{"id":50362,"date":"2021-10-06T02:14:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T10:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/06\/ny-takes-first-step-to-implement-legal-cannabis-newsletter-october-6-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-10-06T13:47:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T21:47:03","slug":"ny-takes-first-step-to-implement-legal-cannabis-newsletter-october-6-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/06\/ny-takes-first-step-to-implement-legal-cannabis-newsletter-october-6-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"NY takes first step to implement legal cannabis (Newsletter: October 6, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/27a1-3.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Philly marijuana referendum; IL nears $1 billion in cannabis sales for 2021; V.A. interested in MDMA therapy for veterans<\/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>Daniel Boutcher: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou\u2019re the first newsletter I read each morning and I\u2019m looking forward to further sponsorship in the future.\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-marijuana-regulators-hold-first-legalization-implementation-meeting-and-approve-patient-access-to-flower-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s Cannabis Control Board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held its first meeting, an initial step toward launching the legal recreational marijuana market. It also expanded the medical cannabis program by letting dispensaries sell flower immediately, but gave no specifics on when patients can grow their own even though officials have already missed the deadline in the law to issue regulations allowing it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/philadelphia-will-vote-on-marijuana-referendum-calling-for-statewide-legalization-next-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will decide on a marijuana ballot referendum next month that calls on state lawmakers to \u201cpass legislation that would decriminalize, regulate and tax the use and sale\u201d of cannabis.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/va-is-very-closely-following-psychedelics-research-for-veterans-with-ptsd-official-tells-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">top Department of Veterans Affairs official focused on suicide prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> told lawmakers at a House hearing that she is \u201cvery closely\u201d following \u201cwell-designed\u201d research into the potential therapeutic benefits of 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\/illinois-marijuana-sales-near-1-billion-in-2021-with-sizable-september-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that retailers have sold just under $1 billion worth of legal recreational marijuana products so far this year after new September data shows the seventh month in a row with cannabis sales surpassing $100 million.<\/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.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2021-19274\/small-business-lending-data-collection-under-the-equal-credit-opportunity-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> included an example of a bank denying a loan to a cannabis dispensary as \u201chigh risk\u201d in a Federal Register filing about a proposed rule implementing changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.<\/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\/HouseJudiciary\/status\/1445437757397012483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Judiciary Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt is time for Congress to pass the #MOREAct, which will: <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/27a1.png\" alt=\"&#x27A1;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>Decriminalize marijuana at the federal level\u00a0 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/27a1-1.png\" alt=\"&#x27A1;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>Reassess marijuana convictions <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/27a1-2.png\" alt=\"&#x27A1;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>Invest in local communities\u201d<\/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\/?515050-4\/washington-journal-rep-jason-crow-d-co-discusses-fiscal-deadlines-biden-defense-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about his support for federal marijuana legalization and cannabis banking access.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColtonLochhead\/status\/1445428214059335684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about visiting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at a marijuana dispensary.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngieCraigMN\/status\/1445048456410763268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cExcited to see the USDA launching it\u2019s inaugural hemp acreage and production survey. This will help bring hemp and marijuana production into the mainstream!\u201d<\/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.wowt.com\/2021\/10\/04\/exclusive-nebraska-governor-talks-covid-19-data-vaccination-mandates-medical-marijuana-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) said medical cannabis should not be legalized unless approved by the Food and Drug Administration.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scag.gov\/opinions\/opinions-archive\/application-of-south-carolina-s-hemp-farming-act-as-it-relates-to-thc-and-thc-isomers-including-delta-8-thc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general issued an opinion finding that the state\u2019s hemp law does not legalize delta-8 THC or other THC isomers outside of trace amounts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshShapiroPA\/status\/1445146321220931586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s time for Pennsylvania to legalize marijuana \u2014 and expunge the records of those serving time for non-violent marijuana convictions.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkleg.state.ar.us\/Calendars\/Agenda?id=48993820&amp;committee=820&amp;agenda=4820&amp;date=10%2F5%2F2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Judiciary Committee <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sg001-harmony.sliq.net\/00284\/Harmony\/en\/PowerBrowser\/PowerBrowserV2\/20211005\/-1\/21878?gefdesc=&amp;startposition=Invalid%20date#agenda_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">approved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> an interim study of whether people on probation can use 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:\/\/www.aldailynews.com\/melson-proposed-changes-coming-to-medical-marijuana-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator who sponsored a recently enacted medical cannabis bill said he will file legislation to make changes to the law, potentially as soon as during a special session in the coming 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.pharmacytimes.com\/view\/the-future-of-the-psychedelic-decriminalization-bill-in-california-its-potential-impact-on-patient-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator who is sponsoring a bill to legalize possession of psychedelics spoke about its prospects.<\/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.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/local\/article254770592.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appeals court gave a partial victory to a police officer who was fired for letting an armed suspect smoke marijuana if he agreed to surrender peacefully.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.co.us\/CCR\/RegisterPdfContents.do?publicationDay=09\/10\/2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed a temporary emergency rule on hemp sampling.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/guidance\/sale-of-hemp-and-hemp-derived-products-to-marijuana-establishments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued guidance about the sale of hemp products to marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/marijuana\/illinois\/ct-illinois-medical-marijuana-pain-ptsd-report-20211005-jve5qkszw5dqzby32gu4bsi5m4-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an annual <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dph.illinois.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/2021-medical-cannabis-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about the medical cannabis program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mogreenway.com\/2021\/10\/04\/150th-missouri-medical-cannabis-dispensary-approved-to-operate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved the state\u2019s 150th medical cannabis dispensary to operate.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichSoS\/status\/1445364076528508931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of State tweeted, \u201cMarijuana impairs coordination, slows reaction time, distorts perception and makes it more difficult for drivers to keep a steady position in their lane, increasing the risk of a crash. If you feel different, you drive different. Don\u2019t drive high. It\u2019s the law.\u201d<\/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\/2f618d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a policy statement about false or misleading statements for cannabis-infused 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\/marijuana\/Documents\/Bulletins\/Compliance_2021_02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a compliance bulletin about recording average marijuana harvest weights and virtual transfers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/DMHAS\/newsworthy\/Psilocybin-Workgroup-Agenda-10062021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Psilocybin Study Workgroup will meet on Wednesday.<\/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-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana bill tracker<\/a> and become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporter on Patreon<\/a> to get access.<br \/>\n\u2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettdailypost.com\/local\/gwinnett-commissioners-postpone-decision-on-decriminalizing-marijuana-for-one-month\/article_24efdd98-25f3-11ec-96e7-67272011d503.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gwinnett County, Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> commissioners delayed a decision on a marijuana decriminalization proposal.<\/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 how <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ctexaminer.com\/2021\/10\/04\/connecticut-towns-take-different-approachs-to-allowing-marijuana-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut municipalities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are taking differing approaches to allowing marijuana businesses.<\/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.maltatoday.com.mt\/news\/national\/112477\/owen_bonnici_presents_first_reading_on_cannabis_reform_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malta\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government filed a marijuana decriminalization bill.<\/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.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2021\/10\/05\/priti-patel-middle-class-drug-users-will-named-shamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> home secretary said the government is instituting a program of drug testing people who have been arrested.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2021\/10\/05\/possibility-of-allowing-marijuana-for-medical-purposes-being-studied-says-home-minister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malaysia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> home minister said the government is studying the issue of legalizing medical cannabis.<\/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 \u201cclinical studies published so far indicate that the use of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34605042\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CBD in dogs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can be safe at given doses and can contribute to osteoarthritis and idiopathic epilepsy treatments.\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 \u201cmost respondents reported greater efficacy of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1089\/can.2021.0058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CBG-predominant cannabis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> over conventional pharmacotherapy, with a benign adverse event profile and negligible withdrawal symptoms.\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:\/\/globalcannabiscommerce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Letter-on-Michigan-HB-5300-5301-and-5302.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter to Michigan lawmakers opposing legislation that would place restrictions on medical cannabis cultivation by caregivers.<\/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.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/10\/05\/2308496\/0\/en\/Cannabis-Freedom-Alliance-Doubles-Membership-with-Addition-of-New-Values-Members-and-Working-Groups.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cannabis Freedom Alliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> brought on new member organizations and created several working groups.<\/span><span 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