“ABcann”) and Harvest Medicine Inc. (“Harvest Medicine”), today provided an update on its global medical business, which operates in Canada, Germany and Australia. “One of our top strategic priorities is to focus on the global medical cannabis market, directly servicing tens of thousands of patients and investing in product development initiatives that prioritize high-quality novel products,” Barry Fishman, CEO of VIVO, stated in the news release. “We’ve recently made significant progress on a number of key initiatives, which will help solidify our market presence as a company that is committed to delivering solutions for patients and healthcare professionals on an international scale.”

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VIVO Cannabis(TM) is recognized for trusted, premium cannabis products and services. It holds production and sales licenses from Health Canada and operates world-class indoor and seasonal airhouse cultivation facilities with proprietary plant-growing technology in Hope, British Columbia and Napanee, Ontario. VIVO has a collection of premium brands, each targeting different customer segments, including Canna Farms(TM), Beacon Medical(TM), Fireside(TM), Fireside X(TM), Lumina(TM) and Canadian Bud Collection(TM). The Company is expanding its production capabilities and distribution network. Harvest Medicine, VIVO’s patient-centric, scalable network of medical cannabis clinics, has serviced over 100,000 patient visits. VIVO is pursuing several partnership and product development opportunities and is focusing its international efforts on Germany and Australia. The Company has a healthy balance sheet and is well-positioned to accelerate its path to profitability. For more information visit www.VIVOCannabis.com.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) Announces Board Change

Supreme Cannabis Company (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) on Friday announced that Navdeep Dhaliwal resigned his seat on the Board of directors (the “Board”) effective June 30, 2020. As previously announced on April 27, 2020, Beena Goldenberg, CEO of Supreme Cannabis, has joined the Company’s Board. “We have built a board with deep retail, supply chain management, regulated industry and governance expertise to support Supreme Cannabis’ growth and transformation into a leading cannabis CPG company,” Supreme Cannabis’ Board Chairman, Michael La Brier, said in the news release. “We remain committed to maintaining a majority independent Board and with Mr. Dhaliwal’s resignation, Ms. Goldenberg’s recent appointment and Colin Moore’s advisory role concluding soon, the Board will consist of five independent non-executive directors and one executive director.”

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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.

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420 with CNW – How Marijuana Entrepreneurs Can Navigate Instagram

If you have been in the cannabis industry for a year or so, you may have noticed that the accounts of marijuana companies on different social media platforms, such as Instagram, keep getting shut down from time to time. Here are some handy tips to help you navigate the Instagram rules to prevent the accounts of your cannabis business from being brought down.

Give the Appeals Process Time

It is important that you file an appeal as soon as the Instagram account of your weed business is shut down. If need be, file several appeals each day and your account will be restored, especially if you didn’t violate any of the platform’s community standards.

As you wait out the appeals process, don’t rush to open another account as it will soon get harder for the people who had started following you to find your handle.

Keep Accounts as Close to Your Brand as Possible

If you lose the appeals process and there is no chance of getting your old account back, open a new one but keep the particulars of this new account as close to the one you lost as possible.

In this way, your followers will still find you and fail to notice the subtle differences between the old account and this new one that you have opened.

Avoid Plagiarism

One of the gravest infractions you can make on Instagram is posting another person or business’ content. Instagram will shut down your account immediately, and appealing their decision will be a waste of time.

Besides, why would you post another company’s content on your account? You would be promoting that entity rather than getting mileage for your cannabis business. Don’t even bother tagging the person or attributing the photos you post to their owners. Instagram will still regard what you have indulged in as stealing and you will be punished for it.

You are far better off hiring a professional photographer to spend an hour or more creating content for your business, and you can keep taking from this gallery each time you want to post something.

The bonus benefit of this approach is that the photographer can post your work on their accounts and this will give your business more traction.

Don’t Sell Anything

Instagram doesn’t allow any marijuana product to be sold on its platform, so you would be well advised to avoid trying to advertise or sell your products. Besides, the biggest benefit of any social media platform is in promoting your brand. Use your Instagram account for this purpose only.

In the same vein, refrain from putting any contact information, such as a street address or phone number, on your account. Otherwise, Instagram will shut down your account faster than followers can read that contact information.

With the tips above at the back of your mind, your business will make its presence felt on Instagram and your brand will grow. Seasoned cannabis sector players like SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB: SING) have probably mastered how to play this game on different social media platforms, and that could have helped them rise above the competition.

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