{"id":49026,"date":"2021-07-22T02:22:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/22\/booker-clarifies-cannabis-banking-stance-newsletter-july-22-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-22T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T21:46:08","slug":"booker-clarifies-cannabis-banking-stance-newsletter-july-22-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/22\/booker-clarifies-cannabis-banking-stance-newsletter-july-22-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Booker clarifies cannabis banking stance (Newsletter: July 22, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-78.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>House panel urges psychedelic research; Congressman: Marijuana performance enhancing for eating contests; NC medical cannabis vote; Welfare+weed bill<\/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>Doctors for Cannabis Regulation President Bryon Adinoff, MD.: \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Moment provides me with up-to-the-moment news in cannabis regulation\u2014who said what, who\u2019s doing what, and what\u2019s happened\u2014that I need to know about as I start my day. MM saves me an enormous amount of time and effort in tracking down all this information for myself. I finally took the time to support MM through Patreon and can now read Tom\u2019s updates guilt-free.\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><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/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\/cory-booker-clarifies-he-supports-marijuana-banking-bill-but-says-its-a-sweetener-to-pass-legalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> clarified that he supports marijuana banking legislation, but explained his strategy of blocking its advancement for now to use it as a \u201csweetener\u201d to get more senators to vote for broader, justice-focused legalization first.<\/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-lawmakers-push-for-psychedelics-research-for-veterans-in-new-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Appropriations Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> included a provision in a spending bill report that encourages federal agencies to research \u201cthe effectiveness of psychedelic therapies in treating PTSD, major depressive disorder, and other serious mental health conditions\u201d experienced by military veterans.<\/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\/another-north-carolina-senate-committee-approves-medical-marijuana-legalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina Senate Finance Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to legalize medical cannabis. It\u2019s the second panel to advance the legislation so far.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-bill-aims-to-block-marijuana-purchases-by-low-income-people-on-federal-assistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Tom Rice (R-SC) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill to block people from accessing TANF funds at marijuana dispensaries. It\u2019s called the Welfare for Needs not Weed Act, and legalization advocates say it perpetuates harmful stigmas about cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-says-marijuana-is-only-a-performance-enhancing-drug-for-hot-dog-eating-contests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said that marijuana is only a performance-enhancing drug in hot dog eating contests. He also said that if the U.S. can get out of the lengthy Afghanistan war, it can exit the war on drugs too.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The comments came at a House Judiciary Committee markup of a bill to eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine, which advanced on a bipartisan vote.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnergyCommerce\/status\/1417845567372267526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Energy and Commerce Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved several drug policy bills.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thenewsstation.com\/the-senate-marijuana-strategy-has-a-biden-sized-roadblock-ahead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about efforts to convince President Joe Biden and Republican senators to support their marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/norton.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/norton-files-amendments-to-allow-marijuana-use-in-public-housing-combat\" 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 press release about her amendments to protect people from being evicted from public housing over marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLeeForCongress\/status\/1417977186972315648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe War on Drugs has never worked. Addiction is a disease \u2014 one that we should provide care and treatment for. NOT punishment and imprisonment.\u201d<\/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\/?513499-2\/house-session\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> again <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/2021\/7\/20\/house-section\/article\/h3743-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spoke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the House floor about his belief that marijuana legalization is causing cartels to focus on smuggling other drugs.<\/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.oregon.gov\/olcc\/Docs\/news\/news_releases\/2021\/nr072021-MJ-HB3000-Special-Commission-Meeting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed a bill aimed at preventing minors from purchasing hemp-derived intoxicating products, and regulators approved temporary rules on inspecting grow sites.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A political action committee supporting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2021\/07\/21\/kansas-lawyer-missouri-medical-marijuana-companies-fill-coffers-of-pro-parson-pac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Mike Parson (R) raised $56,000 at a fundraiser organized by people affiliated with medical cannabis businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-07-20\/california-treasurer-accused-of-sexually-harassing-agency-head\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> treasurer is being sued for allegedly sexually harassing, discriminating against and wrongfully terminating an agency director who says she also gifted her marijuana edibles.<\/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:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-health-courts-afa5f4cd9f2e61287b41ef7f79489e9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court ruled that regulators can\u2019t allow medical cannabis companies to redact their own license applications.<\/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\/lawsuit-filed-over-utahs-medical-cannabis-cultivation-licenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are facing a federal lawsuit from a company that was denied a medical cannabis cultivation license.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A marijuana information website closed after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/business\/hc-biz-marijuana-websites-end-20210721-vlj3vq2tgrcgvgtet56jj3vt4u-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators ordered it to stop using \u201cstreet names\u201d for cannabis products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.illinois.gov\/dceo\/CannabisEquity\/Documents\/Use%20of%20Cannabis%20Loan%20Funds%207.12.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued guidance on the use of cannabis loan funds.<\/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.arkleg.state.ar.us\/Calendars\/Attachment?committee=000&amp;agenda=4677&amp;file=Exhibit+F.07+-+ALC+Report+Medical+Marijuana+Oversight+Subcommittee+7-23-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Medical Marijuana Oversight Subcommittee discussed pricing structures and the licensing processes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wiot.iheart.com\/featured\/scott-sands\/content\/2021-07-20-watch-ohio-state-rep-explains-legislation-to-legalize-recreational-weed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative spoke about his forthcoming bill to legalize marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/sites\/ccb\/files\/2021-07\/CCB%207.22.2021%20Agenda_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will discuss hemp, testing, extraction and safety issues 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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/healthequity.wa.gov\/Portals\/9\/2021-07-27_Agenda%20.pdf?ver=2021-07-20-175833-530\" 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 will meet 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-77.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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/story\/news\/2021\/07\/21\/im-26-task-force-medical-marijuana-rules-timeline-sioux-falls-south-dakota-minnehaha-lincoln\/8041504002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, and Lincoln County, South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> task force finalized a medical cannabis implementation timeline.<\/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.dailyrecord.com\/story\/news\/2021\/07\/21\/butler-becomes-third-morris-county-municipality-ok-cannabis-sales\/8040235002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Butler and Boonton, New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Councils voted to approve ordinances allowing marijuana retail businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfreporter.com\/news\/2021\/07\/15\/good-day-sunshine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Santa Fe County, New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Commission staff reversed an initial proposal to only allow indoor marijuana cultivation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofDenver\/status\/1417567486287876099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> official Twitter account tweeted, \u201cInequity in the marijuana industry shows up in ownership. That\u2019s why, until 2027, we\u2019re reserving almost all new marijuana licenses for social equity applicants. Additionally, we\u2019re offering waived and reduced fees to social equity applicants.\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:\/\/www.gbc.gi\/news\/cortes-budget-address-government-legislate-medicinal-cannabis-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gibraltar\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government plans to publish medical cannabis legislation.<\/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 \u201ccurrent daily cannabis use was associated with lower levels of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/journal-of-the-international-neuropsychological-society\/article\/abs\/daily-cannabis-use-is-associated-with-lower-cns-inflammation-in-people-with-hiv\/9A2960B21749A35F7490C06958B9A2B6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pro-inflammatory chemokines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> implicated in HIV pathogenesis.\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\u2019s findings \u201ccontribute to the evidence of CBD\u2019s beneficial effects on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0028390821002677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">treating chronic pain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and associated comorbidities such as anxiety.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/cannabis-marijuana-lobbying-amazon-investment-banks-booze-big-tobacco-2021-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">record number of organizations and companies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014including Amazon\u2014registered to federally lobby on marijuana issues last quarter.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nycannabisunited.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NY Cannabis United<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a coalition of organizations and businesses, sent a letter urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and lawmakers to appoint officials to the state\u2019s new marijuana regulatory bodies without further delay.<\/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\/07\/21\/2266340\/0\/en\/Green-Thumb-Industries-Calls-for-Nonprofit-Grant-Applications-as-Part-of-Good-Green-Brand-Launch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Thumb Industries Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is launching a line of cannabis products called Good Green that\u2019s \u201cdedicated to creating professional opportunities for marginalized communities impacted by 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:\/\/www.newsfilecorp.com\/release\/90865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tryp Therapeutics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced plans to conduct a Phase 2a clinical trial of psilocybin treatment for\u00a0 fibromyalgia.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/money\/business\/consumers\/2021\/07\/20\/arizona-marijuana-sales-could-surpass-1-billion-first-year\/7999243002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> state data shows that retailers in the state are on track to sell more than $1 billion in marijuana this year.<\/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 v4.8.6 - 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><em>Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis \/\/ Side Pocket Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/booker-clarifies-cannabis-banking-stance-newsletter-july-22-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Booker clarifies cannabis banking stance (Newsletter: July 22, 2021)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/booker-clarifies-cannabis-banking-stance-newsletter-july-22-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Booker clarifies cannabis banking stance (Newsletter: July 22, 2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House panel urges psychedelic research; Congressman: Marijuana performance enhancing for eating contests; NC medical cannabis vote; Welfare+weed bill Subscribe\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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