{"id":51160,"date":"2021-11-15T03:12:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T11:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/15\/biden-fda-pick-prescribed-cannabis-meds-newsletter-november-15-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-11-15T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T21:46:07","slug":"biden-fda-pick-prescribed-cannabis-meds-newsletter-november-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/15\/biden-fda-pick-prescribed-cannabis-meds-newsletter-november-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden FDA pick prescribed cannabis meds (Newsletter: November 15, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-49.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>DEA again boosts psychedelics production; OH medical marijuana expansion bill; Study: Legalizing cannabis didn\u2019t increase traffic injuries<\/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>Free to read (but not free to produce)!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We\u2019re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we\u2019re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Lysa Hoffman: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYour newsletter has been so helpful to me in making my plans to open a dispensary a reality\u2014still much hard work and planning to do but your resource is indispensable to me. That\u2019s why I pledged!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in our success on Patreon so we can expand our coverage and more readers can benefit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bidens-fda-pick-prescribed-cannabinoid-medicine-and-recognized-marijuanas-therapeutic-potential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Robert Califf, President Joe Biden\u2019s nominee for Food and Drug Administration commissioner,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> says he has prescribed cannabinoid drugs as a doctor and has spoken about the need to expand research on the therapeutic benefits of marijuana and its components.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe know we need to facilitate the work of companies interested in appropriately bringing safe, effective and quality products to market, including scientifically based research concerning these medicinal uses.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/dea-boosts-psilocybin-mdma-and-dmt-production-levels-again-in-final-quotas-for-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is again significantly boosting 2021 legal production quotas for psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA and DMT to be used in research\u2014on top of separate increases recently proposed for 2022.<\/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-senate-bill-would-allow-medical-marijuana-for-any-patient-who-can-reasonably-be-expected-to-benefit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bipartisan duo of Ohio senators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a bill to massively expand the state\u2019s medical marijuana program by allowing any patient who could \u201creasonably be expected\u201d to benefit from cannabis to qualify\u2014regardless of specific medical conditions.<\/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 Canada\u2019s legalization of marijuana <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-legalization-in-canada-did-not-result-in-increased-traffic-injuries-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">did not result in an increase in traffic injuries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, contrary to prohibitionist fears.<\/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\">More details emerged about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/politics-government\/article255740831.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> seizure of cash being transported from Missouri medical cannabis dispensaries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ewarren\/status\/1459255557219663874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cOur country\u2019s senseless cannabis laws have devastated Black and Brown communities. @EdMarkey and I are calling on President Biden to start righting this wrong and issue a blanket pardon for nonviolent cannabis offenses.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdMarkey\/status\/1459184753819717671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 tweeted, \u201cWe\u2019re asking President Biden to pardon all nonviolent federal cannabis offenses.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace\/status\/1459565686360092679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted that the <\/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 legalization bill she is introducing on Monday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a \u201ca clean framework at the federal level. Most Americans will find something they can agree with in this thing, no matter where you land politically.\u201d She also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1459565180585656325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that she\u2019s \u201c\u200b\u200bbeen working on this bill a long time. Tried to be thoughtful about the diversity of #cannabis reforms across the US. There\u2019s something for everyone on both sides of the aisle in this thing.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1440288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about the prospects for his marijuana banking legislation.<\/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\/1459647241032028169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Fetterman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the state\u2019s lieutenant governor, tweeted, \u201cState-legal cannabis ranks 5th among USA most valuable crops \u2013 trailing only corn, soybeans, hay, + wheat. In 5 states \u2013 AK, CO, MA, NV, + OR\u2013 cannabis grown for the adult-use market is the \u2018single most valuable crop.\u2019 PA\u2019s #1 industry + farmers deserve a new ca$h crop.\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 two new cosponsors for a total of 98.<\/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.thecentersquare.com\/tennessee\/lee-signs-sweeping-covid-bill-into-law\/article_b5a736ba-440c-11ec-acbf-5beb483a5e8d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill that allows the attorney general to appoint replacement prosecutors in places where district attorneys refuse to pursue marijuana or other cases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/governor-evers-grants-29-more-pardons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tony Evers (D) granted pardons to people convicted of marijuana and other offenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/steve-sweeney-new-jersey-senate-elections-state-governments-elections-f63cd98a176e6c1d6ec417527eb11fda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D), who long championed marijuana legalization, was selected as the state\u2019s new Senate president following the electoral defeat of the incumbent.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/Scott_Wiener\/status\/1459196319671545860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, \u201cWe\u2019re working very hard to decriminalize psychedelics in California. Psychedelics help so many people, including veterans, &amp; save lives. We need to stop criminalizing people for using them.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/texreg\/pdf\/backview\/1112\/1112adop.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators adopted medical cannabis research and reporting rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmhealth.org\/publication\/view\/rules\/7024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acting health secretary rejected recommendations to add ADHD, anxiety disorder, Tourette\u2019s syndrome, tobacco use disorder, hallucinogen use disorder and stimulant use disorder as medical cannabis qualifying conditions but accepted recommendations to increase purchase limits.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/Documents\/Rules\/Public-Hearing-Notice-2021-MJ-Bill-and-Technical-Package-122021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are proposing marijuana rules changes required by recently enacted legislation.<\/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.alreporter.com\/2021\/11\/12\/medical-cannabis-commission-preparing-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Cannabis Commission spoke about efforts to implement legalization.<\/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\/2fbf589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators withdrew a policy on marijuana laboratory certification and accreditation requirements.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azsos.gov\/public_services\/register\/2021\/46\/contents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed a policy statement on hemp performance based sampling.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wboy.com\/news\/monongalia\/west-virginias-first-ever-medical-marijuana-dispensary-opens-in-morgantown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> first medical cannabis dispensary opened.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveSilberman\/status\/1459203016431742977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators plan to release marijuana business licensing rules this 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:\/\/twitter.com\/FDACS\/status\/1458481906870259713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is encouraging farmers to complete a national hemp survey.<\/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.ilsos.gov\/departments\/index\/register\/volume45\/register_volume45_issue_46.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules will consider cannabis regulations on Tuesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mra\/0,9306,7-386-93535-570851--,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will hold a marijuana social equity education session on Thursday.<\/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-48.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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2021\/11\/12\/mayoral-candidate-charged-cannabis-related-felony-accuses-city-targeting-him\/8590211002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Las Cruces, New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayoral candidate was charged with allegedly selling cannabis products to undercover agents.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/f26cdd2db549\/cannabisstorage-4835653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials sent a reminder that marijuana business license applications and renewals can now be submitted online.<\/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.corkbeo.ie\/news\/local-news\/leading-cork-cannabis-activist-sends-22119413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Irish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Michael Higgins and lawmakers were sent cannabis by a legalization activist.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maltatoday.com.mt\/news\/national\/113253\/mps_give_grech_no_support_to_attempt_new_tack_on_cannabis_law_#.YZFoZb3MLwM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malta\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> opposition Nationalist Party is divided over the government\u2019s marijuana reform plans.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Vernon, British Columbia, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8365805\/vernon-concerns-bc-drug-decriminalization-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor and City Council are opposing the province\u2019s plan to decriminalize drugs.<\/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 found that \u201cTHC inhibits \u03b2-haematin (synthetic haemozoin) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0960894X21006697?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">malaria parasite growth<\/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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6cK7E5gKtu0&amp;t=1h6m45s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Black Justice Coalition\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> executive director <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/financialservices.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">testified<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> before the House Financial Services Committee about how marijuana prohibition causes economic hardships for black LGBTQIA+ people.<\/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\/20211112005432\/en\/Columbia-Care-Reports-Record-Third-Quarter-2021-Results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $132.3 million and a 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