{"id":51495,"date":"2021-12-01T03:15:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/12\/01\/no-evidence-of-cannabis-harm-with-casual-adult-use-fed-official-says-newsletter-december-1-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:45:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T21:45:49","slug":"no-evidence-of-cannabis-harm-with-casual-adult-use-fed-official-says-newsletter-december-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/12\/01\/no-evidence-of-cannabis-harm-with-casual-adult-use-fed-official-says-newsletter-december-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No evidence\u2019 of cannabis harm with casual adult use, fed official says (Newsletter: December 1, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-1.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NYC safe consumption sites for drugs; Financial orgs want marijuana banking in NDAA; Jamaica\u2019s new \u201cgood ganja sense\u201d campaign<\/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. 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It features bus ads, a website and a catchy jingle.<\/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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2021\/11\/29\/federal-court-grants-time-for-filing-motions-in-marijuana-money-laundering-case-in-farmington-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">federal judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> paused the deadline for filing pretrial motions in the case of an alleged Maine marijuana and money-laundering operation involving public officials to give the defendants more time to review evidence.<\/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=3FNRAYnPbG4&amp;t=8m34s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he thinks there\u2019s a \u201cgood chance\u201d of passing marijuana banking legislation through the National Defense Authorization Act. He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1465447487041327112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about bipartisan backing for the move, saying, \u201cI appreciate the support of these Senators \u2013 as well as\u00a0 @SenatorHick &amp; @SenatorBennet. By including #SAFEBanking in the final NDAA, we can safeguard our financial system, reduce the public safety risk &amp; better support small &amp; minority-owned businesses.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPEARCoalition\/status\/1465692061684936715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and former Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who did not support marijuana legalization while in office,\u00a0 joined the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation as co-chairs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Booker4KY\/status\/1465482346098999296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charles Booker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWhen I get to the Senate, I will file the legislation to finally legalize cannabis, and will call it the Gatewood Galbraith Justice and Healing Act.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Compton4KY2022\/status\/1465693780611379201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">William Compton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIn congress, I would fully support legalizing Marijuana on the federal level. Kentucky\u2019s cash crop had always been tobacco, why can\u2019t we add Marijuana to create more revenue?\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\">Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshShapiroPA\/status\/1465743536503103492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Shapiro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the attorney general, tweeted, \u201c60% of Pennsylvanians support marijuana legalization. Every second wasted on this is another second folks who\u2019ve possessed small amounts of marijuana spend dealing with an unjust record. Let\u2019s get it done.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LtGovStratton\/status\/1465455742652190721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor hosted an event about a marijuana revenue-funded grant program, saying, \u201cThe #R3 program invests 25% of adult-cannabis tax revenues back into communities that have suffered historic disinvestment. Our goal is to repair the harm by investing in these communities, and this work can only be done in collaboration with those same communities.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/news\/business\/article256224197.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers said they plan to pass a medical cannabis bill early in 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.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/is-it-time-to-regulate-alcohol-like-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator filed a bill, by request of a citizen, that would amend alcohol regulations to mirror more restrictive marijuana ones.<\/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.nmlegis.gov\/Agendas\/NMFAageNov30.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Finance Authority Oversight Committee discussed the cannabis microbusiness loan program at a hearing. Separately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccd.rld.state.nm.us\/2021\/10\/26\/adult-use-cannabis-allowable-solvents-and-labor-peace-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hold a public hearing on proposed marijuana labor peace agreements and solvents rules on Wednesday.<\/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:\/\/oksenate.gov\/committees\/meeting-notices\/oklahoma-medical-marijuana-authority-omma-hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate will hold a hearing with medical cannabis regulators on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/mgawebsite\/Committees\/Details?cmte=scr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Cannabis Legalization Workgroup will meet on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2021\/11\/30\/connecticut-regulators-increase-allowable-mold-thresholds-amid-consumer-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators increased the acceptable amount of mold in tested marijuana products without issuing a formal rule about the change.<\/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:\/\/oal.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2021\/11\/2021-Notice-Regiter-Number-48-Z-November-26-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Control Appeals Panel proposed rules changes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewJerseyCRC\/status\/1465701885281587226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a webinar about the marijuana business license application process.<\/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\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank.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:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/marijuana\/2021\/11\/cny-village-approves-retail-marijuana-by-a-single-vote-in-example-of-a-divided-ny.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McGraw, New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voters narrowly approved a ballot measure to allow retail sales and on-site consumption of marijuana.<\/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:\/\/suffolktimes.timesreview.com\/2021\/11\/in-split-vote-greenport-opts-out-of-allowing-retail-marijuana-sales-on-site-consumption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greensport, New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Trustees voted to opt out of allowing marijuana dispensaries and on-site consumption facilities.<\/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.app.com\/story\/news\/local\/new-jersey\/marijuana\/2021\/11\/30\/toms-river-nj-recreational-marijuana-sales-permanently-banned\/8799072002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toms River, New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Township Council voted to permanently ban recreational marijuana businesses.<\/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.kpax.com\/news\/missoula-county\/countdown-to-legalization-city-of-missoula-adopts-pot-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missoula, Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council approved marijuana regulations.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The city of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newburyportnews.com\/news\/marijuana-retailer-sues-city-over-impact-fees\/article_ab8d9df6-21c7-5bf8-94b9-9a177b2ab7c4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gloucester, Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being sued by a marijuana business over allegedly excessive and illegal community impact fees that must be paid in order to operate.<\/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.courant.com\/community\/hartford\/hc-news-hartford-cannabis-zoning-20211130-fm5zqfug3bddjfpuxxzvmsmtl4-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hartford, Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Planning &amp; Zoning Commission\u2019s draft marijuana rules would encourage dispensaries to be located downtown.<\/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:\/\/oncenoticias.digital\/nacional\/scjn-iniciara-el-miercoles-discusion-sobre-validez-de-la-produccion-de-canamo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court will consider a case challenging the prohibition on growing hemp on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europapress.es\/nacional\/noticia-up-buscara-llevar-nuevo-congreso-regulacion-cannabis-2022-legalizacion-imparable-20211129201312.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spanish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers said they will seek to pass marijuana legalization legislation in 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singaporelawwatch.sg\/Headlines\/Death-sentences-upheld-for-two-men-convicted-of-cannabis-trafficking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Singapore\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Court of Appeal upheld death sentences for two men convicted of conspiring to traffic marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Brunswick, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/new-brunswick\/cannabis-nb-retail-outlets-expand-1.6268261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> finance minister filed a bill to allow privately run marijuana stores and direct-from-producer farmgate operations.<\/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 \u201chigh CBD cannabis extracts downregulate the expression of several key fibrotic genes indicating their <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/opus.uleth.ca\/handle\/10133\/6095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anti-fibrotic potential<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at the transcriptional level.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201cboth classical and a-typical psychedelics are promising treatment options in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00213-021-06027-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">patients with terminal illness<\/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.mpp.org\/news\/press\/marijuana-policy-project-hires-denise-tolliver-as-communications-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Policy Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hired a communications director who previously worked for members of Congress.<\/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:\/\/chacruna.net\/chacruna_guide_rfra_best_practices_psychedelic_churches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chacruna Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a guide for best practices for psychedelic plant medicine churches.<\/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.cadca.org\/advocate-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is urging people to ask members of Congress not to include marijuana banking language in the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/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\/harborside-announces-business-combination-with-urbn-leaf-and-loudpack-creating-statehouse-holdings-a-leading-california-cannabis-company-301433467.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harborside Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring UL Holdings Inc. and LPF JV Corporation and is expected to rename itself 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The company also announced a non-brokered private <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/harborside-inc-announces-a-private-placement-of-equity-units-of-up-to-us-10-million-concurrently-with-announcement-of-m-amp-a-transactions-848785861.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">placement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of units worth gross proceeds of up to $10 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\/20211129005825\/en\/Flower-One-Announces-Third-Quarter-Revenue-Growth-of-18-Year-Over-Year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flower One Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $14.1 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/headset-completes-8-6m-of-financing-further-cementing-position-as-the-market-analytics-leader-in-cannabis-301433478.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Headset<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> raised an $8.6 million funding round.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-parent-company-announces-tiffany-mcbride-as-managing-director-of-social-equity-ventures-and-kerry-arnold-as-chief-people-officer-301433907.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Parent Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new managing director of social equity ventures and chief people 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:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=54GgjpF8cwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aaron Carter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he smoked marijuana with Michael Jackson.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><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 - 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>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/no-evidence-of-cannabis-harm-with-casual-adult-use-fed-official-says-newsletter-december-1-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018No evidence\u2019 of cannabis harm with casual adult use, fed official says (Newsletter: December 1, 2021)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/no-evidence-of-cannabis-harm-with-casual-adult-use-fed-official-says-newsletter-december-1-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018No evidence\u2019 of cannabis harm with casual adult use, fed official says (Newsletter: December 1, 2021)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC safe consumption sites for drugs; Financial orgs want marijuana banking in NDAA; Jamaica\u2019s new \u201cgood ganja sense\u201d campaign Subscribe\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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