{"id":49081,"date":"2021-07-26T02:13:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T10:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/26\/biden-drug-czar-worked-for-cannabis-firm-newsletter-july-26-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-26T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:46:00","slug":"biden-drug-czar-worked-for-cannabis-firm-newsletter-july-26-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/26\/biden-drug-czar-worked-for-cannabis-firm-newsletter-july-26-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden drug czar worked for cannabis firm (Newsletter: July 26, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-88.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Dueling marijuana amendments in Congress; USADA backs cannabis \u201cliberalization\u201d; KC mayor\u2019s marijuana test ban for city employees; Senate hearing<\/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>BREAKING<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/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\/bidens-white-house-drug-czar-nominee-worked-for-a-marijuana-business-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rahul Gupta, President Joe Biden\u2019s nominee for director of the White House Office of National Drug Control,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> consulted for a marijuana company, new ethics disclosure documents show. Holistic WV Farms I, LLC later won the most medical cannabis licenses under the state program Gupta once oversaw.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressional-lawmakers-push-marijuana-protections-for-all-states-while-gop-member-seeks-to-end-medical-cannabis-rider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A bipartisan group of 15 lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is cosponsoring an amendment to protect all state marijuana laws from federal interference. Meanwhile, Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)\u2014who recently published video of himself driving a bulldozer over marijuana plants\u2014filed a separate measure to delete a current medical cannabis rider.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both proposals could get House floor votes this week.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/u-s-sports-authority-backs-liberalization-of-marijuana-laws-official-tells-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Anti-Doping Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> official maintained at a hearing that the sports authority supports \u201cliberalization\u201d of marijuana penalties against athletes\u2014even though the U.S. effectively bullied the rest of the world into putting cannabis on the banned list.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/senators-and-federal-officials-discuss-marijuana-legalization-and-drug-harm-reduction-at-overdose-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hearing on the overdose crisis, lawmakers and federal officials discussed marijuana research, racially disproportionate drug enforcement and harm reduction measures.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/kansas-city-mayor-files-ordinance-to-ban-pre-employment-marijuana-testing-for-most-city-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas City, Missouri\u2019s mayor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a new proposed ordinance to ban pre-employment marijuana testing for most city workers.<\/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\">Marijuana banking legislation was a topic of discussion at a\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/financialservices.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Financial Services Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hearing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBooker\/status\/1418934145850413068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cBlack &amp; white Americans have the same marijuana usage rates but Blacks are 3.7 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. It\u2019s time to change our broken &amp; racist marijuana laws that don\u2019t make us safer &amp; continue to ruin lives with unjust criminal convictions.\u201d He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBooker\/status\/1419371899222626305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cNot only do our marijuana laws not work, they\u2019re downright hypocritical. Go to almost any college campus &amp; you\u2019ll see marijuana is effectively legal\u2014but for kids in communities like mine with no margin for error, a marijuana arrest can bring a lifetime of collateral consequences.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/1418559640439230464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cBillions of taxpayer dollars lost. No meaningful benefit to public safety. It\u2019s time to end 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\/Marie4Congress\/status\/1418564164868521987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe War on Drugs has been a failure for 50 years, putting millions in prison\u2014disproportionately people of color. We need to end mandatory minimums, decriminalize cannabis, and strengthen re-entry programs for those newly released.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyLevin\/status\/1418612820032294916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cLooking forward to cheering on #TeamUSA as they take the international stage at the #TokyoOlympics, but I do wish @itskerrii was out there competing in the 100-meter dash. Let\u2019s decriminalize and de-stigmatize marijuana at every level.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/obernolte.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-obernolte-tours-illegal-marijuana-grows-air-re-ups-request-attorney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> toured illegal marijuana cultivation sites from the air alongside police.<\/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\/841\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">allow CBD as a dietary supplement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got two new cosponsors for a total of 29.<\/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:\/\/kcpw.org\/blog\/local-news\/politics-local-news\/2021-07-22\/federal-legislation-utahs-drought-conditions-and-sen-mike-lees-record-breaking-funds\/?shared=email&amp;msg=fail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> state auditor said he supports federally decriminalizing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJSenatePres\/status\/1418656305481461772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate president cited Stockton University\u2019s cannabis studies program as an example of how investing in higher education pays off.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosGSmith\/status\/1418344293727707136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative said he will file a marijuana legalization bill again next session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/medical-marijuana-licenses-awarded-to-six-companies-in-georgia\/F2REMGEXB5BPHKISOSXXUVTBVM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/gmcc.ga.gov\/public-notice-of-commission-meeting-monday-november-23-2020-500-pm-est-8829737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> their intent to award\u00a0 medical cannabis business licenses to six companies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2021\/jul\/22\/state-to-issue-dispensaries-last-2-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are moving to issue the remaining two medical cannabis dispensary licenses allowed under the law.<\/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\/2e994f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued guidance on the legality of manufacturing THC from hemp-based CBD.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ca.gov\/resources\/rulemaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed notice to readopt emergency rules allowing cannabis businesses to authorize them to share licensee application and regulatory information with financial institutions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mtrevenue.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/42-1031pro-arm.pdf?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed rules on medical cannabis, marijuana <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mtrevenue.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/42-1032pro-arm.pdf?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">canopy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tier increases and advertising limits.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.pa.gov\/Plants_Land_Water\/industrial_hemp\/Documents\/GUIDANCE%20ON%20REQUIRED%20REPORTING%20AND%20PERFORMANCE-BASED%20SAMPLING%20FOR%20GROWERS%20OF%20MICRO-GREENS,%20GREENS%20AND%20HEMP%20TRANSPLANTS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued guidance for sampling and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.pa.gov\/Plants_Land_Water\/industrial_hemp\/Documents\/GUIDANCE%20ON%20REQUIRED%20REPORTING%20AND%20PERFORMANCE-BASED%20SAMPLING%20FOR%20RESEARCH%20PERMITS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">researching<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hemp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/new-mexico\/2021\/07\/23\/las-cruces-business-gifting-cannabis-to-get-around-sales-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators said a business that is \u201cgifting\u201d marijuana to people who purchase stickers or other merchandise is \u201cnot in keeping\u201d with the intent of the law.<\/span><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-and-Connecticut-State-Officials-Raise-Awareness-for-Safe-Storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a PSA urging people to store marijuana and other drugs away from the reach of children.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.microsoft.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fvjHqQys_EW8EkgK0LTvRPNmyFR8vNJOuIBQiDsHMsxUNFJHUkRKTTE1MktRNDJCRFc3R0FQTzBEUi4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are seeking applications to serve on the Cannabis Advisory Committee.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.nv.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CCB-Agenda-July-27-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will discuss marijuana business issues 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-87.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:\/\/kiem-tv.com\/2021\/07\/23\/proposal-to-decriminalize-psychedelic-drugs-in-arcata-moves-forward-to-public-safety-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arcata, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council took testimony on a proposal to decriminalize psychedelics and referred it to the Public Safety Committee.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/infopresidencia\/status\/1418671473661784071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Iv\u00e1n Duque <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/infopresidencia\/status\/1418692838594945026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinjusticiaCo\/status\/1418640068873498626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decree<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> allowing cannabis exports.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elplanteo.com\/peru-cannabis-medicinal-autocultivo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peru\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Congress approved legislation to allow home cultivation of medical cannabis.<\/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 \u201cliberalization of cannabis laws has not adversely affected the efficacy of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ntr\/advance-article-abstract\/doi\/10.1093\/ntr\/ntab149\/6323257?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tobacco control efforts<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research issued a call for \u201cstudies aimed at understanding <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/10.1089\/can.2021.29016.cfp2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CBD\u2019s mechanisms of action<\/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:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?513550-3\/washington-journal-marc-morial-discusses-2021-state-black-america-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Urban League\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> president and CEO, a former New Orleans, Louisiana mayor, said police should not be \u201cobsessed\u201d with making arrests for marijuana and other low-level crimes.<\/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.drugfoundation.org.nz\/news-media-and-events\/world-leading-legislation-could-ensure-harm-reduction-for-all-nzers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NZ Drug Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is pushing to build support for legislation to legalize and regulate drug checking services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><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\/23\/2267971\/0\/en\/Field-Trip-Health-Ltd-Obtains-Conditional-Approval-to-List-on-Nasdaq-Under-the-Symbol-FTRP.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Field Trip Health Ltd.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> received conditional approval to trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. <\/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\/schwazze-closes-acquisition-of-southern-colorado-growers-301339081.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schwazze<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed its acquisition of Southern Colorado Growers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A subsidiary of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiltholdings.com\/investors\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/133\/tilt-holdings-enters-into-new-10-million-revolving-credit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TILT Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> entered into a $10 million asset-based revolving credit facility with Entrepreneur Growth Capital, LLC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hempindustrydaily.com\/3-oregon-hemp-business-accused-of-mistreating-seasonal-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Coast Growers, Topshelf Hemp and Fire Hemp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are being sued for allegedly mistreating seasonal workers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Slate\u2019s Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism podcast looks at the struggles of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/podcasts\/thrilling-tales-of-modern-capitalism\/2021\/07\/high-times-changing-role-in-the-world-of-weed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kark.com\/news\/state-news\/medical-marijuana-sales-in-arkansas-hit-365m-state-officials-expect-tallies-to-top-400m-by-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dispensaries have sold $365 million worth of medical cannabis since the program began.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2021\/07\/24\/business\/maines-recreational-marijuana-industry-saw-record-6-4m-sales-in-june\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> retailers sold nearly $6.5 million worth of recreational marijuana in June.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CRojV1YHeet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> made references to marijuana in an ad for BIC lighters.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Soccer player <\/span><a 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