{"id":48915,"date":"2021-07-16T02:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/16\/first-ever-oh-legal-cannabis-bill-being-filed-newsletter-july-16-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-16T13:46:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T21:46:10","slug":"first-ever-oh-legal-cannabis-bill-being-filed-newsletter-july-16-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/16\/first-ever-oh-legal-cannabis-bill-being-filed-newsletter-july-16-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"First-ever OH legal cannabis bill being filed (Newsletter: July 16, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1f44f-1f3fe-2.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>CA psilocybin ballot measure; USDA proposing hemp survey to White House; Senator\u2019s housing bill has marijuana extraction protections<\/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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While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you\u2019ve got a few dollars to spare each month and believe in the work we do, please consider joining us on Patreon today.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Lance Hicks: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe reason for my pledge and contribution is because I am a significant investor in the cannabis niche and having a site that aggregates and consolidates all the relevant legislative news relevant to this niche is critical to my investment activities and analyses.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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\/ohio-lawmakers-to-file-first-of-its-kind-marijuana-legalization-bill-as-activists-pursue-local-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are preparing to file a first-of-its-kind bill to legalize marijuana possession and sales in the state.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/california-activists-file-psilocybin-legalization-ballot-measure-as-legislature-advances-broader-psychedelics-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a proposed 2022 ballot initiative to legalize possession, cultivation and sales of psilocybin mushrooms. Meanwhile, a bill to legalize psychedelics possession is advancing in the legislature.<\/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\/usda-seeks-white-house-permission-for-national-hemp-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is preparing to ask the White House for permission to conduct a hemp survey of 20,000 farmers\u2014and it wants public comment on the plan.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/senator-files-housing-bill-that-would-prevent-evictions-for-state-legal-marijuana-extraction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a housing bill that would block landlords from evicting people for state-legal marijuana extract manufacturing. But it contains no similar caveat protecting people from losing their homes over simple cannabis possession.<\/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\/EnergyCommerce\/status\/1415698056578834437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Energy &amp; Commerce Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill designating methamphetamine as an emerging threat and requiring the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a national plan on the issue.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1415414173098512396\" 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, \u201cNearly 70% support legalizing marijuana. The overwhelming majority of Americans live in states where marijuana\u2019s legal in some form. Today\u2014I\u2019m proud to stand with @RonWyden &amp; @SenBooker to release our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act that ends the federal prohibition.\u201d He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1415420374989352963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cI was proud to stand with organizers in NY State who succeeded in legalizing marijuana &amp; repairing the harms done by prohibition. I\u2019m proud today to release our Cannabis Administration &amp; Opportunity Act to end the federal prohibition and help repair 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\/JudiciaryDems\/status\/1415449501800730625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> questioned federal judicial nominees about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durbin.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/durbin-questions-latest-circuit-and-district-court-nominees-to-come-before-judiciary-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">failure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the war on drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonWyden\/status\/1415694353335427079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about his new marijuana legalization bill draft and tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s past time for the government to listen to the will of the voters across this country and end the federal prohibition of cannabis once and for all. I\u2019m fighting to do just that.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/1415465864359460868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThis is a historic day\u2014we have never had this level of support to finally end the federal prohibition of marijuana and enact restorative justice.\u201d He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OutFrontCNN\/status\/1415464857378426883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spoke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about his new draft cannabis legalization bill in an CNN interview.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJeffMerkley\/status\/1415697103817515021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cComprehensive cannabis reforms must be rooted in restorative justice and aim to repair the damage done to communities of color with the War on Drugs. I fully support the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taragolshan\/status\/1415697810293407753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said she hasn\u2019t seen the new marijuana legalization bill and so won\u2019t comment on it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1415445683772039170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he does not support federally legalizing marijuana, which he called \u201ca terrible idea.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marie4Congress\/status\/1415740533704638468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI\u2019m proud to stand with the cannabis workers at Sunnyside dispensaries who are fighting for fair scheduling and better working conditions. As the industry brings in record profits, workers deserve their fair share!\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\/1415459518692081664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe illegal marijuana cultivation crisis in #CA08 remains unacceptable, as I saw firsthand from the air over Phelan and El Mirage this weekend. These grows are major risks to public safety and consume over 3 million gallons of California\u2019s water every day.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Booker4KY\/status\/1415438204585451521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charles Booker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s 2021. Time to finally end the failed war on drugs. Legalize. Commute. Expunge. Invest.\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\/GovPritzker\/status\/1415705317011251201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com\/caucus-news\/47-senator-kimberly-a-lightford-news\/2776-illinois-revisits-cannabis-laws-to-provide-more-licenses-to-minority-applicants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a bill to increase equity in marijuana business licensing, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2021\/07\/15\/illinois-announces-dispensary-license-lotteries-distributes-craft-grow-infuser-transport-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced they will hold three lotteries to award new licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMurphy\/status\/1415819243308949505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) tweeted, \u201cWith nearly 88,000 marijuana cases already dismissed and thousands more to come, our new cannabis laws are turning the page on the failed War on Drugs. I\u2019ve always said legalizing adult-use cannabis was about social justice. We\u2019re living up to our word.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1415410107752587265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor tweeted, \u201cMarijuana overdose deaths soared to zero, coming off an all-time record of none ever recorded. Yet, OxyContin remains perfectly legal. Federally, Dems can\u2019t get their act together to make a plant legal with zero overdose deaths; while tobacco kills 500,000 annually.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPeoplesStokes\/status\/1415758493890617355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Assembly majority leader tweeted, \u201cI applaud @SenSchumer and his colleagues in the U.S Senate for advocating #MarijuanaJustice nationally. As he said, for far too long Marijuana has been used to harm communities of color. #ThankyouChuck <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1f44f-1f3fe.png\" alt=\"&#x1F44F;&#x1F3FE;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1f44f-1f3fe-1.png\" alt=\"&#x1F44F;&#x1F3FE;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>for your commitment to fighting for those harmed by the War on Drugs!\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:\/\/rapidcityjournal.com\/news\/local\/state-lawmakers-postpone-marijuana-subcommittee-meeting\/article_fcb7571a-fb41-592e-b03e-51bd69d978c7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Adult-Use Marijuana Study Subcommittee postponed its August meeting until September.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first legal recreational marijuana sales in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100012593288966\/posts\/1243165199446578\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> took place.<\/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:\/\/mountainstatespotlight.org\/2021\/07\/15\/law-restricting-wv-needle-exchange-programs-can-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> law that restricts harm reduction programs such as syringe access efforts was upheld by a federal judge.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2021\/07\/panel-now-set-to-oversee-alabamas-new-medical-marijuana-program.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> full 14-member Medical Cannabis Commission has now been appointed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/Documents\/Bulletins\/Compliance_2021_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a bulletin on reviews of marijuana production instructions and ingredients.<\/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\/2e7c9ba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will host a deliberative dialogue session on rules for evaluating THC compounds on Tuesday.<\/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\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-53.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.nj.com\/hudson\/2021\/07\/city-council-member-agree-on-even-split-of-jersey-city-cannabis-tax-revenue-between-schools-social-programs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jersey City, New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council approved a proposal to split marijuana tax revenue between schools and equity programs.<\/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.kpax.com\/news\/missoula-county\/missoula-voters-will-decide-3-marijuana-tax-county-places-question-on-ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missoula County, Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Commission voted to put the question of a local marijuana tax on the ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/2021\/07\/15\/cincinnati-mayor-john-cranley-backs-marijuana-legalization-in-ohio\/7977450002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cincinnati, Ohio\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, tweeted, \u201cIf we legalized marijuana we could invest that tax revenue right back into our communities. We could rebuild our roads and fund public education. We could expand healthcare for our communities. It\u2019s time we legalize marijuana in Ohio.\u201d<\/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:\/\/www2.scjn.gob.mx\/ConsultaTematica\/PaginasPub\/DetallePub.aspx?AsuntoID=238513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dof.gob.mx\/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5623991&amp;fecha=15\/07\/2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">published<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the text of its declaration of marijuana prohibition\u2019s unconstitutionality.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KulfasM\/status\/1415817796886450176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Argentina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate approved a medical cannabis and hemp bill.<\/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 \u201camong a small sample of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352578921001247?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gynecologic cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> patients prescribed [medical marijuana] for symptom management, self-reported follow-up indicated symptom relief for the majority of patients and minimal therapy-related side effects.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201ccannabidiol reduces <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/helda.helsinki.fi\/handle\/10138\/332343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">binge eating<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> behavior in mice.\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:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2021-07-15\/illegal-marijuana-desert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles Times editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> decried how high taxes and stringent regulations prop up the illegal marijuana market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/marijuana-supporters-rally-usada-colorado-springs-shacarri-richardson-olympics-12031780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado NORML<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a protest outside an office of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency over the marijuana-related suspension of runner Sha\u2019Carri Richardson.<\/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:\/\/hempsupporter.com\/news\/us-hemp-roundtable-announces-new-slate-of-officers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Hemp Roundtable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced a new group of officers.<\/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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210715005721\/en\/Jones-Soda-Co.-Signals-Transformation-With-Planned-Strategic-Entry-Into-the-Cannabis-Sector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jones Soda Co.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued a $2 million unsecured convertible debenture to SOL Global Investments Corp. and entered into a non-binding term sheet with the aim of expanding its business to the production and sale of cannabis-infused beverages, edibles and related products.<\/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\/lantern-expands-delivery-services-in-massachusetts-partners-with-local-social-equity-licensees-to-become-first-marketplace-to-offer-recreational-delivery-in-the-state-301333949.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lantern<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is partnering with equity businesses Freshly Baked and We Can Deliver to launch the first recreational marijuana delivery marketplace in Massachusetts.<\/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\/07\/15\/2263399\/0\/en\/Jushi-Holdings-Inc-Completes-Acquisition-of-Licensed-Cultivator-in-Ohio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jushi Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed its acquisition of OhiGrow, LLC and Ohio Green Grow LLC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/07\/14\/shacarri-richardson-offered-250k-spokesperson-weed-vape-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Dabber<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> offered runner Sha\u2019Carri Richardson a $250,000 job testing marijuana dab rigs and vape pens.<\/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: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Filmmaker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenAronofsky\/status\/1415738195866705929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Darren Aronofsky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about a new drug policy podcast his 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