{"id":49059,"date":"2021-07-23T02:12:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T10:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/23\/schumer-talks-legal-cannabis-strategy-newsletter-july-23-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T13:46:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:46:21","slug":"schumer-talks-legal-cannabis-strategy-newsletter-july-23-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/23\/schumer-talks-legal-cannabis-strategy-newsletter-july-23-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer talks legal cannabis strategy (Newsletter: July 23, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-84.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>AOC\u2019s psychedelics amendment; Congressman bulldozes marijuana plants; Vote to federally protect state laws next week; MS medical cannabis negotiations<\/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>Paid for by readers like you.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter and in-depth cannabis reporting is made possible by the nearly 700 people who subscribe to us on Patreon. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work for $25\/month and gain access to valuable insider data, exclusive interview audio, and more: <\/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\/chuck-schumer-discusses-strategy-for-getting-enough-votes-to-pass-marijuana-legalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke to The View about his strategy to get the votes needed to pass a new federal marijuana legalization bill\u2014including asking senators what changes they want made to the draft.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe\u2019re now going around to our colleagues saying, \u2018Would you sign onto the bill? And if you don\u2019t like what\u2019s in the bill and want some modifications, tell us.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressional-lawmakers-seek-to-build-support-for-amendment-to-protect-all-marijuana-states-from-federal-interference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Eleanor Homes Norton (D-DC) and Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are circulating a Dear Colleague letter to build support for an amendment to protect all state and tribal marijuana laws from federal interference. It could get a House floor vote next week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/aoc-promotes-research-on-benefits-of-psychedelics-like-psilocybin-and-mdma-with-new-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a new amendment to promote research on the medical benefits of psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional new proposals from other lawmakers would push the Food and Drug Administration to regulate CBD and remove protections from universities that study marijuana.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-congressman-bulldozes-marijuana-grow-sites-along-with-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anti-marijuana Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted video of himself bulldozing cannabis grow operations, delivering cheesy quotes and flexing his muscles alongside police.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI love the smell of diesel power in the afternoon. It smells like victory.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/mississippi-lawmakers-aim-to-pass-medical-marijuana-bill-in-august-special-session-after-ballot-measure-blocked-by-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are set to begin formal negotiations next week on a medical cannabis bill to replace the voter-approved program that was overturned by the state Supreme Court, and they could pass it in an August special session. The Senate Public Health Committee held a hearing on the issue on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/biden-town-hall-cincinnati-07-21-21\/h_ac525d76de3b3aa3b23ba86c64b7afaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reiterated his belief that \u201cwe shouldn\u2019t be sending people to jail for use. We should be sending them to mandatory rehabilitation.\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:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/marijuana-dispensary-asks-for-high-court-review-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supreme Court<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is again being asked by a Colorado marijuana dispensary to take up its tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenMarkey\/status\/1417975133323550722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWith the pandemic accelerating the opioid epidemic, it\u2019s more important than ever to address this crisis and right the wrongs of the failed 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\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1417994297505468417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThere is a serious public safety threat that exists in our communities which we cannot wait to address. Passing the #SAFEBankingAct is the first step of many federal cannabis reforms to create a safer and more equitable industry.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCohen\/status\/1418207207649202186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt feels like Groundhog Day that we\u2019re still debating crack cocaine and the War on Drugs. If we can get out of the forever war in Afghanistan, we can get out of the War on Drugs too. We need to see these issues as social and health problems, not throw millions into prison.\u201d He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCohen\/status\/1418237285947125760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cCongress is slow as molasses in change. The citadel of cultural lag. For so long, we\u2019ve tried to end sentencing disparities for crack cocaine and it\u2019s just as insane that we haven\u2019t yet descheduled marijuana. We must, at long last, end the War on Drugs.\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:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/Office-of-the-Governor\/News\/Press-Releases\/2021\/07-2021\/Governor-Lamont-Names-Five-Members-of-the-Newly-Established-Social-Equity-Council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Ned Lamont (D) appointed members to the new marijuana Social Equity Council.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnBKing\/status\/1418282776055500806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate John King, a former U.S. education secretary, tweeted, \u201cIf you were arrested and jailed for just a nonviolent cannabis charge your record should be expunged.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkHerringVA\/status\/1418210472210354177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general tweeted, \u201cI am committed to getting this right because marijuana legalization is a step in the right direction for public safety, equity, and economic opportunity for all Virginians.\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.sos.mo.gov\/default.aspx?PageID=10060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secretary of state\u2019s office issued a consent order against Green Clinic, LLC after it sold unregistered securities, and it must now reimburse a portion of investors\u2019 losses and pay a civil penalty.<\/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.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1405366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Court of Appeals upheld a police department\u2019s firing of an employee for using CBD while on the job.<\/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\/2e989e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators adopted final rules on vitamin E acetate in marijuana products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hempindustrydaily.com\/wisconsin-considers-turning-hemp-oversight-to-the-feds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are considering opting for federal control of the state\u2019s hemp program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1418218021898776598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1418351132255027201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">guidance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the use of face masks by marijuana business employees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/mra\/Business_Operations_Questions_BULLETIN_07.20_730735_7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a bulletin about marijuana business operations questions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/News?articleID=287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee will meet on August 12.<\/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-83.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><a href=\"https:\/\/ledenews.com\/lawsuit-filed-against-village-of-bridgeport-over-decriminalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bridgeport, Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are being sued for not complying with the deadline to process petitions for a proposed marijuana decriminalization ballot measure.<\/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\/amysrosenberg\/status\/1417973282222059524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to ban recreational marijuana stores from the Boardwalk, and separately <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filtermag.org\/atlantic-city-council-votes-syringe-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to shut down a syringe access program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magicvalley.com\/news\/local\/jackpot-marijuana-dispensary-to-open-in-september\/article_35e99ab5-b7dc-5a2c-a839-9685aa3856bb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twin Falls, Idaho<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials expressed concern about a new marijuana store opening up across the border in Nevada.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/denvergov\/deliverysession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hold a marijuana delivery service information session on Tuesday.<\/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.gov.ie\/en\/press-release\/86009-hse-to-directly-pay-cost-of-prescriptions-for-eligible-patients-treated-under-ministerial-licence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ireland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government announced that patients will be able to access direct payments to help cover the cost of medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellinews.com\/north-macedonia-expects-cannabis-cultivation-to-boost-gdp-by-250mn-a-year-216098\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Macedonia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government expects to see an economic boost from legal marijuana cultivation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201cmedicinal cannabis-based products may be cost-effective treatment options for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1098301521015229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[multiple sclerosis] spasticity, Dravet syndrome, and neuropathic pain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, although the literature is nascent.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201cusing organic solvents is the most convenient method for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s42238-021-00087-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">medicinal cannabis extraction<\/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\">A poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/morningconsult.com\/2021\/07\/22\/olympics-marijuana-ban-shacarri-richardson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support keeping marijuana as a banned substance for Olympic athletes, 44 percent to 39 percent.<\/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:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/war-on-drugs-75e61c224de3a394235df80de7d70b70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> analysis looks at the racially disparate impact of the war on 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:\/\/transformdrugs.org\/blog\/preventing-corporate-capture-of-emerging-cannabis-markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transform Drug Policy Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published excerpts from the upcoming third edition of its guide on regulating marijuana.<\/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\/22\/2267127\/0\/en\/Jushi-Holdings-Inc-to-Transition-to-Domestic-Issuer-Status-in-United-States-Effective-January-1-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jushi Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that it no longer meets the definition of a foreign private issuer and will transfer to domestic issuer status at the beginning of next year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210721006001\/en\/Cybin-Announces-Conditional-Listing-Approval-from-NYSE-American\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cybin Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> received conditional approval to trade on the NYSE American LLC stock exchange.<\/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\/akerna-releases-2021-cannabis-industry-mid-year-review-301338318.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Akerna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued a mid-year review of the cannabis industry.<\/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\/1405042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tower 26 Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and shareholders are suing the company\u2019s founder for allegedly embezzling between $1.1million and $4 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ 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