{"id":49829,"date":"2021-09-07T02:30:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T10:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/07\/biden-cannabis-opposition-is-reefer-madness-ndgt-says-newsletter-september-7-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-07T13:46:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T21:46:22","slug":"biden-cannabis-opposition-is-reefer-madness-ndgt-says-newsletter-september-7-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/07\/biden-cannabis-opposition-is-reefer-madness-ndgt-says-newsletter-september-7-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden cannabis opposition is \u201cReefer Madness,\u201d NdGT says (Newsletter: September 7, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><em>Bernie Sanders touts legal marijuana \u201cprogress\u201d: OR &amp; Harvard team up on psilocybin research; MI bill would remove cannabis industry barriers<\/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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Bernie Sanders (I-VT)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the movement to federally legalize marijuana and end the war on drugs is \u201cmaking progress\u201d as more states change their laws and increase pressure on Congress for large-scale changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhat you are now seeing is a radical change of consciousness with regard to that war. You are seeing state after state after state legalizing marijuana.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/people-couldnt-be-denied-marijuana-licenses-based-on-moral-character-or-cannabis-convictions-under-new-michigan-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan senator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill to make it so people could no longer be denied medical cannabis business licenses over past marijuana convictions or \u201cmoral character and reputation.\u201d There\u2019s already no such restriction in the state\u2019s voter-approved recreational marijuana licensing system.<\/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\/oregon-psilocybin-panel-teams-up-with-harvard-to-research-psychedelic-history-and-impacts-of-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is teaming up with Harvard Law School on an in-depth research program about the history of psychedelics and how the state\u2019s voter-approved therapy law can guide other jurisdictions that want to enact reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/biden-opposes-marijuana-legalization-because-hes-from-the-reefer-madness-generation-neil-degrasse-tyson-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neil deGrasse Tyson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said President Joe Biden opposes legalizing marijuana because he\u2019s part of the \u201cReefer Madness generation.\u201d Biden was born just six years after the infamous anti-cannabis propaganda film was released.<\/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:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/a5450902fca348269304448727ec38ce\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is planning to award a contract for an autosampler to be used in analyzing cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenLEllison\/status\/1433963319065554946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allen Ellison<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cLegalize Cannabis and use the tax revenue to pay for higher education. #HigherLearning\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/09\/05\/hochuls-cannabis-appointment-reeks-of-inexperience-lawmaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) defended her choice of a former state lawmaker with no previous experience in the marijuana industry to oversee the implementation of the state\u2019s legalization law. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X6V6fd_PYhg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic attorney general candidate Joe Jaworski spoke about his support for legalizing marijuana. Meanwhile, rival contender <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerrittForTexas\/status\/1433827128336920577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lee Merritt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWe must end the war on drugs and begin to repair all the lives damaged by it. We can\u2019t continue to have tragedies for a plant criminalized for the convenience of lawmakers looking to disenfranchise and incarcerate 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:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2021\/09\/06\/nm-cannabis-control-division-employees-sue-agency-over-assigned-work-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulatory employees are suing the state for allegedly improperly forcing them to work at a new location against their will.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.nv.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Workshop-Notice-and-Agenda-09.14.2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host a marijuana rulemaking workshop on September 14.<\/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.dfa.arkansas.gov\/news\/details\/medical-marijuana-commission-meeting-thursday-september-16-2021-430-p.m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Commission will meet on September 16.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformer.com\/local-news\/jamaica-to-hold-revote-on-cannabis-sales-integrated-licenses\/article_7533a70a-09ae-11ec-8fce-d35f1a8bc758.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jamaica, Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials will hold another public vote on whether to allow marijuana businesses because they forgot to advertise the first vote in advance of it taking place.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedenverchannel.com\/news\/local-news\/denver-to-implement-new-security-rules-for-pot-shops-in-an-effort-to-prevent-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is preparing to enact new storage and security requirements for marijuana businesses.<\/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\/1434186188798242821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Polk County, Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney candidate tweeted, \u201cAs Polk County Attorney, the presumption of my office will be not prosecute low level, nonviolent crimes like marijuana possession. The office has limited resources, resources better spent prosecuting violent crime and sexual assault.\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thenassauguardian.com\/plp-promises-cannabis-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bahamas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Progressive Liberal Party is pledging to create a \u201ccomprehensive\u201d cannabis framework if elected to office.<\/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\">An analysis concluded that \u201cthe majority of reviews in the past concluded that medical cannabis and cannabinoids play a significant role in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs11481-021-10010-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">management of pain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and that \u201csurprisingly, systematic studies to date do not support an \u2018entourage effect\u2019 of the other plant constituents of cannabis (mainly terpenoids) in treatment of chronic pain.\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:\/\/mapscanada.org\/2021\/09\/01\/welcome-scott-bernstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MAPS Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new executive director.<\/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.bizjournals.com\/columbus\/news\/2021\/09\/06\/scotts-miracle-gro-names-cory-miller-cfo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> named the vice president of finance for its cannabis-focused Hawthorne Gardening Supply Co. division as the full company\u2019s CFO.<\/span><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\/09\/03\/2291310\/0\/en\/Hound-Labs-Inc-Raises-20M-in-Capital-to-Scale-Operations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hound Labs, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> raised a $20 million investment round to scale production of its marijuana breathalyzer device.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotsr.com\/news\/2021\/sep\/06\/medical-marijuana-sales-nearing-400-million-mark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis sales are projected to have crossed the $400 million mark this weekend.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpixel.net\/Grass-Plant-Marijuana-Nature-Leaf-Hashish-3364697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Pixel<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/biden-cannabis-opposition-is-reefer-madness-ndgt-says-newsletter-september-7-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Biden cannabis opposition is \u201cReefer Madness,\u201d NdGT says (Newsletter: September 7, 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\/biden-cannabis-opposition-is-reefer-madness-ndgt-says-newsletter-september-7-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Biden cannabis opposition is \u201cReefer Madness,\u201d NdGT says (Newsletter: September 7, 2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernie Sanders touts legal marijuana \u201cprogress\u201d: OR &amp; 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