Cannabis-friendly credit cards spearhead financial inclusion

Cannabis-friendly credit cards spearhead financial inclusion

As the five major banking institutions in Canada have largely denied cannabis businesses, industry has maintained constant difficulty in securing capital since legalization. Now, in a groundbreaking move, B.C. credit union Community Savings has unveiled pre-approved business credit cards tailored for its cannabis membership, marking a significant stride in reshaping financial accessibility for the industry.

In a recent press release, the stated offerings by Community Savings includes three business credit cards: The No Fee Cash Back Visa, the Visa Low-Rate Business Card, and the Visa Infinite Business Card – each with a variety of different benefits and protections.

The launch of pre-approved business cards may signal the beginning of the end of exclusionary practices and discrimination solely based on a company’s perceived legal standing.

The president and CEO of Community Savings, Mike Schilling, commented on the launch by emphasizing the importance of providing cannabis businesses with access to fundamental financial products. He underscored the credit union’s commitment to the support and growth of Canada’s cannabis industry, as a “pro-cannabis business financial institution,” by facilitating access to essential financial services.

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“The fantastic team at Community Savings has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the B.C. cannabis industry,” says Joshua Reynolds, partnership director at We Can Capital Inc. “The announcement of pre-approved business credit cards for cannabis businesses is another significant step forward for our sector.”

Together with We Can Capital, this month the credit union also launched an “industry-first innovative invoice factoring program” designed for B.C. LPs to access affordable capital for their business needs, initiating a spark that may motivate other provinces to follow suit.

“We are proud of our close relationship with Community Savings; initiatives like the affordable invoice factoring program further demonstrate our mutual commitment to empowering B.C. cannabis entrepreneurs,” says Reynolds. “Together, we are reshaping financial accessibility for the industry, which we genuinely believe will help drive its continued growth.”

Despite harsh taxation and regulatory challenges, still the industry has proven resilient with stats of “about 10 per cent year-on-year [growth] since legalization,” while supporting employment of nearly 100,000 Canadians.

Selection of Best Scientific Publications on Cannabis — February 2024

Selection of Best Scientific Publications on Cannabis — February 2024

Here you can find a selection of cannabis scientific studies published in the latest month. Each article is correlated with a short abstract describing the purpose of the study and the main research findings.

A great cannabis culture comes from great and peer reviewed sources! For this reason we believe in the importance of consulting reliable sources. Whether you are interested in a particular article don’t hesitate to read the full piece for more information.

Cannabis and Health ⎯ Best new findings

Cannabidiol Exposure During Rat Pregnancy Leads to Labyrinth-Specific Vascular Defects in the Placenta and Reduced Fetal Growth

Using histological and transcriptomic analysis of embryonic day 19.5 of rat placentas the possible cannabidiol (CBD) induced fetal growth restriction was evaluated. Limited studies have been made on this non-intoxicating cannabinoid regarding this topic.

From this research came out a compromised angiogenesis and blood vessel formation with an overall downregulation of biological processes induced by CBD treatment during pregnancy. Moreover CBD-exposed placentas displayed a modified expression of glucose transporters in addition to altered cell populations within the placenta.

All together these results show that CBD-exposed placenta could result in reduced fetal growth, because of impaired expression of nutrient transporters and changes at the level of vascular formation.

Source: https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2023.0166

GPR55 is expressed in glutamate neurons and functionally modulates drug taking and seeking in rats and mice

G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) has been thought to be a putative cannabinoid receptor. In particular CB1/CB2 receptors and GPR55 play opposing roles in mediating classical cannabinoid effects. The research group proposed that the GPR55 agonists might hold therapeutic potential in reducing cannabinoid actions mediated by activation of CB1 and CB2 receptors or in reducing action produced by other substances of abuse.

Nevertheless more studies have to be performed in order to understand GPR55 functional role in cannabinoid modulation or substance use disorder. In this research it is reported that GPR55 are mainly expressed in glutamate neurons in the brain and its activation reduces self-administration of cocaine and nicotine in rats and mice. GPR55 activation could modulate drug-seeking behavior and it could be a possible target for treating substance use disorders.

Source: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02820-3

Effects of cannabidiol in post-stroke mood disorders in neonatal rats

In this study it was shown that cannabidiol (CBD) reduced middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)-induced brain damage and improved motor performance in neonatal rats manifesting post-stroke mood disorders (PSMD). CBD administration didn’t prevent the development of depressive-like behavior but reduced long-term hyperactivity, normalizing the functioning of dopamine receptors in the brain. CBD was highlighted as a possible neuroprotective agent and possible treatment for neonatal stroke.

Source: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03077-8

Does medicinal cannabis affect depression, anxiety, and stress in people with cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies

From this systematic review came out that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether medicinal cannabis could be used as therapeutic intervention for mood disorders such as anxiety, depression and stress of people with active cancer. Further studies should be done in order to assess if high doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) could be used as treatment to improve and maintain appetite and the impact of these high dosages on the anxiety level of patients.

This review highlights the need for more precise tests in order to collect reliable data on the effects of medicinal cannabis on mental health of people with cancer.

Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107941

Cannabis and Technology ⎯ Best new findings

Cannabinoids: A new natural agent to control postharvest decay development

This research focuses on the capability of non-psychotropic such as cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) to inhibit fungal growth and fruit colonization. This study investigates the mode of action of these cannabinoids against mold spread and shows how they are capable to influence fungal cell wall composition as well as hyperpolarization of fungal mitochondria membrane affecting the accumulation of reactive oxygen species thus the fungal respiration.

These findings suggest the potential of CBD and CBG as novel postharvest and eco-friendly treatment to control fungal development and reduce food loss. Moreover the potential use of these phytocannabinoids could replace chemically hazardous fungicides that often are necessary to preserve foodstuffs.

Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2024.112842

Laboratory Assessment of Molluscicidal Activities of Cannabis sativaAcacia nilotica, and Tinospora cordifolia Against Snail Host of Fasciola spp.

This comparative study investigates and compares the molluscicidal activity of few plant species including cannabis sativa. The plant extract showed significant activity mainly against young snails. According to this study β-caryophyllene, gallic acid, and berberine were characterized and identified as active molluscicidal components. These compounds were found also in cannabis extracts and showed the same Rf value of the other plant extracts on thin layer chromatography.

Source:  https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2023.0073

The effect of chelating agents on the Zn-phytoextraction potential of hemp and soil microbial activity

This study presents the effects of the application of biodegradable chelating agents such as citric acid and nitrilotriacetic acid to zinc (Zn) -contaminated soil to improve hemp uptake of heavy metals. Two hemp varieties, Monoica and Felina 32, have been tested in a controlled environment in order to compare their uptake and simultaneously check the soil microbial activity.

This piece highlights that the Felina 32 variety is more suitable for Zn-phytoextraction from contaminated soil because of its higher tolerance, higher biomass production and Zn accumulation capacity. The application of nitrilotriacetic acid showed a threefold increased accumulation of Zn in the above-ground Felina 32 plant parts.

Source: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-024-00544-6

Veterinary Use of Cannabis — Best Latest Findings

Cannabidiol Plus Krill Oil Supplementation Improves Chronic Stifle Osteoarthritis in Dogs: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

In this study the clinical efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD) + krill oil supplemented biscuit against osteoarthritis in dogs was evaluated. This common orthopedic disorder is characterized by chronic pain and inflammation in dogs and cats. 30 dogs with stifle osteoarthritis were randomized and divided into placebo, krill oil and CBD+krill oil groups.

The Canine Brief Pain Inventory questionnaire was used to evaluate the efficacy of each treatment against pain. From this study came out that CBD + krill oil supplements are safe against canine OA. CBD can effectively reduce pain and inflammation.

Source: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4724452

Potential to use cannabinoids as adjunct therapy for dexamethasone: An in vitros tudy with canine peripheral blood mononuclear cells

The goal of this study is to evaluate the potential of cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as adjunct therapy for dexamethasone treatment. In particular the immune function was assessed in canine peripheral blood mononuclear cells after dexamethasone treatment  with and without both single cannabinoids CBD and THC and their combination.

It partially proves that CBD or THC could be used in vivo to reduce the administered doses of dexamethasone and to avoid unwanted side effects linked to this drug. In fact, the combination of dexamethasone with cannabinoids produces more enhanced suppression of cytokine production.

Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2024.110727

Pharmacokinetic of two oral doses of a 1:20 THC:CBD Cannabis herbal extract in cats

In this research the pharmacokinetics (PK) of two oral doses of cannabis extracts (1:20 THC:CBD) was determined in 12 healthy cats. The assessment was made for single-dose (PK) after oral administration of both low and high dosages.

The blood and plasma samples were analyzed for CBD, THC and metabolites content using liquid chromatography paired with mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Even if cats didn’t display adverse effects the plasma concentrations were highly variable but lower than in dogs receiving the same dose and formulation.

Moreover it was noticed that the oral administration of oil based cannabis extract could be particularly challenging in some cats.

Source: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1352495

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) Announces Closing of $3.6 Million Registered Direct Offering

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) Announces Closing of $3.6 Million Registered Direct Offering

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  • Lexaria, a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, just announced $3.6 million in gross proceeds from its registered direct offering priced at the market
  • The proceeds will go to critical R&D studies, patent, and legal costs, as well as general working capital purposes
  • This is timely, given Lexaria’s resolve to double down on GLP-1 investigations for the 2024 calendar year

Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, recently announced that the registered direct offering for the purchase and sale of 1,558,443 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2.31 – at the market under Nasdaq rules – per share yielded approximately $3.6 million in gross proceeds. This was offered by the company pursuant to a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-262402), and it opens Lexaria to important new opportunities for the 2024 calendar year (https://cnw.fm/9CHup).

Most notably, Lexaria intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for research and development (“R&D”) studies, and the associated patent and legal costs. It also intends to use the funds for general working capital purposes, important for its current focus on GLP-1 clinical studies for the 2024 calendar year.

“Our R&D plans for 2024 are very tightly focused and will be concentrated mainly on GLP-1 investigations,” noted Chris Bunka, Lexaria’s CEO (https://cnw.fm/RIBhV).

In 2023, Lexaria laid down the groundwork for its GLP-1 clinical studies. The company achieved positive interim and final human pilot study results using a single semaglutide dose of a Rybelsus(R) tablet to a matching dose of Rybelsus that had been processed with DehydraTECH (TM) processing technology enhancements.

“Frankly, the results surprised us with their level of positivity,” noted Mr. Bunka.

“It was found that DehydraTECH processing: delivered a statistically-significant higher proportion of the semaglutide, and did so more quickly (very typical of results for our technology); reduced the quantity and severity of unwanted side effects; and had a statistically-significant impact on blood sugar in general and much more effectively after eating a meal, than did Rybelsus,” he added.

These results inspired the confidence of Lexaria’s team. In addition, the FDA’s recognition of GLP-1 drugs, having offered approvals as recently as 2021 and 2022 due to its health benefits, incentivized Lexaria to double down on this specific study. Consequently, the $3.6 million could not have come at a better time. Mr. Bunka and the rest of Lexaria’s management are optimistic that with this focus, the team’s hard work will prove its worth this year.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LexariaBioscience.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to LEXX are available in the company’s newsroom at https://cnw.fm/LEXX

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Starting Seeds With Soil Blocks Is Plastic-Free And Easy To Do

Starting Seeds With Soil Blocks Is Plastic-Free And Easy To Do

I am currently trying to purge my life of plastic. It was discouraging to see all the plastic containers and trays I use to start my seeds indoors to get a head start on the growing season. I began looking for plastic alternatives and stumbled upon soil blocks. All you need is a tray of some sort, potting soil, and, like all seed-starting, patience!

What are soil blocks?

Soil blocks are pretty straightforward – all you do is mix your potting soil and compress it into square or round shapes using a soil blocker. Then, plant your seeds and watch them sprout.

Benefits

Other than no plastic, soil blocking offers plenty of perks. The soil isn’t packed tightly into a container, and more airflow allows the seedlings to absorb more nutrients. The result is a healthier and stronger plant. When it comes time to transplant, just pull the soil blocks apart and plant the seedling with the soil block directly into the ground. This prevents any root damage or shock to the tender seedling.

DIY Soil Blocks

You can buy soil blockers from garden centers or online. You can also make your own using an old soup or tuna can with both ends cut off. File the tops down so the cans aren’t too sharp. I used some cans and my bulb-planting tool, too.

The Soil

Soil is the most crucial part when it comes to soil blocking. It needs to be moist enough to hold its shape yet not too moist that it will rot the seeds. There are many recipes, but the one below is my favorite because it’s easy.

In a large tub, mix three parts of peat moss or coir, two parts garden soil, two parts perlite or sand, and one part organic compost. Stir in enough water so that the mixture has the consistency of wet cement.

Soil blocks need no plastic

Soil blocks need no plastic

How to use a soil block

After mixing the potting soil, place the soil blocker over top of the mixture and press down. Transfer the soil to a tray or holding container and press the handle of the blocker to release the plugs. I used a glass the same size as the plug to release the soil onto an old cookie sheet for my homemade ones.

For good seed germination, soil blocks should be 4-6” in diameter and depth. The smaller the seed, the smaller the soil plug. For tiny seeds that need more warmth to germinate, such as tomato seeds, for example, 4” plugs will hold in the warmth of the soil better than 6” plugs. Larger plugs are perfect for seeds like sunflowers or sweet peas.

Sowing and growing the seeds

Once you’ve created all the soil blocks you need, place the seed in the center of a small divot created by the soil block maker. For homemade soil blockers using cans, make a hole with a pencil. The depth of the divot should equal the depth for sowing recommended on the seed package.

Plant germinating from soil block

Plant germinating from soil block

Press the seed gently into the soil, but don’t cover it with the moist soil. As long as it’s made good contact with the soil, it will germinate. Place the plugs in a warm and dry location or under a grow light, but don’t cover them with a humidity dome. The heat generated by the soil and the moisture it contains are all the seeds need to germinate.

When the seedlings are ready, transplant them outdoors with the soil block. Soil blocking may be a little more time-consuming than other methods, but the plants are healthy, and I’d like to think happier without being grown in plastic. This is an incredible waste-free way to start some seeds indoors!

Acquisition opportunity Ogen Ltd. and Ogen Holdings Ltd.

Acquisition opportunity Ogen Ltd. and Ogen Holdings Ltd.

(CNW) Calgary — On November 3, 2023 , the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta granted an order appointing Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. as the receiver and manager of Ogen Ltd. and Ogen Holdings Ltd. and its current and future assets, undertakings and properties of every nature and kind whatsoever, and wherever situate, including all proceeds thereof, except for certain excluded assets (as defined in the receivership order).

Ogen is an Alberta-based company that engaged in the business of cultivation and production of cannabis with property and a manufacturing facility in Calgary, Alberta. Ogen’s main asset is its real property including the land, building and equipment located at 5430 30 Street SE, Calgary AB. The approximately 57,000 square foot facility has been equipped with industry-leading mechanical and electrical systems to facilitate the reliable and large-scale production of agricultural products, including but not limited to cannabis. The facility hosts 16 grow rooms and was formerly one of the largest indoor cannabis operations in Alberta.

On February 16, 2024, the court granted an order allowing the receiver to commence a sale and investment solicitation process (SISP), with the assistance of the Canadian Cannabis Exchange (the marketing agent). The SISP has been designed to solicit interest in an acquisition, investment in, restructuring of or refinancing of the business or sale of the assets and/or business of Ogen. The SISP is being conducted in accordance with the procedures included in the SISP Order, which is included on the Receiver’s website: www.alvarezandmarsal.com/Ogen

Interested parties who wish to pursue a transaction and receive additional diligence materials will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement, which can be obtained by contacting the marketing agent or the receiver.

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Make Demon-Slaying Great Again

Make Demon-Slaying Great Again

Make Demon-Slaying Great Again

Or, How to Not Get Devoured by Denizens of the Unseen Realms

In recent years, as our world has fallen apart into mass psychosis and tyranny, it’s become increasingly common for observers in the West to murmur that they’re starting to wonder if demons might be real. Sons of the Enlightenment that we are, steeped in the assumptions of materialism, such sentiments are always expressed tentatively. We dip our toes into the black and unfamiliar waters of an unseen world we suspect, but cannot quite bring ourselves to believe in, and hurriedly withdraw. 

does not share your Enlightenment priors. His treatment of the subject is not timid. He’s been developing a geopolitical demonology at The Fall of the West. Perhaps you might be interested to hear his perspective…

We are under Attack!

The signs are undeniable. Hundreds of millions of the unborn are murdered each year with caprice; the ‘Elite’ harvest them for so-called ‘medical’ purposes. The Western nations have all but surrendered their sovereignty to nameless, faceless fools and puppets. Their people spit, mock, ridicule, and jeer at their forefathers without a care in the world.

Faith in God Almighty is viewed as a delusion, while the false deity of ‘the Science’ is exalted at the DIE-ing academies throughout the West. Today, these places are nothing more than sacrificial altars where the young are deracinated from their cultures and tossed into empty lives stripped bare of values, meaning, purpose, and significance. ‘The Science,’ as a false divinity, lusts for human blood sacrifices in said manner without end. History, culture, law, and legacy are mere constructs viewed as meagre vanities pursued by the illiterate and unjust. The ‘Elite’ dismantle, destroy, edit, and erase all these with impunity.

Self-hatred, the bane of civilized living, is commonplace. It manifests first as profound scorn for the White man, and is then transmogrified into whatever happens to be the ‘flavour of the day.’ Nobody and no group will ultimately escape the poison. Even in the Islamic world, there are signs of this vile tendency of self-hatred rearing its ugly head, especially among the secular, more liberally-minded youth.

The Western world and most other civilizations are in the preliminary stages of what Samuel Huntington dubbed ‘A Clash of Civilizations’ in his seminal work of the same name. World War is near! The Russian Philosopher Aleksandr Dugin has opined on these matters with his usual candour: ‘We must slay the dragon to free humanity from its villainous enchantments, and even the West itself, which is its first victim.’

The world we increasingly find ourselves in is one where material Evil manifests in its vile, demented forms. Explanations of such phenomena via strictly naturalistic forces fall flat. Even snippets by ‘intellectuals’ from a mere decade ago appear utterly naive.

As we get closer to an eschatological breaking point, blindspots manifest in the materialistic meta-narrative. We have met the enemy, we are told, and he is us. Is that the case? It feels rather convenient that man’s true enemy is somehow himself.

Pause here for a second. How on Earth can that be true? How can Mankind be its own worst enemy? Is our species truly suicidal? Or did someone somehow corrupt the meta-narrative?

Mankind is at war, yet he knows not against whom. ‘They’ will make you believe that the Bad Orange Man is responsible for all the world’s woes. It is him and his evil MAGA terrorists. President Obama told us uncultured plebians as much:

You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like many small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone for 25 years, and nothing’s replaced them. They fell through the Clinton and the Bush administrations, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities will regenerate, but they have not.

And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

Obama, and those he represents would have you believe that the ‘bitter clingers’ are the very bane of civilization. They, the plebians, are to blame for all the world’s ills.

The absurd ‘blame game’ keeps going on without end. Mankind’s enemies, whether foreign or domestic, multiply and are seemingly everywhere. They come in every size, shape, colour, creed, language, and religion. The world itself appears to be nothing more than a battlefield. In this mire of confusion, reasoned debate and discourse get further lost. Man against man, neighbour against neighbour, brother against brother, father against son, warfare spreads without end to every facet of human life.

Western societies find themselves in perpetual conflict, from the ballot box to the jury box and, finally, inching ever closer to the dreaded ammo box. The non-Western world, meanwhile, finds itself either already at war outright with the West or drawn step by step into comprehensive conflict.  Full-scale hostilities in every area of human activity draw ever closer. The likely result will be hundreds of millions to billions of dead, dying, and shambling, irradiated zombies.

Who is to blame for this carnage? Theories abound of all shapes and sizes. ‘The Jews!’ yells one. ‘Capitalism!’ says another. ‘The Managerial Elite!’ proclaims a third. ‘Big Government!’ insists a fourth. ‘The Banksters!’ declares a fifth. Bedlam and confusion exist even on this topic. The foe himself cannot be identified accurately by Mankind, yet therein lies the answer. We simply ask, ‘Why can we not answer this question?’

The answer is dire: ‘Man’s adversaries intended it to be and worked towards it becoming so.’ Ladies and gentlemen, we have gotten duped!

The idea that pleasure, pain, and related materialistic measures can account for the sheer propensity of the Evil around us no longer appeals to the thinking man. Stragglers adhering to materialistic thinking remain, but their protestations get increasingly brushed aside.

The reason is that how they speak and think about the world has lost relevance. Narratively, such models are no longer helpful. Today, the ‘everyman’ cannot count on yesterday’s ‘scientific minutiae’ to speak candidly about the DOOM of his time. He may yet find some facts and figures conducive to thinking about other areas of life in materialistic science. But such models are today a spent force for matters concerning ultimate meaning, significance, and purpose. Especially with the reality of today’s ‘Problem of Evil.’

Occasionally, some manner of consequentialist morality still finds acceptance among the laity. But the scale and scope of calamities tear them away from such thinking daily with brutal efficiency. The sentiment of ‘I have seen evil, and so am no longer a materialist’ is rapidly becoming the norm. For those yet to be convinced, only further calamity from this point onward will suffice to ‘jolt them awake.’ Frankly, some of the stuff is so ‘in your face’ that for many people, argument is unnecessary. Instead, one needs to ‘show’ and not ‘tell:’

We come, then, to a fork in the road. We can either continue pursuing materialistic meta-narratives and plough ahead as before, eschewing the supernatural and thereby looking for strictly naturalistic motives for why it is the ‘Elite’ of the various organs of state and corporate power behave as they do. If so, we get to nonsense like Sam Harris pontificating about ‘pain & pleasure’ or Jordan Peterson talking about ‘lobsters & hierarchies.’ Such reductiones ad absurdum should show this fork’s tine as untenable.

The alternative is to acknowledge that supernatural forces are at play here, that actual Evil manifests in the world around us, and that without accounting for it, the motives of men to partake in it remain something unaccounted for whether one appeals to money, fame, power, influence, or any other merely human temptation. As we look out into the world and see child trafficking, demon t***nies, and actual sacrificial rituals done to commune with Demonkind, Man’s ancient adversaries rear their ugly heads once more. Thus, this fork of the argument cannot simply be chucked to the wayside, for the lived reality of such enormous evils (over and above typical evils of the day) indicates the existence of Supernatural hands at work in our realms.

They have always been here. Modern man, in his infantile arrogance, eschewed the supernatural long ago. Loftily, he adopted the tenets of science and reason, materialist dogmas which made no room for the supernatural. Yet, what is the modern world but living, breathing proof that all this is simply sheer nonsense?

Today, women regularly murder their offspring with sheer glee, thinking it to be the pinnacle of personal freedom. Many are entirely zombified, unable to engage in basic etiquette and conversation. Men are so deracinated that they willfully poison themselves with substances and poisons (be they p***, drugs, seed oils, or the vax). Far from being ‘protectors and providers,’ they only ever amount to being too weak, feckless, and docile to matter.

With the utter degradation of both sexes, the family unit is entirely moribund, and whole nations and peoples rapidly approach demographic implosion and collapse. Materialism is the go-to escape route in all its vapid expressions, further afflicting generations with more weaknesses. Usury and interest abound, with whole societies enslaved by its yoke.

Thus, when the Empire of Lies and its vassals engage in war, genocide, and ethnic cleansing, mere ‘lip service’ is given to protest the sheer carnage and wanton slaughter. There is simply no willpower left to object.

The German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk put it best: ‘Nobody has enough time for an entire generation anymore.’ This entails that, courtesy of this fast-paced impatience towards culture, Western man continues to pursue projects that dilute culture and civilization at all turns.

Thus, the chief exports of Western Civilization today are materialism, p***ography, debt, usury, and war. For those not yet wholly subsumed in the Western blob, there is nothing within it worthy of assimilating to!

On these matters, scholars have written many a voluminous tome. What passes today as ‘the West’ is a shadow of what it once was. Undoubtedly, Western civilization is collapsing at speed in real-time for all to see. However, here again, materialist narratives fail us. According to the materialist, what is the foundation for these ills, evils, and injustices permeating society? Is it all just matter in motion, manifest deterministically in Western man? If so, we can only feel pity for Western man. As mere matter in motion, not only does he lack agency and choice, but these trends are forever outside his control.

This defeatism is not worthy or palatable for Man, who is God Almighty’s best creation. This alone should be enough to chuck materialist dogma in the dustbin, but for those who persist with such a fatalistic, matter-in-motion worldview:

If the Truth of things is such that they make one pursue (in some manner) the Beautiful and the Good, then the matter becomes straightforward. Such illusion, tragedy, and wretchedness are repugnant to all three (i.e., the True, the Good, and the Beautiful).

Thus, our era’s ‘Problem of Evil’ must be seriously contended with, and the existence of Evil answered in the affirmative. Evil is real, and there are entities in our world willing, ready, and able to inflict it. To accept this is to acknowledge that Man can choose, and is not a mere automaton at the mercy of the so-called ‘god of Nature’ and its bouts of wanton caprice.

We must thus discard all reduction to material and natural phenomena. As has been hammered home by now, hopefully, such strategies will worsen the matter and rob Man of his fundamental faculty of choice. When we do this, what awaits is not ease but further hardship, one where we must face head-on grim realities.

Man, we realize, is being enslaved and devoured. Nobody, not even the most vapid materialist, can deny this. All ‘basic’ notions regarding incentive and motivation fail to account for everything we see. Underdetermination regarding the sheer volume of the attack can only point to malevolence, plain and simple.

No ‘Elite cadre’ of Humans, however organized, well-connected, and influential, can pull off all these great Evils. Human nature alone indicates that such a group would be stupid, arrogant, lazy, and insensitive (regardless of the boons mentioned earlier). The meticulousness, patience, and determination needed to inflict all these crimes cannot be from Mankind.

Such Evil can only be from the Unseen realms.

These beings must be venerable and ancient, entities animated by sheer purified malice, evil oriented towards destruction, capable of instantaneous transmission, and possessing attention spans ranging across centuries, even millennia. Only such creatures can maintain such malign continuity from ancient times to now, inflicting lunacy and rage on peoples separated by thousands of miles.

In the testimonies of the Ancients, these beings are also capable of telepathy, thus mesmerizing and captivating whole nations into collective madness. Many disparate peoples use hallucinogens to summon and commune with these Malevolents, who seek payment in the form of human sacrifice in exchange for ‘granting wishes’ for immortality, wealth, or influence. Possession, reality-warping, and magic are other vital traits attributed to them by various civilizations and cultures. Mythologies across the planet testify to their raw power and evil in near unison. They often engage in shapeshifting and teleportation to beguile their human adversaries. They capture whole villages, cities, and empires by intrigue. They possess their captured human pawns, then physically manifest in them Superhuman senses, strength, flight, and agility, ‘sledgehammers’ wielded to bring other puny humans to heel. Man’s oldest fables and folklore testify to these seamless transitions from the incorporeal to the material, from the unseen realms to the familiar world of size and shape.

By now, Dear Reader, you might be exasperated. Most likely, you came here for solid analysis and commentary on the DOOM of our time, yet what you get instead are rants and raves about supernatural beings. I assure you, dear readers, this is not a LARP:

Not only am I dead serious, but I am firm in my convictions that only with the recognition of these beings (thus affirming millennia of testimony from the Ancients) can we make headway on the pressing matters of the day.

Frankly, they care not if we acknowledge (or not) their existence, for they will continue with their subversive ways and will continue to be very real. But when Man goes back to the supernatural to try and explain the sundry evils of his time, he will find rapid concord in areas which hitherto have eluded him for many decades. Suddenly, it makes perfect sense why it is that ‘Davos Man’ and his sundry affiliates work with such vigour to depopulate the world and subjugate billions of souls. It is because of the marching orders assigned to them by their spiritual masters.

It is also far easier to digest why Clown World and its proponents, despite being mediocre and fake, can seemingly grasp the levers of power and influence so flawlessly. After all, it helps quite a bit if the Masters you have sworn complete fealty to are beings of such age, cunning, might, and dominion. Suppose this still exasperates you, Dear Reader. In that case, I ask you (in addition to everything else written earlier against materialistic thinking): what is the likelihood that the testimony of millennia from the Ancients (across civilizations, cultures, societies, and continents) is uniformly unsound? At the same time, is Modern Man (in the brief period he has been around) correct? He who cannot distinguish the genders, love his people, or show gratitude to God Almighty? What basis do we have left to trust him?

We can answer our era’s ‘Problem of Evil’ as follows: Demons (i.e., Djinn in the Islamic world) are real. They have always been real! All the testimony from the Ancients rings with truth as clearly in our troubled, dire times as in the past. Materialism and its delusions never made Djinnkind ‘less real.’ In his hubris and arrogance, Man felt that all those mere ‘fairy tales from the past’ could be chucked into the dustbin of history. Instead, he confronts a world where the Malevolents and their deeds are oozing out from every corner, and the attack is evident for all those with eyes to see. Man himself is about to be abolished entirely, with Davos Man going out of his way to herald the coming of his demon masters into the realms of Man.

But for those still not convinced by all this superstitious bumbling…

Dear reader, are you going to ‘wait and see’ before the obvious becomes apparent to you? What is needed to convince you? A vast nuclear bonfire, after which a giant portal from the unseen realms is forced open, with trillions of horrors invading the mundane world of Man? When amidst the smouldering ruins, entities emerge with malevolent forms silhouetted against the ashen sky, etching the blanched firmament with vile, ominous contours? That these Malevolents cast a shadow upon the residual essence of Man, its remnants darkened and forlorn? That they rip apart the fragile, delicate veil between realms and desolate our lands, in means elegant and sinister? That the ensuing post-apocalyptic despair, anguish, and otherworldly malevolence fuse into an unholy tapestry whereby all senses, reason, intuition, and feeling are lost, and all manner of speaking and description are rendered futile?

If that level of carnage and slaughter is needed to convince you, dear reader, of the reality of the Unseen, I pray that you never be convinced!

The DOOM cometh!

Time is of the essence! Our forefathers (for all their flaws) knew the true enemy of Man and put aside their differences (however pronounced) on matters of faith, blood, and custom. Even as they fought one another with vigour, a tacit agreement existed (across civilizations) to come to Mankind’s common defence in the event of our ancient foe invading our lands. They knew that ‘negotiations’ with these beings were mere appeasement. With much prayer, will, and conviction, they battled these horrors from the Unseen, often at significant cost to themselves, with many paying the ultimate price. One can find ample examples of their heroism in the oldest tales and fables of Mankind, and I hope you, dear reader, read them not as ‘mere fiction’ but rather as war diaries from henceforth.

Man will forever remain divided in some manner, be it due to religion, race, or ideology. However, one should not tolerate or allow to stand this ordinary matter of existential import: Demons and Djinn are not our masters. The Creator Most High is. The corrupt, decadent, Demon-loving ‘Elites’ would like to say otherwise. Do not fall for their foul, vile lies! Their masters wish to subjugate, enslave, and devour us all. Do not let them! The hour is late, but let it be known to these otherworldly scum that the sons of Adam shall not yield! A United Front is needed!

Slaying these vermin is of utmost importance, and this should be the commonality that ought to bind us together for our differences: Man’s realms are for Man alone. The Creator Most High has decreed that those in the Unseen Realms remain there.

All Mankind should meet any breach of the Divine Law with a righteous, unified response. I urge you, Dear reader, to do much prayer, preparation, and organizing for the time that has come to Make Demon Slaying Great Again!

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420 with CNW – Legal Opinion Asserts That Rescheduling Cannabis Won’t Violate US International Obligations

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A recent legal opinion has challenged the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”) stance, suggesting that international treaties related to drugs should not hinder cannabis rescheduling as recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). According to the opinion, doing so would be more in line with the country’s duties under international legislation to regulate marijuana in a manner that safeguards public safety and health.

Prepared by lawyers from Vicente LLP and Porter Wright LLP firms, the opinion aims to counter the DEA’s assertion in 2016, when it denied a previous request for a cannabis rescheduling. At the time, the agency maintained that cannabis could not be classified under a less stringent schedule than Schedule II because of international drug agreements.

The legal paper contends, however, that these treaties give countries enough latitude to create drug laws that put national welfare and health first, even if doing so means ending prohibition.

The Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform, an advocacy group and association representing various marijuana-related groups and businesses, commissioned the paper, which has been shared among members and in private with key government figures.

While concerns have previously been raised by individuals such as Representative Andy Harris regarding treaty obligations, noting potential violations of the Single Convention of 1961, a group of senators has highlighted revisions to global marijuana scheduling laws, citing countries such as Canada, which have legalized and regulated cannabis without repercussions. The writers point to Canada and Uruguay in support of their reading that international drug treaties broadly support regulating drugs for safety, research and medical applications. Further, they note that the DEA has in the past rescheduled a cannabis-based medication, Epidiolex, after it received FDA approval, showing that there has been precedent for changing the categorization of cannabis.

The opinion not only refutes the notion that drug treaties forbid cannabis reclassification, but it also emphasizes the member nations’ latitude in upholding treaties even when doing so contradicts their internal constitutions.

This becomes especially important in the case of the adult-use cannabis markets that are already operating and have been approved by state legislation. The opinion argues that closing state markets on treaty grounds would violate states’ fundamental constitutional rights and highlights the existence of treaty exceptions when constitutional constraints are in effect. Moreover, the opinion underscores the legal discrepancy between the final rule and final order in DEA rescheduling proceedings, suggesting that treaty obligations could enable the agency to bypass the rulemaking process.

The legal opinion above could help shape the final decision that the DEA makes, although industry actors such as Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) are only awaiting a communication from the federal agency so that they can assess how their strategic plans could evolve based on the changed regulatory climate in the United States.

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