{"id":49988,"date":"2021-09-16T02:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T10:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/16\/cannabis-banking-psychedelics-amendments-in-congress-newsletter-september-16-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T13:46:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T21:46:03","slug":"cannabis-banking-psychedelics-amendments-in-congress-newsletter-september-16-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/16\/cannabis-banking-psychedelics-amendments-in-congress-newsletter-september-16-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis banking &amp; psychedelics amendments in Congress (Newsletter: September 16, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-38.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NH lawmakers want marijuana on ballot; WA drug decrim initiative; Local TX cannabis ballot push<\/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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We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Jakob: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMarijuana Moment is the best source for cannabis news, period. The level of detail is immense, the writing is clear, and I genuinely appreciate that you cite the sources!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at <\/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\/house-could-vote-on-psychedelics-research-for-military-and-marijuana-banking-as-part-of-defense-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congressional lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are seeking to attach amendments on marijuana banking, psychedelic research for active duty military personnel and other cannabis-related reforms to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act. Decisions on floor votes will be made next week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-hampshire-lawmakers-take-first-step-to-put-marijuana-legalization-on-2022-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three New Hampshire lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are taking steps to refer separate marijuana legalization questions to voters on the 2022 ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/washington-state-activists-announce-2022-drug-decriminalization-ballot-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced an effort to place an initiative to decriminalize all drugs on next year\u2019s November ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-activist-launch-campaign-to-put-marijuana-decriminalization-on-san-marcoss-2022-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Activists in San Marcos, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that they plan to put a marijuana decriminalization measure on the local 2022 ballot.<\/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\/1438180311385485320\" 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, \u201cCities across the nation are sending a clear message\u2014they want an end to marijuana prohibition. @SenBooker,@RonWyden, &amp; I are working to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to end federal prohibition &amp; 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseP4Congress\/status\/1437868184950947840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jesse Philippe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cHemp was criminalized to preserve the paper industry monopoly. Cannabis was only criminalized to oppress black people and leftists. It\u2019s 2021, we know how corrupt the war on drugs has been, it\u2019s time to end it.\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\">Texas Democratic attorney general candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerrittForTexas\/status\/1437881612784525312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lee Merritt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAt the start of the #WARONDRUGS there were 100K prisoners in the entire country. Today 7.6 million people are in prison, probation or parole\u2014With NO correlating increase in crime. Only the policy changed. Lets change it again: Decriminalized cannabis, addiction &amp; poverty.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/public-interest\/2021\/09\/grow-limits-for-marijuana-caregivers-would-be-reduced-under-michigan-legislation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers filed legislation to restrict and regulate medical cannabis caregiver home cultivation. Meanwhile, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlns.com\/news\/protest-at-the-capitol-lawn-regarding-a-series-of-regulatory-marijuana-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a rally to push back against the proposals. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Rulemaking-210908-Consolidation-ER-Finding-of-Emergency.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting public comment on proposed emergency <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Rulemaking-210908-Consolidation-ER-Text-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to consolidate, clarify and make consistent marijuana <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Rulemaking-210908-Consolidation-ER-Disciplinary-Guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/marijuana\/2021\/09\/nj-approves-new-cannabis-grow-site-but-24-other-weed-business-licenses-continue-to-languish.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators voted to streamline the licensing of new marijuana businesses and approved an additional cannabis cultivation license but did not act on two dozen other pending businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mtcannabisreview.substack.com\/p\/with-advertising-issues-resolved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator spoke about ongoing efforts to propose and finalize rules for the legal market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/IACIO\/bulletins\/2f1811e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators announced that two new medical cannabidiol dispensaries will open on or around October 1.<\/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\/2021\/09\/15\/ohio-allow-medical-marijuana-growers-expand\/8354417002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting requests from medical cannabis cultivators who want to expand their grow space.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnhealth\/status\/1437896807808385029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators tweeted about a medical journal\u2019s article on the issue of adding anxiety disorder as a medical cannabis qualifying condition.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/documents\/marijuanalicenses_approved.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an updated list of licensed marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1430666032385957892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider changes to rules on remediation and labeling of marijuana on September 28.<\/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-37.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:\/\/www.thenorthwestern.com\/story\/news\/local\/oshkosh\/2021\/09\/14\/oshkosh-city-council-passes-75-penalty-first-marijuana-offense\/8321720002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oshkosh, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to lower the fine for first-time marijuana possession offenses.<\/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\/CityofDenver\/status\/1438165212675203076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor\u2019s budget proposes to use $5.7 million in marijuana tax revenue to establish a new business development program for minority- and women-owned businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keyt.com\/news\/local-politics\/2021\/09\/14\/lompoc-residents-voting-on-cannabis-taxes-increase-on-recall-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lompoc, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voters approved a ballot measure to increase taxes on marijuana manufacturing and distribution.<\/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.santacruzsentinel.com\/2021\/09\/14\/no-new-joints-santa-cruz-county-provisionally-halts-cannabis-permits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Santa Cruz County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Supervisors instituted a temporary emergency moratorium on cannabis cultivation permits.<\/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 International Criminal Court opened an investigation into the bloody <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/nation\/international-criminal-court-opens-investigation-drug-war-philippines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cdrug war.\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 concluded that medical cannabis \u201cmay be related to a significant yet small <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spcare.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2021\/09\/14\/bmjspcare-2020-002661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reduction in opioid prescription medication<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Sinai\u2019s Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research received a $5 million grant to support a clinical trial using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/about\/newsroom\/2021\/mount-sinais-center-for-psychedelic-psychotherapy-and-trauma-research-receives-five-million-grant-from-the-bob-and-renee-parsons-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MDMA-assisted therapy to treat veterans with PTSD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/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\/aldemocrats\/status\/1437928733822836739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe ADP is committed to bold ideas and we\u2019re not settling for policy that skirts around the edges of change. That\u2019s why we came out firmly for recreational cannabis legalization.\u201d<\/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\/14\/2296505\/0\/en\/COMPASS-Pathways-acquires-IP-portfolio-of-novel-psychedelic-compounds-and-prodrugs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COMPASS Pathways plc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acquired an intellectual property portfolio including patent applications for psychedelic substances. <\/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:\/\/journalism.berkeley.edu\/tim-ferriss-gift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of California, Berkeley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is creating psychedelics journalism fellowships to be overseen by author Michael Pollan using funding from Tim Ferriss\u2019s Saisei Foundation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vicentesederberg.com\/press\/vicente-sederberg-launches-environmental-health-and-safety-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vicente Sederberg LLP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched an environment, health, and safety practice for cannabis 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\/20210915005054\/en\/Innovative-Industrial-Properties-Declares-Third-Quarter-2021-Dividends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> declared a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share.<\/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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1421377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Solar Therapeutics Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asked to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by Sacha Baron Cohen for allegedly violating his copyright by putting an image of his Borat character on a billboard without permission.<\/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\/cannabis-industry-credentials-to-revolutionize-workforce-301377280.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Flower<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a credential program for marijuana industry workers.<\/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\/cannabis-banking-psychedelics-amendments-in-congress-newsletter-september-16-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cannabis banking &amp; 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