{"id":47767,"date":"2021-05-18T02:23:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T10:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/18\/al-gov-signs-medical-cannabis-bill-newsletter-may-18-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:45:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T21:45:59","slug":"al-gov-signs-medical-cannabis-bill-newsletter-may-18-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/18\/al-gov-signs-medical-cannabis-bill-newsletter-may-18-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"AL gov signs medical cannabis bill (Newsletter: May 18, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-68.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>MN legalizing smokable marijuana flower; LA poll: conservative districts back legalization; Debate on peyote decrim; MS special session on cannabis<\/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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The unbiased and honest perspectives you provide both politically and business-wise are a breath of fresh air, so I\u2019m happy I can contribute to you and the team.\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\/alabama-governor-signs-medical-marijuana-legalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> signed a medical cannabis bill into law.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is certainly a sensitive and emotional issue and something that is continually being studied.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/minnesota-lawmakers-approve-smokable-medical-marijuana-as-broader-legalization-stalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota lawmakers sent Gov. Tim Walz (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a health bill that includes provisions to add smokable flower and otherwise expand the state\u2019s medical cannabis program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/mississippi-lawmakers-float-special-session-to-restore-medical-marijuana-following-supreme-court-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are floating the idea of holding a special session to pass medical marijuana legislation after the state Supreme Court struck down the voter-approved cannabis program for procedural reasons.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/voters-in-conservative-louisiana-districts-support-legalizing-marijuana-poll-shows-with-house-vote-scheduled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voters in conservative Louisiana districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that backed Donald Trump in last year\u2019s election overwhelmingly support legalizing marijuana, new polling shows as the House prepares to take up a legal cannabis bill on Tuesday. The survey was funded by the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/psychedelics-advocates-and-indigenous-groups-split-on-decriminalizing-peyote-cactus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">debate within the psychedelics movement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> over whether to include peyote in decriminalization measures is heating up over concerns about overharvesting and Native American culture.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/press-releases\/2021\/05\/ftc-announces-latest-enforcement-action-halting-deceptive-cbd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal Trade Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> took action against Kushly Industries LLC for allegedly making false or unsupported claims about its CBD products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?511673-3\/washington-journal-rep-don-bacon-r-ne-discusses-biden-defense-policy-cybersecurity-news-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he thinks marijuana policy should be left to the voters and he will respect their decision, also noting that cannabis\u2019s Schedule I status has impeded research.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJayapal\/status\/1394095323178364929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about a new Washington State law to recriminalize drug possession as a misdemeanor, saying, \u201cThis is a great step. The failed war on drugs was a racist and flawed policy nationwide. Sending someone to prison is not the way to treat addiction or Substance Use Disorder.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngieCraigMN\/status\/1394393730422087680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe GOP Senate has failed our state by refusing to pass adult-use cannabis and expungement before leaving for the year. Minnesotans who have been affected by antiquated drug laws \u2014 and entrepreneurs who were ready to build new businesses \u2014 have been abandoned.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDaveJoyce\/status\/1393244741358206979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cGlad to have @RepPerlmutter, a leader in the effort to end fed cannabis prohibition, as a cosponsor of my Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Vets, Small Biz &amp; Medical Professionals Act. This is a bipartisan path forward to enact meaningful cannabis reform. Congress should take it.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDanKildee\/status\/1392836968023789570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about an upcoming event to help people expunge their past marijuana and other convictions.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/courts\/legislature-ran-afoul-of-constitution-with-marijuana-law-appeals-court-finds\/article_aa20269c-b4e9-11eb-b1a9-ab0a33d162b3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Court of Appeals ruled that lawmakers were incorrect to impose further restrictions on marijuana cultivation beyond what the text of the constitution allows. Separately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hempindustrydaily.com\/colorado-bans-delta-8-thc-other-thc-isomers-derived-from-hemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> banned delta-8-THC and other isomers from hemp extracts. Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/colorado-bill-solidifying-medical-marijuana-telemedicine-online-dispensary-payments-lives-11969954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Business Affairs &amp; Labor Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to extend online marijuana purchasing and the ability to get medical cannabis recommendations via telehealth.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.nv.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2021-CCB-Advertising-Guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued advertising guidance for marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BCCinfo.dca\/posts\/1601032723440059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators served a search warrant on an unlicensed marijuana dispensary in San Bernardino.<\/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.keloland.com\/news\/capitol-news-bureau\/state-board-sets-medical-cannabis-rules-for-south-dakotas-k-12-school-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Education Standards approved rules on medical cannabis use in schools.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mmcc.maryland.gov\/Documents\/2021%20Committee%20Meetings\/License%20as%20Collateral%20for%20a%20Loan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued guidance on pledging a medical cannabis license as collateral for a loan.<\/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.indystar.com\/story\/news\/environment\/2021\/05\/17\/indiana-hemp-regularly-destroyed-because-has-too-much-thc\/4990932001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">state chemist\u2019s office says that about 20% of the state\u2019s hemp crop was destroyed last year for having too much THC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccd.rld.state.nm.us\/career-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Division is hiring for several positions, including a director.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/adult-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted several new fact sheets about the state\u2019s marijuana legalization law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.wv.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Industrial-Hemp-Licensees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of hemp licensees.<\/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-67.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\">Officials of towns in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/suffolk\/recreational-marijuana-long-island-towns-cities-villages-1.50247343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Long Island, New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have been meeting to formulate plans for how to decide on whether to allow marijuana sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorMikeDuggan\/status\/1394397524228726793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor sent a letter asking Congress to pass marijuana banking legislation.<\/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:\/\/leadership.ng\/house-of-reps-moves-to-legalise-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nigeria\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives is moving to legalize medical cannabis and hemp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maltatoday.com.mt\/news\/national\/109641\/pm_hits_out_at_opposition_for_not_submitting_feedback_on_cannabis_reform_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Prime Minister Robert Abela criticized the opposition party for not submitting feedback on the government\u2019s marijuana plan.<\/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.tuko.co.ke\/412272-rastafarians-petition-court-allow-them-smoke-marijuana-way-connecting-their-maker.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kenyan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> court is being petitioned to allow marijuana use by Rastafarians.<\/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 study found that \u201cpeople with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpain.org\/article\/S1526-5900(21)00220-0\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fibromyalgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are deliberately substituting CBD products for conventional pain medications.\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 54% of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/cannabis-ireland-poll-5437751-May2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Irish adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> want to legalize medical cannabis, while 39% support allowing recreational use as well.<\/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\/aldemocrats\/status\/1394365977605902336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAlabama will become the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana. <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1fa7a.png\" alt=\"&#x1FA7A;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1f343.png\" alt=\"&#x1F343;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>This is a big step forward for cannabis policy in Alabama. Let\u2019s #legALizeit next session.\u201d<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/well-being\/medical-advances\/553841-rite-aid-now-offering-alternative-medicines-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rite Aid\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CEO spoke about the company\u2019s introduction of CBD products in its stores, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/video\/rite-aid-gets-into-alternative-remedies-as-it-monitors-cannabis\/ADBDA05D-74F3-4680-B045-B94E23CFDBF7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dodged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a question about psychedelics.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210517005275\/en\/Columbia-Care-Reports-Record-First-Quarter-2021-Results-Reaffirms-2021-Guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportedly quarterly combined revenue of $92.5 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210517005900\/en\/The-Parent-Company-Reports-First-Quarter-2021-Financial-Results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Parent Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net sales of $39.9 million. The company is also making a $50 million <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210517005563\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">strategic investment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in GH Group, Inc. through a private placement offering by Mercer Park Brand Acquisition Corp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/curaleaf-to-acquire-colorado-based-los-suenos-301292268.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring Los Sue\u00f1os Farms, the largest outdoor cannabis grow in Colorado.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/05\/17\/2230497\/0\/en\/HEXO-Corp-to-acquire-48North-Cannabis-Corp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HEXO Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring 48North Cannabis Corp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210517005562\/en\/MedMen-Announces-Non-Brokered-Private-Placement-to-Drive-Fenway-and-San-Francisco-Store-Openings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MedMen Enterprises Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed a sale of $10 million worth of shares.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210517005547\/en\/Innovative-Industrial-Properties-Announces-Launch-of-200-Million-Offering-of-Senior-Notes-Due-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a $200 million offering of senior notes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Swiss National Bank owns shares in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabislaw.report\/swiss-national-bank-owns-a-bit-of-tilray-according-to-sec-filings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tilray, Inc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thegrio.com\/2021\/05\/17\/master-p-miller-cannabis-freedom-day-march\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Master P<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is pushing to designate May 20 as Cannabis Freedom Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(function() {<br \/>\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {<br \/>\n\t\tlisteners: [],<br \/>\n\t\tforms: {<br \/>\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t{<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t);<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t}<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.4 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<label>Email address: <\/label>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\" \/><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/al-gov-signs-medical-cannabis-bill-newsletter-may-18-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">AL gov signs medical cannabis bill (Newsletter: May 18, 2021)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/al-gov-signs-medical-cannabis-bill-newsletter-may-18-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AL gov signs medical cannabis bill (Newsletter: May 18, 2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MN legalizing smokable marijuana flower; 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