{"id":48476,"date":"2021-06-24T02:23:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T10:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/06\/24\/biden-admin-opposes-cannabis-research-bill-for-veterans-newsletter-june-24-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-06-24T13:46:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T21:46:36","slug":"biden-admin-opposes-cannabis-research-bill-for-veterans-newsletter-june-24-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/06\/24\/biden-admin-opposes-cannabis-research-bill-for-veterans-newsletter-june-24-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin opposes cannabis research bill for veterans (Newsletter: June 24, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-97.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>House leaders defy Biden on DC marijuana sales; NC medical cannabis hearing; MO legalization ballot measure; Conan O\u2019Brien smokes weed with Seth Rogen<\/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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Tom\u2019s crystal clear layout and substantive content make it easy to stay on top of the global cannabis landscape which grows larger and ever more complex by the minute. It also happens to be very entertaining!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work at <\/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\/congressional-democrats-defy-biden-by-scrapping-d-c-marijuana-sales-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Appropriations Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> leaders are defying President Joe Biden by filing a spending bill that would allow Washington, D.C. to legalize marijuana sales. The president\u2019s budget sought to extend the GOP-led ban on cannabis commercialization in the nation\u2019s capital. The new legislation also contains cannabis banking protections.<\/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\/va-continues-to-oppose-marijuana-research-bill-for-military-veterans-under-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Veterans Affairs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> testified at a Senate hearing against a bill to expand research on the medical benefits of cannabis for military veterans with PTSD and chronic pain.<\/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\/north-carolina-senators-act-on-medical-marijuana-legalization-bill-in-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved an amendment to a medical cannabis bill, setting up the revised legislation for approval by the panel at a future meeting under the body\u2019s rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-activists-plan-marijuana-legalization-initiative-for-2022-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> plan to file a proposed 2022 marijuana legalization ballot initiative within the next few weeks. They made progress on a 2020 effort but gave up after COVID made signature gathering all but impossible.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/conan-obrien-celebrates-retirement-by-smoking-marijuana-with-seth-rogen-on-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conan O\u2019Brien<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> celebrated his forthcoming retirement from late-night TV by smoking marijuana with Seth Rogen.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s not that I have any problem with people smoking pot\u2014I think it actually seems to be a fine herb.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1407802747630624772\" 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, \u201cThe War on Drugs has been a war on people. I am working in the Senate with @SenBooker and @RonWyden to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and help the communities who have been hurt\u2014especially communities of color.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NORML\/status\/1407356516097789954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wrote in a constituent letter that he is concerned legalizing marijuana could make the opioid overdose epidemic worse.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/opinion\/2021\/06\/why-drugs-must-be-decriminalized-a-qa-with-rep-bonnie-watson-coleman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about efforts to build support for her drug decriminalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDwightEvans\/status\/1407479205143646222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI continue to advocate in Congress for nationwide #cannabis legalization. Prohibition didn\u2019t work with alcohol, and it\u2019s not working with cannabis either.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayObernolte\/status\/1407781064614031370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will host a telephone town hall including an update from a local sheriff about illegal marijuana cultivation on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3105\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">deschedule marijuana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got one new cosponsor for a total of four.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/2864\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">seal records for marijuana and other convictions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got two new cosponsors for a total of three.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSharifStreet\/status\/1407842212776452103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate is expected to vote on an amendment to allow medical cannabis home cultivation 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:\/\/twitter.com\/dianesavino\/status\/1407709482227060738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, \u201cAnd if you do suffer from PTSD, ask your Health Care Provider about Medical Cannabis as an alternative to addictive medications like benzodiazapines.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.nv.gov\/News\/2021\/Nevada_Hemp_Plan_approved_by_USDA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hemp plan received federal approval.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/AZDHS\/bulletins\/2e53d1c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators announced a voluntary recall of marijuana products due to possible contamination with Salmonella or Aspergillus.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/local-news\/should-cops-be-allowed-to-use-medical-cannabis-in-utah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Peace Officer Standards &amp; Training Council is considering the issue of medical cannabis use by police officers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/2e53ef0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are helping marijuana businesses that want to participate in \u201cJoints for Jabs\u201d giveaways pair up with vaccination clinic providers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/cjc\/CJC%20Document%20Library\/2021%202023%20Illegal%20Marijuana%20Market%20Enforcement%20Request%20for%20Grant%20Proposal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials published a request for proposals for the Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program.<\/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:\/\/ktiv.com\/2021\/06\/23\/board-of-regents-south-dakota-public-universities-not-allowing-medical-marijuana-on-campuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Regents <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to ban medical cannabis from campuses or at university-sponsored events due to federal law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthcalendar.virginia.gov\/File\/Index\/16718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Industrial Hemp Industry Development Working Group will meet on July 14.<\/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\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-96.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:\/\/patch.com\/california\/los-angeles\/la-city-council-supports-bill-legalizing-drug-use-safety-sites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council passed a resolution supporting a state bill to legalize safe consumption sites for illegal drugs.<\/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:\/\/city.milwaukee.gov\/ImageLibrary\/Groups\/ccCouncil\/News\/2021\/District-09\/6_23MarijuanaFileRelease.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Milwaukee, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Common Council\u2019s Public Safety and Health Committee will consider a proposal to lower marijuana penalties on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenFulop\/status\/1407477608904859652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jersey City, New Jersey\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor tweeted about the Planning Board enacting cannabis rules, saying, \u201cIn case you are wondering we will not be a city putting bans on this + actually the contrary \u2013 we are looking forward to working closely w\/residents to nurture a new industry.\u201d He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenFulop\/status\/1407707183828160516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that allowing consumption lounges \u201cis an important part of social equity. Being that cannabis is not legalized on the federal level, Anyone that has cannabis in federally subsidized housing could still be prosecuted\/face penalties. So on site consumption matters bc if a state allows marijuana.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article252187763.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sacramento, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued by marijuana businesses that say a city fee amounts to an unconstitutional tax.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mayors in Ontario, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7973793\/ontario-mayors-call-for-drug-decriminalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are calling for the decriminalization of 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 study suggested that \u201cCBD and ketamine\u2019s combined administration can be a promising therapeutic strategy for achieving an appropriate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0028390821002343?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">antidepressant effect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> without unwanted side-effects.\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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DemGovs\/status\/1407837879452188676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Democratic Governors Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cConnecticut just joined New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and New Mexico as the latest states to legalize marijuana for recreational use. #ElectDemGovs\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:\/\/thehia.org\/the-hia-stands-for-all-parts-of-the-hemp-plant-including-delta-8-thc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hemp Industries Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it believes that the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp-derived delta-8-THC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conservative commentator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnCoulter\/status\/1407504165618716674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ann Coulter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cPot makes you retarded.\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:\/\/www.canopygrowth.com\/investors\/news-releases\/canopy-growth-completes-acquisition-of-supreme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed its acquisition of Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nm-state-wire-personal-taxes-tax-refunds-marijuana-medical-marijuana-78d112e72ec7656b4a67f3030231fed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultra Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is asking New Mexico for a refund on gross receipts taxes for medical cannabis sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1396379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued by a former employee who claims he faced retaliation for raising concerns about a lack of proper personal protective equipment and was fired due to his race and ethnicity.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A federal judge granted an injunction against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1396118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Capna Intellectual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that was requested by Kool cigarette brand owner ITG Brands LLC as part of a trademark infringement case.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcannabisventures.com\/michigan-cannabis-sales-dip-3-in-may-as-prices-plunge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> retailers sold $148.9 million worth of legal marijuana in May.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ 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