{"id":51270,"date":"2021-11-19T03:14:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/19\/schumer-talks-big-boys-in-cannabis-newsletter-november-19-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T13:46:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T21:46:26","slug":"schumer-talks-big-boys-in-cannabis-newsletter-november-19-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/19\/schumer-talks-big-boys-in-cannabis-newsletter-november-19-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer talks \u2018big boys\u2019 in cannabis (Newsletter: November 19, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2705-6.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Germany moving to legalize marijuana; Congresswoman: We\u2019re close to allowing DC sales; PA medical cannabis homegrow bill; MT relaxes CBD restrictions<\/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>Harris Heller:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI am supporting Marjuana Moment because they are doing the necessary work to help end the destructive war on drugs with journalistic integrity that is hard to find in today\u2019s media landscape. I look forward to supporting the cause for many years to come.\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/germany-set-to-legalize-marijuana-nationwide-after-major-parties-reach-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">working group of parties in Germany\u2019s incoming government coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have agreed to a plan to legalize marijuana. They will also allow drug checking services as a broader harm reduction measure.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/schumer-wants-to-keep-big-boys-out-of-marijuana-industry-and-says-legalization-bill-is-passable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said in a new interview with New York\u2019s top marijuana regulator that he wants to stop large companies from controlling the cannabis industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTo have the big boys come in and make all the money makes no sense.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahead of Washington, D.C. Council hearing on a bill to legalize marijuana sales on Friday, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/on-eve-of-dc-marijuana-hearing-congresswoman-is-optimistic-that-federal-blockade-will-be-removed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said she\u2019s \u201ccloser than ever\u201d to removing a federal rider preventing cannabis commerce in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/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\/bipartisan-pennsylvania-senators-announce-medical-marijuana-home-grow-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bipartisan duo of Pennsylvania senators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are filing a bill to let medical cannabis patients grow their own medicine instead of having to buy it at a dispensary.<\/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\/montana-regulators-rescind-marijuana-industry-employment-and-cbd-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana Department of Revenue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is rescinding proposed rules that would have blocked marijuana industry employment for people with past cannabis convictions and restricted CBD sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/arizona-marijuana-equity-program-could-benefit-big-businesses-critics-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some Arizona marijuana reform advocates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> say the state\u2019s social equity program will end up benefiting big cannabis businesses instead of small players from communities harmed by the drug war.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is a program that, as currently written, is designed to fail.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/18\/biden-drug-czar-wants-expand-use-addiction-medication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dodged <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abgutman\/status\/1461003893056446468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">questions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about safe consumption sites for illegal drugs. He was also ceremonially <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ONDCP\/status\/1461412393267908618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sworn in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the new role by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/press-releases\/2021\/11\/17\/administrator-anne-milgram-remarks-overdose-epidemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> claimed that fentanyl is being laced into marijuana, among other drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/marijuana-democrats-legalize\/2021\/11\/17\/61dd37b4-47b3-11ec-95dc-5f2a96e00fa3_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed his opposition to passing marijuana banking legislation ahead of comprehensive legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IXzk-Dp98cA&amp;t=6m22s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about her letter asking President Biden to pardon people with marijuana convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance\/status\/1461070344635224082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reacted to opposition to her marijuana legalization bill from the South Carolina Republican Party. She also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1461137079077724160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201c#StatesReformAct will grant a second chance to non-violent cannabis-only offenders incarcerated within the federal criminal justice system, affecting approximately 2,600.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDaveJoyce\/status\/1461454176915968015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cGreat meeting with @USCannabisCncl on how Congress can enact meaningful cannabis reform to improve lives &amp; livelihoods. For years I\u2019ve worked to protect the rights of states that have overturned\u00a0 arcane\/discriminatory cannabis policies. It\u2019s time for action at the federal level.\u201d<\/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\/1461358577151463442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Fetterman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the lieutenant governor, tweeted, \u201cAnnual overdose deaths from THC \/ Weed continues at &lt;checks notes&gt; ZERO EVER.\u00a0 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2705-2.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Remove from Schedule I. <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2705-3.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Legalize it.\u00a0 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2705-4.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Expunge Convictions.\u00a0 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2705-5.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Commonsense Homegrow.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia Republican congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heerak4Congress\/status\/1461177369746677763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heerak Christian Kim<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt is necessary for @GlennYoungkin @WinsomeSears @JasonMiyaresVA to illegalize marijuana in Virginia in collaboration with @VASenateGOP &amp; @vahousegop. Put anti-drug leaders in Virginia Department of Health &amp; Education. Illegal aliens perpetuate drug gangs &amp; drug use!\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The campaign of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/store.charliecrist.com\/legalizeit-unisex-forest-green-tee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, currently a congressman, is selling a marijuana legalization t-shirt.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fox59.com\/indianapolitics\/some-indiana-lawmakers-plan-to-introduce-marijuana-legislation-this-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said legalizing marijuana \u201cmakes no sense,\u201d but the majority leader said there\u2019s \u201croom for discussion\u201d on the issue.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/Legis\/Agenda.aspx?m=4848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Medical Marijuana Commission held a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadvertiser.com\/story\/news\/2021\/11\/18\/louisiana-lawmakers-chide-ag-commissioner-slow-pace-medical-marijuana-expansion\/8660435002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hearing<\/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.wtok.com\/2021\/11\/18\/mississippi-medical-marijuana-special-session-unlikely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers said they don\u2019t expect a special session to pass medical cannabis legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/local-news\/lawmakers-say-medical-cannabis-should-be-treated-like-any-other-prescription-drug-in-utah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers are pushing back against municipalities that are punishing local workers for using legal medical cannabis.<\/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:\/\/txcannaco.com\/delta-8-legal-for-now-appeals-court-holds-up-hometown-hero-side-of-injunction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appeals court upheld an injunction against the state\u2019s ban on delta-8 THC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtpr.org\/montana-news\/2021-11-17\/new-montana-drug-court-will-handle-expungement-of-marijuana-related-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court officials are working on creating a new drug court focused on expunging marijuana convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DPH\/Press-Room\/Press-Releases---2021\/Officials-From-The-Connecticut-Overdose-Response-Strategy-And-The-DPH-Issue-Warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials circulated a warning about reports of potential fentanyl-laced marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ap4Pkw4aJxhvzy9G0tbZNkViwE69_6Ry\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a health and safety advisory about \u200b\u200bpotentially unsafe levels of mercury in medical cannabis flower produced by First Class LLC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/mra\/Sales_Locations_Nov_17_Recall_741599_7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released additional information about a recall of marijuana products and published a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/mra\/Advisory_Bulletin-Updated_Information_for_Viridis_Recall_-_DH_741640_7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bulletin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about conducting retesting.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.albme.gov\/press-release\/medical-cannabis-draft-rules-for-physicians-and-patients-released-for-public-comment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released draft rules for how physicians can recommend medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2021\/11\/18\/nm-issues-first-cannabis-cultivation-license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued the state\u2019s first recreational marijuana cultivation license.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators awarded the state\u2019s first medical cannabis patient cards.<\/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\/Notice-of-Public-Hearing-Bill-and-Technical-Rule-Package-Correction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a technical correction to proposed cannabis rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/headynj.com\/nj-crc-gives-towns-cannabis-advice-at-the-league-of-municipalities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators discussed marijuana issues at a New Jersey League of Municipalities event.<\/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-66.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><a href=\"https:\/\/city.milwaukee.gov\/ImageLibrary\/Groups\/ccCouncil\/News\/2021\/District-03\/JointDraft-Newstatebillwoulddamagecityefforttodecriminalizepotpossession4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Milwaukee, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Common Council members issued a statement opposing a new state decriminalization bill that would force an increase in local marijuana penalties.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/filtermag.org\/san-francisco-safe-consumption-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Francisco, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor announced plans to purchase property to house a safe consumption site for 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 federal judge dismissed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1440761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Van Buren, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and several local police officials from a lawsuit alleging that they conducted an illegal raid on a licensed medical cannabis grow operation.<\/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:\/\/bvinews.com\/governments-marijuana-legislation-delayed-but-not-denied-premier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">British Virgin Islands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Premier Andrew Fahie said he\u2019s optimistic that the government\u2019s cannabis bill will receive the governor\u2019s assent.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorJordon\/status\/1461122026442133505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator filed a marijuana legalization bill.<\/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.publimetro.co\/noticias\/2021\/11\/16\/gustavo-bolivar-poso-junto-a-10-kilos-de-cannabis-para-hablar-sobre-legalizacion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator visited Colorado to learn about marijuana policy.<\/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.newshub.co.nz\/home\/new-zealand\/2021\/11\/government-contributing-more-than-200k-to-hemp-project.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Zealand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry for Primary Industries is funding the establishment of a hemp seed processing plant.<\/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 medical marijuana laws \u201cincrease the probability that a 30\u201339 year-old woman is in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/00036846.2021.1985069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">labour force<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and decrease the time that unemployed 20\u201329 year-old men spend looking for a job.\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 investigating marijuana\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/abstrax_pins_the_exact_origin_of_cannabis_distinctive_skunk_like_aroma_in_scientific_peer_reviewed_study\/prweb18339373.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cskunk\u201d smell<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cshed light on the chemical origins of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acsomega.1c04196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">characteristic aroma of cannabis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and how volatile sulfur compound production evolves during plant growth.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/INDems\/status\/1461384959487213569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe @indgop made it clear they value their outdated partisanship ahead of creating a better economic future for the Hoosier State. A majority of Hoosiers support cannabis legalization &amp; @INDems are ready to make this a hallmark effort for 2022.\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.uscannabiscouncil.org\/cannabis-industry-ceos-call-on-president-biden-to-issue-pardons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Cannabis Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> organized a letter signed by marijuana business leaders calling on President Joe Biden to pardon people with cannabis convictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hempgrower.com\/article\/astm-approves-standard-sampling-hempseed-human-consumption-grain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASTM International<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a standard for sampling hemp seed intended for human consumption.<\/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.hempgrower.com\/article\/nihc-to-strengthen-cbd-testing-labeling-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Industrial Hemp Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is launching a pilot program for hemp testing and labeling standards.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The president of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelo.com\/2021\/11\/17\/s-d-chamber-leader-sees-housing-early-childhood-ed-and-marijuana-as-big-issues-in-2022-legislature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he thinks marijuana will be a big issue in the legislature in 2022.<\/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.pilotonline.com\/opinion\/editorials\/vp-ed-editorial-virginia-marijuana-legalization-1118-20211117-vrrn3xq5wnhdndfamhmq6pjwiy-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginian-Pilot editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is urging the incoming Republican House majority should pass legislation to expedite marijuana sales.<\/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.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/parallel-separates-the-chairman-and-ceo-roles-301424770.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parallel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is separating its CEO and chairman roles.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the 43 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JMBorchardt\/status\/1461309681285177345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio medical cannabis businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that were sold over the past two years, 37 were acquired by multi-state operators.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/berner415\/status\/1458528842088255491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> teased an upcoming social media collaboration with Weedmaps.<\/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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