{"id":49104,"date":"2021-07-27T02:25:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T10:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/27\/congress-to-vote-on-cannabis-psychedelics-cbd-this-week-newsletter-july-27-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-27T13:46:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:46:05","slug":"congress-to-vote-on-cannabis-psychedelics-cbd-this-week-newsletter-july-27-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/27\/congress-to-vote-on-cannabis-psychedelics-cbd-this-week-newsletter-july-27-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress to vote on cannabis, psychedelics &amp; CBD this week (Newsletter: July 27, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-94.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Senators plan White House marijuana meetings; Top cop and Psaki on cannabis &amp; violence; FDA wants kratom ban comments<\/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>Hold on, just one second before you read today\u2019s news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming year and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>SF, who asked to only use their initials:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI\u2019ve been using Marijuana Moment as a source of information for quite some time\u2026 probably years. I recognize that a lot goes into the production and dissemination of the information you publish and I want to show my support. Your website, Twitter etc., are great resources for anyone involved in the space (including the nascent psychedelics industry) even if just to educate themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check us out on Patreon and sign up to give $25\/month 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congress-to-vote-on-marijuana-psychedelics-and-cbd-amendments-this-week-following-committee-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Rules Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cleared marijuana and drug policy amendments for floor votes this week\u2014including measures to remove roadblocks to research on the benefits of psychedelics and encourage federal regulations allowing CBD as a dietary supplement and food ingredient.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An amendment to protect people from losing public housing over cannabis use was blocked from consideration, however.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/senators-are-having-marijuana-conversations-with-white-house-to-get-biden-on-board-with-legalization-booker-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he and other senators sponsoring a new marijuana bill will be \u201chaving conversations with the White House\u201d to get President Joe Biden on board with legalization. He also further addressed his cannabis banking stance in a new Twitter Q &amp; A session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/white-house-declines-to-blame-marijuana-sales-for-violent-crime-spike-despite-d-c-police-chiefs-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> quickly pivoted away from a Fox News reporter\u2019s question about whether violent incidents in Washington, D.C. mean it\u2019s time to \u201cget tougher on marijuana.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/d-c-police-chief-says-illicit-marijuana-sales-tied-to-violence-as-congress-weighs-lifting-regulatory-blockade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">city\u2019s police chief<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said after a recent shooting that the illegal marijuana trade drives violence, but advocates say a big part of the problem is that Congress keeps blocking the city from regulating cannabis sales. That could change this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/fda-seeks-public-input-on-possible-global-kratom-ban-after-domestic-scheduling-effort-stalled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is asking for public comments about a possible global ban on kratom. Advocates say it\u2019s part of a U.S. effort to restrict the natural painkiller domestically by default after a federal scheduling effort stalled.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-probation-officers-send-patients-back-to-prison-for-using-legal-medical-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri probation and parole officers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are sending patients back to prison for using medical cannabis\u2014even though it is legal in the state.<\/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:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2021-14973\/medicare-program-cy-2022-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other-changes-to-part\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said in a Federal Register filing that \u201cuntreated and inappropriately treated pain may translate to increased costs to the Medicare program\u201d and that \u201cadditional risks in untreated pain include individuals using illicit drugs such as cannabis.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2021-15785\/request-for-applications-rural-energy-for-america-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said hemp businesses operating under the 2018 Farm Bill are eligible for the Rural Energy for America Program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RBReich\/status\/1418640752834269184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Labor Sec. Robert Reich<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAs the Olympics officially get under way, I can\u2019t help but think about how ludicrous it is that cannabis use kept Sha\u2019Carri Richardson from competing, when the cannabis industry is projected to rake in $70 billion by 2028.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1419697953233592325\" 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, \u201cIt\u2019s long past time to end the federal prohibition and undo the harms of the War on Drugs. That\u2019s why @SenBooker, @RonWyden, and I are working to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act.\u201d He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1419733213694644231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cThe War on Drugs has been a war on people. @SenBooker, @RonWyden, and I released our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to end the federal prohibition, enact criminal justice reforms, and invest in communities hurt 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:\/\/twitter.com\/NORML\/status\/1419032664917618690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wrote in a constituent letter that \u201cmarijuana is illegal because it is dangerous.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/2021\/7\/22\/extensions-of-remarks-section\/article\/e801-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> praised the medical cannabis advocacy of a New Hampshire state representative in remarks for the Congressional Record.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz\/status\/1419391714037571586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Mike Walz (R-FL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe IOC bans a US athlete for cannabis but allows #IRGC terrorist murderers to compete?\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:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/25\/lawmakers-question-cuomo-as-he-delays-weed-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and top lawmakers are blaming one another for the lack of appointments to the state\u2019s marijuana regulatory bodies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnsoncitypress.com\/ap\/national\/public-backs-medical-marijuana-south-carolina-polls-suggest-is-that-enough-to-convince-lawmakers\/article_8206ef30-b427-583b-a198-06e7c9e34dc6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senators <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/politics-government\/article252918968.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in a survey that they expect a medical cannabis bill will be a 2022 priority for the chamber.<\/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:\/\/www.capradio.org\/articles\/2021\/07\/23\/interview-push-to-decriminalize-some-psychedelics-working-its-way-through-california-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about his bill to legalize possession of psychedelics.<\/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.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/07\/26\/2268826\/0\/en\/New-Mexico-Court-of-Appeals-Affirms-Favorable-Writ-of-Mandamus-Ruling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Court of Appeals upheld a lower judge\u2019s ruling directing regulators to designate additional medical cannabis dispensary locations for Ultra Health.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2021\/07\/26\/all-40-il-craft-grow-licenses-are-veteran-led-says-state-no-scores-until-dec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators awarded 40 out of 40 marijuana craft grower licenses to businesses led by military veterans.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalpress.com\/ag_sectors\/grains\/idaho-preparing-hemp-plan-for-usda-approval\/article_8ee5122c-ea75-11eb-b334-07ce543ac6a8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Idaho<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are preparing to submit a hemp plan for federal approval.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.state.ak.us\/OnlinePublicNotices\/Notices\/View.aspx?id=203246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed changes to marijuana business fine schedules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2021\/07\/26\/office-of-medical-cannabis-leader-impressed-with-turnout-of-charleston-registration-event-looks-to-expand-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators said they will host more in-person medical cannabis patient registration events based on the turnout of one on Monday.<\/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.hhs.texas.gov\/about-hhs\/communications-events\/meetings-events\/2021\/07\/23\/medical-advisory-board-physician-meeting-agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Advisory Board discussed the issue of marijuana use by a person while driving when they have a history of alcoholism.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmacy.ohio.gov\/Documents\/LawsRules\/ProposedRules\/JointCommittee\/Public%20Hearing%208.19.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators plan to consider several rules changes related to medical cannabis at a hearing on August 19. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OMMAOK\/status\/1414974382745788421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a reminder that medical cannabis ownership attestation forms are due by August 30.<\/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-93.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:\/\/www.westword.com\/news\/denver-mayor-state-of-the-city-marijuana-new-arena-plans-12041368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor proposed using a portion of marijuana tax revenue to fund a loan program for minority and women-owned businesses. Separately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/denvergov\/deliverysessionreminder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">officials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will host an information session on marijuana businesses on Tuesday.<\/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.canorml.org\/oakland-city-council-approves-resolution-to-support-assembly-bill-1256\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council approved a resolution to support state legislation to prohibit employers from discriminating against potential or current workers for testing positive for inactive marijuana metabolites in their urine or hair.<\/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:\/\/richmond.com\/news\/local\/they-tore-my-dreams-apart-richmond-mother-sues-rrha-for-rejecting-her-voucher-application-over\/article_801f9187-88f5-5bb9-adc2-2c11ac419bc0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richmond, Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Redevelopment and Housing Authority is being sued by a woman whose voucher for housing assistance was rejected due to a past marijuana conviction.<\/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\/KimberlyforIowa\/status\/1419730644821741569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Polk County, Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney candidate tweeted, \u201cSince marijuana is trending right now, this seems as good a time as any to remind people that as Polk County Attorney it will be the presumption of the office to not prosecute low level, nonviolent offenses like pot possession.\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.rappler.com\/nation\/duterte-taunts-international-criminal-court-sona-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Rodrigo Duterte defended his nation\u2019s bloody \u201cwar on drugs\u201d in his final State of the Nation Address.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-guernsey-57962521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guernsey\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government is accepting applications to cultivate medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Penticton, British Columbia, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelownadailycourier.ca\/news\/article_7928cd2e-eb2f-11eb-9abd-bf09aaac8a5b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rejected a motion to support Vancouver\u2019s effort to decriminalize 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:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/idf-cracking-down-on-troops-who-smoke-marijuana-674916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israeli<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Defense Forces is cracking down on use of marijuana and other drugs by troops.<\/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 \u201ccannabinoids are a reasonable treatment modality for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/22840265211011277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">refractory chronic pelvic pain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, especially if a neuropathic component is suspected.\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 of CBD to treat <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/epi.17000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lennox\u2013Gastaut syndrome<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that \u201c87% or more of patients\/caregivers reported improvement in the patient\u2019s overall condition on the Subject\/Caregiver Global Impression of Change scale.\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/actupny\/posts\/4362886633792702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACT UP NY<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gave out free marijuana joints outside the Brooklyn <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thevillagesun.com\/pot-advocates-head-to-chuck-schumers-joint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">apartment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to people who have received coronavirus vaccines.<\/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\/23\/2267992\/0\/en\/Bluebird-Botanicals-Acquires-Precision-Botanical-and-Receives-Growth-Investment-from-Juggernaut-Capital-Partners.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bluebird Botanicals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acquired Precision Botanical.<\/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\/numinus-announces-health-canada-approval-of-maps-sponsored-open-label-study-for-mdma-assisted-therapy-for-ptsd-301329004.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Numinus Wellness Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> received approval from the Canadian government for a study evaluating MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/braxia-scientific-secures-approval-for-direct-billing-insurance-on-ketamine-treatments-for-veterans-affairs-canada-clients-868615270.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Braxia Scientific Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> established direct billing practices with Medavie Blue Cross to provide ketamine treatment to Canadian military veterans.<\/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.tmz.com\/2021\/07\/26\/joe-exotic-weed-marijuana-line-packaging-features-tiger-stripes-pride-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Exotic\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana company is rolling out a marijuana-infused seltzer called Tiger Piss.<\/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\/congress-to-vote-on-cannabis-psychedelics-cbd-this-week-newsletter-july-27-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Congress to vote on cannabis, psychedelics &amp; 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