{"id":50166,"date":"2021-09-27T02:12:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/27\/federal-legal-cannabis-bill-gets-vote-this-week-in-house-panel-newsletter-september-27-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-27T13:46:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T21:46:21","slug":"federal-legal-cannabis-bill-gets-vote-this-week-in-house-panel-newsletter-september-27-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/27\/federal-legal-cannabis-bill-gets-vote-this-week-in-house-panel-newsletter-september-27-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal legal cannabis bill gets vote this week in House panel (Newsletter: September 27, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-64.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>More banks work with cannabis biz; Seattle psychedelics decrim advances; KC restricts marijuana testing; WashPost cannabis prisoner ad<\/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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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><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mark:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI joined because your excellently researched newsletter keeps me up to date instantly on what\u2019s happening with the struggle to end marijuana prohibition in states, federally, and worldwide. I live in Pennsylvania, and while the states around us are now largely legal for recreational use, we are not, due to some residual \u2018reefer madness\u2019 adherents in PA\u2019s state government. Those of us fortunate to be able to get medical marijuana in PA want the rest of the folks who don\u2019t qualify for it to be able to use MJ too, without fear of being arrested, jailed, and ruined. Yours is an extremely useful newsletter, and I read it every day.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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\/house-committee-will-vote-on-federal-marijuana-legalization-bill-next-week-days-after-banking-reform-advances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will vote on Chairman Jerrold Nadler\u2019s (D-NY)\u00a0 federal marijuana legalization bill on Wednesday. The measure passed the full House last Congress but did not advance in the Senate. Advocates are hoping this time will be different.<\/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\/more-banks-say-theyre-working-with-marijuana-businesses-federal-report-shows-as-lawmakers-advance-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Treasury Department\u2019s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that the number of banks and credit unions that say they\u2019re serving marijuana businesses ticked up in the past three months following several quarters of declines.<\/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\/most-kansas-city-government-workers-will-no-longer-face-pre-employment-marijuana-tests-following-city-council-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas City, Missouri City Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved the mayor\u2019s proposal to ban pre-employment marijuana testing for most city workers.<\/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\/seattle-city-council-takes-first-step-toward-decriminalizing-psychedelic-plants-and-fungi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seattle, Washington City Council Public Safety and Human Services Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> considered a measure to decriminalize psychedelics. The full Council is expected to take up the measure within the next few weeks.<\/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\/full-page-washington-post-ad-calls-for-marijuana-prisoners-freedom-while-celebs-make-money-in-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">family of a marijuana prisoner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> took out a full-page Washington Post ad calling for his freedom and noting that large cannabis companies and celebrities\u2014including Beyonce, Jay Z, Seth Rogen and others\u2014stand to make money in the industry.<\/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.fas.usda.gov\/data\/china-chinas-hemp-and-hemp-products-import-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a report on China\u2019s hemp market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/baltimore-cbp-officers-continue-seize-unreported-currency-and-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Customs and Border Protection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a warning to travelers to stop trying to bring marijuana through the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1441538436205146112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201c\u2018An estimated 321,000 Americans now work in the legal cannabis industry, outnumbering the country\u2019s dentists, paramedics &amp; electrical engineers.\u2019 Yet the industry &amp; their employees are still forced to operate in cash. It\u2019s past time to pass #SAFEBanking.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMullin\/status\/1441217031731224578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted that the National Defense Authorization Act \u201cincludes \u2018red flag\u2019 provisions that deprive servicemembers of their Second Amendment rights and a provision to allow illicit cannabis businesses to use the banking system, advancing the legalization agenda.\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 two new cosponsors for a total of 66.<\/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:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/09\/23\/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-9-23-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill on waivers and deferrals for marijuana licensing and application fees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/09\/25\/new-york-gov-hochul-launching-purge-of-cuomo-officials-from-albany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportedly dismissed Norman Birenbaum, director of cannabis programs under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), whom advocates had opposed becoming the head of the new Office of Cannabis Management.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mississippitoday.org\/2021\/09\/24\/gov-reeves-noncommittal-special-session-marijuana-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor and House speaker asked Gov. Tate Reeves (R) to schedule a special session to consider medical cannabis and other legislation this Friday. Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjtv.com\/news\/mississippi-legislative-black-caucus-to-hold-medical-marijuana-hearing-on-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special Select Committee of the Legislative Black Caucus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hold a medical marijuana hearing on Tuesday.<\/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.kpq.com\/washington-supreme-court-reverses-decision-that-let-chelan-county-shut-down-marijuana-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court overturned a lower court\u2019s decision that had allowed Chelan Count to shut down a marijuana business.<\/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:\/\/ago.vermont.gov\/blog\/2021\/09\/24\/vermont-supreme-court-holds-that-vermonters-stopped-by-border-patrol-agents-are-protected-by-the-vermont-constitution\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=vermont-supreme-court-holds-that-vermonters-stopped-by-border-patrol-agents-are-protected-by-the-vermont-constitution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court ruled that evidence of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms discovered during a search by a Customs and Border Protection officer is inadmissible in state court.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1424804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are facing new lawsuits from companies whose applications for marijuana craft grower and transporter applications were disqualified.<\/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\/nr092421-Cannabis-Product-Recall-Expanded-Cura-Select-THC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators expanded a recall of products with mislabeled THC content.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/mra\/DRAFT._Michigan_Medical_Marijuana_LLC_AU-G-B-000128_DBA_GLO_-_Public_Health_and_Safety_Advisory_Bulletin_-_DH_v2_736620_7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators announced a voluntary recall of marijuana products due to use of a contaminated trimmer.<\/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\/cannabis-businesses-get-to-meet-new-omma-director-discuss-agencys-compliance-priorities\/article_d51504e0-1ca3-11ec-972b-7330ed6d3924.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator met with industry representatives.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/data.nj.gov\/Reference-Data\/New-Jersey-Cannabis-Dispensary-List\/p3ry-ipie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an updated list of medical cannabis dispensaries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marylandmatters.org\/2021\/09\/24\/don-murphy-maryland-the-free-market-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> delegate authored an op-ed calling for a free market approach to regulating the marijuana industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1441428461537533954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Advisory Commission Public Health Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday.<\/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:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/Agendas_2021\/Oct_2021\/1001_21_MedicalMarijuana.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on Friday.<\/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-63.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:\/\/wtop.com\/anne-arundel-county\/2021\/09\/should-anne-arundel-co-students-be-given-medical-marijuana-at-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anne Arundel County, Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> School Board members expressed concerns about a state law requiring policies allowing medical cannabis use at schools.<\/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.ilfattoquotidiano.it\/2021\/09\/24\/referendum-cannabis-comuni-in-ritardo-sui-certificati-elettorali-cappato-governo-responsabile-del-sabotaggio-se-non-interviene\/6331556\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> municipal elections officials are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Referendum2021\/posts\/114601074300546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> deadlines to certify signatures on a marijuana referendum, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Referendum2021\/posts\/114276150999705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">jeopardizing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> its chances of qualifying.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.gi\/parliament-approves-legislation-allowing-gibraltar-to-tap-medicinal-cannabis-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gibraltar\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Parliament approved a medical cannabis bill.<\/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 review concluded that \u201cmedical cannabis and cannabinoids may improve <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/sleep\/advance-article-abstract\/doi\/10.1093\/sleep\/zsab234\/6373351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">impaired sleep<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among people living with chronic pain, but the magnitude of benefit is likely small.\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:\/\/light.berkeley.edu\/o\/psychedelics-research-and-public-education-elevated-by-multiple-gifts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of California, Berkeley\u2019s Center for the Science of Psychedelics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> received five philanthropic donations worth a total of $7 million.<\/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.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/09\/23\/injection-sites-could-save-lives-reduce-drug-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington Post editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is urging the Biden administration to support safe consumption sites for illegal drugs.<\/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.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/opinion\/editorials\/2021\/09\/26\/legalize-pot-marijuana-iowa-medical-legal-weed-recreational-use\/5829964001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Des Moines Register editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling on Iowa lawmakers to legalize marijuana.<\/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.brookings.edu\/blog\/how-we-rise\/2021\/09\/24\/biden-should-end-americas-longest-war-the-war-on-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brookings Institution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a blog post calling on President Joe Biden to end the war on drugs.<\/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.mpp.org\/about\/jobs\/legislative-counsel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Policy Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is hiring a legislative counsel for the southeastern U.S.<\/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\/20210923005896\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MedMen Enterprises Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $42 million and a net loss of $46.2 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 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