{"id":50914,"date":"2021-11-02T02:26:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T10:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/dc-cannabis-crackdown-removed-from-bill-newsletter-november-2-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:46:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:46:18","slug":"dc-cannabis-crackdown-removed-from-bill-newsletter-november-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/dc-cannabis-crackdown-removed-from-bill-newsletter-november-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"DC cannabis crackdown removed from bill (Newsletter: November 2, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-7.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Military recruits with marijuana waivers \u201cperform no worse\u201d; Study: Government-grown cannabis more like hemp than consumer marijuana<\/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>Paid for by readers like you.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter and in-depth cannabis reporting is made possible by the nearly 700 people who subscribe to us on Patreon. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work for $25\/month and gain access to valuable insider data, exclusive interview audio, and more: <\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/dc-lawmakers-remove-marijuana-bill-provision-that-threatened-crackdown-on-unregulated-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, D.C. Council chairman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> removed controversial provisions of legislation up for a vote on Tuesday that would have cracked down on unregulated marijuana sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/army-recruits-whove-used-marijuana-perform-no-worse-than-other-soldiers-military-funded-report-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">military-funded RAND Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> study found that Army recruits granted a waiver for marijuana \u201cperform no worse\u201d than other soldiers and are \u201cless likely to separate as the result of health or performance concerns.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWithout waivers, a failed drug test for marijuana would block the one-third of American 18-year-olds who say they have used marijuana at least once in the past year. Recruits who make it into the U.S. Army despite low-level histories of marijuana use perform no worse, overall, than other soldiers. That should be welcome news in recruiting offices nationwide.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study found that the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/government-grown-marijuana-is-genetically-closer-to-hemp-than-cannabis-sold-in-dispensaries-another-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marijuana the government grows to be used in research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is \u201csubstantially genetically different from most commercially available\u201d cannabis strains that consumers are actually using and in fact shares a \u201cgenetic affinity with hemp.\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.policeforum.org\/trending23oct21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Administrator Anne Milgram spoke about marijuana on a call with law enforcement officials.<\/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:\/\/effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov\/products\/plant-based-chronic-pain-treatment\/living-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published the latest edition of an ongoing review of cannabis and other plant-based treatment for chronic pain.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lexi_schweinert\/status\/1455191861908410370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attended the opening of a CBD processing facility.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1455236697034272775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep.. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cCongress hasn\u2019t passed any federal cannabis reforms since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. #SAFEBanking is the best opportunity to enact some type of cannabis reform this term, and will help pave the way for broader reform while creating a safer &amp; more equitable industry.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hmforcongress\/status\/1453845206240010240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henry Martin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cToday would be a good day to end the war on drugs.\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.wlbt.com\/2021\/11\/01\/up-smoke-reeves-wont-call-special-session-until-additional-adjustments-made-medical-marijuana-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tate Reeves (R) said he and lawmakers are still negotiating potency and possession limits for medical cannabis legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1453826466953801739\" 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, tweeted, \u201cNot only do we have the opportunity to correct historic injustices, but we have the chance to turn Florida into an industry powerhouse. Let\u2019s start #SomethingNew and legalize marijuana.\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:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/Agenda.aspx?m=4823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Medical Marijuana Commission held a hearing.<\/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.facebook.com\/SenatorAgard\/posts\/423016952529958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator posted about the economic benefits of legalizing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/summary_of_liquor_gaming_and_marijuana_legislation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 Legislative Council Staff published an overview of cannabis legislation that was enacted this year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.idaho.gov\/main\/isda-announces-approved-state-hemp-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Idaho\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hemp plan got federal approval.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2021\/11\/01\/illinois-court-takes-step-towards-forming-supercase-involving-185-held-up-dispensary-licenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> judge is taking steps to consolidate separate lawsuits challenging regulators\u2019 marijuana business licensing processes.<\/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.facebook.com\/CalCannaAwards\/posts\/128002709578436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> State Fair\u2019s cannabis awards began accepting submissions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/oha\/PH\/DISEASESCONDITIONS\/CHRONICDISEASE\/MEDICALMARIJUANAPROGRAM\/Documents\/commission\/DRAFT_OCC_Letter_to_Legislators.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a draft letter asking legislative leaders to create a subcommittee on Cannabis and Healthcare and to stop working to transfer authority for the designated grower program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/state-official-enrollment-in-medical-cannabis-program-grew-72-percent-in-2-years\/article_cd2a5098-35a6-11ec-b208-c7c73f6412f6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis patient count has increased 72 percent over two years.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lcb.wa.gov\/pressreleases\/emergency-suspension-okanogans-emerald-flash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued an emergency license suspension for Emerald Flash LLC over alleged violations.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rules.utah.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/b20211101.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed changes to hemp cultivation rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAgriculture\/status\/1454931420690984961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAgriculture\/status\/1455293936877113351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 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:\/\/agriculture.sc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HempTransporterList2021_10-28.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released a list of permitted hemp transporters and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.sc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HempFacilityList2021_10-28.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">facilities<\/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:\/\/medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/News?articleID=299\" 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<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\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-6.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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/news\/will-denton-decriminalize-misdemeanor-amounts-of-pot-12712829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denton, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council is considering 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\">Voters in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkar.org\/wkar-news\/2021-11-01\/group-is-backing-a-string-of-marijuana-proposals-in-michigan-but-its-donors-are-a-mystery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clawson, Perry, Potterville and Rockwood, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will decide on ballot measures to allow marijuana businesses on Tuesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesobserver.com\/news\/local-news\/2021\/11\/da-makes-pitch-for-legalizing-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warren County, Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> district attorney said he supports legalizing marijuana.<\/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\">British Columbia, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/toxic-drug-measures-1.6232746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will apply for federal permission to decriminalize drugs this week. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/pot-pardons-still-low-484-1.6230666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">federal government<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has only granted marijuana conviction pardons to 484 people over the past two years.<\/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\/commonslibrary\/status\/1455140351002415112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Commons is scheduled to debate medical cannabis on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/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.itv.com\/news\/channel\/2021-11-01\/guernsey-deputy-resigns-in-a-row-over-cannabis-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guernsey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> deputy resigned from the Home Affairs Committee after the panel\u2019s president said he had a conflict of interest on marijuana legislation because of his role as a director of a cannabis company.<\/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 found that \u201cnumerous publications suggest that cannabinoids and extracts of Cannabis sativa have potent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fcell.2021.715380\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrogenic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> properties.\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 of cannabis vaporizer cartridges indicated that \u201cchromium, copper, nickel, as well as smaller amounts of lead, manganese, and tin migrate into the cannabis oil and inhaled vapor phase, resulting in a possible acute intake of an amount of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.chemrestox.1c00230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inhaled metals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> above the regulatory standard of multiple governmental bodies\u201d and that \u201cnoncartridge heating methods of cannabis flower and concentrate were compared, and results indicate that the heating device itself is a source of metal contamination.\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.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/ny-edit-safe-injection-sites-nyc-20211031-glo3qmq4yvd7tiydxxdk27hv6u-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Daily News editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> endorsed opening safe consumption sites for illegal drugs.<\/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.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/the-green-organic-dutchman-enters-into-a-definitive-agreement-to-grow-through-a-strategic-acquisition-823501548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring Galaxie Brands Corporation.<\/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\/20211101005957\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> completed its acquisition of Medicine Man.<\/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\/20211101005119\/en\/Launch-of-Curaleaf-International-driven-by-the-liberalisation-of-cannabis-accelerating-across-Europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf International<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is rebranding for the European market.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Professional wrestling commentator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nodq.com\/news\/jim-ross-announces-that-he-is-opening-a-cannabis-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jim Ross<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is starting a cannabis farm in Oklahoma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/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>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/dc-cannabis-crackdown-removed-from-bill-newsletter-november-2-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">DC cannabis crackdown removed from bill (Newsletter: November 2, 2021)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/dc-cannabis-crackdown-removed-from-bill-newsletter-november-2-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DC cannabis crackdown removed from bill (Newsletter: November 2, 2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military recruits with marijuana waivers \u201cperform no worse\u201d; 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