{"id":50383,"date":"2021-10-07T02:27:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T10:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/congressman-plans-federal-psychedelics-effort-this-year-newsletter-october-7-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-10-07T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T21:46:00","slug":"congressman-plans-federal-psychedelics-effort-this-year-newsletter-october-7-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/congressman-plans-federal-psychedelics-effort-this-year-newsletter-october-7-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman plans federal psychedelics effort \u2018this year\u2019 (Newsletter: October 7, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-18.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NBA not testing for marijuana; Bipartisan PA legalization efforts; Study: Fewer lung injuries in legal cannabis states<\/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>MJ: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI appreciate what you\u2019re doing. Momentum needs to be kept up; lawmakers seem to be trying their hardest to conveniently forget about this until the next time they need some votes.\u201d\u00a0<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-says-hell-bring-the-psychedelics-reform-movement-to-capitol-hill-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-chair Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he\u2019s preparing to bring the psychedelics reform movement \u201cto Capitol Hill this year in the same way we developed the foundation for the support of our cannabis work.\u201d<\/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\/bipartisan-pennsylvania-lawmakers-team-up-on-marijuana-legalization-bill-as-push-for-reform-in-the-state-heats-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Republican senator and a Democratic representative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said they\u2019ll be teaming up on a forthcoming marijuana legalization bill. Their recently filed cosponsorship memos have some differences, but they say a bipartisan deal can be worked out.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new federally funded study found that states with legal recreational marijuana saw <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/lung-injuries-tied-to-contaminated-vapes-were-less-common-in-states-with-legal-marijuana-and-homegrow-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fewer cases of lung injuries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> during a 2019 outbreak\u2014backing up legalization advocates\u2019 argument that access to regulated products protects consumer health.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMarijuana policies may offer a means to reduce the scale of such outbreaks if they impede the market penetration of contaminated products or affect the types of marijuana products consumers use.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nba-wont-randomly-drug-test-players-for-marijuana-for-another-season-league-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Basketball Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced it is extending its policy of not drug testing players for marijuana for another season. The commissioner has suggested the move could become permanent because the league doesn\u2019t \u201cneed to act as Big Brother.\u201d<\/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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/10\/06\/us\/arizona-dea-shot-amtrak\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agent was killed in a shooting on an Amtrak train after a large amount of marijuana was found on board.<\/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.usda.gov\/media\/press-releases\/2021\/10\/06\/usda-announces-more-146m-investment-sustainable-agricultural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is funding research on \u201cusing hemp as an aquaculture feed ingredient to address food safety concerns about consuming seafood raised with hemp feed additives.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1445794850465632257\" 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, \u201cFor decades, Americans\u2014disproportionately Americans of color\u2014have been arrested &amp; jailed for carrying small amounts of marijuana. I\u2019m working with @SenBooker &amp; @RonWyden to pass our Cannabis Administration &amp; Opportunity Act to end federal prohibition.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLeeForCongress\/status\/1445810844382679040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cEnding mandatory jail time for nonviolent drug crimes is a huge step in the fight to keep Black and Brown folks out of jail cells. Decriminalization and legalization of marijuana is next.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Republican congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1169495699897271\/videos\/395125165493775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taylor Burks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said current drug policies are \u201cantiquated\u201d and that people are being locked up for no good reason (around 1:18:20 into the video).<\/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\/Scott_Wiener\/status\/1445573651328233484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/10\/05\/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-strengthen-state-unemployment-insurance-delivery-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a bill to end mandatory minimum jail sentences for non-violent drug offenses, as well as separate legislation on cannabis packaging and testing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/when-is-marijuana-legal-in-new-york-hochul-deadline-date-2021-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s (D) office deflected questions about when legal adult-use marijuana sales may begin. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/wben\/news\/local\/crystal-peoples-stokes-talks-marijuana-regulation-rollout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assembly majority leader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said she is hopeful that people will be able to apply for recreational cannabis business licenses by March.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovSisolak\/status\/1445870202055364610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) tweeted about a \u201cnew online payment feature for agent card applicants and licensees in Nevada\u2019s growing cannabis industry.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaworskiForTX\/status\/1445793796181082116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic attorney general candidate Joe Jaworski tweeted, \u201cTX is overdue for criminal &amp; social justice reform. As TXAG, I\u2019ll advocate to legalize cannabis &amp; end wasteful prosecutions, freeing our police &amp; prosecutors to fight real crime, &amp; creating criminal justice reform for Texans. It\u2019s time to #LegalizeCannabis in TX.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicspirit.com\/news\/local-news\/minnesota-catholic-conference-urges-people-to-consider-the-dangers-of-recreational-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House majority leader, who is sponsoring a marijuana legalization bill that cleared his chamber, said the new Senate majority leader may be more open to the legislation than his predecessor was.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.idaho.gov\/main\/hemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Idaho<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators submitted a hemp plan for federal approval.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mtrevenue.gov\/?mdocs-file=59463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators adopted rules on marijuana cultivation canopy tier size increases and limitations on advertising.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2021\/10\/06\/employees-seek-to-add-whistleblower-complaint-to-existing-suit-against-nm-cannabis-regulators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> state employees who are suing marijuana regulators over where they were assigned to work are seeking to add new claims to the case.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/denver\/Print?oid=12469851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an annual report finding that cultivators in the state grew nearly 2 million pounds of legal marijuana in 2020.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mogreenway.com\/2021\/10\/06\/dozens-of-medical-marijuana-products-are-on-administrative-hold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis tracking system again locked products in an administrative hold state for reasons that aren\u2019t clear.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichDeptofAg\/status\/1445466317759205376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Agriculture &amp; Rural Development posted a video of inspectors participating in hemp pre-harvest sampling training.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/News?articleID=296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published updated medical cannabis patient and caregiver numbers.<\/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.dfa.arkansas.gov\/news\/details\/medical-marijuana-commission-meeting-thursday-october-7-2021-430-p.m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Commission will meet on Thursday.<\/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-17.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:\/\/ctexaminer.com\/2021\/10\/06\/stonington-voters-reject-tax-abatement-for-affordable-housing-developer-approve-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stonington, Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voters rejected a proposed ban on marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/denvergov\/finalrules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators adopted final rules on marijuana storage and service windows.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com\/documents\/CRC-Reg-Meeting-Agenda-Packet-October-7-2021_2021-10-04-205706_psqn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Regulatory Commission will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com\/documents\/CRC-Special-Agenda-Packet-Oct-7-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Thursday.<\/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.24horas.cl\/politica\/comision-de-salud-del-senado-rechaza-cultivo-seguro-de-cannabis-5001454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chile\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Health Committee rejected a medical cannabis cultivation bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study suggested that \u201cCBGA, CBDVA and CBGVA may contribute to the effects of cannabis-based products in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/bph.15661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">childhood epilepsy<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tndp\/status\/1445828216808099840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWe need to not only legalize marijuana, but also provide clemency for those currently serving time for weed-related offenses and expunge the records of everyone who has been convicted for possession in the past <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1f33f.png\" alt=\"&#x1F33F;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>\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:\/\/drugpolicy.org\/FedCannabisRecs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Policy Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union and a working group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> involving other organizations released recommendations for how to center reparative justice, social and health equity and community reinvestment in marijuana legalization legislation.<\/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.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/cannabis-in-the-workplace-survey-says-its-complicated-301392409.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Safety Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> conducted a survey of cannabis-related workplace issues and is hosting several conference sessions about the topic next week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fox News commentator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1445575881905213448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laura Ingraham<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> expressed concern about social media encouraging \u201cmainlining pot and other drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211006005626\/en\/ETF-Managers-Group-ETFMG%C2%AE-Expands-Cannabis-and-Leveraged-Suites-of-ETFs-with-MJIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ETF Managers Group LLC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that a new exchange-traded fund it is launching will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange.<\/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.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/sir-paul-mccartney-hides-cannabis-25145525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paul McCartney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about growing 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