{"id":49946,"date":"2021-09-14T02:25:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T10:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/14\/mayors-across-us-push-biden-for-cannabis-reform-newsletter-september-14-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T21:46:16","slug":"mayors-across-us-push-biden-for-cannabis-reform-newsletter-september-14-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/14\/mayors-across-us-push-biden-for-cannabis-reform-newsletter-september-14-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayors across US push Biden for cannabis reform (Newsletter: September 14, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-32.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Biden drug war clemency move; Top drug official talks psychedelics &amp; marijuana; 1st NY cannabis retail license apps accepted; MT ad rules revised<\/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>*Rattling the tip jar* <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Got a few dollars you can spare to help Marijuana Moment pay our writers, keep our website running and grow into the kind of robust news organization the fast-paced world of drug policy deserves?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us for $25\/month and be a part of our work: <\/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\">In a new interview with Marijuana Moment, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/top-federal-drug-official-discusses-rise-in-psychedelics-use-and-the-need-to-study-marijuana-from-dispensaries\/\" 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\"> said research demonstrating the benefits of psychedelics may be causing more people to use them. She also said scientists should be able to study the cannabis that consumers are actually buying from dispensaries instead of just using government-grown weed.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The top federal drug science official also talked about the need for drug decriminalization: \u201cI\u2019d like to see decriminalization of the individual that is taking drugs. There is no justification to put them in jail or prison. And in fact, it jeopardizes their outcome.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/biden-administration-asks-prisoners-with-certain-federal-drug-convictions-to-apply-for-clemency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal Bureau of Prisons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has asked about 1,000 federal prisoners with drug convictions to apply for clemency. It could be the start of mass pardons for people on home confinement so they don\u2019t have to return to prison after the COVID-19 pandemic emergency is lifted.<\/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\/mayors-across-the-u-s-push-biden-and-congress-to-legalize-marijuana-with-a-focus-on-racial-equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Conference of Mayors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> passed a resolution calling on President Joe Biden and Congress to \u201clegalize cannabis commercialization\u201d and deschedule with a focus on racial equity. It notes that the federal government holds a patent recognizing marijuana\u2019s medical value.<\/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\/new-yorks-first-marijuana-retail-license-applications-are-now-being-accepted-by-an-indian-tribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is accepting New York\u2019s first marijuana retail license applications. Meanwhile, the state\u2019s Cannabis Control Board hasn\u2019t even been fully appointed yet.<\/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\/montana-officials-loosen-proposed-marijuana-advertising-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana Department of Revenue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> loosened proposed marijuana advertising restrictions that as initially proposed would have required dispensary signs to include lengthy warnings about cannabis\u2019s effects.<\/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\/945de628cf0749499118090d8e384941\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued a request for quotes for a high tunnel greenhouse that will be used to preserve hemp germplasm.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NORML\/status\/1437426378601865228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wrote in a constituent letter that the federal government should not interfere with state marijuana laws.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/sep\/10\/biden-administration-slow-addressing-opioid-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter criticizing the Biden administration for being \u201cslow to engage\u201d on the opioid overdose crisis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngieCraigMN\/status\/1437520989286510593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cMore Minnesotans agree than ever before: It\u2019s well past time we legalize, regulate and tax marijuana statewide. Why does the MN GOP continue to stand in the way?\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:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMurphy\/status\/1437522467506040844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) tweeted, \u201c362,000 marijuana cases already expunged. Thousands more to come. With our new cannabis laws, we are turning the page on the failed War on Drugs and ensuring social justice here in New Jersey.\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.keloland.com\/news\/capitol-news-bureau\/south-dakotas-medical-cannabis-rules-okd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Interim Rules Review Committee approved some medical cannabis regulations, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-marijuana-kristi-noem-laws-legislature-ae5501c47e94a7d78f6e0830e23e98ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rejected<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> others.<\/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.thecentersquare.com\/georgia\/georgia-lawmakers-tackle-medical-marijuana-testing\/article_8037158a-14c4-11ec-98c7-7ff6e8a21b5b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Medical Cannabis Commission Oversight Committee <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaHouseHub\/status\/1437410249112268810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">met<\/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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganadvance.com\/2021\/09\/13\/dem-introduces-bill-decriminalizing-psychedelics-hopes-to-reverse-some-war-on-drugs-impacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about his bill to legalize possession of certain psychedelics.<\/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:\/\/yallpolitics.com\/2021\/09\/13\/state-sen-mcdaniel-on-a-medical-marijuana-program-in-ms-dont-ignore-the-seventy-four\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator authored an op-ed calling for lawmakers to pass a \u201cfree-market\u201d medical cannabis program with no licensing caps.<\/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.ncagr.gov\/paffairs\/agreview\/documents\/Sept21AgReviewfin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services published a newsletter article about transitioning the state\u2019s hemp program to federal oversight.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.nv.gov\/uploadedFiles\/agrinvgov\/Content\/Plant\/Plant_Pathology\/Hemp%20and%20Cannabis%20Crop%20Diseases%20-A%20guide%20to%20field%20diagnosis%20and%20management.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a presentation on hemp and cannabis crop diseases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/health.mo.gov\/safety\/medical-marijuana\/patient-stats-county.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted updated data on medical cannabis patient license distribution across the state.<\/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\/business-lists\/omma_processors_list.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released an updated list of licensed medical cannabis processors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmacy.ohio.gov\/Documents\/Pubs\/Sunshine\/2021\/202109%20-%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will discuss medical cannabis issues on Tuesday.<\/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\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-31.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:\/\/harrisbricken.com\/cannalawblog\/oregon-cannabis-deschutes-county-sues-olcc-and-dor-for-a-share-of-marijuana-tax-revenues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deschutes County, Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is suing state regulators over what it says are marijuana tax revenue transfers it is owed.<\/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.newsweed.fr\/sainte-lucie-voisine-martinique-depenaliser-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saint Lucia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers are expected to vote on a marijuana decriminalization bill soon.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yle.fi\/uutiset\/osasto\/news\/greens_call_for_end_to_cannabis_prohibition\/12096442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Green Party is pushing for marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a look at where <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/federal-election-opioid-drugs-crisis-1.6171434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> political parties stand on drug policy issues.<\/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 case study concluded that \u201ccannabinoids are possibly safe and effective in management of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/02692163211045314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">neuropathic pruritus.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study concluded that \u201chemp cake, a material considered mainly as waste, may be destined for food purposes and be an alternative ingredient for the production of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1420-3049\/26\/17\/5284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sustainable meat products<\/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:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OKGOP\/posts\/10157978610595706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma Republican Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it will host a medical marijuana forum.<\/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.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2021\/09\/13\/Oregon-cannabis-tax-infrastructure-vs-drug-treatment\/2911631293434\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are expressing concern that the state\u2019s voter-approved drug decriminalization measure is taking marijuana tax money away from localities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The president of prohibitionist organization <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/unintended-consequences-legalizing-hemp-opinion-1627595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smart Approaches to Marijuana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed about the \u201cunintended consequences\u201d of legalizing hemp.<\/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.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/09\/13\/2295615\/0\/en\/Jushi-Holdings-Inc-Completes-Nature-s-Remedy-Acquisition-and-Officially-Enters-Massachusetts-Market.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jushi Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed its acquisition of Nature\u2019s Remedy of Massachusetts, Inc.<\/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\/13\/2295550\/0\/en\/Rubicon-Organics-Executes-Supplier-Agreement-with-Medical-Cannabis-by-Shoppers-Drug-Mart-Inc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rubicon Organics Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> signed a medical cannabis supply agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts regulators are reportedly investigating whether <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/boston\/news\/2021\/09\/13\/cannabis-commission-investigating-dispute-over-lic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gotham Green Partners LLC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> misrepresented the number of cannabis licenses it holds in the state.<\/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\/13\/2295660\/0\/en\/Avicanna-Announces-Revocation-of-Cease-Trade-Order.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avicanna Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that a failure-to-file cease trade order issued by the Ontario Securities Commission against the company has been revoked.<\/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\/10\/2295042\/0\/en\/Hamilton-Morris-joins-COMPASS-Pathways-to-research-new-psychedelic-compounds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COMPASS Pathways plc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hired filmmaker Hamilton Morris as a full-time consultant.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinBarryTV\/status\/1437382793797963777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TikTok<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> took down a post with an Ohio journalist\u2019s reporting about marijuana policy.<\/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:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/end-wells-the-end-in-mind-conference-to-explore-psychedelics-role-in-improving-the-end-of-life-experience-301370877.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Melissa Etheridge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will speak at a conference on how psychedelics can improve the end of life experience next 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