{"id":50767,"date":"2021-10-26T02:23:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T10:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/26\/feds-highlight-cannabis-research-barriers-newsletter-october-26-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T13:46:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T21:46:51","slug":"feds-highlight-cannabis-research-barriers-newsletter-october-26-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/10\/26\/feds-highlight-cannabis-research-barriers-newsletter-october-26-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds highlight cannabis research barriers (Newsletter: October 26, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-74.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>TX delta-8 ban survives first court challenge; Top NV lawmaker: Feds must legalize marijuana; Psychedelics grants awarded<\/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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But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>P. Aiden Hunt, Editor, Profiles in Legalization: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMarijuanaMoment.net is probably the best source for cannabis policy news. It serves the same highly specialized audience that I aim for in my own writing; people affected by the minutiae of cannabis policy making. Reading the newsletter assures me that I haven\u2019t missed anything in my own searches.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in our success on Patreon so we can expand our coverage and more readers can benefit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a new report obtained by Marijuana Moment, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/top-federal-drug-agency-tells-congress-about-marijuana-research-barriers-caused-by-restrictive-scheduling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> briefed the House and Senate Appropriations Committees about how cannabis\u2019s restrictive Schedule I status can \u201cimpede critical research\u2026or prevent scientists from pursuing such work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NIDA also told Congress that not letting scientists study the marijuana that consumers actually purchase from dispensaries \u201cmay pose barriers to studying the health effects of products that individuals are using in real-world settings.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-judge-upholds-delta-8-thc-ban-in-initial-ruling-but-the-fight-isnt-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> denied an initial request to block regulators\u2019 ban on delta-8 THC derived from hemp. The case will get another hearing next month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/feds-must-legalize-marijuana-top-nevada-lawmaker-says-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada\u2019s Assembly speaker pro tempore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed touting the state\u2019s success regulating marijuana in an \u201cequitable and business friendly framework\u201d\u2014but says federal legalization is needed to \u201ctake this work to the next level.\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.marijuanamoment.net\/psychedelics-group-issues-first-round-of-grants-for-community-based-entheogenic-education-in-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plant Medicine Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that it awarded about $50,000 in grants to support a variety of psychedelics projects\u2014including one to address \u201cabuse and predatory behaviors in plant medicine circles.\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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/ondcp\/briefing-room\/2021\/10\/25\/the-white-house-releases-details-of-the-new-holistic-u-s-colombia-counternarcotics-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Office of National Drug Control Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> released details about a new U.S.-Colombia counternarcotics strategy.<\/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.cjonline.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2021\/10\/25\/kansas-sheriff-seizes-money-legal-missouri-marijuana-cannabis-sales\/8471482002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">federal court<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will decide whether $166,000 in proceeds from medical cannabis sales in Missouri that was seized in transport in Kansas will be returned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1452767757527879680\" 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 about New York moving to clear past marijuana convictions, saying, \u201cI\u2019m proud to see NY take this step. And I\u2019m working with @SenBooker &amp; @RonWyden to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to end marijuana prohibition, enact criminal justice reforms, &amp; undo the harms of the War on Drugs at the federal level.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDaveJoyce\/status\/1452743101617950722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cAmericans across a majority of states, both red and blue, have voted to enact sensible cannabis reforms. I encourage my colleagues to respect the will of their constituents and states\u2019 rights, and begin to engage on those reforms at the federal level.\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\/GovernorTomWolf\/status\/1452696520076242953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tom Wolf (D) tweeted, \u201cWe\u2019re working to legalize marijuana in Pennsylvania. In the meantime, we\u2019re pardoning marijuana-related offenses as quickly as we can.\u201d Separately, Democratic gubernatorial candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshShapiroPA\/status\/1452652491590488078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Shapiro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the state attorney general, tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s time to legalize marijuana. To regulate it, and tax it. But let me be clear: We must expunge the records of those who have served time for possessing small amounts of marijuana alongside legalization. That is the path to justice.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilMurphyNJ\/status\/1452713520911507461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) tweeted, \u201cWe\u2019ve brought four new industries to New Jersey \u2014 offshore wind, film and television, marijuana, and sports betting. These industries will bring thousands of good-paying jobs to the Garden State.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.illinois.gov\/sites\/ltg\/issueslist\/R3\/Documents\/R3PB%20Agenda%20-%2010.25.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor hosted a meeting about a cannabis tax revenue-funded grant program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlieCrist\/status\/1452320990109872128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, currently a congressman, tweeted a video of himself discussing his support for marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2021\/10\/25\/anthony-brown-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic attorney general candidate Anthony Brown, currently a congressman and a former lieutenant governor, touted his prior work to decriminalize marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/learnaboutsam.org\/connecticut-house-minority-leader-vincent-candelora-receives-patrick-j-kennedy-advocate-of-the-year-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House minority leader received an award from prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana.<\/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:\/\/mylrc.sdlegislature.gov\/api\/Documents\/220958.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Marijuana Interim Study Committee will meet on Wednesday.<\/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.capenews.net\/bourne\/news\/sjc-agrees-to-review-of-bourne-marijuana-bylaw-ban\/article_4a22ec38-fdef-5aea-b188-b4b04e871928.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Judicial Court agreed to hear a case on the validity of a local marijuana sales ban.<\/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.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/judge-defends-contempt-charge-for-woman-who-smoked-pot-before-testifying\/2845426\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> judge defended his jailing of a woman who admitted that she smoked marijuana earlier in the day before testifying against her alleged domestic violence abuser.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/odanews.wpengine.com\/be-a-part-of-forming-the-oregon-hemp-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Agriculture is recruiting volunteers to serve as temporary commissioners on the new Oregon Hemp Commission.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com\/article\/colorado-department-of-agriculture-approves-new-pesticides-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved additional pesticides that can be used on cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NMDeptAg\/status\/1452680904397279232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Agriculture tweeted about a federal hemp survey.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasagriculture.gov\/Portals\/0\/Files\/ACP\/Hemp\/HEMP_Lab_Registration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an updated list of registered hemp laboratories.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dhhr.wv.gov\/News\/2021\/Pages\/-Office-of-Medical-Cannabis-to-Host-Patient-Sign-Up-Events-in-Eastern-Panhandle.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host medical cannabis patient signup events next week.<\/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-73.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:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/oakland-sends-social-equity-marijuana-licensees-to-collections-over-unpaid-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators have referred some marijuana social equity licensees to the city\u2019s collections department after they defaulted on loans.<\/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:\/\/theswaddle.com\/dont-imprison-recreational-drug-users-states-social-justice-body\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is recommending that drug possession be decriminalized.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanEmbMexico\/status\/1451587847081836544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Embassy in Mexico tweeted, \u201cHemp seeds are known as a #superfood as it has a lot of benefits for your health. Hemp can help nurture your skin, control sugar levels, and uphold healthy cholesterol levels.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chief police constable in Cleveland, Yorkshire, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/oct\/22\/chief-constable-war-on-drugs-criminal-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">England<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed calling for the end of the war on drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jerseyeveningpost.com\/news\/2021\/10\/25\/legalising-cannabis-in-islands-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guernsey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> chief minister said it is time to legalize marijuana.<\/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 of more than 100 cannabis samples indicated that \u201cSativa- and Indica-labelled samples were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41477-021-01003-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">genetically indistinct<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on a genome-wide scale.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review of research on adolescent marijuana consumption found that \u201clifetime prevalence of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamapediatrics\/fullarticle\/2785376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cannabis vaping<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> doubled from 2013 to 2020 (6.1% to 13.6%), past 12-month use doubled from 2017 to 2020 (7.2% to 13.2%), and the 30-day prevalence of cannabis vaping increased 7-fold from 2013 to 2020 (1.6% to 8.4%).\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:\/\/drugpolicy.bamboohr.com\/jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Policy Alliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is hiring for several positions, including a manager for \u201cdrug market and legal regulation reform strategy\u201d and a coordinator of California drug decriminalization efforts.<\/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:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/colorado-election-results-tax-ballot-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tax Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized a Colorado ballot initiative to increase marijuana taxes and use the revenue to fund education programs.<\/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:\/\/vtdigger.org\/press_release\/vermont-cannabis-equity-coalition-releases-sweeping-recommendations-to-cannabis-control-board-will-there-be-a-place-for-equity-small-farmers-and-small-local-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont Cannabis Equity Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued recommendations for regulators.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Florida judge <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doah.state.fl.us\/ROS\/2021\/21002431.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sided<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/judge-gives-ok-to-online-medical-marijuana-ordering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leafly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in overturning regulators\u2019 ban on using third-party apps to order medical cannabis.<\/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\/20211025005218\/en\/MedMen-Announces-Promotion-of-Roz-Lipsey-to-Chief-Operating-Officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MedMen Enterprises Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new chief operating officer.<\/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\/20211025005254\/en\/Cresco-Labs%E2%80%99-%E2%80%9CSummer-of-Social-Justice%E2%80%9D-Initiative-Raised-Over-250000-and-Supported-the-Expungement-Process-for-Over-1000-People-With-Cannabis-Related-Criminal-Records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cresco Labs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that its \u201cSummer of Social Justice\u201d initiative raised more than $250,000 for justice reform organizations and supported the expungement process for more than 1,000 people with marijuana-related criminal records.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many top <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/goldman-sachs-morgan-stanley-citi-no-longer-drug-test-marijuana-2020-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wall Street banks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are ending pre-employment marijuana testing.<\/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 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