{"id":50266,"date":"2021-10-01T02:14:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T10:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/federal-cannabis-legalization-bill-approved-in-committee-newsletter-october-1-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-10-01T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T21:46:07","slug":"federal-cannabis-legalization-bill-approved-in-committee-newsletter-october-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/federal-cannabis-legalization-bill-approved-in-committee-newsletter-october-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal cannabis legalization bill approved in committee (Newsletter: October 1, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-1.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Schumer talks \u2018agreement\u2019 to block marijuana banking; Former top DOJ official joins cannabis org; NH rep\u2019s psilocybin &amp; drug decrim bills<\/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>Anthony Fantasia: \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First off, thank you for your efforts and putting yourselves out as enormous advocates for the community. As a result of Risk and Compliance concerns at work I have been a distant observer for years and have been extremely impressed with your drive and commitment to advancing the justice and common sense approach to legislation. Thanks again and I look forward to seeing your views and newsletters with all the forthcoming progress being made!\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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/watch-live-key-house-committee-to-vote-on-federal-marijuana-legalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to federally legalize marijuana. It\u2019s not yet clear if other panels will waive jurisdiction like they did last Congress or if it has more steps to go before reaching the floor this time.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/chuck-schumer-says-key-senators-have-agreement-not-to-advance-marijuana-banking-reform-before-legalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he has an \u201cagreement\u201d with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) not to let a cannabis banking bill move ahead of justice-focused marijuana legalization. But the majority leader also said on Drug Policy Alliance founder Ethan Nadelmann\u2019s podcast that he\u2019s willing to consider letting cannabis banking advance through the National Defense Authorization Act if justice-focused provisions like expungements for past convictions can be added.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schumer also said he\u2019s had \u201ca few conversations\u201d with the White House about marijuana and that he plans to lobby President Joe Biden \u201cheavily\u201d to drop his anti-legalization stance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/former-justice-department-official-and-gop-senator-join-marijuana-group-as-legalization-advances-in-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Deputy Attorney General James Cole<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014who wrote the famous \u201cCole memo\u201d on marijuana enforcement during the Obama administration\u2014joined the advisory board of the National Cannabis Roundtable, along with former Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Moment spoke to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/19-year-old-new-hampshire-lawmaker-prepares-bills-to-decriminalize-psilocybin-and-all-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">19-year-old New Hampshire representative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about his plan to file bills in 2022 to decriminalize psilocybin and all drugs. He\u2019s part of a new generation of lawmakers who are simply done with the war on drugs.<\/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\/FLOTUS\/status\/1443631195569405955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Lady Jill Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> toured a drug treatment center as part of Recovery Month.<\/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:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/niosh-science-blog\/2021\/09\/30\/wci-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a blog post about a new study that examines workers\u2019s compensation reimbursements for medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/oversight-subcommittee-staff-report-reveals-alarming-levels-of-toxic-heavy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> called out cannabis company Neptune Wellness Solutions for the practices its subsidiary Sprout uses to test ingredients of its baby foods.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?515000-1\/hearing-texas-abortion-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized California policies that closed churches during the early COVID outbreak while marijuana dispensaries and liquor stores were unaffected, saying \u201cthey all should have been open.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/congressional-record\/2021\/9\/28\/extensions-of-remarks-section\/article\/e1037-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> inserted remarks into the Congressional Record honoring a recently deceased environmental advocate, noting his role in founding a medical cannabis dispensary.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerellAnderson\/status\/1443132277794516997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Terell Anderson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cColorado generated $1.6 billion dollars in tax revenue from the sale of marijuana in 6 years. Imagine if marijuana was legalized nationally, the revenue it could bring in to states and this country. I support legalizing marijuana for recreational use.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallForCongress\/status\/1443294510369411078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason Call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe racial disparity in marijuana arrests clearly shows that Black communities are being targeted by our law enforcement. Millions of Black Americans are being forced into our carceral system for nothing more than possessing marijuana. That\u2019s not accidental. That\u2019s by design.\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 76.<\/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:\/\/governor.vermont.gov\/press-release\/governor-phil-scott-announces-winners-over-36-million-downtown-and-village-center-tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Scott (R) announced that a hemp company will receive tax credits to transform a vacant warehouse into a processing facility.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFriedFL\/status\/1443650408694566918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, currently the state\u2019s agriculture commissioner, tweeted, \u201cGreat to see the #MOREAct advanced by @HouseJudiciary \u2014 moving forward long-overdue federal reforms to end cannabis prohibition &amp; begin to address the injustices 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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PADemPolicy\/status\/1443207019767476229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Democratic Policy Committee tweeted about a new marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A federal judge granted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1426230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators\u2019 request for summary judgement in a lawsuit that challenged their decision not to allow medical cannabis dispensary applicants to change their addresses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/2f5647c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators withdrew policies on marijuana food processing facility inspection and cannabis concentrates.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmacy.ohio.gov\/Documents\/LawsRules\/ProposedRules\/RulesForPublicComment\/Ohio%20Medical%20Marijuana%20Control%20Program%20Rules%20For%20Stakeholder%20Comment%20(Comments%20Due%2010.15.2021).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed changes to rules on medical cannabis forms and methods of administration, as well as policies on portions, dosing and units.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oal.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/09\/2021-Notice-Register-Number-39-Z-September-24-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed changes to hemp sampling and harvesting rules.<\/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\/MRA_Tips_for_Licensees_-Accounting_and_Recordkeeping_Tips_-_Final_9.30.2021_737109_7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released accounting and recordkeeping tips for marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.web.maine.gov\/dafs\/omp\/sites\/maine.gov.dafs.omp\/files\/inline-files\/OMP_Memorandum-Residual_Solvent_Mandatory_Testing_Reminder.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a reminder about new mandatory solvent testing requirements for marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/OKSDH\/bulletins\/2f50796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator will give a briefing on the program on Friday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2021\/09\/cannabis-control-board-public-meeting-notice-october-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Board will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.<\/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\/10\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank.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.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/santa-fe-city-council-votes-on-cannabis-regulations\/article_41716a1a-1fe3-11ec-92a2-a7ba3aa21be3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council approved local marijuana business rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dakotanewsnow.com\/2021\/09\/30\/sioux-falls-releases-applications-medical-marijuana-dispensary-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sioux Falls, South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials released medical cannabis dispensary license applications.<\/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.buzz.ie\/news\/irish-news\/hse-offer-first-medicinal-cannabis-25101886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ireland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Health Service Executive will begin offering cannabis-derived medicines to patients this month.<\/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 is a safe and effective treatment for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/65839-a-systematic-review-of-fibromyalgia-and-recent-advancements-in-treatment-is-medicinal-cannabis-a-new-hope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fibromyalgia pain<\/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\">A study of Pennsylvania medical cannabis business licensing decisions found that \u201csafety and business acumen were the most important determining factors in the awarding of licenses, both effectiveness and efficiency concerns\u201d but that \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/preprints.apsanet.org\/engage\/apsa\/article-details\/614ce7bfb1d4a62a37925f96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">social equity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> does not emerge as a significant determinant.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll found that 66 percent of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningbrew.com\/retail\/stories\/2021\/09\/29\/40-of-americans-have-ever-purchased-a-cannabis-product-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. adults <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">support federal marijuana legalization and 84 percent back medical cannabis, while 40 percent say they have purchased a cannabis product.<\/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.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-09-30\/dogs-stoned-cannabis-edibles-reports-increase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said its poison hotline has been getting more calls about dogs that have ingested marijuana.<\/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.oregonlive.com\/business\/2021\/09\/marijuana-company-curaleaf-sued-by-man-who-says-he-unwittingly-took-thc-laced-cbd-drops.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1426954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">consumers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> who say they\u00a0 inadvertently got high after ingesting what is alleged to have been mislabeled CBD products that actually contained an intoxicating amount of THC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazon_policy\/status\/1443655306085552129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to see the House Judiciary Committee vote in favor of the MORE Act today. 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