{"id":47926,"date":"2021-05-27T02:11:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T10:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/federal-health-official-slams-cannabis-research-blocks-newsletter-may-27-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-05-27T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T21:46:07","slug":"federal-health-official-slams-cannabis-research-blocks-newsletter-may-27-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/federal-health-official-slams-cannabis-research-blocks-newsletter-may-27-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal health official slams cannabis research blocks (Newsletter: May 27, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-100.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Push for marijuana in public housing protections; ME drug decrim to House floor; PA gov\u2019s cannabis pardon; Poll: NH supports legalization<\/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. It\u2019s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day.<\/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><b>Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Hold on, just one second before you read today\u2019s news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming year and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check us out on Patreon and sign up to give $25\/month today:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/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\/top-federal-health-official-touts-psychedelics-therapeutic-benefits-and-slams-marijuana-scheduling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about the therapeutic potential of psychedelics at a Senate hearing. He also slammed barriers to marijuana research created by its Schedule I status.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congresswoman-urges-hud-secretary-to-protect-marijuana-consumers-from-losing-public-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter asking the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge to use executive discretion to stop kicking people out of public housing for marijuana in states where it is legal.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSmoking marijuana in federally assisted housing should be treated in the same manner as smoking tobacco in federally assisted housing.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/maine-lawmakers-advance-drug-decriminalization-bill-to-house-floor-with-conflicting-recommendations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine legislature\u2019s Joint Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> advanced a bill to decriminalize drugs to the House floor\u2014but members issued three separate recommendations for what should happen next. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/pennsylvania-governor-pardons-doctor-convicted-for-growing-medical-marijuana-for-dying-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pardoned a doctor who was prosecuted, convicted, jailed and lost his medical license for growing medical cannabis for his dying wife. His daughter, who also lost her medical license, is up for a pardon next month.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/strong-bipartisan-majority-supports-marijuana-legalization-in-new-hampshire-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire residents\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support for legalizing marijuana continues to grow and now stands at 75%-16%. Meanwhile, Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who opposes cannabis legalization, has only a 51% favorability rating.<\/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.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1387764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Customs and Border Protection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued for allegedly improperly seizing pipes, rolling papers and vaporizers for hemp<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the nominees to lead the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/meetings\/05\/19\/2021\/nominations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and other agencies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1397628660631343112\" 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 won\u2019t stop working to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and undo the harms of 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:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDanKildee\/status\/1397626696694747139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cNew state laws means that Michiganders may be eligible to have past criminal charges expunged from their record, including misdemeanor marijuana offenses.\u201d<\/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\/GovLarryHogan\/status\/1397645809793990659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Larry Hogan (R) vetoed a bill that would have legalized drug paraphernalia.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorTomWolf\/status\/1397522911574077441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tom Wolf (D) tweeted, \u201cMarijuana has been legalized in 17 states and Washington, D.C. What are we waiting for in Pennsylvania? Our citizens want legalization, the profits would boost our commonwealth and agriculture industry, and police could shift their focus to more serious crimes.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nj1015.com\/repeal-legal-pot-allow-home-grow-views-differ-at-gop-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Republican gubernatorial candidates clashed on marijuana legalization during a debate.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mogreenway.com\/2021\/05\/26\/the-missouri-legislature-has-passed-a-bill-protecting-the-gun-rights-of-legal-marijuana-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers sent Gov. Mike Parson (R) a bill that would have the effect of protecting gun rights for medical cannabis patients under state law.<\/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.myhighplains.com\/news\/texas-politics\/texas-senate-approves-houses-expansion-of-medical-marijuana-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/politics\/texas\/article\/Texas-medical-marijuana-expansion-scaled-back-by-16203486.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">approved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> an amended version of a House-passed bill to expand the state\u2019s limited medical cannabis program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlecGarnett\/status\/1397634501119930369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker tweeted, \u201cCO is going to lead the way on addressing youth access to high potency cannabis. We will be at the forefront of research and preventing diversion to the black and gray markets, all while protecting patient access.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/ILSenDems\/status\/1397642943545159682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Executive Committee held a hearing on a House-passed bill aimed at increasing equity in marijuana business licensing.<\/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\/local-news\/there-could-be-a-delay-in-implementing-medical-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Marijuana Interim Study Committee is holding two days of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sdlegislature.gov\/Interim\/Committee\/436\/Agendas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hearings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this week.<\/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.wlox.com\/video\/2021\/05\/26\/state-senator-scott-delano-updating-mississippi-initiative-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about efforts to craft a medical cannabis bill in advance of a potential special session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lawsuit challenging <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1388092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> smokable hemp ban is being voluntarily dismissed by the companies that brought it.<\/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\/1610050192538312\" 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.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/sites\/ccb\/files\/documents\/CCB%20Agenda%20May%2027%202021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Board will meet on Thursday.<\/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-99.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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/05\/26\/marijuana\/boston-could-again-revamp-approval-oversight-system-marijuana-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boston, Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council is considering a proposal to revamp the process for approving and overseeing marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study shows that marijuana arrests and prosecutions in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/crime\/black-people-overrepresented-marijuana-misdemeanors-dallas-county-smu-study-texas\/287-b4b8e345-1bd2-4a39-91de-b4efcd4c6a30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dallas County, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are carried out on a racially disproportionate basis.<\/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:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/05\/342612\/moroccos-house-of-representatives-adopts-bill-on-legal-use-of-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morocco\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives approved a medical cannabis bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/camaradeputados\/status\/1397541873720467461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brazilian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers debated a medical cannabis bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The head of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/15066704\/piers-morgan-keir-starmer-drugs-life-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Labour Party refused to answer repeated questions about whether he has tried illegal drugs.<\/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 and cannabinoids may have promising effects in the treatment of symptoms related to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scielo.br\/j\/trends\/a\/LBmJK6d8bqr5jVK6fp3CHXt\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[autism spectrum disorder]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and can be used as a therapeutic alternative in the relief of those symptoms.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado State University Pueblo\u2019s Institute of Cannabis Research awarding funding for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csupueblo.edu\/news\/2021\/05-26-institute-of-cannabis-research-cannabis-research-funding-awards-announced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marijuana research projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aldemocrats\/status\/1397628921022193674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has made the opioid crisis worse. Between June 2019 and May 2020 the CDC reported a record number of opioid overdoses. But cannabis\u2019s effect on reducing opioid abuse is well documented. Legalizing it could save lives.\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:\/\/acluva.org\/en\/vamarijuanaboards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACLU of Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is encouraging people to apply to serve on two state cannabis regulatory bodies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oklahomafarmreport.com\/wire\/news\/2021\/05\/02197_GroupforMedMary05202021_172123.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Farmers &amp; Ranchers, Oklahoma Agribusiness Retailers Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen\u2019s Association, Oklahoma Agricultural Cooperative Council and Oklahoma Farm Bureau<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> formed a task force to study the impacts of medical cannabis on agriculture.<\/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:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/05\/26\/2236853\/0\/en\/Ayr-Wellness-Reports-First-Quarter-2021-Results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayr Wellness Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $58.4 million and a net loss of $16.6 million.<\/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\/marijuana-workforce-drug-test-positivity-continues-double-digit-increases-to-keep-overall-drug-positivity-rates-at-historically-high-levels-finds-latest-quest-diagnostics-drug-testing-index-analysis-301299762.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quest Diagnostics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the percentage of positive employment tests for marijuana increased last year.<\/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\/20210526005127\/en\/Cybin-Files-an-International-Patent-Application-Further-Strengthening-its-Psychedelic-Derivative-Drug-Development-Candidates-Across-153-Global-Jurisdictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cybin Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed an international patent application for its psychedelic derivative drug development candidates.<\/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\/20210526005335\/en\/Industry-Defining-Cannabis-Investors-Gather-to-Support-Eaze%E2%80%99s-Momentum-Class-of-2021-at-Annual-Pitch-Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eaze<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a pitch day for participants in its Momentum business accelerator for cannabis social equity entrepreneurs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winespectator.com\/issues\/cannabis-in-wine-country-2021-05-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wine Spectator\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> June issue is focused on cannabis.<\/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 - 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