{"id":47473,"date":"2021-05-03T02:12:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T10:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/03\/schumer-speaks-at-cannabis-rally-newsletter-may-3-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-05-03T13:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T21:45:50","slug":"schumer-speaks-at-cannabis-rally-newsletter-may-3-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/03\/schumer-speaks-at-cannabis-rally-newsletter-may-3-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer speaks at cannabis rally (Newsletter: May 3, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-5.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>TX House passes marijuana decrim; RI legalization hearing; ME drug decrim support; MN legal cannabis advances; LA polls; Another vets research bill<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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And in return, you\u2019ll gain access to our Bill Tracker tool, too, so you can have the most up-to-date information on the drug policy reform efforts around the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Melissa Cornwell of DarkHorse Delta Enterprises: \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At DarkHorse Delta Enterprises, we have been loyal readers of your newsletter publications for some time and wanted to express our gratitude for the massive amount of work you invest into keeping everyone updated!\u00a0 As a newly launched cannabis education business, it is imperative that we keep up with the latest developments in research, academia, and legislation. Your publication is vital in this process. Your legislative tracking tool will be a valuable resource to us as we continue to fight against legislative efforts to reduce patient rights and continue cannabis prohibition.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join Marijuana Moment for $25\/month to support our work: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/schumer-slams-bigoted-marijuana-laws-at-rally-saying-his-federal-bill-will-legalize-the-right-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke at a marijuana rally in New York City and slammed the government\u2019s \u201cbigoted\u201d laws against cannabis. He also talked about his forthcoming federal bill, saying it will legalize \u201cthe right way.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-house-passes-marijuana-decriminalization-bill-sending-it-to-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas House of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gave its final passage to a bill to decriminalize marijuana, sending it to the Senate. The body also approved separate legislation last week to expand the state\u2019s limited medical cannabis system.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/minnesota-marijuana-legalization-bill-clears-another-house-committee-for-a-total-of-ten-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved the majority leader\u2019s marijuana legalization bill, which has now cleared 10 panels so far. A floor vote is coming up later this month.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/rhode-island-lawmakers-debate-how-not-whether-to-legalize-marijuana-at-hearing-on-governors-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island House Finance Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on Gov. Dan McKee\u2019s (D) marijuana legalization proposal\u2014with discussion focusing on how, not whether, to enact the reform. Top lawmakers have said legal cannabis is \u201cinevitable\u201d in recent days, but there\u2019s uncertainty about whether it can get done this year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/maine-drug-decriminalization-bill-garners-support-from-medical-and-religious-groups-at-committee-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on a bill to decriminalize all drugs\u2014and the Maine Medical Association and Maine Council of Churches testified in support.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/legal-marijuana-has-strong-support-in-louisiana-polls-including-one-commissioned-by-top-gop-lawmaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new Louisiana polls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014including one personally commissioned by the House speaker pro tempore\u2014show strong support for legalizing marijuana as the reform advances in the legislature.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-lawmakers-file-another-marijuana-research-bill-for-military-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill to require the Department of Veterans Affairs study the benefits of medical cannabis for military veterans\u2014one day after a separate bipartisan measure on the issue was introduced.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/maine-proposal-would-legalize-psilocybin-mushroom-therapy-for-adults-no-medical-diagnosis-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cFor decades, young Americans\u2014disproportionately Americans of color\u2014have been arrested and jailed for carrying even small amounts of marijuana. I\u2019m working to end the federal prohibition and undo harms caused by the War on Drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senators-markey-warren-whitehouse-baldwin-and-booker-introduce-legislation-to-enhance-the-public-health-response-to-illicit-fentanyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill to provide a health-focused response to fentanyl.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBooker\/status\/1387913646341251075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cEnding the failed War on Drugs begins with legalizing marijuana which has locked up too many for decades. Enough. It\u2019s time to end this sad chapter in our history and focus on undoing the discriminatory policies that have ruined lives and communities.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scope of the federal investigation into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-business-government-and-politics-48a3df69635f27dcba31e2339c066a91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportedly reaches back to his work on medical cannabis legislation as a Florida state lawmaker.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/2021\/4\/30\/extensions-of-remarks-section\/article\/e470-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> inserted comments about his new veterans medical cannabis research bill into the Congressional Record.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Senate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/910\/cosponsors?searchResultViewType=expanded&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marijuana banking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bill got two new cosponsors for a total of 36.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMLG\/status\/1388209786764685312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) tweeted that regulators are accepting applications to serve on the Cannabis Regulatory Advisory Committee.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willainsworthAL\/status\/1388616891929874432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor tweeted, \u201cI support legalizing medical marijuana to help those with cancer and other serious medical issues ease their pain.\u00a0 The majority of the medical community agrees.\u00a0 The Alabama House should pass this important bill before the session ends.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyagr.com\/ky-agnews\/press-releases\/2021\/Kentucky-Department-of-Agriculture-licenses-2021-hemp-growers-processors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agriculture commissioner announced 2021 hemp licensing data.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/100-million-in-marijuana-tax-money-going-back-to-colorado-schools-11943049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers sent Gov. Jared Polis (D) a bill to transfer $100 million in marijuana tax revenue to the Building Excellent Schools Today program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/04\/29\/tennessee-budget-legislators-pass-bill-2022-spending\/4875858001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers sent Gov. Bill Lee (R) budget legislation that includes funding for a state commission to study medical cannabis, the subject of a separate bill that has not yet been approved.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxlh.com\/news\/last-minute-maneuver-to-change-montana-marijuana-implementation-falls-short\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate rejected last-minute changes to a bill to redirect marijuana revenue and restrict medical cannabis access.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CamaraConPR\/status\/1388174925723324423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Puerto Rico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives debated a bill to provide employment protections for medical cannabis patients.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-business-government-and-politics-020de309017be040ddcccb0b506f3493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Joint Committee on Finance is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/raw\/cid\/1613846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">poised<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com\/wprorg\/posting_with_motion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">remove<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana legalization and medical cannabis provisions from Gov. Tony Evers\u2019s (D) budget proposal on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldmailmedia.com\/news\/state\/maryland-court-rules-scent-of-marijuana-doesnt-justify-police-stops\/article_7bd85fd0-fed0-54cb-9492-10808ef904e7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appeals court ruled that police officers can no longer stop people based on the smell of marijuana alone.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewJerseyCRC\/status\/1388236003253624839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting public comment on fairness and social equity in the marijuana industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/texasagriculture.gov\/Portals\/0\/Files\/ACP\/Hemp\/TDA_Approved_Hemp_Varieties.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released an updated list of approved hemp varieties.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthequity.wa.gov\/Portals\/9\/Doc\/Task%20Force%20Meetings\/2021\/05-03\/DIA_2021-05-03.pdf?ver=2021-04-26-115711-537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force\u2019s Disproportionately Impacted Communities Workgroup will meet on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,100 cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills<\/a> in state legislatures and Congress this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon supporters<\/a> pledging at least $25\/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don\u2019t miss any developments.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9128 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana bill tracker<\/a> and become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporter on Patreon<\/a> to get access.<br \/>\n\u2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The death of a man in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/texas-homicide-4f5822c7b88792fe451abe3e2ee7ae91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collin County, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> jail after being arrested for possessing marijuana has been ruled a homicide.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/01\/nyc-taxi-commission-to-stop-testing-cabbies-for-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Taxi and Limousine Commission will no longer test cab and livery drivers for marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abc17news.com\/top-stories\/2021\/04\/30\/columbia-medical-marijuana-dispensary-sues-city-over-development-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia, Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued by a medical cannabis dispensary over claims that its development rules conflict with the state\u2019s law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grapevine.is\/news\/2021\/04\/30\/doctors-and-national-commissioner-of-police-oppose-decriminalisation-of-drug-consumption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iceland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> national commissioner of police is opposing a drug decriminalization bill proposed by the health minister.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/ministers\/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp\/media\/historic-pbs-listing-for-australians-with-a-rare-epilepsy-condition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health department announced that patients with Dravet syndrome will have access to the CBD drug Epidyolex.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201ccannabis along with the naturally occurring endocannabinoids has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/10.1089\/can.2020.0037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">antioxidant and anti-inflammatory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> properties that can support healing and restoration as an adjunctive therapy.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201ccannabidiol reduces withdrawal symptoms in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00213-021-05845-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nicotine-dependent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rats.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll found that 60% of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grapevine.is\/news\/2021\/04\/29\/60-of-icelanders-are-in-favour-of-decriminalizing-drug-consumption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Icelanders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support decriminalizing drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a 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