{"id":51136,"date":"2021-11-12T03:13:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T11:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/12\/top-fed-drug-official-says-end-aura-of-illegality-newsletter-november-12-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T21:46:08","slug":"top-fed-drug-official-says-end-aura-of-illegality-newsletter-november-12-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/12\/top-fed-drug-official-says-end-aura-of-illegality-newsletter-november-12-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Top fed drug official says end \u2018aura of illegality\u2019 (Newsletter: November 12, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-41.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>DEA deschedules cocaine derivative; Mexican senator blames US for marijuana laws; VA GOP open to legal cannabis sales<\/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>Hold on, just one second before you read today\u2019s news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming year and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Gordon Parker: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m supporting because nobody works harder to report real-time developments out of D.C. and 50 state houses, and you do so with clarity and the perspective of history, focused on facts and not hype.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check us out on Patreon and sign up to give $25\/month today:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/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\/its-time-to-end-the-aura-of-illegality-for-drugs-top-federal-health-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it\u2019s time to end the \u201caura of illegality\u201d of drugs, which has perpetuated stigma and created barriers to treatment and harm reduction services.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/top-mexican-senator-blames-u-s-for-marijuana-criminalization-ahead-of-legalization-vote-expected-next-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexico\u2019s Senate president<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is blaming the U.S. for failed marijuana criminalization laws as legislators in the country work to craft a legalization bill they hope to pass by the end of next month.<\/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\/dea-moves-to-deschedule-cocaine-derived-drug-while-marijuana-lingers-in-schedule-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is proposing to completely deschedule a cocaine-derived substance used in evaluating Parkinson\u2019s disease\u2014while it refuses to alter marijuana\u2019s strict Schedule I status.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/virginia-gop-lawmakers-open-to-allowing-marijuana-sales-after-taking-control-of-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some Virginia Republican lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> say they\u2019re open to moving ahead with legal recreational marijuana sales when the party takes control of the House of Delegates and governor\u2019s office next year\u2014perhaps even on an expedited basis as compared to Democrats\u2019 previous plans.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/this-veterans-day-think-about-cannabis-and-veterans-healthcare-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NORML coauthored a Veterans Day op-ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for Marijuana Moment calling on Congress and the VA to enact cannabis policies that benefit veterans\u2019 health and wellbeing. <\/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:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/sites\/democrats.oversight.house.gov\/files\/2021-11-10.RK%20to%20Chew-TikTok%20re%20Minors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is demanding that TikTok supply information about minors\u2019 access to drug-related content on its platform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repblumenauer\/status\/1458816863148949511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThis #VeteransDay, and every day, let\u2019s fight to give our veterans what they are asking for: the best medical care possible, including access to cannabis.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kobi5.com\/news\/local-news\/us-rep-bentz-meets-with-jackson-josephine-co-representatives-tuesday-over-illegal-marijuana-concerns-172867\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> met with Jackson County, Oregon officials to discuss illegal marijuana cultivation.<\/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\/11\/special-session-medical-marijuana-seeming-less-likely\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=wlbt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tate Reeves (R) said he is not planning a special session on medical cannabis legislation soon.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1458947936566628370\" 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, \u201c\u200b\u200bOne way we can honor our vets is by decriminalizing marijuana and giving them access to this crucial pain relief. They gave everything for us \u2013 they deserve the best care available without fear of losing their job, VA benefits, or access to their Second Amendment freedoms.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTHouseDems\/status\/1458489570132062208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Democrats tweeted, \u201cMT House Dems &amp; @MTSenateDems are working hard to make sure that marijuana legalization rolls out safely &amp; smoothly on January 1.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chairman of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/medical-marijuana-legislature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Regulated Industries Committee suggested that regulators\u2019 medical cannabis business license approval process may need to be overhauled.<\/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:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/illinois\/committees-discuss-ways-to-address-care-for-veterans-including-cannabis-access\/article_13e40c6c-4250-11ec-b98d-3f38daba7a0b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative said it\u2019s unfair that people living in state-run veterans homes are unable to use medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/txcannaco.com\/delta-8-illegal-again-in-tx-as-state-appeals-injunction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed a notice of appeal on a judge\u2019s injunction on their delta-8 THC ban, automatically reinstating the policy for now.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/news\/adhs-issues-recall-for-certain-marijuana-products-due-to-possible-contamination\/article_7b6c9fba-431e-11ec-a62a-db37f7df6c96.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a voluntary recall on marijuana products that may be contaminated with salmonella or aspergillus.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/11\/11\/medical-marijuana-cannabis-new-rules-colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed rules to implement a bill on medical cannabis restrictions that will take effect on January 1.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abra.dc.gov\/release\/medical-cannabis-patient-caregiver-registration-fees-waived-through-january-31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators voted to waive registration fees for medical cannabis patients and caregivers through January 31, 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/2fbb225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a policy statement on payment of vendor fees by certified cannabis testing labs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/content\/dam\/ok\/en\/omma\/docs\/business-lists\/omma_transporter_list.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of licensed medical cannabis transporters.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCP\/Medical-Marijuana-Program\/Medical-Marijuana-Statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted updated statistics on the state\u2019s medical cannabis program.<\/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:\/\/wildlife.ca.gov\/News\/free-online-commercial-cannabis-permitting-workshop-nov-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a commercial cannabis cultivation permitting workshop 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-40.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.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/2021\/11\/11\/leon-county-schedules-workshop-marijuana-arrest-alternatives\/6367344001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leon County, Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Commission scheduled a workshop on the possible decriminalization of marijuana for March 22.<\/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.nationthailand.com\/in-focus\/40008685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Public Health Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with Rx Leaf World Medica to set up a medical cannabis research center.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ifpnews.com\/iran-urges-all-countries-to-get-involved-in-war-on-drugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iran\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> interior minister is urging other countries to do more to combat illegal drugs.<\/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.leicestermercury.co.uk\/news\/leicester-news\/mp-says-medical-cannabis-should-6188590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> member of Parliament said medical cannabis should be more freely prescribed on the National Health Service.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tga.gov.au\/medicinal-cannabis-changes-special-access-scheme-sas-and-authorised-prescriber-applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Therapeutic Goods Administration is hosting a webinar on how medical practitioners can apply to access certain medicinal cannabis medicines.<\/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 demonstrated \u201cthe beneficial effect of CBD treatment on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs11481-021-10023-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">autoimmune neuroinflammation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201cpsilocybin therapy increases cognitive and neural flexibility in patients with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41398-021-01706-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">major depressive disorder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\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\">Fox News commentator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/FOXNEWSW_20211109_220000_The_Five\/start\/3360\/end\/3420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geraldo Rivera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about being filmed at a cannabis coffeehouse in the Netherlands with his son.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211111005544\/en\/Cresco-Labs-Announces-Third-Quarter-2021-Financial-Results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cresco Labs Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $215.5 million and a net loss of $263.5 million.<\/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\/20211111006041\/en\/WM-Technology-Inc.-Reports-Third-Quarter-2021-Financial-Results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WM Technology, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $50.9 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The husband of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/local\/state\/2021\/11\/11\/j-t-burnette-florida-medical-marijuana-law-trulieve-unfair-advantage\/6288906001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trulieve\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CEO was sentenced to three years in federal prison and a $1.25 million fine after being convicted of extortion and other charges.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/11\/11\/2332528\/0\/en\/Jushi-Holdings-Inc-Announces-Filing-of-Preliminary-Base-Shelf-Prospectus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jushi Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus that will allow it to raise up to C$500 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vsstrategies.com\/post\/taylor-hartin-leaves-oklahoma-medical-marijuana-authority-to-join-cannabis-policy-firm-vs-strategies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VS Strategies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hired a former top Oklahoma medical cannabis regulator as a senior associate.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br 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