{"id":49783,"date":"2021-09-03T02:15:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T10:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/03\/top-fed-drug-official-slams-racist-criminalization-newsletter-september-3-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-03T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T21:45:48","slug":"top-fed-drug-official-slams-racist-criminalization-newsletter-september-3-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/03\/top-fed-drug-official-slams-racist-criminalization-newsletter-september-3-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Top fed drug official slams racist criminalization (Newsletter: September 3, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-8.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>House committee orders military drug testing review; Denver cannabis tax initiative; Strong IL marijuana sales; CA psilocybin measure\u2019s fiscal impact<\/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><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\/top-federal-drug-official-says-we-dont-need-more-research-to-show-criminalizations-racist-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who has recently become a vocal critic of criminalization, says we don\u2019t need any more research to show the drug war\u2019s racist impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn science, we often must say that we don\u2019t yet have an answer, that \u2018more research is needed,.\u2019 \u201cBut the evidence here is straightforward and solid, and needs to inform an urgent conversation.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/house-committee-orders-pentagon-to-review-racially-discriminatory-drug-testing-of-military-personnel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Armed Services Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voted to direct the Pentagon to conduct a review of racially discriminatory drug testing practices in the military.<\/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\/california-psilocybin-legalization-initiative-would-save-state-millions-in-enforcement-costs-official-analysis-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California Legislative Analyst\u2019s Office<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> says a psilocybin legalization ballot measure could save millions in enforcement dollars but would also have implementation costs\u2014though those could be offset by taxes and fees generated from psychedelic sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/denver-will-vote-on-increasing-marijuana-taxes-to-fund-pandemic-related-research-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will decide on a ballot initiative in November to increase the local marijuana tax by 1.5% to fund pandemic-related research amid COVID. That\u2019s in addition to a separate Colorado statewide measure to boost cannabis taxes to fund education.<\/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\/illinois-adult-use-marijuana-sales-exceed-100-million-for-sixth-month-in-a-row-state-data-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that retailers sold more than $100 million in legal recreational marijuana for the sixth month in a row in August. The state is well on pace to clear $1 billion in adult-use cannabis sales this year.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1433181792832479243\" 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, \u201cAmericans want an end to marijuana prohibition. That\u2019s why @SenBooker, @RonWyden, and I released our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to work to end the federal prohibition and undo the harms of 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\/SenBooker\/status\/1433459712473845772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cEnding the failed War on Drugs begins with legalizing cannabis. We can\u2019t allow more lives to be destroyed by discriminatory policies that have locked up people without making us safer. Our laws must focus on restorative justice.\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.fdacs.gov\/News-Events\/Press-Releases\/2021-Press-Releases\/Commissioner-Nikki-Fried-Urges-U.S.-Senate-to-Act-on-Cannabis-Reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, currently the agriculture commissioner, sent a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFriedFL\/status\/1433217145077485571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to classify hemp as a food additive in his marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/doc\/21-02-declination-letter\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general rejected a proposed ballot initiative that would request smoking of marijuana and tobacco in multiple-unit housing developments be prohibited.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPeoplesStokes\/status\/1433551267792670724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Assembly majority leader tweeted that the confirmation of regulators to oversee the state\u2019s marijuana law \u201cis a clear indication that NYS will have the right leadership to implement a progressive regulatory framework for NYS Cannabis industry.\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.theindianalawyer.com\/articles\/justices-officers-that-detect-odor-of-raw-marijuana-may-establish-probable-cause-based-on-training-and-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court ruled that police may establish probable cause for a search warrant if they believe they smell raw marijuana.<\/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\/2ef8d16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved rules for marijuana business license applicant background checks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/5672311.hs-sites.com\/cannabis-business-office-september-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Business Office said it is planning to launch technical assistance for early-stage marijuana businesses this fall and hopes to provide funding opportunities early next year.<\/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\/MTHwyPatrol\/status\/1433491234543177742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Highway Patrol tweeted, \u201cWe\u2019re working with our Montana Department of Justice colleagues in the Forensic Science Division (more commonly known as the State Crime Lab) to prepare for an anticipated increase in impaired driving cases following marijuana legalization, which was approved by voters last year.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nmrld.webex.com\/mw3300\/mywebex\/default.do?nomenu=true&amp;siteurl=nmrld&amp;service=6&amp;rnd=0.4052281325846947&amp;main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmrld.webex.com%2Fec3300%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b00000005ef51ca1c16e45af50a6c6a685f614f0873d49f56bc5ed53073005d88578ee635%26siteurl%3Dnmrld%26confViewID%3D204198226763464021%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAAXDyRzG68NsfoRl-nfaV_03ymOLGdk1YHTp5ziJpC--eA2%26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host a workshop for people considering exploring business opportunities in the cannabis industry on Tuesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1433463478531117057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host a webinar about their online marijuana portal on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><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\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-7.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>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srilankamirror.com\/news\/24566-social-democratic-party-urges-to-legalise-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sri Lanka\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Social Democratic Party is urging the government to legalize cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tasmania, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamHolmes010\/status\/1433326827347398659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general said the government opposes decriminalizing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Regina, Saskatchewan, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatchewan\/regina-decriminalize-drugs-narcotics-1.6162075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> police chief spoke about the benefits of decriminalizing drugs.<\/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 exhibit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S135951132100266X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anticancer effect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> via antiproliferation, autophagy and apoptosis\u201d and \u201cinhibit carcinogenesis blocking invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis.\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 found that \u201cindividuals using a THC\u2009+\u2009CBD chemovar had significantly lower plasma THC concentrations and reported less <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/adb.13092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">paranoia and anxiety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> while also reporting similar positive mood effects as compared to individuals using THC only, which is intriguing from a harm reduction perspective.\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.americanactionforum.org\/research\/federal-taxation-of-cannabis-a-primer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Action Forum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a primer on federal marijuana taxation.<\/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.advisorhub.com\/merrill-mellows-approach-to-marijuana-related-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Merrill Lynch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is reportedly adding flexibility to the process of bringing on clients who own or invest in marijuana-related businesses.<\/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\/20210902005832\/en\/Columbia-Care-to-Rebrand-as-Cannabist-in-Florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is rebranding its Florida locations to Cannabist.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1417941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is asking a federal judge to dismiss a proposed employment class action brought by a New Jersey job applicant whose offer was rescinded after a positive marijuana test.<\/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 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