{"id":50304,"date":"2021-10-04T02:13:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T10:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/04\/ne-medical-cannabis-ballot-campaign-begins-newsletter-october-4-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-10-04T13:45:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T21:45:57","slug":"ne-medical-cannabis-ballot-campaign-begins-newsletter-october-4-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/04\/ne-medical-cannabis-ballot-campaign-begins-newsletter-october-4-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"NE medical cannabis ballot campaign begins (Newsletter: October 4, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-5.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>VA elections could determine marijuana law\u2019s fate; New federal hemp bill coming; Santa Cruz removes peyote from psychedelics decrim<\/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>James Tuttle: \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have been mulling over supporting your daily newsletter via Patreon for a while and after realizing it was the first thing I was reading every day, I decided it was time to invest in your publication. With cannabis policy changing daily, and my own interest in the human endocannabinoid system, it is important to me to be consistently up to date on marijuana legislation. Marijuana Moment is hands down the most comprehensive, thorough, and timely newsletter of its kind and I am thrilled to be counted as a supporter.\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nebraska-advocates-launch-signature-drive-for-2022-medical-marijuana-ballot-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> unveiled the text of two medical cannabis initiatives they hope to qualify for the 2022 ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congresswoman-previews-hemp-bill-to-ease-regulatory-restrictions-and-end-felony-ban-for-licensees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said she\u2019ll soon introduce a new bill called the Hemp Advancement Act that would end the ban on hemp licensing for people with felony drug convictions and ease potency and testing restrictions for the legal industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s not a marijuana referendum on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-isnt-exactly-on-virginias-ballot-next-month-but-legalizations-fate-is-advocates-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s ballot next month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but advocates say the fate of legalization\u2014which is subject to reenactment in the 2022 session\u2014will be decided by who voters elect in the gubernatorial and House of Delegates elections.<\/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\/santa-cruz-removes-peyote-and-other-mescaline-containing-cacti-from-psychedelics-decriminalization-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Santa Cruz, California City Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> removed peyote and other mescaline-containing cacti from a previously passed psychedelics decriminalization measure\u2014the latest development in a dispute dividing drug policy reform activists.<\/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:\/\/civilrights.org\/2021\/09\/30\/spending-bill-escalates-disastrous-war-on-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> passed, and President Joe Biden signed, a funding <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/5305\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that extends the Schedule I status of fentanyl-related substances.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IRSnews\/status\/1444003267814563841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Internal Revenue Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about its new effort to educate the cannabis industry about tax compliance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1443649443262304263\" 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, \u201cI\u2019m working with @SenBooker and @RonWyden to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to end federal prohibition. It\u2019s long past time to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and ensure equity for communities\u2014especially those of color\u2014impacted 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:\/\/twitter.com\/ReElectNydia\/status\/1443695904905641987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cPassing the SAFE Act is key to supporting legal marijuana markets and ensuring no legal marijuana business is forced to be unbanked. I\u2019m proud to continue to fight for its passage and to support these entrepreneurs and small businesses.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1443990238200745990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThink the MORE Act repeals all marijuana crimes? Think again, because it creates new marijuana crimes that could result in someone spending the rest of his or her life time in prison and losing the ability to vote and the right to own a firearm.\u201d He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1443983318798716936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cWait, I thought the MORE Act was going to keep the federal government from putting people in cages for marijuana crimes?! Instead, it creates new crimes and penalties, such as 5 YEARS and $10,000 for EACH offense of possessing untaxed marijuana with the intent to redistribute!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMGS\/status\/1443644453986656260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIn recent years, states have led the way on responsibly regulating marijuana. But federal policy still lags behind. It\u2019s time to remove federal criminal prohibitions against marijuana with the MORE Act. #WeWantMORE\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\/1443697572762333187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason Call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cMarijuana should\u2019ve been federally legalized on the Biden administration\u2019s first day.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Senate bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/1183\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">legalize medical cannabis for military veterans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got one new cosponsor for a total of six.<\/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\/JohnCranley\/status\/1444301700853084164\" 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, \u201cRT if you agree it\u2019s time for Ohio to legalize marijuana and invest the tax revenue back into our communities.\u201d He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCranley\/status\/1444400301050634243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spoke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at a marijuana expo.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tvSQlSxB04E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor spoke about the prospects for passing a medical cannabis bill in a special session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCP\/News-Releases-from-the-Department-of-Consumer-Protection\/2021-News-Releases\/Department-of-Consumer-Protection-Publishes-Policies-and-Procedures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published marijuana business rules. Separately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/norml.org\/blog\/2021\/10\/01\/connecticut-medical-marijuana-home-grow-law-takes-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">policies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> allowing medical cannabis patients to grow their own medicine and to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCP\/News-Releases-from-the-Department-of-Consumer-Protection\/2021-News-Releases\/Medical-Marijuana-Patients-May-Begin-Using-Any-Dispensary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at any dispensary took effect.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thenevadaindependent.com\/article\/limits-on-police-use-of-force-expanded-sick-leave-and-cbd-for-pets-among-new-laws-kicking-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> laws <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-las-vegas-nevada-laws-legislature-0c71e579ce7ba62e8bf36c7f65be3ed4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">allowing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis consumption lounges, reducing penalties for youth caught with marijuana and allowing veterinarians to administer CBD products took effect.<\/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:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/Agenda.aspx?m=4808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Medical Marijuana Commission <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/louisiana\/lack-of-medical-marijuana-patients-high-expense-worries-louisiana-lawmakers\/article_cd7f198a-22f9-11ec-b60d-3f80a8f27128.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">met<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/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:\/\/wisconsinexaminer.com\/brief\/republicans-move-to-further-criminalize-cannabis-extracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention held a hearing on a bill to enhance felony penalties associated with butane hash oil and related products.<\/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\/nr093021-Commission-Meeting-MJ.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are recommending continuing a moratorium on marijuana producer licenses until 2024 after inspections of hemp farms found that a \u201csignificant number of plants on those grow sites tested positive for excessive levels of THC.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/2021\/10\/02\/omma-oklahoma-medical-marijuana-authority-resets-increases-oversight\/5949110001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tulsaworld.com\/news\/local\/marijuana\/omma-director-new-legislative-liaison-hard-reset-of-agency-needed\/article_1a512bb4-22bd-11ec-818a-6bb6a04082a1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about oversight efforts during a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PWxlrHYEmIA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">briefing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the state of the program.<\/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\/2f58433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent an update on plans to transition to a new marijuana tracking system.<\/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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/sub-committee-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">advisory 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=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewJerseyCRC\/status\/1443937357338714112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will hold a public meeting on October 15.<\/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-4.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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/72cd2516521a\/dcr-licensing-portal-update-submission-of-pre-applications-may-be-unavailable-until-october-1-10118925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators began accepting new applications for marijuana business licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettdailypost.com\/local\/gwinnett-commissioners-will-vote-on-decriminalizing-small-amounts-of-marijuana-on-tuesday\/article_83b9188a-2305-11ec-a86e-479a1437a6fb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gwinnett County, Georgia <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0commissioners will vote on a marijuana decriminalization proposal on Tuesday.<\/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.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/politics\/andrew-little-unleashes-on-medicinal-cannabis-industry-patient-suffering-from-end-of-grace-period-is-on-them\/FRJYNWTOFRCLWFDGIX4V52OHIQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Zealand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health minister blamed the medical cannabis industry for patients\u2019 lack of access.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamarihuana.com\/regular-los-clubes-de-cannabis-espana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spain\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate rejected legislation to regulate cannabis clubs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/pakistan-gets-first-hemp-farm-to-boost-bhang-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> information and broadcasting minister touted the country\u2019s first hemp farm.<\/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 \u201cno evidence of an effect of cannabis on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.apa.org\/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fabn0000701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Psychoticism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or any of its facets in co-twin control models that compared the greater-cannabis-using twin to the lesser-using co-twin.\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 that recreational marijuana laws \u201cwere not associated with changes in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0167629621001223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">newborn health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and that medical marijuana laws \u201chad no significant effect on maternal substance use disorder hospitalizations nor on newborn health.\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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLU\/status\/1443987076903575561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s time for Congress to legalize marijuana.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/app\/details\/CHRG-117shrg19104922\/CHRG-117shrg19104922\/context\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friends of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and College on Problems of Drug Dependence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asked the Senate Appropriations Committee to attach report language to a spending bill criticizing the research roadblocks caused by the Schedule I status of marijuana and other drugs and noting that scientists don\u2019t have access to dispensary cannabis.<\/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:\/\/investors.trulieve.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/trulieve-completes-acquisition-harvest-health-recreation-inc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trulieve Cannabis Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed its acquisition of Harvest Health &amp; Recreation Inc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/09\/30\/2306711\/0\/en\/Ceres-Acquisition-Corp-Announces-the-Mutually-Agreed-Termination-of-Its-Business-Combination-Agreement-With-SH-Parent-Inc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parallel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and Ceres Acquisition Corp. terminated their merger agreement that would have taken the former company public.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A subsidiary of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/10\/01\/2307214\/0\/en\/Acreage-Holdings-Acquires-Cultivation-Processing-and-Retail-Operations-in-Ohio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acreage Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed on acquisitions of medical cannabis businesses in Ohio.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210930006011\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cresco Labs Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is exiting agreements to distribute third-party branded products in California.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal prosecutors plan to appeal the sentence of a former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/california\/articles\/1427242\/feds-to-appeal-rakoff-sentence-in-cannabis-bank-fraud-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eaze<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> consultant convicted of defrauding banks into processing cannabis purchases.<\/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 dismissed a lawsuit against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1427143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sundial Growers Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that alleged the company lied about its ability to quickly export hemp and CBD to European companies.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/03\/movies\/clint-eastwood-wins-cbd-lawsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span 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