NORML

MAY 7, 2020

Police are less likely to conduct searches for illicit contraband during a traffic stop following the enactment of adult-use marijuana legalization, according to data published in the journal Nature: Human Behavior. A team of researchers affiliated with Stanford University and New York University assessed the effects of statewide legalization laws in Colorado and Washington on traffic stop outcomes.

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Americans for Safe Access

MAY 7, 2020

While many of us are stuck inside, safe in our homes, most essential workers are still making their commutes into work every day. Whether they’re preparing the food we eat, saving lives in the ICU, delivering packages, or working in a dispensary to provide medicine to patients; these individuals are putting themselves at risk to ensure that the essential services we rely on remain open.

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Leafly

MAY 7, 2020

Explore cannabis products that feature rare, exciting cannabinoids like CBG, CBN, and THCV, and find out if they're available near you. The post Looking for rare cannabinoids? Try these products with CBG, CBN, and more appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Life Network

MAY 7, 2020

Signature palm trees, sunshine and legal marijuana since January 1 2018. Welcome to the ultimate stoner’s guide to buy weed in Los Angeles. If you are 21+, you can buy weed up to 28.5 grams, 8 grams of cannabis concentrate and up to six live plants. If you are 18-20 years old, you can also […]. The post The Ultimate Stoner’s Guide to smoke weed in Los Angeles [Travel Guide] appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 7, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’re starting out this week with state news. We’ll visit Montana, Illinois, California and Massachusetts. On the federal level, there’s some support for cannabis to be part of the next stimulus bill. And there’s an issue with marijuana research.

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TheAnswerPage

MAY 7, 2020

What are the precursors for the most commonly naturally occurring phytocannabinoids? The precursors for THC, CBD and CBC are olivetolic acid and geranyl pyrophosphate. These precursors undergo a condensation reaction which results in the formation of cannabigerolic acid (CBGA). A cyclase enzyme converts CBGA into either tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) or cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) or cannabichromenic acid (CBCA).

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2020

One of the main reasons why “marijuana” remains a federally illegal, Schedule I controlled substance is that, according to the Feds, it has no currently accepted medical use. At the same time, because of the federal illegality of cannabis, the federal government has routinely denied third party requests for further research in regards to its potential medical benefits, among other health and safety impacts.

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Leafly

MAY 7, 2020

Under the 'Biden Plan for Black America,' cannabis would be okay to possess but illegal to purchase. The post Few impressed with Biden’s weak new marijuana decriminalization plan appeared first on Leafly.

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MassRoots

MAY 7, 2020

Earlier this week, MassRoots obtained a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which has been critical to ensuring our employees are paid their regular salaries so they, in turn, have the money they need to support their families, cover medical bills, and pay rent. We believe that all cannabis-related businesses, both plant-touching and ancillary, should be able to obtain PPP loans in order to support the hundreds of thousands of employees that comprise the regulated cannabis indust

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NORML

MAY 7, 2020

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has vetoed legislation, House Bill 83 , which sought to prohibit “the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a certain case in which possession of marijuana is the only charge in the case and the charge was disposed.” The database provides public access to the case records of the Maryland Judiciary.

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