{"id":51110,"date":"2021-11-11T03:25:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T11:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/11\/senators-push-biden-for-cannabis-clemency-newsletter-november-11-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-11-11T13:45:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T21:45:55","slug":"senators-push-biden-for-cannabis-clemency-newsletter-november-11-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/11\/senators-push-biden-for-cannabis-clemency-newsletter-november-11-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators push Biden for cannabis clemency (Newsletter: November 11, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-39.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Govs want marijuana banking ASAP; Lawmakers: Protect state cannabis laws; OH legalization poll; Denver psilocybin decrim hearing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It\u2019s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day.<\/p>\n<p>(function() {<br \/>\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {<br \/>\n\t\tlisteners: [],<br \/>\n\t\tforms: {<br \/>\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t{<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t);<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t}<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.6 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<label>Email address: <\/label>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\" \/><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p><b>Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Before you dig into today\u2019s cannabis news,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>ASA Magazine:<\/strong> \u201cI am Japanese. There is not much information about marijuana in Japan, so I am always reading about it on your web site. I have seen a lot of information about marijuana, but Marijuana Moment is No.1.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/senators-urge-biden-to-grant-mass-pardon-for-thousands-of-marijuana-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to issue mass pardons for people convicted of marijuana offenses as a first step toward righting the wrongs of prohibition.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOur country\u2019s cannabis policies must be completely overhauled, but you have the power to act now: you can and should issue a blanket pardon for all non-violent federal cannabis offenses, fulfilling your promises to the American people and transforming the lives of tens of thousands Americans.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/two-dozen-governors-call-on-congress-to-pass-marijuana-banking-reform-through-defense-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bipartisan coalition of two dozen governors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter calling on congressional leaders to pass marijuana banking legislation 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.marijuanamoment.net\/bipartisan-lawmakers-request-broad-marijuana-protections-for-states-and-territories-in-spending-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter calling on House leaders to include provisions protecting state and tribal marijuana laws from federal interference in upcoming spending 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:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ohio-republican-lawmakers-more-likely-to-back-marijuana-legalization-than-democrats-legislative-survey-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">survey of Ohio lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that Republicans are more likely to support legalizing marijuana than Democrats are. However, GOP members are less supportive of letting people grow their own cannabis at home.<\/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\/denver-city-council-considers-expanding-psilocybin-decriminalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado City Council\u2019s Finance and Governance Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on a city panel\u2019s recommendation to expand the voter-approved decriminalization of psilocybin to include gifting and communal use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/montana-regulators-open-to-revising-marijuana-industry-employment-and-cbd-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana Department of Revenue officials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> testified at a legislative hearing that they are open to scaling back proposed rules blocking marijuana industry employment for people with past cannabis convictions and restricting CBD sales.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/RonWyden\/status\/1458221202154029059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted photos of himself visiting a marijuana dispensary, tweeting, \u201cLocal cannabis businesses like @tokyostarfish here in Oregon show the way to a smart cannabis policy at the federal level that ends the long-failed national prohibition.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1458549353702952970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> confirmed a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/republican-led-bill-to-legalize-and-tax-marijuana-emerges-as-alternative-to-democratic-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Moment scoop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by announcing she will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1458552255129468934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">file<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a bill to federally legalize cannabis next week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1458519179787739138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWe need to safeguard our financial system, reduce the public safety risk in our communities, and help better support small, Veteran- and minority-owned cannabis businesses and their employees. We need #SAFEBanking now.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3617\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">deschedule marijuana and fund programs to repair drug war harms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got three new cosponsors for a total of 96.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/2916\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct clinical trials on medical cannabis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got one new cosponsor for a total of two.<\/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\/1458417841745637377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Fetterman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the lieutenant governor, tweeted, \u201cI\u2019ve [led] the charge in Pennsylvania to free people of bullshit weed charges that have damaged their lives.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ninaturner\/status\/1458500574375149571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nina Turner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cBlack Americans are four times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than white Americans. There is no reason for people to be in prison for cannabis possession in 2021.\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.mass.gov\/news\/baker-polito-administration-refiles-legislation-to-improve-roadway-safety-and-combat-impaired-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Charlie Baker (R) filed impaired driving legislation that would prohibit loose or unsealed packages of marijuana in the driver\u2019s compartment of a vehicle.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A working group of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvtf.org\/news\/2021-11-10\/republican-vote-on-cannabis-subcommittee-signals-the-party-is-still-unclear-on-intentions-for-a-retail-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Cannabis Oversight Commission held a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/studies.virginiageneralassembly.gov\/meetings\/1403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to discuss the potential acceleration of legal recreational sales.<\/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.ajc.com\/politics\/georgia-medical-marijuana-program-stalled-by-protests-bureaucracy\/BHCYY5NNAZHWHE5NWGPQZJLKME\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Regulated Industries Committee held a hearing on implementation of the state\u2019s medical cannabis law.<\/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.orlandoweekly.com\/Blogs\/archives\/2021\/11\/10\/florida-recreational-marijuana-amendment-gets-fundraising-boost-from-trulieve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> campaign working to place a marijuana legalization measure on the 2022 ballot raised $307,522 in October, with $250,000 of that coming from Trulieve.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/investigations\/mendocino-shakedown-police-accused-of-corruption-and-theft-during-pot-seizures\/2725680\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> state officials and local law enforcement are being accused in a federal lawsuit of extortion, theft and corruption related to marijuana seizures.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2021\/11\/10\/news\/theres-more-illegal-activity-in-maines-medical-marijuana-market-states-top-pot-official-says-joam40zk0w\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator spoke about the challenges of exercising oversight of the state\u2019s medical cannabis system.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A pending appeal that has prevented <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/news\/politics-government\/prospective-newport-dispensary-drops-appeal-after-delaying-ri-cannabis-lottery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators from conducting a lottery to award a medical cannabis dispensary business license is being dropped by the company behind it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/healthcare\/2021\/11\/10\/expiration-emergency-telemedicine-covid-19-rules-extended-coronavirus-state-medical-board-ohio\/6369516001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators delayed the expiration of telemedicine for medical cannabis recommendations and renewals until March.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.alaska.gov\/web\/Portals\/9\/pub\/homepage\/STEC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent guidance about testing marijuana for E. coli.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/governor.guam.gov\/press_release\/guam-one-step-closer-to-creating-cannabis-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators signed a contract for Metrc to manage the territory\u2019s marijuana tracking system.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/plus\/data-reporting\/whos-applying-to-be-new-mexicos-first-cannabis-producers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators have received more than 1.500 marijuana production license applications.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1458581160062160905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana business issues on Tuesday.<\/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-38.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.canorml.org\/oakland-public-safety-committee-votes-to-prohibit-city-employees-cannabis-metabolites-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council\u2019s Public Safety Committee approved a proposal to end marijuana metabolite testing of city employees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krdo.com\/news\/2021\/11\/09\/colorado-springs-could-decriminalize-magic-mushrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council members discussed their views on decriminalizing psychedelics.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedenverchannel.com\/news\/local-news\/denver-to-begin-accepting-marijuana-hospitality-applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials will begin accepting applications for marijuana hospitality business licenses this week.<\/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:\/\/ktvl.com\/news\/local\/jaco-commissioners-detail-help-expected-from-the-state-to-curtail-illegal-marijuana-grows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jackson County, Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Commissioners laid out changes they want state legislators to make to help combat illegal marijuana cultivation.<\/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.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-11-10\/germany-s-next-coalition-close-to-deal-on-legalizing-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> incoming government coalition is reportedly close to finalizing a deal 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 Dutch cannabis coffeeshops found that \u201ccompared to homes nearby remaining coffeeshops, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/1540-6229.12365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">homes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nearby closing coffeeshops decrease on average 1.6 to 8.5 percent in value.\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.globaldrugsurvey.world\/s3\/Global-Drug-Survey-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global Drug Survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is seeking participants for its 2022 edition.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrMikeBlake\/status\/1458210490618826753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Michael Blake<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized the continued denial of access to public housing over marijuana, tweeting, \u201cTruly discriminatory, racist, ignorant and divisive. Why on earth would someone be denied federal public housing over Marijuana?? Why has this not been changed yet? Where is the federal action?\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.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/11\/09\/us-overdose-deaths-are-soaring-bidens-new-plan-could-help-ease-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington Post editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the Biden administration should not rule out allowing 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:\/\/investors.gtigrows.com\/investors\/news-and-events\/press-releases\/press-release-details\/2021\/Green-Thumb-Industries-ReportsThird-Quarter-2021-Results\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Thumb Industries Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $233.7 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/en\/news-release\/2021\/11\/11\/2332177\/0\/en\/Acreage-Holdings-Reports-Third-Quarter-2021-Results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acreage Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly consolidated revenue of $48.2 million and a net loss attributable to Acreage of $12.3 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novamind.ca\/2021-11-10-novamind-secures-insurance-coverage-for-ketamine-from-four-major-payors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Novamind Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secured coverage of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression from four major health insurance providers.<\/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\/20211108006189\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MedMen Enterprises Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has two new board members.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/cannabis\/21\/11\/23987223\/exclusive-puffco-announces-new-cmo-and-cfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Puffco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> brought on a new chief financial officer and chief marketing officer.<\/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:\/\/onairwithryan.iheart.com\/featured\/ryan-seacrest\/content\/2021-11-09-ed-sheeran-shares-hilarious-story-being-blasted-recording-first-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ed Sheeran<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about finishing a song while \u201creally blasted\u201d on CBD and wine.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/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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