{"id":50481,"date":"2021-10-13T02:12:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T10:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/13\/oh-gop-lawmakers-announce-cannabis-legalization-bill-newsletter-october-13-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:46:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T21:46:17","slug":"oh-gop-lawmakers-announce-cannabis-legalization-bill-newsletter-october-13-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/13\/oh-gop-lawmakers-announce-cannabis-legalization-bill-newsletter-october-13-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"OH GOP lawmakers announce cannabis legalization bill (Newsletter: October 13, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-45.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>SD marijuana ballot initiative launches; Denver psilocybin panel pushes decrim expansion; Fed judge blocks MO residency rule for cannabis biz<\/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>*Rattling the tip jar* <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Got a few dollars you can spare to help Marijuana Moment pay our writers, keep our website running and grow into the kind of robust news organization the fast-paced world of drug policy deserves?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Derek Soltis: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI look forward to your newsletter everyday.\u00a0 I used to have 15 google search bots sending me updates, and now I can just wait for the Marijuana Moment to get a much more concise view of what is in the CBD\/cannabis news.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us for $25\/month and be a part of our work: <\/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\/republican-ohio-lawmaker-announces-marijuana-legalization-bill-reflecting-recent-bipartisan-shift-on-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio Republican state representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced they will soon file a new bill to legalize marijuana. The move comes as activists are collecting signatures to place a cannabis legalization initiative on next year\u2019s state ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/south-dakota-activists-launch-marijuana-legalization-signature-drive-to-get-on-2022-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota\u2019s secretary of state<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cleared activists to begin collecting signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the 2022 ballot. They have less than a month to turn in the needed petitions to qualify.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/denver-city-panel-pushes-to-expand-psilocybin-decriminalization-with-gifting-and-communal-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado\u2019s official Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is recommending that the City Council expand the voter-approved decriminalization of psychedelic fungus to include gifting, communal use and \u201csafe\/therapeutic use sites.\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\/federal-judge-blocks-missouri-medical-marijuana-licensing-residency-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">federal judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is granting a permanent injunction blocking Missouri\u2019s residency requirement for medical cannabis business ownership.<\/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.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-permits-marketing-e-cigarette-products-marking-first-authorization-its-kind-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued its first authorizations of nicotine vaping products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thenewsstation.com\/marijuana-reform-died-but-senate-dems-found-wedge-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about Senate Democratic leadership\u2019s decision to pursue a comprehensive marijuana legalization bill ahead of cannabis banking legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1448045814706622466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cFor too long, our country\u2019s federal cannabis policy has disproportionately harmed people of color\u2014preventing many from voting, pursuing an education &amp; building intergenerational wealth. @SenBooker &amp; I are calling on the DOJ to decriminalize cannabis.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1448017833401651206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI\u2019ve made it my goal to stand with farmers. From fighting for our hemp industry to fighting to end overburdensome regulations, I believe in helping our farmers excel!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Democratic senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1447931283418517521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Fetterman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the state\u2019s lieutenant governor, tweeted, \u201cAgriculture is our top industry. Pennsylvania has the very best farmers anywhere. This Farmers\u2019 Day let\u2019s make sure every one of them has broadband where they live + a new, massive cash crop by legalizing marijuana.\u00a0 When PA Republicans now say \u2018it\u2019s inevitable\u2019- Why not?\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:\/\/twitter.com\/TCPalmWixon\/status\/1448052736596062218\" 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 agriculture commissioner, said hemp\u201dis a magical plant\u201d and is \u201cgoing to be a revolutionary product.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nanwhaley\/status\/1447953036245192705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley, currently Dayton\u2019s mayor, tweeted, \u201cI\u2019ve long been a supporter of marijuana legalization, so I\u2019m glad it is finally getting some bipartisan support.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.djournal.com\/news\/state-news\/speaker-philip-gunn-repeats-need-of-special-session-to-deal-with-medical-worker-shortages\/article_4f8ba584-b09b-581d-b7e6-08924be1fef0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker reiterated his support for holding a special session to pass a medical cannabis bill and other legislation.<\/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:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/ny-state-of-politics\/2021\/10\/12\/sen--krueger--cuomo-was-in--no-rush--to-enact-cannabis-law#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of \u201cpurposefully delaying\u201d the implementation of marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senatorsharifstreet.com\/senators-street-and-laughlin-introduce-first-bi-partisan-bill-to-legalize-the-adult-use-of-cannabis-in-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senators sent a press release about their recently introduced marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orcaok\/videos\/297149682240564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> activists held a press conference to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orcaok\/posts\/135777088784094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">discuss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> their newly filed proposed marijuana ballot initiatives.<\/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.nmlegis.gov\/Agendas\/NMFAageOct14.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Finance Authority Oversight Committee will consider rules for a cannabis microbusiness loan program on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2021\/10\/11\/missouri-supreme-court-to-hear-kings-garden-case-demanding-access-to-application-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court accepted a request to hear a case seeking to force regulators to release medical cannabis cultivation license application information.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2021\/oct\/11\/rx-pot-panel-backs-rule-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved rules changes to allow the state to issue two remaining medical cannabis dispensary licenses.<\/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=10\/10\/2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed rules on marijuana business licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.nv.us\/Register\/2021Register\/R011-21NI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators adopted new hemp <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.nv.us\/Register\/2021Register\/R011-21A.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sos.ks.gov\/publications\/Register\/Volume-40\/PDF\/Vol_40_No_40_October_7_2021_pages_1433-1454.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed hemp processing rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalcannabis.utah.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CMC-Update-Oct-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a monthly report 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:\/\/www.townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/GetFile.cfm?File=Meeting%5C144%5C33049%5CAgenda_DFS_33049_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Forensic Science Board will consider rules for marijuana field tests 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-44.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:\/\/detroitmi.gov\/sites\/detroitmi.localhost\/files\/2021-10\/Memo%20Proposal%20E%20review.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Legislative Policy Division prepared a summary of the psychedelics decriminalization measure on the November ballot.<\/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.ktvu.com\/news\/marin-county-da-drops-reduces-500-cannabis-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marin County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney dropped or reduced 514 marijuana charges.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/germany-cannabis-legal-coalition-deal-government-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">German<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Police Union is speaking out against the possible legalization of marijuana under a new government coalition.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-lifestyle-bills-nepal-religion-7c9b3f327a090d79f245e88607246537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health minister is pushing lawmakers to pass a marijuana legalization 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 found \u201cmodest or no adverse effects of marijuana liberalization policies on the array of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0167629621001223?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">perinatal outcomes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> considered.\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 \u201cwhile governmental biomedical research funding bodies in other countries have begun funding clinical trials of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0955395921003789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">psychedelic-assisted therapies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> during the psychedelic renaissance, [the U.S. National Institutes of Health] has yet to directly fund a single psychedelic-assisted therapy clinical trial.\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:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/philadelphia-ballot-questions-2020-cannibis-fleet-services-20211012.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> endorsed the local marijuana legalization referendum that\u2019s on the city\u2019s November ballot.<\/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\/NatUrbanLeague\/status\/1447925788720914435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Urban League<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted a chat about its support for equity-focused marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/marijuana\/longtime-advocate-for-legal-marijuana-in-missouri-loses-law-license-over-conflict-of-interest\/article_bde7b290-f5eb-545e-a7da-b454f27b1391.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri NORML\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> executive director had his law license suspended by the state Supreme Court over an alleged conflict of interest in a criminal case in which he represented two defendants.<\/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\/20211012005641\/en\/PharmaCann-and-LivWell-Enlightened-Health-Announce-Planned-Merger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PharmaCann Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring LivWell Enlightened Health.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/charlottes-web-achieves-organic-certification-301398275.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charlotte\u2019s Web Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> earned U.S. Department of Agriculture organic certification for its corporate farm.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/flowhub-announces-19-million-strategic-funding-led-by-headline-poseidon-and-shawn-jay-z-carter-301397403.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flowhub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed a $19 million strategic 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