Cannabis Headlines With Rick Thompson, Sept 8 Edition
Michigan NORML Executive Director Rick Thompson provides the latest cannabis headlines on Four20 Post, including an update on the Labor Day annual bridge walk and the Cannabis Caregivers Rally Sept. 15 on the steps of the Michigan Capital....
Four20 Post: Fall For A Veteran Hero Project Awareness Campaign
On Four20 Post Sept. 8, we provided all the details for the Fall For A Veteran awareness campaign that starts on Saturday Sept. 11 (the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attack) and runs through traditional Veterans Day on Nov. 11 (when World War I armistice was signed in...
Jeff Gallagher of Michigan Herbal Remedies iHemp Hour Sept. 9
After hemp supplements helped turn Jeff Gallagher’s life around, he made it his personal mission to help at least five people a month discover the benefits of hemp. He started MHR Brands in early 2013. Made by Hemp was born shortly after. Since 2013, Made by Hemp has...
Hero Project USA To Launch Fall For a Veteran Campaign Sept. 11
ANN ARBOR – Hero Project USA on Sept. 11 is launching its Fall For A Veteran Campaign to introduce the nation to a non-profit charity that works with Veterans to help them deal with issues related to their service. The Fall For A Veteran campaign starts on the 20th...
Hemp Batteries Eight Times More Powerful Than Lithium, Scientists Discover
Is there anything hemp can’t do? A year after hemp became legal to grow in the United States, we’ve seen its power to make better clothing, better buildings and better medicine. Now, there’s something else hemp appears to be better at – making...
Federal Drug Official Notes Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Hasn’t Led To Increase In Adolescent Use
The enactment of statewide laws regulating the adult-use cannabis market has not led to an increase in the percentage of young people experimenting with the plant, according to comments made recently by Nora Volkow, Director of the US National Institute...
Review: Cannabinoids Are an “Adequate Potential Treatment Option” for Fibromyalgia Patients
Human trials indicate that the use of either whole-plant cannabis or cannabinoids can improve various symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and that they possess an adequate safety profile for use in treatment, according to the findings of a literature...
Apple’s New Cannabis App Rules Benefit Cannabis Businesses – Google Remains Holdout
Cannabis delivery and technology companies say that Apple’s recent decision to let iPhone apps process marijuana transactions is already bringing benefits after these businesses launched new apps for Apple’s iOS smartphone operating system. After the change to Apple's...
More Cannabis Licensing 0ptions, Lower Fees Coming
Michigan on Monday released a set of proposed marijuana industry rules that would add two new license types and reduce fees and costs for obtaining and renewing licenses. The 116 pages of rules are available for review and the state Marijuana Regulatory Agency is...
Cannabis Industry Booming, Black Americans Find Price Of Entry Steep
Cannabis is a booming industry and the Covid-19 pandemic has, if anything, helped. The legal cannabis industry now accounts for 321,000 full-time jobs across the 37 states with legal medical or adult use markets, according to the cannabis information site Leafly’s...
