420 with CNW – Poll Finds Cannabis Legalization More Popular than $15 Minimum Wage and Free College Education

A new national survey has found that legalizing marijuana is more popular than providing free college education and instituting a $15 minimum wage across the country. The poll, conducted by Marist Poll, was funded by PBS NewsHour and NPR.

In the poll, 1,346 adults from across the country were interviewed over the phone between July 15 and 17 about their views on 20 policy proposals. More specifically, the respondents were asked to state whether those policy proposals were or weren’t a good idea. 63 percent of the people polled said legalizing cannabis was a good idea while 32 percent were opposed to this policy proposal.

Only four policy proposals ranked higher than cannabis legalization during this poll. Those policies are; making it mandatory for a background check to be done before anyone buys a firearm, government passing regulations for the prices of prescription drugs, giving people the liberty to opt in to Medicare, and creating a mechanism through which people who enter the U.S. illegally can acquire citizenship.

On the issue of Medicare, 70 percent of the respondents said that they supported a system that would allow people to choose between being on the national healthcare insurance scheme and enrolling on a private one.

The findings of this poll provide some explanation as to why many see marijuana policy reform as a politically correct view to hold. For example, almost all the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have voiced their support for cannabis legalization.

That said, previous polls suggest that advocates shouldn’t be excited by this development since marijuana policy reform hasn’t yet become a strong enough issue upon which political offices can be won or lost across the country. Many voters would still elect a candidate even if that candidate wasn’t in favor of marijuana legalization.

The Marist Poll also highlights the ideological and demographic patterns defining whether someone thinks cannabis legalization is a good or bad idea. For example, more Democrats (74 percent) support legalization while less than half of Republicans are in favor. Younger adults are also more likely to welcome legalization when compared to those who are passed 50.

All in all, this particular poll doesn’t differ from the findings of the Gallop poll of June this year which found that 64 percent of American adults want to see marijuana legalized. Industry analysts believe the cannabis industry, including Geyser Brands Inc. (TSX.V: GYSR) and Earth Science Tech Inc. (OTCQB: ETST), must be wondering when all this public support will eventually trigger federal marijuana policy reform.

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420 with CNW – NYC Council Passes Two Cannabis Reform Resolutions

On Tuesday this week, the New York City Council passed two cannabis-related resolutions as part of a package of marijuana laws that the progressive-minded caucus of the chamber wants to see enacted.

One of those resolutions calls on the Administration of Children’s Services (ACS) to adopt a new policy to the effect that finding someone using or in possession of marijuana shouldn’t in itself mean that a child is in danger and should be removed from that person.

Child custody issues constitute one of the most serious yet overlooked consequences of cannabis consumption, even in places where the drug has been legalized for either recreational or medical use.

The City Council’s resolution details how there is a racial disparity in the way marijuana possession arrests are done, and also points out that the ACS doesn’t immediately conclude that a child is at risk of harm just because a parent or caregiver takes alcohol. This same principle should apply in the case of marijuana consumption, the council argues.

The second measure is addressed to the state legislature. It requests the lawmakers to enact legislation mandating the Department of Health in New York State to formulate hospital drugs testing guidelines or regulations for pregnant women and those giving birth. Those regulations should include provisions on informing hospital patients about their rights if matters of drug testing and drug use are to be discussed.

The current practice is that as soon as a pregnant woman tests positive for any drug, including cannabis, the hospital reports this to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. On the basis of that report, ACS launches an investigation into the matter.

The NYC Council notes in its resolution that while it isn’t clear how hospitals enforce their drug testing policies, people of color and those from impoverished communities seem to be particularly targeted.

Additionally, the resolution notes that there is still limited research regarding the effects of marijuana use during pregnancy. However, even that limited research doesn’t show that cannabis use is on its own a risk factor for serious neonatal problems.

The lack of clarity on the drug testing policies of hospitals means that pregnant women often volunteer information about their drug use not knowing that such information could result in child welfare issues.

Having a clear drug testing policy would encourage women to be free about disclosing their drug use habits since they will not have any fear that child welfare cases will be instituted simply because those women tested positive for marijuana, the councilors reason.

These resolutions show how keen the city council is to see marijuana reform implemented. Earlier in April, they also passed a resolution to put an end to pre-employment marijuana testing. This takes effect next year.

It remains to be seen whether the state legislature will act upon the well-intentioned resolution on hospital drug testing, but pundits believe that the entire cannabis industry, including industry players like ChineseInvestors.com Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) and Chemistree Technology Inc. (CSE: CHM) (OTCQB: CHMJF), will be rooting for a positive outcome so that women stop being unfairly victimized for using cannabis.

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420 with CNW – First US Marijuana Cafe Set to Open in September

Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Café is set to become the first marijuana café to open its doors to the public if its launch on September 1 this year goes according to plan. The West Hollywood Business License Commission gave the new business its final approval by a unanimous decision during a meeting that was held on July 16.

Andrea Drummer, the Head Chef of the café, said that they are proud to be the first in the U.S. to open a cannabis café. Drummer added that they take that responsibility highly, since it will set the pace for the educational and responsible use of marijuana as a food ingredient.

Drummer, a longtime cannabis advocate has authored a marijuana cookbook titled “Cannabis Cuisine: The Art of Cooking with Marijuana.” She has also served as a private chef to several celebrities, including Whiz Khalifa and Miguel. Andrea Drummer has also appeared on a number of television shows showcasing how people can cook with marijuana. These include “Cooking on High” on Netflix and Chelsea On!

The menu of the café, which will include CBD and THC-infused edibles, was designed by Drummer.

The café will have an area designated for people who don’t smoke cannabis and another area for those who smoke the drug. In the smoking area, a tableside service featuring unique strains grown by the company, will be available. A “Flower host” will be in charge of offering this service.

This “flower host” will explain the flavor profiles and specific effects of the different strains on offer before helping patrons to roll a joint. Dabs and bongs will also be available.

Representatives of the café also revealed that the establishment will have an advanced air filtration system in order to respect the interests of people in the neighborhood who may object to the cannabis smells wafting from the café.

The value of this filtration system took on greater importance when it emerged that the rabbi of a nearby synagogue had written to the license commission objecting to the planned location of the cannabis café.

The café is also taking the added precaution of planting landscaping that has been proven to absorb odors and purify air. Digital renderings of this landscaping were released to show that the café is taking every possible step to limit the impact of the establishment upon those in the neighborhood.

Drummer disclosed that the café idea has been fine-tuned over a period of four years and it was a logical next step after the push to have marijuana legalized was attained. Industry watchers believe that the entire industry, including Canopy Rivers Inc. (TSX.V: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF) and Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (OTCQB: NUGS), will be thrilled when this café opens since it will be another step towards making cannabis a mainstream substance.

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420 with CNW – Michigan Caregivers Grow More than a Million Marijuana Plants

The registered medical marijuana caregivers in Michigan are authorized to grow more than a million cannabis plants, according to state statistics. This information is crucial as the state transitions from a purely medical cannabis program to one that embraces the recreational use of the drug by adults.

Even if the state accelerates the process by which new commercial growers are licensed, it is unlikely that any of those licensees will have harvested, processed and distributed their marijuana crop at the time recreational sales are launched.

In August 2017, Andrew Brisbo, the Director of the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation stated that approximately 43,000 patients had nominated a caregiver to grow a maximum of 12 cannabis plants for the medical use of the patient.

That statistic means that approximately 1.14 million marijuana plants are under the direct control of the registered caregivers in the state.

Currently, the number of caregivers on the medical marijuana program has risen to an estimated 47,000. This could mean that nearly 1.5 million cannabis plants are grown by these caregivers.

To put this figure in context, the 78 commercial cultivators with state-issued licenses have a 108,000 plant cultivation limit.

All the existing large scale growers and the caregivers currently supply the medical marijuana market whose current patient population stands at 300,000 (Michigan has the second strongest medical marijuana market in the country).

If recreational users come on board, the number of medical marijuana patients will be dwarfed by the number of adults who use cannabis recreationally. Statistics suggest that at least 1.54 million Michigan adults have used recreational marijuana at some point in their lives, so once recreational sales begin, the number of recreational users is likely to be five times that of medical marijuana users.

This means that Michigan could face the same supply shortages that have been witnessed in the states that transition from just medical marijuana markets to recreational cannabis as well. Such supply shortages normally trigger a frenzied expansion of cultivation capacity, which in turn causes a glut once all that extra marijuana finally enters the market.

To prevent the nosedive in prices which results from the glut, Michigan would be well advised to incorporate the caregiver-grown marijuana in the recreational market as well so that the recreational market is kept stable during its first months. This shouldn’t present any quality issues since the caregivers have been supplying the medical cannabis market of the state for years.

Analysts hope that the cannabis industry’s major players in Michigan and elsewhere, such as Youngevity International Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) and Willow Biosciences Corp. (CSE: WLLW), will welcome the caregivers whose role provides all-round benefits to all concerned.

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420 with CNW – Study Looks at How Marijuana Extracts Can Kill Cancer Cells

A recent study shows that cannabis extracts can impair the survival of some types of cancer cells and also inhibit their spread. However, the effects of the cannabis extracts vary according to the chemical profile of the extracts used, the researchers discovered.

The team of researchers found that the results of using just one compound of cannabis, such as THC, to kill cancer cells wasn’t as promising as using full-spectrum cannabis extracts. Since marijuana has hundreds of compounds whose concentration varies from one preparation or marijuana strain to another, it was difficult to determine which particular combination of compounds had the most significant therapeutic effect.

The team, whose findings were published in Oncotarget, a journal centered on cancer research, show that 12 cannabis extracts having varying phytocannabinoid profiles were tested on 12 different human cancer lines.

Each of the 12 cancer cell samples was treated using increasing doses of different marijuana extracts over a 24-hour duration. Of the 12 cannabis extracts, five were especially effective in acting on a variety of cancer types. Nevertheless, the researchers found that different cancers seemed to respond to different marijuana extracts even if those cancers originated from the same body organ.

For example, two forms of prostate cancer cells were most responsive to different cannabis extract formulations and yet it would be expected that the same formulation would work for these two cancers since they all affect the prostate gland.

The marijuana extracts also exhibited different levels of effectiveness in terms of shrinking cancer cells. Out of the 12 preparations, only three were able to shrink cells by up to 51 percent of their baseline (original) size.

Some of the common attributes shared by the extracts which showed higher levels of effectiveness included their higher concentration of THC and the larger variety of phytocannabinoids which have been decarboxylated.

The researchers concluded that the therapeutic action of marijuana extracts on cancer cells cannot be attributed to a single compound, but rather to the synergy of different compounds acting together.

They also added that the fact that cancers from the same line react differently to cannabis extracts means that other compounds, apart from THC, work together to produce a pharmacological effect upon the cancer cells.

The team of researchers therefore called for more research to be done about the way cancer cells respond to cannabis. For example, more information is needed regarding the effect of the presence or absence of cannabis receptors on cancer cells when treating those cancers using marijuana extracts.

Marijuana industry pundits think that industry participants like Wildflower Brands Inc. (CSE: SUN) (OTCQB: WLDFF) and VPR Brands LP (OTC: VPRB), will feel vindicated that the industry’s assertion regarding the therapeutic effects of marijuana is starting to be proved by independent researchers.

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420 with CNW – Thousands Submit Comments Urging FDA to Allow CBD in Supplements and Foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started receiving comments on CBD regulation from the public and other stakeholders in April and the comments period came to an end early last week.

The agency had initially planned to close the comments period on July 2 but the overwhelming public interest in the matter led the FDA to extent that deadline to July 16. By the close of the comments period, more than 4,400 submissions had been filed by individuals and organization.

The comments received covered everything imaginable about the therapeutic effects of CBD, how the compound should be tested, packaged and marketed, as well as matters of consumer protection and law enforcement.

There were hundreds of comments from individuals who claimed that CBD had helped them to deal with the symptoms of different health challenges, such as pain and anxiety. Other people claimed that they were able to wean themselves off of other drugs that had serious side effects by using CBD.

Several health associations and medical professionals submitted comments to the effect that the agency should regulate CBD as a health supplement as long as strict labeling and quality standards are set for manufacturers.

The Dravet Syndrome Foundation submitted a comment urging the FDA to formulate regulations that standardize the labeling of CBD supplements on matters of concentration, stability and the ingredients in the products since Dravet syndrome sufferers have been turning to these products after failing to get relief from the existing remedies.

A group of 37 state attorneys general also wrote to the FDA asking the agency to formulate rules that would protect consumers by requiring manufacturers to provide accurate information about the risks and potential benefits of CBD products. This would enable consumers to make an informed decision about the CBD products they use.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) submitted their comment requesting the FDA to design a program through which the state laws on CBD and other related products could be gradually aligned with the federal regulations on these products. By bringing uniformity to the CBD rules across different jurisdictions, the FDA will have taken a significant step towards safeguarding consumers from adulterated, mislabeled and contaminated CBD products, CSPI added.

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) called on the FDA to work closely with them in order to find ways to regulate the industry without stifling its growth.

The FDA will use these comments, along with any other input it receives from other fora, such as a planned hemp conference next month, while formulating the draft rules for the hemp industry which are slated to be released in August.

Marijuana industry analysts believe that players like VIVO Cannabis Inc. (TSX.V: VIVO) (OTCQX: VVCIF) and TransCanna Holdings Inc. (CSE: TCAN) (FRA: TH8), will be eager to see what rules are finally released since CBD products could be an additional moneymaker for these entities.

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420 with CNW – More than 100 Cannabis Businesses Ask Congress to Consider Social Equity During Legalization

A coalition of more than a hundred cannabis companies and industry groups has sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to include social equity in any legislation that is proposed as a way of ending marijuana prohibition.

The letter, sent on Thursday last week, asserts that the work of Congress will be incomplete if they only stopped at legalizing marijuana without going further to address issues of social equity.

More specifically, the groups and associations that signed this letter express concern that the people who were worst affected by the War on Drugs are likely to be left behind as the marijuana industry takes off because those individuals who have a past conviction for marijuana-related charges are explicitly barred from participating in the legal marijuana industry in the states where marijuana is legal. These individuals are also unable to raise the capital needed to participate meaningfully in what the signees called “the new green rush.”

The letter states that in 2018, the sale of recreational and medical marijuana in the states that approved marijuana generated $10.4 billion, and $1.2 billion went to state governments in the form of taxes. Additionally, more than 200,000 people have jobs in the legal cannabis industry, but a significant proportion of people from the communities which were disproportionately affected by the prohibitionist laws are staying behind due to the constraints they face.

The coalition proposes a number of suggestions that Congress can consider in order to right the wrongs done during the War on Drugs.

For example, the letter suggests that in addition to descheduling marijuana at the federal level, Congress should pass a law allowing banks to service cannabis businesses without any fear of federal action against them.

The coalition also recommends that Congress should appropriate funds towards a social equity program so that the individuals and communities who suffered the most during prohibition can be facilitated or supported to take part in the legal cannabis industry across the country.

Another recommendation is that the criminal records of people on charges related to marijuana should be expunged so that those people no longer suffer the collateral consequences of those convictions.

4Front Ventures led the effort to write this letter. Other signees included Marijuana Policy Project, Michigan Cannabis Industry Association, MJ Freeway, Minority Cannabis Business Association, Americans for Safe Access, National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), and Berkeley Patients Group, among others.

This letter comes soon after another coalition of drug reform and civil rights groups also wrote to Congress making suggestions regarding how marijuana justice could be realized in any law that is passed to end cannabis prohibition.

Pundits believe that the marijuana industry, including companies like Therma Bright Inc. (TSX.V: THRM) (OTC: THRBF) and The Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (TSX.V: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF), will be hoping that Congress uses the recommendations made by the different groups that have written to it when debating a comprehensive marijuana policy reform law.

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420 with CNW – Second Marijuana Home Delivery Lawsuit Filed in California

East of Eden Cannabis Company, a state-licensed marijuana company in California, has filed a lawsuit against Santa Cruz County accusing the local government for violating the rights granted to the company by the state government.

The company asserts that the state law allowing companies to deliver marijuana to any part of the state, including areas that opted out of hosting marijuana businesses, is being trampled upon by the enforcement of the rules passed by the authorities in Santa Cruz banning the delivery of marijuana into their jurisdictions.

This lawsuit is the second on the controversy surrounding who should have the upper hand in determining where legal marijuana can be distributed within the state of California.

In its court papers filed with the Superior Court in Santa Cruz, the marijuana company argues that the county has threatened to initiate a criminal investigation against East of Eden and also seek to have its state license revoked for making marijuana deliveries in areas that don’t permit marijuana within their jurisdictions.

The company therefore requests the court to give it permission to resume making cannabis deliveries and also declare the rules of Santa Cruz on the matter as “void and unenforceable.”

In January this year, marijuana industry regulators in the state okayed a rule that would permit licensed marijuana companies to start making cannabis deliveries anywhere in the state, including in jurisdictions that had passed ordinances banning marijuana businesses.

This new rule drew the wrath of anti-cannabis groups who said that the state was reversing the promise made by the voter measure which stated that local authorities would have the liberty to either accept or ban marijuana companies from operating within their jurisdictions.

Police chiefs and the League of California Cities have voiced concerns that unrestricted home deliveries of marijuana pose a risk that a lot of marijuana transactions will go unreported and pave way for the black market to thrive.

Santa Cruz County, Beverly Hills and close to twenty other local authorities took the added step of suing the state government and marijuana regulators in order to have the home delivery rule reversed.

The conflict between the state and local the authorities has prevented the marijuana industry from reaching its full potential in the largest (so far) single cannabis market across the world. Industry watchers believe that the entire cannabis industry, including participants like The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) and Sugarmade Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD), will be following these legal battles closely because the decision of the courts could change the trajectory of the industry in all the states where marijuana is legal.

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420 with CNW – Utah Picks Eight Applicants for Medical Marijuana Cultivation Licenses

The Department of Agriculture and Food in Utah has announced that it has selected eight applicants who will receive medical marijuana cultivation licenses as the state marches towards the implementation of a decision that voters approved during the elections last year but legislators later modified the ballot measure in what was called a compromise law.

The selected medical marijuana cultivation license applicants are Dragonfly Greenhouse, Oakbridge Greenhouses, Harvest of Utah, Standard Wellness Utah, Tryke Companies Utah, True North of Utah, Wholesome Ag, and Zion Cultivars.

The government’s statement unveiling the eight companies revealed that four of those eight companies have been operating in the state (conducting other business) while the other four had ties to Utah even if they were from outside the state.

In accordance with federal law, all the cultivation facilities will be located within Utah and all but one of the licensees will locate their grow facility in a rural part of the state.

The Department of Agriculture and Food spent hundreds of hours scrutinizing the 81 applicants who had expressed interest in growing medical marijuana in the state. The decision to select only eight growers, instead of the ten allowed by law, was made in order to avert a situation in which the supply of medical marijuana products would exceed the demand for those products. The eight growers were sufficient to create healthy competition and variety in the product offerings.

The chosen growers now have to undergo background checks before they are awarded the licenses.

Among other requirements, the application process required interested companies to have at least $250,000 to cover any issues that could arise while the company was growing medical marijuana in the state.

The licensed companies will be tasked with meeting the medical marijuana demand of approximately 42,000 patients that may enroll on the medical marijuana program during its first four years of existence. This number was arrived at after the University of Utah conducted a study to estimate the likely beneficiaries of the program.

Under Utah law, the cultivators who choose to grow marijuana indoors will be restricted to a maximum of 100,000 square feet of grow space while those who opt to grow the crop outdoors will be allowed to use a maximum of four acres. Depending on the spacing used, an acre can accommodate anywhere from 1,500 to 3,000 cannabis plants.

The law passed by legislators just days after the provisions of the ballot measure approved by voters took effect in December 2018 removed the permission that had been given to certain categories of patients to grow a maximum of six plants.

Under Prop 2, people living beyond a defined minimum distance from a medical marijuana dispensary would be permitted to grow their own medical marijuana. This provision was vehemently opposed by different groups, such as law enforcement, and it was removed by a law passed during a special session of the legislature.

Now that cultivators have been selected, industry analysts believe that the entire industry, including players like Sproutly Canada Inc. (CSE: SPR) (OTCQB: SRUTF) (FRA: 38G) and SinglePoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING), will be pleased that qualified patients could soon be able to treat their ailments using medical marijuana.

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420 with CNW – New Data Reveals Cannabis Legalization Increases Rates of Snacking

New data released by Nielsen shows that people who live in states where marijuana is legal snack more than their counterparts in states with prohibitionist laws. The uptick in the sales of snacks was noticed for sweet and well as salty snacks.

This study suggests that legalizing recreational marijuana can create a boom for the confectionary and snack segments of the food and beverage industry in the U.S.

While snacks sales saw a modest 6 percent increase in states where marijuana is still prohibited for recreational use, states that tolerate adult-use marijuana registered an increase of 7.2 percent in the sale of snacks.

In total, candy sales generated approximately $6.5 billion during the period under review. For this item alone, an increase of 2 percent was observed in states with legal recreational marijuana while those without these laws saw a modest 1.3 increase in the sale of candy.

It appears that salty snacks are the preferred option for cannabis users who get the munchies because the states where adult-use marijuana is legal generated $30 billion from the sale of salty snacks alone.

Nielson used this data to assert that no other single factor was responsible for the difference in the sales of snacks in the states where recreational cannabis is legal.

This claim may be credible because there is ample anecdotal and scientific evidence proving that consuming marijuana boosts one’s appetite and enjoyment of food. The data collected by the census divisions of the U.S. federal government also points to the fact that people get the munchies in states where recreational-use marijuana has been legalized.

Currently, 11 states and Washington, D.C. have legalized recreational cannabis while more than half of the union has given the nod to medical marijuana. Each round of elections now appears to bring more states on board either for recreational or medical marijuana, so the entire country could soon have legal marijuana in some form.

However, the federal government still maintains cannabis as a Schedule I drug although recent events, such as the congressional subcommittee hearing on how to end prohibition may suggest that the federal government could soon revise its position on marijuana.

Analysts posit that players in the cannabis industry, such as Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQB: PLPRF) and Organigram Holdings Inc. (TSX.V: OGI) (NASDAQ: OGI), will not regard the findings of this study as anything new since the industry has known for long that cannabis has a positive effect on those with poor appetite.

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