The Church Of England’s $10.5 Billion Fund Will Now Invest In Cannabis

Cannabis In UK  JAVIER HASSE

 
“According to the Financial Times, Edward Mason, head of responsible investment for the Church Commissioners fund, said the organization makes a clear distinction between medical cannabis and adult-use cannabis, supporting only “proper medicinal purposes” at the time.”
 
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2019/06/13/the-church-of-englands-10-5b-fund-will-now-invest-cannabis/#6d492dc917fd

Ancient Pots have Unusually High Levels of THC

 

“Marijuana can linger in the human system for a few months at most, but cannabis residue will stick to other surfaces for millennia. High up in the Pamir Mountains, in what is now western China, archaeologists were excavating the tombs of Jirzankal Cemetery when they came upon a set of braziers and asked themselves what purpose the tools served. After analyzing the residue, a team of researchers found that it not only came from cannabis, but contained unusually high levels of THC—the compound that gives cannabis its psychoactive, or mind-altering, qualities.”

 
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/06/ancient-chinese-artifact-has-traces-cannabis-use/591538/

Nevada Becomes First State To Ban Most Pre-Employment Cannabis Screening


 
Nevada has become the first state to ban employers from discriminating against workers for marijuana use, with some exceptions.
Governor Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill No. 132 on Friday, which makes it unlawful for an employer to fail or refuse to hire someone because they tested positive for marijuana on a drug screening test.
There are some exceptions. People trying to become firefighters or emergency medical technicians cannot test positive, as well as those applying for jobs that require the operation of a motor vehicle are not protected by the ban.
Jobs that require federal funding are also exempt because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level.
 
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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/06/12/nevada-becomes-first-state-ban-most-pre-employment-marijuana-screening/