• PGA, MLB changes CBD policies; other leagues evaluating policy changes regarding marijuana, CBD use
• Global market for CBD oil projected to grow from $967.2 million in 2020 to $5.3 billion by 2025
• WTER offers an exclusive line of A88CBD(TM) products, ranging from tinctures, capsules and gummies to lotion, creams salves

Since CBD was removed from professional golf’s banned substance list in 2018, PGA and Champions Tour players are turning more frequently to the plant to treat aches and pains, and golfers aren’t the only athletes to choose the compound. Earlier this year, Major League Baseball removed marijuana from its banned-substance list during the offseason (https://cnw.fm/wNnWg). The benefits of CBD use by athletes are still being studied, but the Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) offers an exclusive line of A88CBD(TM) products (https://cnw.fm/nAIrd) that provide those benefits to sports enthusiasts — and anyone else looking for high-quality CBD-infused options.

“Billy Horschel went six months without a top-eight finish last year before he found a remedy for his ailing golf game from a surprising source: the hemp plant,” reported a recent “New York Times” article (https://cnw.fm/cH4CI). “Horschel, a five-time PGA Tour winner, began using cannabidiol, or CBD, products shortly after he missed the cut at the British Open in July. He had four top-eight finishes in the next four months and was playing some of the most consistent golf of his career before the season was suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. . . . He is the latest in a growing group of tour members, including Bubba Watson, a two-time Masters champion, and Scott McCarron, the reigning Schwab Cup winner on the Champions Tour, who are paid endorsers for CBD products.”

In addition to golf and the MLB, an ESPN article reports that CBD use is allowed in the National Women’s Soccer League. The substance is currently prohibited in the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. However, “the NBA has also expressed interest in revising its bylaws against CBD use. In 2018, CBD was removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned substances list” (https://cnw.fm/ZkgFm).

The same article noted that CBD, short for cannabidiol, “has often been touted as a cure-all of sorts. Manufacturers and users claim, mostly anecdotally, that it has given them relief from muscle soreness and swelling and helped curb stress and anxiety. . . . Hemp-based CBD is legal — in various forms from ingestible oils to topicals — in all but three states in the U.S. and is legal at the federal level. States have their own rules restricting or allowing CBD products to be sold, and in many states, CBD can be sold over the counter in drug stores. It remains unregulated by the Federal Drug Administration, however.”

The ESPN article reported that the global market for CBD oil should grow from $967.2 million in 2020 to $5.3 billion by 2025 — all without CBD brands being allowed to directly advertise their products on social media.

WTER chairman Aaron Keay, a former Canadian national soccer team member, is an advocate for CBD use in sports, as well as other aspects of everyday use. “If you look at the kind of the athlete adoption of it, it kind of coincides with how the world is taking it on and looking at it. But you have a few movers and shakers that are willing to take the risk and say: ‘Look, CBD is going to become mainstream way ahead of cannabis and THC,'” Keay told ESPN. The Alkaline Water Company Inc. is a proud supporter of sports; the company’s brand ambassador Chez Reavie, who wears WTER’s flagship Alkaline88 logo on his shirt and sports an Alkaline88 golf bag at all PGA events, won the 2019 Travelers Championship Tournament.

The Alkaline Water Company offers an exclusive line of A88CBD(TM) products, ranging from tinctures, capsules and gummies to lotion, creams salves. The A88CBD products are formulated using high-quality, U.S.-grown hemp and made with 100% natural ingredients, cruelty-free, and gluten-free ingredients.

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88, is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. In 2019, Alkaline88 launched A88 Infused(TM) to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused flavored water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020 the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water.

To learn more about this company, please visit www.TheAlkalineWaterco.com.

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The Alkaline Water Company (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER), a producer of premium bottled alkaline and flavored-infused drinking waters and CBD-infused products, today announced that its lifestyle brand A88CBD(TM) will introduce new powder packs in four exciting flavors available by the end of November. “We are thrilled to announce another exciting and innovative product for our A88CBD ingestible line,” said WTER president and CEO Ricky Wright. “Recently, we have added multiple category-leading items to our portfolio of products that differentiate us from competitors. Initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, resulting in strong online sales. Our latest addition, the A88CBD powder packs, tastes great and carries the same high-quality, lab-tested CBD that is fully dissolvable in any food and beverage. With commitments from over 500 retail locations, we expect this highly anticipated product to be a hit in the all-natural channel, especially with the support of our growing CBD partner network. These powder packs will be available in four exciting flavors and are perfect for the on-the-go consumer looking for a quick boost with fast onset times. Our loyal customers can drop these powder packs into their favorite A88 products to create an energizing and refreshing drink.”

To view the full press release, visit https://cnw.fm/bKvKx

About The Alkaline Water Company

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88(R), is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88 delivers perfect 8.8 pH-balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts its trademarked label: Clean Beverage. Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88 launched A88 Infused(TM) in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused flavored water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water. For the company’s topical and ingestible offerings, A88 Infused Products includes both the company’s lab-tested, full-spectrum hemp salves, balms, lotions, essential oils and bath salts, along with broad-spectrum hemp beverage shots, powder packs, oil tinctures, capsules and gummies. To learn more about the company, visit www.A88CBD.com and www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com.

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For the sixth consecutive month, Illinois has crushed yet another cannabis sales record, having reached a $500-million-worth benchmark of legal marijuana products that have been bought since the program was launched at the start of this year. Illinois has shown that its marijuana market is not only pandemic proof but also recession proof.

Last month, adults bought 1,557,880 cannabis products worth $75,278,200 cumulatively. That’s almost $8 million more than sales in September and about twice the sales recorded in January. These figures do not include purchases made through the state’s medical marijuana program. Based on this, to say the strides made in the market weren’t in the least impressive would be a blatant lie.

It is estimated that about $21 million of these recorded sales came from out-of-state tourists while roughly $55 million in purchases came from in-state residents. In addition, state officials announced in October that the state had surpassed $100 million in revenue due to the high sales. The revenue is being used to fund restorative justice programs and local governments.

Illinois state officials stated that the tax revenue from the market will be reinvested in communities that have been most affected by the drug war. Almost 25% of the tax revenue collected has been designated for restorative justice grants, and other funds will be used to support mental health and substance misuse treatment programs. In May, the state had announced that it would be making nearly $31 million in social equity grants available to communities that had been identified as economically distressed.

Additionally, before the state implemented its cannabis system, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pardoned more than 11,000 individuals with prior marijuana convictions. The governor also revealed in October that he would be granting more acts of cannabis clemency in the coming months. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the recent sales numbers also strengthen the argument made by pro-reform lawmakers in various states.

However, not all parties are excited about this increase in sales. An alliance of state medical societies released a joint statement last week that criticized the efforts to legalize cannabis. These statements noted that the various societies appreciated the economic challenges states face as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but urged against legalization of cannabis as a way to address these challenges.

This is despite the fact that South Dakota, Oregon, New Jersey, Montana, Arizona and Mississippi have approved various measures that legalize cannabis in their states during this week’s elections.

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) is one cannabis sector player you should watch. The company started out providing premium alkaline water, and it has now set its sights on adding topical and ingestible hemp-infused products to its portfolio.

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The Alkaline Water Company’s (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) flagship brand, Alkaline88(r), was the No. 1 item by cases sold at the recent KeHE Virtual Winter Show. The company produces premium bottled alkaline water, flavor-infused waters and CBD-infused products sold under the brand names Alkaline88, A88 Infused(TM) and A88CBD(TM), respectively. Held Oct. 5–12, 2020, the winter show is sponsored by KeHE, which has a nationwide distribution network comprised of an estimated 12,000 customers representing more than 30,000 accounts. KeHE distributes natural, organic, specialty and fresh products to chain and independent grocery and natural food stores, as well as other specialty product retailers throughout North America. “This is the second major KeHE event this year where our brands have done exceptionally well and achieved one of the top performer statuses,” The Alkaline Water Company CEO Ricky Wright stated in the press release. “At the KeHE winter show, a newly added virtual show this year, interest in our flagship brand Alkaline88 and our A88 Infused flavored waters remained strong. Our team met with some of the leading regional and national retail chains in the natural food industry, including Fresh Garden, Little Giant, Pete’s Fresh, Wayfield, Vitamin Plus and Nam Dae Mun, to name a few. Buyers booked orders for the upcoming seasonal store resets, which included a pickup in orders of our flavored waters.”

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About The Alkaline Water Company

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88(R), is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88(R) delivers perfect 8.8 pH balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts its trademarked label Clean Beverage. Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88(R) launched A88 Infused(TM) in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused(TM) flavored water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors, with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water. For the company’s topical and ingestible offerings, A88 Infused Products includes both the company’s lab-tested, full-spectrum hemp salves, balms, lotions, essential oils and bath salts, along with broad-spectrum hemp beverage shots, powder packs, oil tinctures, capsules and gummies. To learn more about the company, please visit www.A88CBD.com and www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com.

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If you have no experience with edibles, you can be easily overwhelmed if you have to purchase some. In the United States, all types of dosages and types of edibles are available, and a bad purchase may lead to bad highs. Despite this, some marijuana users enjoy edibles so much that they choose edibles over all other cannabis consumption methods. Some people assert that edibles are healthier than smoking and vaping with regard to the lungs, plus they produce stronger results. Edibles may also induce a stronger response in the mind or body as well as potentially provide more pain relief.

Still, one can be easily intimidated by edibles. Here are a few basics that a new user should know to help make informed purchasing decisions.

Extracts vs. Cannabutter

You can infuse your food using marijuana in various ways, mainly with extracts and cannabutter. When oil or butter is infused with cannabis, cannabutter is produced. This mixture can then be used to make chocolates, brownies, and more. Cannabutter encompasses the limitations and benefits of the cannabis flower, which provides the consumer with the complete spectrum of cannabinoids. This means edibles made using cannabutter have CBD, THC and more, which results in unpredictable effects.

In contrast, edibles made using extracts are more targeted. Edible makers can isolate CBD or THC in a lab, and add them to edibles later. This allows these manufacturers to make products that are more consistent and reliable. For individuals who have a specific effect in mind, edibles made with extracts are a good option.

To buy or to make?

If you’re new to edibles, then your best option would be to purchase edibles. However, if you would prefer to make your own edibles, it’s vital that you find a recipe that suits you and stick to it. It is important to note that the entire process will take some time, and that your marijuana  harvest must be decarboxylated.

You should also keep in mind that because you’ll be consuming marijuana through your stomach, there may be a delayed response. Therefore, it’s important to be patient and pace yourself. Avoid consuming more edibles because you aren’t feeling the high yet. It takes a while, but it will come.

Taste

Additionally, the taste depends on the edible. Edibles made with extracts usually taste less like weed as compared to those prepared with cannabutter. To make sure what you get is what you prefer, you can ask your budtender to explain in detail the contents of your edible.

One interesting company worthy of giving some attention to is The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER). The company was initially set up to produce the best-tasting enhanced water, and WTER has now branched out into making broad and full-spectrum, hemp-infused products.

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A global study that investigated the predisposition of individuals to cannabis use disorder has determined a link between a region of DNA near the FOXP2 gene and cannabis use disorder (“CUD”), previously associated with risk-taking behavior.

A press release notes that researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine studied DNA and other data from about 360,000 individuals who did not have a CUD diagnosis and 21,000 individuals who were diagnosed with CUD.

The research team determined two regions in human DNA — the CHRNA2 gene, which has previously been associated with nicotine addiction and CUD, and the FOXP2 gene. Researchers discovered that both these genes contributed to the risk of becoming dependent on marijuana.

Arpana Agrawal, a professor of psychiatry and the senior study investigator, noted that in roughly 50% of individuals who used marijuana, genetics played a role in those who developed problems with marijuana use. He pointed out that genetic pathways could be used to develop better treatments for marijuana addiction in the future.

The research findings, which were published in “Lancet Psychiatry,” show that some individuals may be vulnerable to CUD before they even smoke their first joints. The reason for this, the researchers note, is because children who had higher genetic susceptibility for severe problems with marijuana were found to have, on average, a marginally lower volume of white matter in their brains. Researchers mentioned behavioral factors such as educational attainment, schizophrenia and risk-taking to be of interest.

In the statement, the first author, Emma Johnson, states that while susceptibility to using marijuana is correlated with higher educational attainment, genetic liability for problematic cannabis use is associated with less education. She adds that it’s also possible that those who use marijuana on occasion but develop no addiction may be genetically predisposed to other protective influences, such as more years of education.

Agrawal observed that many individuals may consider marijuana to be less addictive in comparison to other drugs. However, research findings clearly show that individuals can become dependent on marijuana and that CUD has biological and genetic foundations.

The research study notes that the possibility of genetic liability to cannabis use disorder in individuals who were unexposed has major implications for the public health sector. Another study published in “Lancet Psychiatry” noted that CBD could be used as a new treatment to help treat cannabis use disorder. However, it is unclear what doses might be safe or effective.

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) is a company in the cannabis sector that you should watch. The company not only makes the best-tasting alkaline water, but they also make broad and full-spectrum hemp-infused products.

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The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER), a producer of premium bottled alkaline water, flavor-infused waters and CBD-infused products, has added health and wellness, CBD-focused, direct-store delivery (DSD) distributor BettermentRS to its list of distributors. The move will enhance WTER’s convenience and grocery store CBD-sales growth. Based on recent research, sales of hemp-derived CBD products in the United States totaled $4.2 billion in 2019, which represents a 562% increase over the previous year. During the same period, sales of CBD products at c-stores and gas stores grew by more than 2,275%, topping out $122 million. The research also noted that CBD-infused drinks, tinctures and topicals are growth opportunities in the channel. In addition, the research reported that CBD drinks were valued at $52 million in c-store sales in 2019 and that CBD drinks are projected to remain popular among new consumers. “We are thrilled to partner with BettermentRS to represent A88CBD brand to some of the nation’s largest and fast-growing retail chains,” said The Alkaline Water Company president and CEO Ricky Wright in the press release. “BettermentRS will provide sales management, marketing, and logistics expertise to accelerate sales for our A88CBD line of products, particularly in the convenience store channel. CBD sales in the c-store channel are booming and represent a tremendous opportunity for our in-demand lifestyle brands. Sales of hemp-derived CBD products in the c-store channel were approximately $122 million in 2019 and grew roughly four times faster than the overall CDB market. BettermentRS will work closely with our sales team to introduce our brands to large accounts, including aforementioned, 7-Eleven and YesWay. . . .As a trusted national brand, we now offer a robust line of high-quality, lab-tested CBD topical and ingestible products. Our recent product announcements include gummies and CBD infused lemon-lime flavored water for our ingestibles line and deep relief cream and bath bombs for our topical line. With additional exciting new products and flavors coming soon and a growing base of strong channel partners, our A88CBD brand is well-positioned to capitalize on the increasing demand for CBD products across various trade channels.”

To view the full press release, visit https://cnw.fm/0hMh4

About The Alkaline Water Company

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88(R), is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88(R) delivers perfect 8.8 pH balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts its trademarked label Clean Beverage. Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88(R) launched A88 Infused(TM) in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused(TM) flavored water is available in seven unique all-natural flavors, with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched A88 Infused Beverage Division Inc., which includes the company’s CBD water and flavor-infused water. For the company’s topical and ingestible offerings, A88 Infused Products includes both the company’s lab-tested, full-spectrum hemp salves, balms, lotions, essential oils and bath salts, along with broad-spectrum hemp beverage shots, powder packs, oil tinctures, capsules and gummies. To learn more about the company, please visit www.A88CBD.com and www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com.

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Since 2012, eleven states have legalized cannabis use for adults, with many voters across the country considering the same measures on 2020 ballots in numerous states. The first states to legalize the drug were Washington and Colorado; California followed suit.

Most concerns about legalization center on whether making the drug legal would cause more young people to use it or whether accidents caused by impaired drivers would increase. Data collected since then shows little change in usage or impaired driving accidents.

For example, a survey carried out in Colorado after legalization showed a slight decrease in the percentage of high school and middle school students who used cannabis. In Washington, the rates of use have largely remained stagnant.

However, opponents of cannabis legalization still claim that the risk of young people being given the impression that cannabis isn’t harmful is too high.

With regard to impaired driving, states with legalized cannabis have discovered more drivers impaired by the drug. Many believe, however, the numbers are going up because the states are putting more effort into identifying those specific statistics. For example, Colorado started tracking cannabis impairment of drivers in 2016.

In California, data collected indicated an increase in the number of impaired drivers involved in deadly accidents. Washington state recorded a growth in drugged driving both before and after cannabis was legalized, showing no significant change that might be attributed to legalization of the specific drug.

Officials also aren’t convinced that these increases are a result of legalization. Researchers have also not indicated a growth in the total number of traffic fatalities linked to legalization. For instance, when compared to the number of traffic fatalities in 2017, California recorded 8.3% fewer traffic fatalities in 2018, the same year that retail cannabis sales were launched in the state.

According to the CDC, Washington and Colorado recorded among the highest rates of cannabis use by youth in the country between 2011–2015. State data shows that those figures did not increase after the drug was legalized for adults.

Also in Washington, a survey carried out in collaboration with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction indicated no growth in the numbers of sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth graders using cannabis after legalized sales started in 2014. Surveys conducted in Colorado showed similar results; in fact, numbers actually indicate that the number of high school and middle school students who used cannabis decreased after legalization.

While California is yet to make public its youth biennial survey results since recreational sales started in 2018 in the state, a previous survey indicated a 3.4% decrease in the number of young people who used the drug.

From the above, it appears that there’s no significant increase in adolescent use of the drug after it is legalized. While more should be done to combat impaired driving, benefits may be gained from legalization. Furthermore, states such as Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota are proposing recreational legalization of the drug in their jurisdictions, which provides additional evidence that cannabis legalization is a good move.

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) is one firm you should watch. The company not only makes alkaline water with a pH of 8.8, it also makes topical and ingestible products infused with CBD and other hemp compounds.

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Last weekend, the first licensed cannabis dispensaries set up shop in St. Louis, Missouri, and were received with long queues. The two dispensaries, which are managed by N’Bliss, launched on Saturday in Manchester and Ellisville. The company is expected to open another dispensary on Monday in the Kansas City area. These openings come nearly two years after Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment that would allow the sale of medical cannabis.

Under state guidelines, people need approval from a doctor as well as a state medical cannabis card in order to to purchase the drug. The forecast predicts that initially, prices will be high as the supply is insufficient at this stage in the state. When the stores opened on Saturday, N’Bliss was selling an eighth of an ounce of cannabis at $125.

One of the consumers, Kim Haller, admitted to standing in line on the dispensary’s opening day because she was frustrated with the costly injections and medications that she pays for in order to treat her multiple sclerosis. Haller explained that she had been purchasing cannabis from a licensed caregiver.

Haller, age 54 and a St. Peters resident, asserted that the cannabis treatment helped with her sleep as well as her spasticity. For those who may not be well acquainted with spasticity, the condition causes muscles to tighten or stiffen, preventing normal fluid movement.

Brenda Dougherty, a consumer from the Kansas City area, hopes to be one of the first customers at Fresh Green’s when it opens in Lee’s Summit this week. The 57-year-old who hails from Warrensburg remarked that she believed cannabis would help relieve her chronic pain condition. She admitted to having tried the cannabis treatment before, adding that it had worked and that she was not keen on taking any more pills.

The Department of Health and Human Services in Missouri expects that by the end of the year, a majority of the 192 state-approved dispensaries will be up and running. The state has posted an interactive map that can be used to track the status of all approved medical cannabis businesses.

Department director, Dr. Randall Williams, stated in a news release that patients had always been the motivating force behind the state’s desire to implement the medical cannabis program. He then added that state officials greatly appreciated how hard everyone had worked so that patients could start accessing a well-regulated and safe program.

As more jurisdictions open up to marijuana, several companies are expanding to address consumers’ or patients’ needs. One company you should watch is The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER). The company specializes in using its proprietary electrolysis process to produce pH-balanced water at a constant pH of 8.8, and the company is widening its product offerings rapidly.

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Last Saturday, medical cannabis dispensaries in Missouri made their first legal sales to qualified patients and caregivers. This comes less than two years after voters from Missouri approved a ballot measure to legalize medical cannabis.

N’Bliss Cannabis put up shop and opened doors in Manchester and Ellisville, two different St. Louis County locations. The director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Dr. Randall Williams, stated in a press release that Missouri patients had always been the state’s north star as they worked towards implementing the state’s medical cannabis program. He added that they greatly appreciated how hard everyone had exerted themselves into ensuring that patients would be able to access a well-regulated and safe program.

Various officials have highlighted the speed at which they got the voter-approved marijuana program off the ground, stating that it was one of the fastest implementations of a medical cannabis program in the United States.

The director of the Section for Medical Marijuana Regulation, Lyndall Fraker, stated in a press release that a huge amount of work had been put in by the team and licensed facilities to get to the point they were at and that they heard from more facilities which were almost ready or ready for their commencement inspections. He added that they looked forward to seeing these facilities open their doors to serve both caregivers and patients.

The Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association was the first to announce on Friday that the launch of sales will happen the next day while the Springfield News-Leader was the first to report the good news of this announcement.

The state of Missouri has until now granted licenses to 192 dispensaries and expects that most if not all will have opened by the end of the year. The state also posted an interactive map that can be used to track the status of approved cannabis businesses.

For many months now, regulators have been immersed in appeals and lawsuits challenging the state’s licensing decisions, with revenues that should have been directed into veteran services being diverted and used to cover legal costs.

Furthermore, Missouri is not the only state that launched medical marijuana sales this past weekend. The state of Virginia also had its first medical cannabis dispensary grand opening on Saturday as well. Over in Maine, recreational sales of cannabis were introduced last week, roughly four years after voters had approved a legalization ballot measure.

Many companies are bringing a new twist to the cannabis space, and one interesting one to watch is The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER). They specialize in making perfectly balanced alkaline (pH of 8.8) water rich in trace minerals.

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