{"id":50114,"date":"2021-09-23T02:23:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/23\/cannabis-banking-sponsor-discusses-senate-path-newsletter-september-23-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:46:00","slug":"cannabis-banking-sponsor-discusses-senate-path-newsletter-september-23-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/23\/cannabis-banking-sponsor-discusses-senate-path-newsletter-september-23-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis banking sponsor discusses Senate path (Newsletter: September 23, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2705-3.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>OK marijuana ballot measures finalized; NY cannabis board fully seated; USDA\u2019s anti-weed hemp effort; PA medical cannabis DUI hearing<\/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>Your good deed for the day:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Todd Harrison of CB1 Capital Management: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTom and Kyle\u2019s fierce cannabis journalism should be championed and supported. We\u2019re proud to be doing our part.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SAFE Banking Act sponsor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-banking-sponsor-discusses-path-through-senate-after-house-approves-reform-for-fifth-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke to Marijuana Moment about the prospects for finally getting his now five-times House-passed cannabis reform through the Senate and onto the president\u2019s desk.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think the fifth time is the charm.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/oklahoma-activists-finalize-language-for-two-2022-marijuana-ballot-initiatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> finalized the language for separate initiatives to legalize marijuana and revise the existing medical cannabis program that they want to place on the 2022 ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With two final appointments, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-marijuana-regulatory-board-is-officially-completed-with-governors-final-appointments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed the makeup of the Cannabis Control Board\u2014setting up the state to finally begin implementing a legal recreational marijuana market.<\/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\/usda-wants-to-help-hemp-farmers-weed-out-weeds-but-not-the-marijuana-kind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s National Institute of Food and Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is funding research to help hemp farmers manage weed issues.<\/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\/pennsylvania-senators-discuss-bill-to-provide-dui-protections-for-medical-marijuana-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on a bill to protect medical cannabis patients from being charged with DUI unless they are actually impaired behind the wheel.<\/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\/1440770036361154564\" 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, \u201cIt\u2019s long past time to end the federal prohibition on marijuana, enact criminal justice reforms, and invest in communities hurt by the War on Drugs. That\u2019s why @SenBooker, @RonWyden, and I are working to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natsfert\/status\/1440809596902273028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he opposes adding marijuana banking to the National Defense Authorization Act. Separately, he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/bipartisan-police-overhaul-talks-end-with-no-deal-11632330043?mod=djemalertNEWS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that efforts to negotiate a deal on police reform legislation have ended after Republicans failed to accept Democrats\u2019 final offer of compromise.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natsfert\/status\/1440646871270060035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reacted to the House including marijuana banking in the National Defense Authorization Act, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s not a great vehicle for it, but if it\u2019s a vehicle that can carry it, I think it\u2019d be fine\u2026 Any vehicle\u2019s good that gets it to pass it.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDaveJoyce\/status\/1440719759029407746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cProudly cosponsored @RepPerlmutter\u2019s #SAFEBanking amendment. By denying state-legal cannabis business access to financial services the federal govt is \u2013 endangering public safety \u2013 crippling the economic recovery of #smallbiz \u2013 refusing states\u2019 rights to implement their own laws<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLouCorrea\/status\/1440518520358334471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI support the Safe Banking Act. Let\u2019s begin to decriminalize cannabis federally. All legal cannabis businesses across our country pay their employees, bills, and FEDERAL taxes with cash! Cannabis businesses and customers deserve access to a banking system!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDwightEvans\/status\/1440766365934125059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAs part of the #FY22NDAA, I\u2019m proud to support these 3 #SmallBiz Amendments:\u2026 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2705-2.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>The SAFE Banking Act (for #cannabis businesses, approved last night!)\u2026\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cuellar.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=406514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill aimed at protecting Customs and Border Protection officers from accidental exposure to fentanyl and other drugs they may encounter on the job, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrugPolicyOrg\/status\/1440493366328791046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">advocates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> say the bill is seeking to solve a problem that doesn\u2019t actually exist and is \u201ccreated from hysteria, not science.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3617\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">deschedule marijuana and fund programs to repair drug war harms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got five new cosponsors for a total of 64.<\/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:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/gov-murphy-recreational-marijuana-may-not-be-for-sale-until-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said he expects recreational marijuana sales to begin through existing medical cannabis dispensaries in the first or second quarter of 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCranley\/status\/1440728083489705993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Cranley, currently Cincinnati\u2019s mayor, tweeted, \u201cMy Ohio comeback plan is pretty simple. We\u2019re going to legalize and tax marijuana and we\u2019re going to give Ohioans a dividend of our energy profits. This will create 120,000 jobs that pay $60,000 a year, reduce unemployment, and cut poverty in half.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/capitol-report\/ncs-medical-marijuana-bill-may-not-be-voted-on-until-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate president pro tem indicated that a medical cannabis bill might not get a floor vote until next year. Meanwhile, the legislation\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravisFain\/status\/1440388449698156557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sponsor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is working on some changes requested by the state attorney general.<\/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:\/\/www.senatorsharifstreet.com\/event\/4th-annual-cannabis-opportunities-conference-policy-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator is hosting a cannabis opportunities conference on Friday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/talkbusiness.net\/2021\/09\/recreational-marijuana-ballot-initiative-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists say they\u2019ve collected more than 20,000 signatures so far for their proposed marijuana legalization ballot measure.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/Docs\/news\/news_releases\/2021\/nr092121-Cannabis-Product-Recall-Cura-Select-CBD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a mandatory recall for a hemp product with undisclosed levels of THC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oehha.ca.gov\/proposition-65\/crnr\/notice-modifications-proposed-text-cannabis-marijuana-smoke-and-delta-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are modifying the text of warnings about exposure to marijuana smoke and THC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tulsaworld.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/govt-and-politics\/fraudulently-licensed-marijuana-grows-may-soon-plateau-state-narcotics-bureau-spokesman-says\/article_88af299e-1b06-11ec-b044-7f59df2d2d6c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Bureau of Narcotics official told lawmakers at a hearing that the number of fraudulently licensed medical cannabis cultivation operations may soon decrease.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dhhr.wv.gov\/bph\/Documents\/MedicalCannabis\/9.23.21%20Medical%20Cannabis%20Advisory%20Board%20Meeting%20Agenda.docx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Cannabis Advisory Board will meet on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1440676575960207371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Advisory Subcommittee on Social Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion will meet on Monday.<\/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-55.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:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1423939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a man who launched an apparel brand called \u201cNYC New York Cannabis\u201d that uses logos similar to the city\u2019s official ones.<\/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:\/\/indyweek.com\/news\/wake\/wake-da-candidate-damon-chetson-says-if-elected-he-would-not-pursue-death-penalty-or-prosecute-marijuana-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wake County, North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney candidate said he won\u2019t prosecute low-level marijuana cases if elected.<\/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.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2021-09-21-ag-has-until-october-18-to-respond-to-rasta-marijuana-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kenya\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general has until October 18 to respond to a lawsuit seeking to legalize marijuana that was filed by Rastafarians.<\/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 medical cannabis \u201chad a favorable effect on pain level and quality of sleep among all spectrums of problems at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindawi.com\/journals\/prm\/2021\/1756588\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rheumatology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> clinic.\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:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/25IKTWIArOTQqmNm89SVkB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Moment Senior Editor Kyle Jaeger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about cannabis banking legislation on C-SPAN\u2019s Washington Today.<\/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.aafco.org\/Portals\/0\/SiteContent\/Announcements\/AAFCO_HempUpdate-9-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Association of American Feed Control Officials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> released a position statement on the use of hemp and hemp byproducts in animal food. <\/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\/ABABankers\/status\/1440689974056079367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Bankers Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cABA strongly supports the #SAFEBanking Act which would help achieve important public safety goals and expand access to credit for cannabis-related businesses in states where it is legal, making the industry more equitable while growing jobs and the economy.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWforA\/status\/1440686999501873163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concerned Women for America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cMore #FY22NDAA Insanity: Last night House voted to unleash the predatory marijuana industry through the U.S. banking system while drugs are pouring across our borders. Dems want America on pot and our daughters in war. @HouseGOP must say NO.\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.thecentersquare.com\/massachusetts\/massachusetts-mulling-billboard-robocall-legislation\/article_0e1a91ae-1ada-11ec-bafe-5baabb962b21.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts Package Stores Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said a senator\u2019s bill to ban billboard advertising for alcohol or marijuana products is unconstitutional.<\/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.reuters.com\/article\/aurora-cannabis-restructuring\/canadas-aurora-cannabis-to-shut-down-a-facility-in-edmonton-idUSL4N2QN34R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aurora Cannabis Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is closing down its Edmonton, Alberta, Canada facility.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lawsuit that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1423439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legacy Hemp LLC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed against Terramax Holdings Corp. for allegedly breaching a hemp seed distribution contract was revived by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit after it was previously dismissed.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UFC fighter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2021\/9\/22\/22688050\/ufc-heavyweight-chris-barnett-suspended-fined-for-marijuana-despite-nacs-rule-change-on-the-drug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris Barnett<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was suspended and fined over a positive marijuana test.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebstoner.com\/news\/celebstoner-news\/2021\/09\/21\/melissa-etheridge-botanicals-cannabis-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Melissa Etheridge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about her cannabis brand Etheridge Botanicals.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/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-sponsor-discusses-senate-path-newsletter-september-23-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cannabis banking sponsor discusses Senate path (Newsletter: September 23, 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\/cannabis-banking-sponsor-discusses-senate-path-newsletter-september-23-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cannabis banking sponsor discusses Senate path (Newsletter: September 23, 2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK marijuana ballot measures finalized; NY cannabis board fully seated; USDA\u2019s anti-weed hemp effort; PA medical cannabis DUI hearing Subscribe\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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