Late last year, a GOP Congresswoman sent waves across America’s nascent cannabis industry when she introduced a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition in the country and regulate the controversial plant. With cannabis reform being seen as a primarily progressive effort spearheaded by the left, Rep. Nancy Mace’s States Reform Act was meant to act as a compromise between Democrats and Republicans. Although Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and his colleagues had already unveiled a federal legalization bill, it stands little chance of advancing to the President’s desk without Republican support.

In a move that is bound to bolster the GOP-led legislation’s standing in Capitol Hill, Amazon has announced its support for the States Reform Act. Currently the second-largest private employer in America, the e-commerce giant has backed Democrat-led efforts to legalize cannabis in the past, including Schumer’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. According to Amazon’s public policy division, the company is “pleased to endorse” the Republican-led bill. Amazon believes it is time for America to reform its cannabis prohibition policies, the company says, and it is committed to helping the cannabis reform cause.

Forbes reports that a couple of months after Mace unveiled her cannabis bill, she had a meeting with Amazon during which the Seattle-based multinational endorsed the legislation. Mace has also received the backing of Americans for Prosperity, one of the most influential conservative groups on the globe. And contrary to what many may think, Amazon isn’t throwing its weight behind cannabis reform to create another revenue stream. The e-commerce companies don’t want to sell cannabis, Mace says.

Rather, Amazon’s interest in cannabis reform is partly because it will open up the hiring pool by an estimated 10%, Amazon vice president of public policy Brian Huseman says. The company has already started implementing procannabis internal policies; last year, Amazon updated employee policy to end regular cannabis testing for most of its employees. The policy change, which would also restore employment eligibility for employees who had already been punished for positive THC tests in the past, was celebrated by industry stakeholders and cannabis reform advocates in the country.

At the time, Amazon said the policy change was because it was becoming increasingly difficult to implement a national cannabis testing program that was equitable and consistent due to different state cannabis laws. Furthermore, Amazon said, data has shown that such drug testing “disproportionately impacts people of color” and limits their access to employment opportunities.

With e-commerce giant Amazon warming to the prospect of ending marijuana prohibition, more pressure will pile on federal lawmakers to enact reforms that allow sector players such as BevCanna Enterprise Inc. (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC) to operate freely across the country.

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Earlier this week, the narcotics board in Thailand announced that it would be removing marijuana from its list of controlled drugs, which would allow households in the country to grow the herb. Thailand was the first country in southeast Asia to legalize cannabis for research and medical use in 2018.

Under this new law, individuals can grow marijuana at home after they have notified the local government. However, the country’s Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated in an interview that the marijuana grown can’t be used for commercial purposes if one hadn’t obtained a license.

Before home growing of marijuana plants becomes legal in the country, citizens will have to wait for 120 days to pass after the rule has been published in the official Royal Gazette.

The country’s health ministry plans to also introduce a draft measure to parliament soon that includes guidelines on the legal use of marijuana, including the plant’s commercial use and production as well as details on its recreational use.

In a previous statement, the country’s food and drug regulator chief Paisal Dankhum stated that homegrown marijuana could only be utilized for medical purposes such as traditional medicine, noting that random inspections would be carried out. Under the draft measure, punishments for growing marijuana at home without notifying one’s local government will be a fine of about 20,000 baht, which is roughly $605. Individuals found selling cannabis without a license will be fined roughly $9,000 and/or be jailed for three years.

This move is the next step in the country’s goal of promoting marijuana as a cash crop and allowing farming families to grow the plant as a way to generate income. Data from the World Bank shows that nearly one-third of Thailand’s labor force is involved in agriculture.

Last year, Thai cosmetic companies and drink manufacturers launched products with CBD and hemp after the use of this compound was approved for use in consumer goods. CBD (cannabidiol) is one of the two main compounds found in marijuana, the other substance being THC. Unlike THC, which induces a high, CBD doesn’t make people high.

Before this recent measure was introduced, licensed cultivators of marijuana were only allowed to use the plant’s leaves, stalks, roots and stems. The partial ban on the other parts of the marijuana plant was approved during Thailand’s marijuana legalization process. It was implemented because the plant’s flowers, buds and seeds usually contain high amounts of THC.

As additional countries and jurisdictions bring cannabis prohibition to an end, more individuals will have access to marijuana-based offerings, such as BevCanna Enterprises Inc.’s (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC) suite of health & wellness products.

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BevCanna Enterprises (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC), a diversified health and wellness beverage and natural products company, recently announced it had been named as one of the 101 Top Food and Beverage Startups and Companies in Canada by Best Startup Canada. In addition, BevCanna was also recognized as one of the Top 101 Cannabis Startups and Companies in Canada, among innovators and growth companies within the Canadian cannabis industry. A recent article quotes BevCanna CEO Marcello Leone as saying, “This recognition of our leadership position within both the food and beverage and the cannabis products categories validates our strategy of developing innovative, highly customized beverage products that appeal to a range of target markets, including value, craft and premium positioning, for both our in-house brands and our white-label clients.” BevCanna Enterprises’ recent accolades come amid a period of ongoing growth momentum for the company, most aptly illustrated through its strong third-quarter earnings report. In addition, its commercial prospects have also gone from strength to strength as the company worked toward broadening its product portfolio.

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BevCanna Enterprises is a diversified health and wellness beverage and natural products company. BevCanna develops and manufactures a range of alkaline, plant-based and cannabinoid beverages and supplements for both in-house brands and white-label clients. With decades of experience creating, manufacturing and distributing iconic brands that resonate with consumers on a global scale, the team demonstrates an expertise unmatched in the nutraceutical and cannabis-infused beverage categories. Based in British Columbia, Canada, BevCanna owns a pristine alkaline spring water aquifer and a world–class 40,000–square–foot, HACCP-certified manufacturing facility, with a bottling capacity of up to 210M bottles annually. BevCanna’s extensive distribution network includes more than 3,000 points of retail distribution through its market-leading TRACE brand, its Pure Therapy natural health and wellness e-commerce platform, its fully licensed Canadian cannabis manufacturing and distribution network, and a partnership with top U.S. cannabis beverage company Keef Brands. For more information about the company, visit www.BevCanna.com.

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Over the past couple of decades, there has been a major decline in drinking culture. Unlike their predecessors, younger generations simply aren’t drinking as much alcohol. The World Health Organization reports that the number of drinkers worldwide has decreased by 5% and by up to 10% in some European countries since 2000. Last year, alcohol consumption in America fell by 5%. As consumers have become more health conscious, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, they have been opting for healthier alternatives.

Functional or nonalcoholic beverages are becoming increasingly popular in the wake of this antialcohol movement. Although nonalcoholic drinks are a relatively new product, experts expect the industry to see major growth as people continue to seek alcohol alternatives. The functional beverage market is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 7% and achieve a $173.23 billion valuation by 2025, Research and Markets predicts. For most people, alcoholic beverages are a social drug; nonalcoholic alternatives allow people to derive most of the same benefits without having to spend the next day hung over.

A lot of the alternatives on the market are also infused with minerals, dietary fibers, vitamins, adaptogens, probiotics and cannabinoids such as THC or CBD. Coca-Cola, for instance, has launched a caffeinated cola drink with B vitamins and guarana extracts and invested millions of dollars in Health-Ade Kombucha. Pepsi has also developed a noncarbonated, enhanced water beverage called Driftwell that contains L-theanine. According to the cofounder and CEO of marijuana beverage brand Wunder, the nonalcoholic beverage movement may have started a while ago, but the pandemic kicked it into overdrive.

Beverage producers have noticed the increased interest in nonalcoholic beverages and as a result, the market now has a variety of zero or low alcohol spirits, wines and beers. Kim Cox, the SVP of account development at NieslenIQ, says these new beverages are designed to meet consumers’ health and wellness concerns. This includes lower alcoholic content, lower calorie and sugar count and, in some cases, sustainable production practice.

Major innovation in the segment is coming from smaller companies rather than the large brands flooding the market with nonalcoholic offerings. Smaller brands now have a shot in the beverage space thanks to more accessible production methods, allowing them to get products to consumers at lower costs. The functional beverage space still has some growing to do, according to Bambucha Kombucha CEO Michael ZonFrilli. For instance, more food service operators and retailers need to start stocking nonalcoholic beverages, he says.

From the way customers are taking to functional drinks, early entrants in the space, including BevCanna Enterprises Inc. (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC), are poised to grab significant chunk of the market share before other players rush into this space in the years to come.

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For quite a while, cannabis cultivators relied on plastic in their operations. Despite being colloquially known as “weed,” high-quality cannabis requires specific conditions during certain growth periods for maximum growth. In the past, hemp and cannabis cultivators, especially those that employed outdoor grows, have used plastics to fight weeds, pot plants, and construct trellises. Many of them are now turning away from plastics in favor of ecofriendly alternatives.

Plastics now permeate nearly every facet of the environment. A new report from the United Nations Food Agriculture Organization shows that microplastics aren’t just choking our oceans and seas, they are in the ground as well. In fact, the U.S. warns, the land used to grow food and other consumer products is polluted with more plastics than even the oceans. Some marijuana cultivators are guilty of contributing to this pollution, which not only damages the environment but also presents a significant risk to food security and human health.

So how are hemp and marijuana growers reducing their reliance on plastics? For starters, they are foregoing plastic pots and trellis netting to cultivate their crop in growing beds. While plastic pots can be reused and recycled, they eventually have to be replaced, says Julia Jacobson, CEO of Oakland-based cannabis producer Aster Farms. Growing beds are a much better option, she says, because they can be installed virtually anywhere and reduce the number of plastic pots growers use. Furthermore, they give plants much more room to spread out and grow.

Trellis netting, which is used to space plants for better airflow and flower growth, as well as to protect the plants against mold and bud rot, contributes to a lot of plastic waste. It is rarely reused, she says, and tends to be shaped in a way that can be particularly harmful to sea life if it ends up in the oceans. As such, Aster Farms uses a compostable alternative. Cannabis cultivators could also move away from the PVC (polyvinyl chloride) pipes and polyethylene drip tubes and emitters, and lay flat tubing that they use for in-field drip irrigation, says Brandon Rivers, the founder and president of SLO Hemp Co.

Employing drip irrigation systems with flood, ditch or center pivot irrigation would be a great way for cultivators to reduce their plastic use, Rivers says. According to the new UN report, banning certain products and plastic polymers and setting penalties for their use can also help reduce plastic use among marijuana cultivators. However, that doesn’t seem plausible with America’s current political climate.

Consumers may be the ones to lead change this time. By choosing to spend their hard-earned money on sustainably grown cannabis products, they will ultimately drive demand for ecofriendly products. And companies such as BevCanna Enterprises Inc. (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC) are rising to the challenge in order to boost the ecofriendly credentials of the cannabis value chain.

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BevCanna Enterprises (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC), an innovative health and wellness beverages and products company, has closed on its acquisition of Embark Health Inc., solventless cannabis extraction and delivery technology provider. According to the company, the acquisition will be a significant driver of growth for BevCanna, accelerating its already strong upward trajectory. Embark owns a unique range of brands across all three cannabis 2.0 categories, meaning that BevCanna will now be able to sell differentiated and complementary adult-use and wellness products. In addition, Embark brings a British-Columbia-based, state-of-the-art production facility with $17 million  in tangible and intangible assets to the deal along with experiences management and operations personnel. BevCanna announced the acquisition in September of last year. “Completing the acquisition of Embark Health is a significant milestone in BevCanna’s strategic transformation into a diversified health and wellness company,” said BevCanna CEO and chief strategic officer John Campbell in the press release. “Embark’s solventless cannabis extraction and enhanced delivery technology will be a robust driver of growth for the Company, further diversifying our unique portfolio of brands and adding valuable intellectual property and four innovative adult-use cannabis brands to our range of offerings.”

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BevCanna Enterprises is a diversified health and wellness beverage and natural products company. BevCanna develops and manufactures a range of alkaline, plant-based and cannabinoid beverages and supplements for both in-house brands and white-label clients. Based in British Columbia, BevCanna owns a pristine alkaline spring water aquifer and a high-capacity, 40,000-square-foot, HACCP-certified manufacturing facility, with a bottling capacity of up to 210 million bottles annually. BevCanna’s extensive distribution network includes more than 3,000 points of retail distribution through its market-leading TRACE brand, its Pure Therapy natural health and wellness e-commerce platform, its fully licensed Canadian cannabis manufacturing and distribution network, and a partnership with number-one U.S. cannabis beverage company Keef Brands. For more information about the company, please visit www.BevCanna.com. 

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Inflammation personifies the saying “too much of a good thing is bad.” Despite being one of the body’s first responders in case of infection or physical injury, inflammation also presents a significant risk to health. Acute inflammation is the body’s initial response to either infection or injury, and it is a crucial component of the body’s defense system. Chronic inflammation, on the other hand, happens when the body keeps sending inflammatory cells when there’s no present danger.

A wide variety of medical inflammations including Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, heart disease and cancer can be traced to chronic inflammation. This kind of inflammation usually results in symptoms such as pain in the abdomen, chest and joints, as well as fever, fatigue, headaches, swelling, mood disorders, and skin rashes. Current pharmaceutical medications for chronic inflammation can be quite effective at mitigating the condition, but they tend to cause adverse side effects after long-term use. Unsurprisingly, cannabis has emerged as a viable alternative due to its potent anti-inflammatory properties.

Studies have found that cannabis can function as an effective anti-inflammation agent because of how cannabinoids such as THC and CBD interact with the body. When you ingest cannabis, the cannabinoids interact with the endocannabinoid system (“ECS”), a part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates various functions, including immune response, sleep, appetite and mood. The ECS is filled with CB1 and CB2 receptors that normally respond to naturally produced endocannabinoids similar to the ones in cannabis. By interacting with this system, cannabis helps to inhibit chronic inflammation and mitigates its symptoms.

For instance, a study involving patients afflicted with Crohn’s disease found that 10 out of 11 participants enjoyed some relief from the condition after consuming marijuana. And since cannabis generally has no adverse side effects, the patients were able to avoid the adverse effects that usually result from long-term pharmaceutical drug use.

The controversial plant appears to be effective at easing the symptoms of cancer and cancer treatment, including nausea, insomnia and lack of appetite. HIV patients can also benefit from cannabis treatment as it can alleviate a variety of symptoms and significantly improve the quality of their lives.

Even with the limited research available, cannabis presents an effective alternative to pharmaceuticals for treating inflammatory conditions. Its side effects are inconveniences at best, and the substance can deliver a significant reduction in chronic inflammation. Consult your doctor if you would like to use cannabis to treat an inflammatory condition, and the doctor could also advise you about the best type of product for your needs, including the possibility  of using a cannabis beverage made by one of the leading brands such as BevCanna Enterprises Inc. (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC).

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Legalizing cannabis has brought forth a ton of benefits: the state-legal industry has created hundreds of thousands of new jobs, generated billions of dollars in revenue and filled state coffers with billions of cannabis tax dollars. This money has been used to fund plenty of social-equity programs designed to help the underprivileged as well as communities that were disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. However, making recreational cannabis legal has made traffic policing much more difficult.

While we have a relatively accurate way of testing how drunk an individual is, no such test exists for cannabis. At best, current tests can tell whether or not you have cannabis in your system, not your level of intoxication. Since THC, the main psychoactive chemical in marijuana can stay in your blood for up to 36 hours and in saliva for up to 48 hours, a joint that you smoked over the weekend could realistically show up in a THC test on Monday night as you leave work.

This is far from ideal. With lawmakers considering federal cannabis legislation, the traffic police will need an accurate means of determining a driver’s level of THC intoxication. Based on a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital, this technology may be based on brain scans. After scanning and analyzing the brain activity of 169 cannabis users before and after giving them either THC or a placebo, the researchers found that by scanning patients’ brains, they could reliably identify those who were intoxicated by determining the presence of THC.

The participants who got THC and reported that they were intoxicated displayed a specific brain activity signature, the researchers say. On the other hand, the participants who received the placebo and reported no intoxication did not exhibit this signature. Finally, the researchers used this data to train computers to recognize the specific brain signature and were able to match participants who self-reported feeling intoxicated with those who were “clinically assessed” as being impaired with 76% efficiency.

The Center for Addictive Medicine’s doctor Jodie Gilman says that while this technology definitely needs more research, the center believes it would be an objective and practical solution to the current THC testing problem. At the moment, available breathalyzer tests only show the presence of THC, not the level of THC impairment; the two are completely different things. Consequently, Gilman says, we are sorely in need of a THC testing method that checks for impairment and doesn’t penalize people for simply using cannabis.

When such an accurate test for marijuana impairment is developed, the entire cannabis sector, including industry players such as BevCanna Enterprises Inc. (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC) could gladly support any action taken to keep impaired people off our roads.

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New research has found that cannabis breathalyzers are inconsistent in measuring THC impairment. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the primary psychoactive compound in marijuana that induces a high. This compound usually binds with receptors in the brain that control mood and pain, among other feelings.

The study was carried out in Australia by University of Sydney researchers.

For their research, the investigators conducted an analysis of 28 studies on the concentration of THC in saliva and blood and driving performance. The studies included in the analysis focused on how THC divided attention and impacted an individual’s reaction time. These two skills are necessary for safe driving.

The idea of cannabis breathalyzers is based on alcohol breathalyzers, which are used to assess an individual’s blood alcohol levels. These devices are mostly used by law enforcement officers and administered on the road. Alcohol breathalyzers have been used efficiently for a while now to provide relatively accurate evaluations on intoxication levels and how they impact a person’s driving skills.

However, marijuana breathalyzers don’t seem to be doing the same in providing accurate levels of THC impairment. The researchers’ analysis showed that the link between driving performance and THC impairment was inconsistent. Despite this inconsistency, the researchers also discovered strong connections between impairment and levels of THC in inexperienced marijuana users. However, once marijuana users used the herb several times in a week, these connections disappeared.

In their report, the lead author of the study, Dr. Danielle McCartney, stated that higher concentrations of THC in the blood were weakly linked to increased impairment in occasional marijuana users while no notable relationship was found in regular users of marijuana. McCartney noted that this finding suggests that oral and blood fluid THC concentrations are not the best indicators of marijuana-THC-induced impairment.

Prior studies have also found that THC intoxication presents differently in individuals, as a person who is experienced with marijuana may have the same THC levels in their blood as a person who is  inexperienced with it. This means that while the compound can impair an individual’s driving skills, the two individuals will likely have different responses to the drug and how impaired they are by it.

Cannabis breathalyzers were considered to be a solution for solving driving while under the influence of THC, which is an issue that many associate with cannabis legalization. However, this study has highlighted that the devices need to measure a different biomarker in order to provide an accurate assessment of intoxication, as at the moment, they can only prove that an individual has consumed THC.

The controversy over how to ascertain that someone is driving while impaired by marijuana is in a way similar to the inconsistencies that cannabis beverage makers such as BevCanna Enterprises Inc. (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC) have been facing regarding how many infused drinks a customer can buy at a go while adhering to the total THC concentration limit set by Health Canada as the marijuana laws were formulated.

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BevCanna Enterprises (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC), a diversified health and wellness beverage and natural products company, recently released its unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 2021. The company saw revenues increase by more than 1,000% to $1.1 million with a gross profit of $356,168, a significant turnaround from the loss of $40,280 recorded in Q3 2020. A recent article quotes BevCanna Chief Financial Officer John Campbell as saying, “As we closed out the third quarter, we delivered impressive revenue growth of more than 1,000%, achieving $1.1 million in sales, compared to $94,000 in the year-ago quarter… Our third-quarter results are further evidence of the company’s continued execution and the impact that our brands are having on the market.” BevCanna has recorded a number of operational highlights over the past few weeks, which have contributed to its top-line revenue growth. A key driver of this growth has been the receipt of initial product listings and purchase orders, which in turn have resulted in shipments to British Columbia and Ontario. “BevCanna Enterprises has also worked towards broadening its product portfolio… [and] has arrived at a definitive agreement to acquire Embark Health Inc.”

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BevCanna Enterprises is a diversified health and wellness beverage and natural products company. BevCanna develops and manufactures a range of alkaline, plant-based and cannabinoid beverages and supplements for both in-house brands and white-label clients. With decades of experience creating, manufacturing and distributing iconic brands that resonate with consumers on a global scale, the team demonstrates an expertise unmatched in the nutraceutical and cannabis-infused beverage categories. Based in British Columbia, Canada, BevCanna owns a pristine alkaline spring water aquifer and a world–class 40,000–square–foot, HACCP-certified manufacturing facility, with a bottling capacity of up to 210M bottles annually. BevCanna’s extensive distribution network includes more than 3,000 points of retail distribution through its market-leading TRACE brand, its Pure Therapy natural health and wellness e-commerce platform, its fully licensed Canadian cannabis manufacturing and distribution network, and a partnership with top U.S. cannabis beverage company Keef Brands. For more information about the company, visit www.BevCanna.com.

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