{"id":48530,"date":"2021-06-28T02:14:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T10:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/06\/28\/feds-talk-cannabis-with-state-regulators-newsletter-june-28-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-06-28T13:45:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T21:45:47","slug":"feds-talk-cannabis-with-state-regulators-newsletter-june-28-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/06\/28\/feds-talk-cannabis-with-state-regulators-newsletter-june-28-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds talk cannabis with state regulators (Newsletter: June 28, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-105.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>PA Senate blocks medical marijuana homegrow; Poll: TX voters back legalization; Congressional report on hemp products<\/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 v4.8.6 - 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>Your good deed for the day:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Liz Wald of Good Earth Organics: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou do great work and I\u2019m proud to support you! We make certified organic soil optimized for cannabis growth and I rely heavily on your coverage to understand what is happening at the state level!\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\/federal-officials-meet-with-state-marijuana-regulators-to-discuss-legalization-impacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">State marijuana regulators from across the country<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> met with officials from several federal agencies and members of Congress to discuss how national reform will impact the programs they oversee.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On a party-line vote, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/pennsylvania-senate-blocks-medical-marijuana-home-cultivation-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> blocked an amendment that would have given medical cannabis patients the right to grow their own marijuana at home.<\/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\/nine-in-ten-texas-voters-support-legalizing-marijuana-in-some-form-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nine in ten Texas voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support legalizing marijuana in some form\u2014with 60 percent backing legal cannabis \u201cfor any purpose.\u201d Just 13 percent want to continue criminalization across the board.<\/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\/congressional-report-gives-lawmakers-an-overview-of-hemp-market-and-policy-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congressional Research Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a new report to educate lawmakers on the growing U.S. market for hemp and CBD products\u2014including textiles, foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/usdaRMA\/status\/1408077582558371844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Risk Management Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cHemp offers new economic opportunities for America\u2019s farmers, and RMA is pleased to offer coverage to hemp producers.\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.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2021-13519\/registration-requirements-for-narcotic-treatment-programs-with-mobile-components\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a final rule on drug treatment programs involving mobile components.<\/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.congress.gov\/nomination\/117th-congress\/422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved President Joe Biden\u2019s nominee to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration.<\/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:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/appropriations-committee-releases-fiscal-year-2022-agriculture-rural-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/events\/markups\/agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug-administration-and-related-agencies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that contains $16.7 million in funding for the federal hemp program and language protecting state hemp programs from federal interference.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/06\/27\/republicans-weed-496390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several Republican senators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed their concerns with federal marijuana reform.<\/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\/?512810-101\/house-session-part-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke on the House floor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/2021\/6\/22\/house-section\/article\/h2992-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">about<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> children \u201cdying with marijuana laced with fentanyl.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1408896600601108481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI join @SenJeffMerkley &amp; @SteveDaines in calling for the Senate to take action on the #SAFEBankingAct. Congress needs to act to catch up with the will of the majority of voters across this county &amp; ensure we reduce the public safety risk for communities.\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\/1407764903075762180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wrote about his support for legalizing marijuana in a constituent letter.<\/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 five.<\/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:\/\/www.nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/562021\/20210624c.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill allowing medical cannabis recommendations via telemedicine.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GovLauraKelly\/posts\/785709222128854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Laura Kelly (D) granted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/governor.kansas.gov\/governor-laura-kelly-announces-commutations-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">clemency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to people convicted of marijuana and other offenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/news\/local-news\/south-dakota-marijuana\/governor-noem-on-amendment-a-and-the-future-of-recreational-marijuana-in-south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Kristi Noem (R) spoke about her efforts to overturn the voter-approved legalization of marijuana, and her office <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/govkristinoem\/status\/1408523809301336065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">posted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the full audio of a recent interview on the issue. Separately, the state\u2019s first <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/story\/news\/2021\/06\/25\/south-dakota-marijuana-flandreau-tribe-legal-dispensary-july-weed-pot-legalization-cannabis-noem\/5349136001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">medical cannabis dispensary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is set to open on Thursday. Meanwhile, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are holding telephone town halls to take public feedback on medical cannabis rulemaking on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.illinois.gov\/resources\/executive-orders\/display.executive-order-2021-14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) extended an executive order with cannabis industry provisions through July 24.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1408744264931098628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor tweeted, \u201cSpent the last 3 days chairing the Board of Pardons undoing stupid weed convictions that have literally ruined lives. Homegrow *should* be a slam dunk. It\u2019s 100% Reefer Madness that punishes those in rural PA\/ those struggling to afford it.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kdrv.com\/content\/news\/House-Bill-3000-passes-Oregon-Legislation-to-help--574721531.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers sent Gov. Kate Brown (D) a bill to place restrictions on hemp products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/25\/us\/politics\/spies-conservatives-left-political-enemies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wyoming\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker was one of the targets of a conservative undercover spy operation due to his support for marijuana reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/with-nc-senate-budget-done-critical-race-theory-likely-up-next\/19743122\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate president pro tem said he\u2019s not sure when a medical cannabis bill could get a vote in committee.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/georgia-news\/georgia-high-court-cannabis-industry-lawyers-can-be-sanctioned\/ISQDASPQ7FAWDGOIGH6E7FZBSY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court said lawyers could face sanctions for advising low-THC medical cannabis companies in the state.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AZCourts\/status\/1407809480251756544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> court officials posted updated forms people can use to expunge marijuana records.<\/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:\/\/mmuregistry.flhealth.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> emergency order allowing medical cannabis recommendations via telehealth has expired.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCP\/News-Releases-from-the-Department-of-Consumer-Protection\/2021-News-Releases\/Selling-THC-Containing-Hemp-Products-Is-Now-Illegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a warning that businesses may no longer sell products made using hemp with any THC concentration above 0.3 percent, including delta-7, delta-8, delta-9 and delta-10.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thedailyrecord.com\/welcome-ad\/?retUrl=\/2021\/06\/24\/medical-cannabis-dispensary-license-rejected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators rejected the transfer of a medical cannabis dispensary license.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mra\/0,9306,7-386-79572-562532--,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued guidance on electrical safety for people who grow marijuana at home.<\/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:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/after-legalizing-marijuana-ny-seeks-ban-delta-8-cannabis-extract-gets-you-high-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator is pressing regulators to ban 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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthequity.wa.gov\/Portals\/9\/Doc\/Task%20Force%20Meetings\/2021\/06-30\/Licensing_2021-06-30%20(1).pdf?ver=2021-06-23-135525-493\" 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 Licensing Workgroup will meet on Wednesday.<\/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-104.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.wpr.org\/milwaukee-mulls-dropping-fines-small-amounts-marijuana-possession\" 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 discussed, but delayed action on, a proposal to lower marijuana penalties.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wavy.com\/news\/local-news\/norfolk\/norfolk-will-no-longer-drug-test-all-potential-employees-as-marijuana-possession-becomes-legal-in-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Norfolk, Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will no longer require marijuana testing for city employees not considered safety-sensitive.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottshafer\/status\/1408490600098238464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sacramento County, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney, a candidate for state attorney general, participated in a rally opposing a Senate-passed bill to legalize possession of psychedelics.<\/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:\/\/cannabislaw.report\/uruguay-10-thc-approved-to-be-available-via-retail-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uruguayan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved a new, more potent marijuana strain for sale.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/economie\/entreprises\/la-cour-de-cassation-juge-legale-la-vente-de-cbd-en-france_AN-202106230281.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">France\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> highest appeals court overturned a ruling that had blocked CBD sales.<\/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 concluded that \u201cCBD-rich treatment has a beneficial impact on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s42238-021-00078-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pain, anxiety, and depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> symptoms as well as overall wellbeing only for patients with moderate to severe symptoms; however, no observed effect on mild symptoms.\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 \u201cmost [managed alcohol program] participants expressed willingness to participate in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12954-021-00512-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[cannabis substitution program]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\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\/DLCC\/status\/1408478851894755336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThanks to state Dems, 19 states &amp; counting have now legalized cannabis!\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\/SoDakDems\/status\/1408461209121136650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cKristi Noem sued South Dakota voters with taxpayer funds after they voted to legalize medical #marijuana.\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.greenmarketreport.com\/organigram-files-half-a-billion-dollar-offering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organigram Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus allowing it to sell up to C$500 million worth of shares.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hightideinc.com\/high-tide-continues-to-expand-u-s-e-commerce-presence-through-acquisition-of-daily-high-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High Tide Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring DHC Supply LLC, which operates as Daily High Club.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Workers at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reclaimri\/status\/1408781943257317380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a one-day grievance strike after the CEO allegedly illegally retaliated against a worker who serves on the union negotiating committee.<\/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\/pharmacann-completes-85-million-senior-secured-note-offering-301320041.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PharmaCann Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed a $79.9 million senior secured note offering.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his latest 420 reference, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1408558492009566214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elon Musk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted that the Starlink satellite internet service hit 69,420 simultaneous active users.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 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