{"id":49139,"date":"2021-07-28T02:11:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T10:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/28\/congress-rejects-aocs-psychedelics-amendment-but-adopts-cbd-one-newsletter-july-28-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T21:45:53","slug":"congress-rejects-aocs-psychedelics-amendment-but-adopts-cbd-one-newsletter-july-28-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/07\/28\/congress-rejects-aocs-psychedelics-amendment-but-adopts-cbd-one-newsletter-july-28-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress rejects AOC\u2019s psychedelics amendment but adopts CBD one (Newsletter: July 28, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-104.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>OH 2022 marijuana initiative; MA psychedelics hearing; Global sports authority: Reconsider cannabis penalties; Study on artisanal CBD benefits<\/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>Before you dig into today\u2019s cannabis news,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us 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><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\/house-rejects-aoc-amendment-to-promote-research-into-psychedelics-medical-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> defeated an amendment from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to expand research on the medical benefits of psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA. Amid a growing national reform movement, however, the measure failed by a narrower margin than her previous attempt two years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Separately, lawmakers approved an amendment from Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) that encourages the Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations allowing CBD as a dietary supplement and food ingredient. They also rejected a proposal from Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) to remove protections for universities that study marijuana. She argued on the floor that she\u2019s worried schools will \u201coffer a class called \u2018Pot Smoking 101\u2019 [that\u2019s] dedicated to smoking pot.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ohio-marijuana-activists-launch-ballot-campaign-to-push-lawmakers-to-enact-legalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a new marijuana legalization ballot initiative campaign. The plan is to pressure lawmakers to end cannabis prohibition through the legislature, but organizers say they\u2019re prepared to go directly to voters if need be.<\/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\/massachusetts-lawmakers-discuss-bill-to-create-psychedelics-legalization-task-force-at-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts legislature\u2019s Joint Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on a bill to create a task force charged with studying the legalization of psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/another-top-global-sports-official-suggests-marijuana-penalties-for-athletes-should-be-reevaluated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The president of global sports governing body World Athletics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it\u2019s \u201csensible\u201d to reevaluate marijuana penalties for Olympic athletes after Sha\u2019Carri Richardson\u2019s suspension.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNothing is set in tablets of stone. You adapt and occasionally reassess.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/epilepsy-patients-who-use-artisanal-cbd-have-higher-quality-of-life-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">epilepsy patients who use \u201cartisanal CBD\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have \u201chigher quality of life, lower psychiatric symptom severity and improved sleep.\u201d They also use fewer prescription medications, take fewer sick days and are less likely to visit the hospital.<\/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\">Patients made a new filing in a lawsuit seeing to force the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1406634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to let them use psilocybin.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former Fall River, Massachusetts mayor who was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/news\/local-news\/se-mass\/jasiel-correia-asks-for-new-trial-ahead-of-sentencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">federally convicted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of extorting marijuana businesses filed a motion for acquittal or a new trial.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/in-letter-to-secretary-of-state-blinkensenator-markey-colleagues-urge-the-united-states-to-press-the-philippine-government-on-human-rights-violations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and other senators sent a letter urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press the Philippine government for human rights violations in its bloody \u201cwar on drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murray.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/newsroom?ID=77D82723-F884-468F-B4F4-8F2DC17B566C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cited the marijuana regulatory experience of a U.S. attorney nominee for the Western District of Washington.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance\/status\/1420042485737398274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) spoke about the need to center social justice and equity in marijuana legalization implementation. Separately, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1406775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state\u2019s voter-approved cannabis legalization referendum.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news10.com\/news\/gov-cuomos-office-hunt-underway-for-cannabis-control-board-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s (D) office said he is in the process of appointing people to the Cannabis Control Board. Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/capital-region\/capital-tonight\/2021\/07\/26\/majority-leader-andrea-stewart-cousins-on-guns--the-ag-s-investigation-and-mta-governance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate majority leader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the governor should \u201csend his appointees down and we\u2019ll take a look at them.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerrittForTexas\/status\/1420191104520052736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic attorney general candidate Lee Merritt tweeted, \u201cDue in part to the so-called \u2018war on drugs\u2019 U.S. police are the deadliest in the modern world. We can eradicate the demand for illegal drugs by providing healthcare and affordable housing. Not war.\u201d<\/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\/state-issues-cease-desist-order-to-las-cruces-store-gifting-cannabis-says-its-breaking-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a cease and desist order to a business that has been \u201cgifting\u201d marijuana in exchange for the purchase of store merchandise. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/legislature\/official-new-mexico-likely-to-run-out-of-cannabis-after-legal-sales-begin\/article_97324c64-ed96-11eb-a321-476ba3111f46.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">top regulator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> told lawmakers it is \u201d highly likely\u201d retailers will run out of cannabis in the first week or two of recreational sales. She also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2413389\/lawmakers-weigh-challenges-facing-nm-pot-entrepreneurs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> she fears that local residents will be prevented from entering the industry due to difficulties accessing bank loans.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ca.gov\/2021\/07\/20\/department-of-cannabis-control-names-leadership-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators named a leadership team for the new Department of Cannabis Control.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2021\/07\/27\/state-regulators-had-said-lottery-would-likely-happen-august\/5386240001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators again delayed a lottery to award new medical cannabis dispensary licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OKHouseNews\/status\/1418641028295368705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representatives discussed challenges in regulating medical cannabis on a podcast.<\/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%207.29.2021%20Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana-related highway safety issues, criminal justice data and banking access on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators scheduled an August 18 public hearing on proposed medical cannabis rules.<\/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-103.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:\/\/twitter.com\/BrooklynDA\/status\/1420036751184302082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brooklyn, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney moved to dismiss more than 3,500 marijuana-related warrant cases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/27\/de-blasio-tells-cuomo-to-wake-up-on-marijuana-legalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/523-21\/transcript-mayor-de-blasio-holds-media-availability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">criticized<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for the state\u2019s slow rollout of a new marijuana legalization law. He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections-government\/ny-nyc-de-blasio-edibles-children-getting-ill-20210727-ei7rh6rocnchzljthd3t3r7cju-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">encouraged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people to store cannabis edibles out of the reach of children.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenm.gov\/news\/detail\/city_seeks_public_comment_on__cannabis_legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are seeking public comment on marijuana rules.<\/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:\/\/newsroom.gy\/2021\/07\/27\/president-says-focused-on-regularising-hemp-now-marijuana-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guyana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Irfaan Ali said he is focused on regulating hemp before addressing broader marijuana reform issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/likud-mk-to-abstain-from-vote-on-cannabis-decriminalization-675023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israeli<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers are expected to vote on a marijuana decriminalization bill on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/exemptions-psilocybin-therapy-1.6118296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health minister is being sued by patients who want her to act on stalled applications to legally use psilocybin.<\/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 identified how \u201cepigenetic modulations caused by cannabinoids lead to the suppression of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1422-0067\/22\/14\/7302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inflammation<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/tndp\/status\/1420129967501975553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized Fox News hosts tying marijuana to violence, tweeting, \u201cReminder that this is how the Republican party views weed, violent crime, and mental health. What we actually need is to legalize it, clear all marijuana-related convictions from people\u2019s criminal records, and provide people with the resources and healthcare that they deserve.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/willyakowicz\/2021\/07\/27\/billionaire-charles-koch-on-why-cannabis-should-be-legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Koch Industries CEO Charles Koch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about his support for marijuana legalization and drug policy reform.<\/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:\/\/maps.org\/news\/update\/?pk_campaign=2021-07-Newsletter-July-Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new board chair.<\/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.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1407192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harvest Health &amp; Recreation Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued for allegedly failing to inform investors of the terms of its proposed acquisition by Trulieve Cannabis Corp.<\/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\/20210726005536\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf International<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched its second range of medical cannabis flower products for the UK market. <\/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>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congress-rejects-aocs-psychedelics-amendment-but-adopts-cbd-one-newsletter-july-28-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Congress rejects AOC\u2019s psychedelics amendment but adopts CBD one (Newsletter: July 28, 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\/congress-rejects-aocs-psychedelics-amendment-but-adopts-cbd-one-newsletter-july-28-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Congress rejects AOC\u2019s psychedelics amendment but adopts CBD one (Newsletter: July 28, 2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OH 2022 marijuana initiative; MA psychedelics hearing; Global sports authority: Reconsider cannabis penalties; Study on artisanal CBD benefits Subscribe\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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