{"id":51063,"date":"2021-11-09T03:27:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T11:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/09\/cannabis-research-bill-heads-to-bidens-desk-newsletter-november-9-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-11-09T13:45:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T21:45:56","slug":"cannabis-research-bill-heads-to-bidens-desk-newsletter-november-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/09\/cannabis-research-bill-heads-to-bidens-desk-newsletter-november-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis research bill heads to Biden\u2019s desk (Newsletter: November 9, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-33.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Another poll: Americans want legalization; TX judge blocks delta-8 ban; SD ballot measure setback; Study: Marijuana intensifies psychedelic experience<\/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>BREAKING<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you\u2019ve got a few dollars to spare each month and believe in the work we do, please consider joining us on Patreon today.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Chase Taylor: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI appreciate the work that has gone into this.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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\/bill-on-studying-marijuana-from-dispensaries-heads-to-bidens-desk-after-congressional-passage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress sent President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a large-scale infrastructure bill that contains provisions aimed at letting scientists study the actual marijuana that consumers buy from dispensaries\u2014instead of using only government cannabis.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAmericans support legalized marijuana, and now Congress is catching up,\u201d Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), who sponsored the provision, told Marijuana Moment. \u201cWhen it\u2019s signed into law, our bill is an important step toward researching how we can regulate cannabis-impaired driving safely and accurately.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/another-poll-shows-marijuana-support-for-marijuana-legalization-including-most-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">62 percent of U.S. adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support the \u201cnational legalization of marijuana.\u201d The survey, which shows that 54 percent of Republicans and 68 percent of Democrats are on board, is the second in recent days to show broad public support for ending cannabis prohibition.<\/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\/texas-judge-temporarily-blocks-state-from-enforcing-delta-8-thc-hemp-product-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> granted a temporary injunction blocking the state\u2019s ban on hemp-derived delta-8 THC products.<\/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-marijuana-activists-delay-legalization-signature-delivery-after-missing-initial-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> did not collect enough signatures to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative for the 2022 ballot by the state\u2019s initial deadline, but they believe a federal court ruling gives them more time to keep petitioning.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/using-marijuana-with-psychedelics-intensifies-the-mystical-experience-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">simultaneous use of marijuana with substances like psilocybin, LSD or DMT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is associated with a \u201cmore intense\u201d psychedelic trip, including \u201cmystical-type experience, ego-dissolution and visual alterations.\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.nass.usda.gov\/Newsroom\/2021\/11-08-2021.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a reminder for hemp farmers to fill out a federal survey on the market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NORML\/status\/1456307477465739268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wrote about his support for federal decriminalization of marijuana in a constituent letter.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/11\/08\/va-reject-medical-marijuana-veterans-519757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about how his marijuana research bill would provide \u201clegal cover\u201d for the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct the studies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/us-rep-ed-perlmutter-update-on-safe-banking-act-cannabis-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he would consider adding cannabis banking language to other big pieces of legislation if it doesn\u2019t get enacted through the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kdrv.com\/content\/news\/Congressman-Bentz-calls-for-Justice-Departments-help-with-illegal-marijuana-grows-575685581.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to provide federal assistance to combat illegal marijuana cultivation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeGarcia\/status\/1456353788290387972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about a new documentary on illegal marijuana cultivation, saying, \u201cI\u2019ll continue to do everything in my power to combat these illegal grows threatening our community.\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\/JoshShapiroPA\/status\/1457741103566921729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, currently the attorney general, tweeted, \u201cNew Jersey and New York have both legalized marijuana. It\u2019s time that we join our neighbors in the Northeast and legalize recreational marijuana. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it \u2014 and expunge the records of those who have served time for possessing small amounts of marijuana.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerrittForTexas\/status\/1457710753436286981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic attorney general candidate Lee Merritt tweeted, \u201cOur government decided to respond to drugs with incarceration and violence. It\u2019s a strategy that has failed and I\u2019ve seen it personally. It\u2019s time to end the war on drugs and meet our communities with care and compassion.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wapt.com\/article\/governor-tate-reeves-not-ready-to-call-special-session-over-medical-marijuana\/38182427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said lawmakers are ready to move on a medical cannabis bill if Gov. Tate Reeves (R) would call a special session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/ky-general-assembly\/2021\/11\/08\/can-kentucky-general-assembly-pass-bill-legalize-medical-marijuana-2022\/6172070001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said he could potentially support a medical cannabis bill in the upcoming session.<\/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\/illinoiscourts\/status\/1456379085630889984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice posted forms to help people expunge marijuana convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/news\/local-news\/south-dakota-marijuana\/south-dakota-begins-accepting-applications-for-medical-cannabis-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators begin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medcannabisapplication.sd.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">accepting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> applications for medical cannabis patient cards.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.state.ak.us\/OnlinePublicNotices\/Notices\/View.aspx?id=204314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are proposing changes to rules on marijuana enforcement action processes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OMMAOK\/status\/1457850920369201152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent an update on rules for non-infused medical cannabis pre-rolls.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewJerseyCRC\/status\/1457742554359795719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are expected to set a date to begin accepting recreational marijuana business license applications on Tuesday.<\/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:\/\/grownin.com\/2021\/11\/08\/michigan-regulators-cut-bait-on-a-few-social-equity-proposals-moves-forward-on-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulator spoke about ongoing efforts to implement recommendations from the Racial Equity Advisory Workgroup.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/localnews8.com\/news\/idaho\/2021\/11\/08\/2022-hemp-license-applications-now-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Idaho<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators began accepting hemp license applications for 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2021\/11\/08\/the-clock-is-ticking-for-new-cannabis-producers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators say they are moving to process marijuana production business licenses as fast as they can, but questions are being raised about whether they will be able to meet the expected April launch of legal sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmacy.ohio.gov\/Documents\/BoardMeeting\/ED%20Report%20November%2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released updated medical cannabis industry data.<\/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\/11\/HempSeedlingsTransplantsList2021_11-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a list of permitted hemp seedlings\/transplants.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Board and its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/advisory-committee-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">advisory subcommittees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hold several meetings this week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1456286364052299778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Advisory Commission will meet on Tuesday.<\/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:\/\/healthequity.wa.gov\/Portals\/9\/Licensing_2021-11-10.pdf?ver=2021-11-04-151955-863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force\u2019s Licensing Workgroup will meet on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,200 cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills<\/a> in state legislatures and Congress this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon supporters<\/a> pledging at least $25\/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don\u2019t miss any developments.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9128 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-32.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.wtxl.com\/news\/local-news\/leon-county-commission-looking-to-hold-workshops-that-could-decriminalize-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leon County, Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Commission is considering hosting workshops to discuss the potential decriminalization of 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pattayamail.com\/thailandnews\/thailands-health-minister-vows-to-make-marijuana-economic-crop-378576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> public health minister said he will take steps to make marijuana a cash crop for the nation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/senadomexicano\/status\/1457774496245448707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate president discussed cannabis issues with Morocco\u2019s ambassador.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Western <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/rear-window\/high-times-for-wa-politician-brian-walker-20211107-p596p3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmaker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewest.com.au\/news\/wa\/legalise-cannabis-mp-brian-walker-resigns-from-medicinal-cannabis-company-over-conflict-concern-c-4478273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">resigned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as a consultant to cannabis company Creso Pharma following questions about a possible conflict of interest.<\/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 of rodent studies suggested \u201cthe neuroprotective potential of [cannabis-derived phytocannabinoids] and [resveratrol] for in vivo models of\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preprints.org\/manuscript\/202111.0050\/v1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><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\">A poll found that 65 percent of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indypolitics.org\/poll-hoosier-republicans-support-pot-legalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support legalizing marijuana and 79 percent back allowing medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCannabisCncl\/status\/1457722270470787075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Cannabis Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pushed back against a news report about a presentation on marijuana market dynamics that the group received but says it did not endorse.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/marijuana-business-owner-university-colorado-board-regents-election-12745546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simply Pure CEO Wanda James<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced she is running for a seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents.<\/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:\/\/ir.curaleaf.com\/2021-11-08-Curaleaf-Reports-Third-Quarter-2021-Results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $317 million and a net loss of $57 million. The company also announced it is acquiring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/curaleaf-expands-its-presence-in-three-key-growth-markets-with-acquisition-of-tryke-companies-301418389.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tryke Companies<\/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:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ianthus-reports-third-quarter-2021-financial-results-and-provides-update-on-us-class-action-complaint-and-complaint-filed-by-hi-med-llc-301419087.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $49.3 million and a net loss of $15.8 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/aurora-cannabis-buying-stake-in-dutch-company-growery-to-provide-secured-loan-1.1678625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aurora Cannabis Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is investing an equity stake in Growery B.V.<\/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\/trulieve-announces-opening-of-west-virginias-first-medical-cannabis-dispensary-301418540.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trulieve Cannabis Corp. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0says it will open West Virginia\u2019s first medical cannabis dispensary on Friday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/cannabis-tech-company-fyllo-41-million-series-c-funding-2021-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fyllo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> raised a $40 million Series C round.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. International Trade Commission is investigating a patent- and trademark-infringement complaint from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/ip-law\/smoores-bid-to-block-rival-cannabis-vaporizers-gets-itc-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smoore Technology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that seeks to block imports of cannabis vaping products made or sold by more than three dozen companies and their distributors.<\/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.ultimate-guitar.com\/news\/general_music_news\/paul_mccartney_speaks_on_how_bob_dylan_treated_beatles_when_they_were_young_opens_up_on_john_lennon_tragedy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paul McCartney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about Bob Dylan introducing The Beatles to marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/culture\/article\/megan-fox-machine-gun-kelly-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megan Fox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly told her, the first time they met, \u201cI am weed.\u201d<\/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 - 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