{"id":49596,"date":"2021-08-24T02:23:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T10:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/08\/24\/fda-says-medical-cannabis-wont-jeopardize-funding-newsletter-august-24-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-08-24T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T21:46:07","slug":"fda-says-medical-cannabis-wont-jeopardize-funding-newsletter-august-24-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/08\/24\/fda-says-medical-cannabis-wont-jeopardize-funding-newsletter-august-24-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA says medical cannabis won\u2019t jeopardize funding (Newsletter: August 24, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2705-3.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>TX smokable hemp ban overturned; NJ local marijuana bans; UW-Madison\u2019s new psychedelics center focus on diversity<\/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. 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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><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>David Feldman of Skip Intro Advisors, LLC:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI love to start my day with Tom\u2019s emails! They include unique topics, actionable insights, and an incredible depth of coverage that is available nowhere else. Skip Intro Advisors is proud to support his efforts as our industry expands and moves to legalization.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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\/fda-says-iowas-medical-marijuana-law-doesnt-risk-federal-funds-for-academic-institutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter giving Iowa officials some assurance that academic institutions in the state aren\u2019t at risk of losing federal funding from the agency if they allow patients to use medical cannabis.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-ban-on-smokeable-hemp-manufacturing-and-sales-is-unconstitutional-judge-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ruled that the state\u2019s ban on manufacturing and selling smokable hemp products is unconstitutional.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/why-most-new-jersey-municipalities-are-banning-marijuana-shops-despite-overwhelming-public-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 70 percent of New Jersey municipalities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> banned marijuana retailers ahead of a key deadline\u2014but the development is not as simple as prohibitionists have framed it. For one thing, voters had no say in the decisions. And even some pro-commercialization officials adopted bans for now because they can be reversed at any time.<\/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\/wisconsin-university-launches-psychedelics-center-with-goal-of-increasing-diversity-in-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is launching a new center focused on psychedelic research. A main goal will be to increase diversity among participants in studies, which have historically disproportionately involved white people.<\/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:\/\/news.bloombergtax.com\/daily-tax-report\/marijuana-tax-break-disputes-denied-again-by-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Supreme Court<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> again rejected requests to hear marijuana businesses\u2019 tax disputes against 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\/SenBooker\/status\/1429443345328320517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThere are steps we must take to fix our savagely broken criminal justice system.\u00a0 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2705.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Legalize cannabis. <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2705-1.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Ban private prisons. <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2705-2.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> End the failed War on Drugs\u2014which has really been a war on people, disproportionately low income and Black and Brown communities.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/2021\/08\/18\/illegal-marijuana-grows-cant-be-allowed-to-destroy-our-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed about combating illegal marijuana grows and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayObernolte\/status\/1429565236399546376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cThe Federal government must step in to help our law enforcement agencies eliminate the large-scale illegal marijuana grow crisis in Southern California and the cloud of organized crime that surrounds them.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hmforcongress\/status\/1429824604160286722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henry Martin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI know President Biden has it on the agenda, but today would be a great day for @POTUS to deschedule marijuana. Federal marijuana policy is stuck in the 60s and it\u2019s time to make real progress in ending the war on drugs. Let\u2019s do the right thing and end this reefer madness.\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:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ag\/0,4534,7-359-92297_47203-566368--,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general participated in an event to help people expunge marijuana and other convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerrittForTexas\/status\/1429930196187160581\" 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, \u201cFifty years. Over a TRILLION dollars spent. Countless lives lost and more locked up in a racist prison system. It is time to end the war on drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A possible <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/region-state\/cuomo-hochul-policies-change-continue-1.50339682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> special legislative session could include processing appointments to the state\u2019s marijuana regulatory body.<\/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.supertalk.fm\/special-session-still-a-possibility-for-medical-marijuana-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative spoke about the prospects for a special session to pass medical cannabis legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2021\/08\/22\/discussions-continue-about-allowing-cannabis-patients-to-grow-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are discussing allowing patients to grow their own medical cannabis.<\/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.koat.com\/article\/recreational-cannabis-may-sell-out-on-first-day-of-sales-in-new-mexico\/37368405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulator said recreational marijuana may sell out on the first day of sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/news\/press-release.22843.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released hemp harvest numbers from the 2020 growing season.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/content\/dam\/ok\/en\/omma\/docs\/omma-totals-by-county\/pdfs\/OMMATotalsByCountyTotal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an updated map of medical cannabis facilities by county.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/hemp\/documents\/licensed-hemp-842021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of licensed hemp growers.<\/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 1,200 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\/08\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-62.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\/Dan_Adams86\/status\/1429895978933526534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boston, Massachusetts\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor signed an ordinance changing marijuana business approval rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/denvergov\/draftrules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released draft rules on marijuana storage and service windows, and will hold a public hearing on September 10.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/officeofcannabis.sfgov.org\/node\/2750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Francisco, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Oversight Committee will meet on Wednesday.<\/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.moroccoworldnews.com\/2021\/08\/344046\/moroccos-cabinet-approves-draft-decree-legalizing-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morocco\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cabinet approved a draft decree to legalize cannabis for medical and industrial purposes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/panorama\/justiz\/cannabis-drogenbeauftragte-plaediert-fuer-sechs-gramm-grenze-a-35bc4170-f10e-438f-b0bd-746ec4b24177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> federal drug commissioner endorsed decriminalizing possession of up to six grams of marijuana. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The leader of the Conservative Party of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/federal-election-2021\/o-toole-would-allow-safe-injection-sites-but-stops-short-of-decriminalization-1.5556883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said if elected prime minister he would continue allowing safe consumption sites to operate and said, \u201cI don\u2019t think someone with an addiction should be punished. I think they should be helped.\u201d<\/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 \u201clong-term CBD treatment had an acceptable safety profile and led to sustained, clinically meaningful reductions in seizure frequency in patients with treatment-resistant\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/epi.17036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dravet syndrome<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Researchers developed \u201can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.researchsquare.com\/files\/rs-821114\/v1\/9335d57a-c311-4ea4-aceb-63ef10b8336d.pdf?c=1629379373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inhaled cannabis recent use test<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that correlates with impairment and helps protect against wrongful prosecution and workplace discrimination.\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\/The_RGA\/status\/1429820726127652870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republican Governors Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted that New Mexico Gov. Michelle LujanGrisham (D) \u201cclaims a crackdown on crime is a priority but calls a special session on cannabis before she calls for controlling Albuquerque\u2019s skyrocketing crime.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/FloridaGOP\/status\/1429503739895992320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida Republican Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> responded to a pro-legalization tweet from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, the agriculture commissioner, by saying, \u201cYou and your family are invested in the marijuana industry: conflict of interest!\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:\/\/twitter.com\/aldemocrats\/status\/1429594234005250051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cYou can\u2019t spell healthcare w\/o THC! The medical benefits of cannabis are widely known. Legalizing it for recreational use would remove barriers for folks just looking for pain management alternatives.\u201d It also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aldemocrats\/status\/1429911323245256708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cStates across the nation are moving to address past policy errors and create new jobs and revenue by legalizing recreational cannabis. AL should be next.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dcmj.org\/legalization-rally-at-us-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">District of Columbia Marijuana Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is planning a September 28 rally at the U.S. Capitol to protest Congress\u2019s lack of action on cannabis 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:\/\/www.csbs.org\/system\/files\/2021-08\/CSBS%20Cannabis%20Job%20Aid.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conference of State Bank Supervisors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published an updated marijuana job aid for bank examiners.<\/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\/1415445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Surterra Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sued its former communications manager for allegedly violating a noncompete agreement by taking a job with Trulieve Cannabis Corp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.acreageholdings.com\/financial-information\/financial-releases\/press-release\/2021\/Acreage-Names-Bryan-Murray-as-Executive-Vice-President-of-Government-Relations\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acreage Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hired a new vice president of government relations.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/Tip\/status\/1429906822320754695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">T.I.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about witnessing Kobe Bryant and Killer Mike discuss marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Experts are concerned that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/coyote-attacks-expert-says-animals-in-vancouver-s-stanley-park-exhibiting-abnormal-behaviour-1.5549005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">coyotes that are high on drugs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are attacking people in a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada park.<\/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\/fda-says-medical-cannabis-wont-jeopardize-funding-newsletter-august-24-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">FDA says medical cannabis won\u2019t jeopardize funding (Newsletter: August 24, 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\/fda-says-medical-cannabis-wont-jeopardize-funding-newsletter-august-24-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FDA says medical cannabis won\u2019t jeopardize funding (Newsletter: August 24, 2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TX smokable hemp ban overturned; 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