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\n<\/span>Marijuana Moment put together a comprehensive guide to <\/span>states that could have marijuana and drug policy measures<\/span><\/a> on their 2022 ballots.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki<\/span><\/a> said President Joe Biden is considering using his clemency powers to help people with drug convictions. Many people in prison for drugs now were sent there under laws Biden championed as a senator.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Wyoming\u2019s secretary of state<\/span><\/a> has cleared activists to begin a signature gathering drive to put initiatives to decriminalize marijuana and legalize medical cannabis on the 2022 ballot. Petitioning can begin once the attorney general finalizes summaries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>SXSW<\/span><\/a> is asking people to vote on proposed panels for the 2022 event in Austin. Unlike recent past events, there\u2019s no specific cannabis track this time\u2014but there are nearly 100 potential sessions focused on marijuana and psychedelics to choose from.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit<\/span><\/a> upheld a Mexican man\u2019s deportation over a marijuana possession conviction.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a> sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to rescind a legal opinion that would force people on home confinement to return to federal prison following the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Maryland<\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate <\/span>Ashwani Jain<\/span> added a plank on legalizing marijuana and expunging records to his platform.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>California<\/span><\/a> Supreme Court ruled that it is still a crime to possess marijuana in prisons.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nebraska<\/span><\/a> activists say they will file revised ballot language for proposed medical cannabis initiatives within the next week to 10 days.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ohio<\/span><\/a> regulators issued a mandatory recall of medical cannabis edibles produced by Beneleaves Limited after receiving a report of mold. Separately, the <\/span>Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee<\/span><\/a> held its last meeting before the body sunsets.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A federal judge struck down <\/span>Maine<\/span><\/a> regulators\u2019 residency requirements for medical cannabis businesses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Alabama\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Medical Cannabis Commission held its first meeting and elected a chair.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Illinois<\/span><\/a> regulators are being accused of making errors in their marijuana licensing lottery process.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Massachusetts<\/span><\/a> regulators held a meeting to act on marijuana business issues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The fate of <\/span>Virginia<\/span><\/a> legal marijuana sales could be decided by who wins the state\u2019s upcoming gubernatorial and legislative elections.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> regulators sent a reminder about the need for medical cannabis businesses to file an ownership attestation by August 30.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>An <\/span>Alaska<\/span><\/a> policy allowing marijuana edibles to be twice as potent as before takes effect on September 1.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Newington, Connecticut<\/span><\/a> became the first municipality in the state to approve a recreational marijuana retailer.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Sioux Falls, South Dakota<\/span><\/a> mayor is proposing to cap the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in the city to five.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sturgis and Meade County, South Dakota<\/span><\/a> police are making less of an emphasis on marijuana arrests at this year\u2019s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Newark, New Jersey<\/span><\/a> officials will hold cannabis information forums on Friday and Monday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cthere is evidence that chronic <\/span>osteoarthritic pain in dogs<\/span><\/a> can be reduced by supplementation with CBD\u201d and that \u201cpreliminary evidence exists to support the analgesic properties of CBD in treating chronic canine osteoarthritis.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A review concluded that \u201cthere is insufficient evidence for an effect of THC or CBD on symptoms, cognition, and neuroimaging measures of brain function in <\/span>schizophrenia<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The president of prohibitionist organization <\/span>Smart Approaches to Marijuana<\/span><\/a> spoke about how the group is adapting its messaging as legalization spreads.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation<\/span><\/a> submitted comments in response to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy\u2019s request for input on equity issues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Hemp Roundtable<\/span><\/a> criticized the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s rejection of dietary ingredient notifications for full spectrum hemp extracts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Harvest Health & Recreation Inc.<\/span><\/a> shareholders approved a resolution on the company\u2019s acquisition by Trulieve Cannabis Corp.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Trulieve Cannabis Corp.<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly revenue of $215.1 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly revenue of $109.7 million and a net loss of $10.9 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>WM Technology, Inc.<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly revenue of $47 million and an operating loss of $15.3 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Charlotte\u2019s Web Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a> reported quarterly revenue of $24.2 million and a net loss of $5.4 million.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>HERBL<\/span><\/a> is reportedly in talks to go public by merging with blank check company BGP Acquisition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Snoop Dogg<\/span><\/a> commented on a new industry-funded study showing that cannabis consumers are well-educated, physically active and are more likely to participate in the workforce than the average American.<\/span><\/p>\n

Football player <\/span>Marshawn Lynch\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Dodi Blunts brand is teaming up with the Last Prisoner Project to train people who have been harmed by marijuana criminalization to work in the cannabis industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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