{"id":50188,"date":"2021-09-28T02:24:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T10:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/28\/cannabis-arrests-dropped-amid-covid-fbi-says-newsletter-september-28-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-09-28T13:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T21:45:50","slug":"cannabis-arrests-dropped-amid-covid-fbi-says-newsletter-september-28-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/09\/28\/cannabis-arrests-dropped-amid-covid-fbi-says-newsletter-september-28-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis arrests dropped amid COVID, FBI says (Newsletter: September 28, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-68.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NY gov touts marijuana\u2019s jobs potential; FL psychedelics bill; MA drug decrim 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>Before you dig into today\u2019s cannabis news,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. 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>Ticio Vargas: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI have followed Marijuana Moment for a while. I\u2019m always impressed how MM is the first to report the most up-to-date news on US cannabis regulation.\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-arrests-dropped-sharply-in-2020-as-both-covid-and-legalization-spread-fbi-data-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal Bureau of Investigation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> data shows that marijuana arrests dropped by more than a third in the U.S. last year as both the COVID-19 pandemic and the legalization movement spread. Still, there was a cannabis bust every 90 seconds on average, and an arrest for drugs in general every 27 seconds.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-governor-says-marijuana-legalization-will-create-thousands-of-jobs-and-touts-regulatory-appointments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the state\u2019s new marijuana market will create \u201cthousands and thousands of jobs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSo count me in as an ally\u2014someone who\u2019s going to be there for you.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/florida-would-study-psychedelics-medical-benefits-under-top-senate-democrats-new-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s Senate minority leader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill that would require the state to study the medical benefits of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA.<\/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\/massachusetts-lawmakers-discuss-drug-decriminalization-and-safe-injection-sites-at-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts legislature\u2019s Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use &amp; Recovery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on bills to decriminalize drugs and allow safe consumption sites where people could consume illegal substances under medical supervision.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/mississippi-agriculture-commissioner-slams-medical-marijuana-bill-that-gives-his-agency-a-regulatory-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi\u2019s agriculture and commerce commissioner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a press conference to reiterate his opposition to having any part in regulating medical cannabis while it remains federally illegal.<\/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:\/\/harrisbricken.com\/cannalawblog\/sisley-v-dea-a-petition-for-rehearing-has-been-filed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being asked to reconsider a decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s marijuana scheduling decisions.<\/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.dea.gov\/press-releases\/2021\/09\/27\/dea-issues-public-safety-alert-sharp-increase-fake-prescription-pills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued a public safety alert about fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.<\/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.state.gov\/joint-statement-of-the-bilateral-counternarcotics-working-group-colombia-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">State Department<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a readout of a meeting with Colombian officials to discuss counternarcotics issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PramilaJayapal\/status\/1442156762069618693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cLegalize marijuana so we can bring these jobs to communities hit hardest by the War on Drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/iowa-view\/2021\/09\/26\/recreational-pot-marijuana-should-legal-iowa-nationwide\/5786318001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Greg Ganske (R-IA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed calling for marijuana legalization.<\/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\/NikkiFried\/status\/1442263543663902721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Niki Fried, currently the agriculture commissioner, tweeted, \u201cWe need to legalize marijuana and expunge most marijuana convictions. And we can do that in Florida right after we beat @GovRonDeSantis.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LtGovStratton\/status\/1442608780404039682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor tweeted, \u201cJustice is more than jails, policing, and prisons\u2014it includes healthy communities. I commit to fairness and equality. That\u2019s why @govpritzker, @ICJIA_Illinois, and I aim to Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (#R3) communities devastated by the failed war on drugs through grantmaking. #DYK the #R3 Program receives 25% of tax revenue from adult-use cannabis? Depending on the growth of the market, the R3 Board could disburse up to $125 million per year to address: -Economic development -Violence prevention -Re-entry -Youth development -Civil legal aid.\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:\/\/dccouncil.us\/event\/committee-of-the-whole-judiciary-public-safety-business-economic-development-public-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Council scheduled a hearing on a marijuana legalization bill for November 19.<\/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.facebook.com\/316748215110471\/posts\/4306749606110292\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator who is sponsoring a marijuana legalization bill posted a photo of herself riding a tractor at a hemp farm.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mvariety.com\/news\/commission-backs-bill-to-amend-cannabis-law\/article_b8924cdc-1e75-11ec-85b6-cfe5d50c630f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are endorsing pending legislation to make changes to marijuana rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eagletribune.com\/news\/haverhill\/state-cannabis-chief-questions-impact-fees-after-city-claims-1-3-million-in-costs\/article_aeb21130-1bc2-11ec-b18a-57621a513cca.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator criticized how municipalities impose impact fees on marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WA_OFM\/status\/1441452443972227075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Office of Fiscal Management said cannabis revenues appear to be moderating.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Board and its advisory <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/sub-committee-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subcommittees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hold several meetings this week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cgcc.ca.gov\/documents\/agendas\/2021\/GPAC_Agenda_10-4-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will discuss dual cannabis and gaming licensing on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1441768200287387670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana rules amendments on October 26.<\/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-67.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:\/\/da.lacounty.gov\/media\/news\/district-attorney-george-gascon-dismiss-nearly-60000-cannabis-convictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney dismissed nearly 60,000 marijuana convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a look at which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/new-yorks-cannabis-industry-municipal-opt-out-seclusion-doyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York municipalities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are opting out of allowing certain cannabis businesses before the deadline.<\/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\">Toronto, Ontario, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/overdose-deaths-toronto-health-canada-exemption-1.6190193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is moving to ask the federal government for permission to decriminalize drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/104003102027010\/posts\/115538424206811\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists are pushing the country\u2019s Council of Ministers to extend the deadline to certify signatures on a marijuana referendum because some local officials are taking too long to do so.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prdthailand\/status\/1441764432942493698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government produced a video touting the country\u2019s medical cannabis laws.<\/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 \u201cmedicinal cannabis use may <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyt.2021.729800\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in clinically anxious and depressed populations.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found \u201cno overall protective relationship between state [medical cannabis laws] and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0955395921003546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opioid overdose<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCMJ2014\/status\/1442543636130975748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">District of Columbia Marijuana Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is holding a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dcmj.org\/legalization-rally-at-us-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rally<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to push for a legalization vote in Congress.<\/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.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/09\/27\/loudoun-judge-james-p-fisher-courtroom-rules-justice-norms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington Post editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized a Virginia judge who jailed a witness for admitting that she smoked marijuana earlier in the day before testifying against her alleged domestic violence abuser.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/donkstriker\/status\/1440922679071154178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marijuana stocks investor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> created a video juxtaposing Sen. Cory Booker\u2019s (D-NJ) pledge to block cannabis banking legislation with news coverage of robberies at dispensaries.<\/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.marylandmatters.org\/2021\/09\/27\/as-marijuana-legalization-gains-steam-non-profit-wants-to-be-voice-of-black-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Minority Cannabis Business Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was recently formed to advocate for diversity in the marijuana industry.<\/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.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/aurora-cannabis-announces-fiscal-2021-fourth-quarter-results-301385769.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aurora Cannabis Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of C$54.8 million and an adjusted EBITDA loss of C$13.9 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinij.com\/2021\/09\/25\/marinhealth-medical-center-backs-law-to-allow-cannabis-use-inside-hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MarinHealth Medical Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling on California Gov. 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