{"id":49966,"date":"2021-09-15T02:14:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T10:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/feds-warn-about-delta-8-thc-newsletter-september-15-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T21:46:07","slug":"feds-warn-about-delta-8-thc-newsletter-september-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/15\/feds-warn-about-delta-8-thc-newsletter-september-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds warn about delta-8 THC (Newsletter: September 15, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-36.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>National Urban League backs legal marijuana; Celebs push Biden on cannabis clemency; WADA reviews athlete cannabis ban; MI homegrow restrictions fight<\/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>BREAKING<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/fda-and-cdc-issue-warnings-on-delta-8-thc-products-derived-from-hemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued health warnings about delta-8 THC.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHistorical use of cannabis cannot be relied upon in establishing a level of safety for these products in humans.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/detroit-voters-will-decide-on-psychedelics-decriminalization-ballot-measure-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will decide on a ballot measure to decriminalize psychedelics this November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/world-anti-doping-agency-reviews-marijuana-ban-for-athletes-following-pushback-after-richardson-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">World Anti-Doping Agency\u2019s Executive Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced it will review marijuana\u2019s status as a banned drug for athletes. The move comes in the wake of criticism it received after Sha\u2019Carri Richardson\u2019s suspension from the Olympics for cannabis.<\/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\/national-urban-league-backs-marijuana-legalization-with-licenses-reserved-for-impacted-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Urban League<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a 100-plus-year-old civil rights organization, is calling for cannabis legalization with a focus on social equity\u2014including reserving half of business licenses for impacted communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMarijuana enforcement is more harmful than marijuana itself.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/drake-killer-mike-and-other-celebs-push-biden-to-issue-mass-marijuana-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drake, Killer Mike, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign, T.I., Kevin Garnett, Deion Sanders and others<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter calling on President Joe Biden to issue a \u201cfull, complete and unconditional pardon\u201d to anyone convicted of a nonviolent marijuana offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEnough is enough. No one should be locked up in federal prison for non-violent marijuana offenses.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/michigan-medical-marijuana-activists-push-back-against-alleged-corporate-effort-to-restrict-home-cultivation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan medical marijuana patients and caregivers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hold a rally on Wednesday to push back against what they say is a greedy corporate effort to restrict home cultivation rights that\u2019s being mounted by big cannabis businesses.<\/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:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/meetings\/09\/07\/2021\/nominations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a confirmation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryDems\/status\/1437787529609089033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hearing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on President Joe Biden\u2019s nominee for director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayObernolte\/status\/1436793475836510208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe @sbcountysheriff is working hard to shut down large-scale illegal cannabis grows. Unfortunately, California laws are standing in the way of a long-term solution to this problem. We need to continue working until this illegal activity no longer threatens our community.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1437873849018814475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Fetterman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the state\u2019s lieutenant governor, tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s 4:20 on 420 days until the election and our most recent hotel room on the campaign trail was room 420. That\u2019s the tweet.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetMckayla\/status\/1437823342019498002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mckayla Wilkes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201c27 years since the 1994 Crime Bill. This bill, the crime bills of the 80s, and similar state-level policies led to the U.S. having the highest incarceration rate on the planet. Let\u2019s be clear: @LeaderHoyer was on every single one of those bills. We need to see some damn change: \u2013 Ending the War on Drugs &amp; expunging records \u2013 Ending mandatory minimums &amp; cash bail \u2013 Abolishing private prisons.\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\/govkristinoem\/status\/1437899121256505346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov, Kristi Noem (R) tweeted that a legislative committee \u201capproved the majority of the draft guidance for the Department of Health\u2019s medical cannabis program after months of public input.\u201d She also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristiNoem\/status\/1437929633358491652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cI\u2019m proud of the job the Department of Health did in streamlining this process. My Administration is fully on board to make certain South Dakota continues to implement the most responsible, patient-focused medical cannabis program in the country.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1437796170160611338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West tweeted, \u201cBlue states can make marijuana \u2014 federally an illegal drug \u2014 legal &amp; allow it to be transferred outside those states after purchase &amp; the Feds say nothing. As Governor, I will defend Texas sovereignty and uphold our laws. I will not allow the federal government to usurp Texas\u2019 authority and undermine our laws. If Colorado can make marijuana legal, then noise suppressors for firearms will be legal in Texas.\u201d Meanwhile, Democratic attorney general candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerrittForTexas\/status\/1437796532053549065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lee Merritt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s time to decriminalize marijuana and end the war on drugs once and for all.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RIDemParty\/status\/1437797784682389507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said if lawmakers don\u2019t tackle marijuana legalization during a special session in October the issue will carry over to January, and he also discussed the differences in details among competing proposals while saying that the reform won\u2019t be a big revenue source (starting around 8:30 into the audio).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tulsaworld.com\/news\/local\/marijuana\/medical-marijuana-compliance-efforts-highlighted-as-deadline-to-hire-more-staff-looms\/article_b7b29d2e-117f-11ec-a801-eb23d9445e8b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers pressed regulators about medical cannabis compliance oversight efforts at a hearing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcourts.gov\/marihashexpunge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> courts posted information about expunging marijuana records.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhhs.nh.gov\/oos\/tcp\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators announced that medical cannabis patients can now shop at all dispensaries in the state, instead of just the one they were previously registered with.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/09\/14\/ohio-adds-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-black-business-owners-lawmakers-equity\/5693070001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved a plan to more than double the number of medical cannabis dispensary licenses.<\/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.spotlightpa.org\/news\/2021\/09\/pa-cannabis-qualifying-conditions-open-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Office of Open Records ruled that regulators must provide information on how many patients use medical cannabis to treat opioid use disorder.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A member of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nystateofpolitics.com\/state-of-politics\/new-york\/politics\/2021\/09\/13\/ny-sen--metzger-on-new-york-s-nascent-cannabis-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Board spoke about the process of getting the state\u2019s legal market underway.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The director of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/new-mexico-official-defends-process-for-licensing\/article_322c7268-14a1-11ec-9a50-67ed02373766.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis program defended regulators\u2019 process for opening production license applications.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hn-qgnvgml2R-Xt6uSDxsK4PkX-1BCHR\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host a marijuana work group rulemaking meeting on Wednesday.<\/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-35.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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/city-hall\/2021\/9\/14\/22673784\/marijuana-zoning-restrictions-relaxed-downtown-exclusion-zone-shrinks-chicago-city-council-pot-shops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chicago, Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council delayed a vote on the mayor\u2019s plan to relax marijuana business zoning rules.<\/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.bizjournals.com\/boston\/news\/2021\/09\/14\/cambridge-extends-cannabis-policy-favoring-disenfr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cambridge, Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to allow only equity businesses to get recreational marijuana licenses for another year and to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2021\/9\/14\/city-council-sept-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">direct<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis revenue to reparations efforts.<\/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.coloradopolitics.com\/news\/aurora-city-council-narrowly-rejects-proposal-for-marijuana-hospitality-businesses\/article_3c413624-f13c-504e-9f02-a137ad512925.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aurora, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council rejected a proposal to allow marijuana social consumption businesses.<\/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.ktvq.com\/news\/local-news\/billings-city-council-buys-time-to-further-craft-marijuana-business-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Billings, Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to delay decisions on marijuana business licensing and zoning.<\/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 Qu\u00e9bec, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/westernstandardonline.com\/2021\/09\/court-rules-banning-home-pot-grows-legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Court of Appeal ruled that local bans on marijuana home cultivation are constitutional.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinjusticiaCo\/status\/1437483697624829956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of Justice tweeted, \u201cColombia is a pioneer in the regulation, industrial production and commercialization of #Cannabis for medicinal purposes.\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 \u201ccannabidiol enhances <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S002239562100546X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">verbal episodic memory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in healthy young participants.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A survey of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blossomanalysis.com\/papers\/psychedelic-knowledge-and-opinions-in-psychiatrists-at-two-professional-conferences-an-exploratory-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">psychiatrists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that they \u201clargely believed psychedelics show treatment promise and strongly supported federal funding for medicinal psychedelic research.\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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/fac89f4a64ca\/state-regulators-start-cannabis-regulators-association-5653704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cannabis Regulators Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> named its first executive director and announced that its membership has expanded to 35 states and territories.<\/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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210914005153\/en\/WM-Technology-Inc.-Acquires-Leading-Cannabis-CRM-Marketing-Platform-Sprout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WM Technology, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acquired Sprout.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/akerna-to-acquire-365-cannabis-built-on-microsofts-dynamics-365-business-central-and-become-the-most-comprehensive-cannabis-erp-system-offering-a-complete-portfolio-of-tax-financials-reporting-and-compliance-systems-301375663.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Akerna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring 365 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