{"id":53439,"date":"2022-03-09T03:15:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T11:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/03\/09\/cannabis-banking-gets-big-support-in-poll-newsletter-march-9-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T13:46:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:46:19","slug":"cannabis-banking-gets-big-support-in-poll-newsletter-march-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/03\/09\/cannabis-banking-gets-big-support-in-poll-newsletter-march-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis banking gets big support in poll (Newsletter: March 9, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-57.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>OK psilocybin decrim passes; Perlmutter will be \u201cpest\u201d until marijuana banking passes; KS medical cannabis bill filed<\/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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While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you\u2019ve got a few dollars to spare each month and believe in the work we do, please consider joining us on Patreon 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/oklahoma-house-passes-psilocybin-decriminalization-and-research-bill-sending-it-to-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma House of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> passed a bill to decriminalize psilocybin and encourage research on the therapeutic effects of the psychedelic for people with PTSD, depression, opioid use disorder and other conditions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-pledges-to-be-a-real-pest-until-senate-passes-his-marijuana-banking-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pledged to \u201ccontinue to be a real pest\u201d until the Senate agrees to pass his marijuana banking bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new poll commissioned by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/americans-want-congress-to-pass-marijuana-banking-bill-poll-from-american-bankers-association-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Bankers Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that 68 percent of Americans want Congress to pass cannabis banking legislation.<\/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\/key-gop-kansas-lawmaker-files-medical-marijuana-legalization-bill-in-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">chairman of the Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a new bill to legalize medical marijuana. The House passed separate medical cannabis legislation last year but it stalled in the Senate.<\/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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/PAI-2023-USDA-interim\/xml\/PAI-2023-USDA-interim.xml#ams07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> included information about hemp data it collects in an annual Privacy Act notice.<\/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.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1471522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> declined a request for the full court to review a marijuana business\u2019s case aiming to quash Internal Revenue Service summonses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gop-waysandmeans.house.gov\/brady-strengthen-mental-health-by-fighting-opioid-epidemic-stopping-policies-that-disconnect-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said a local sheriff told him that his department\u2019s \u201cdrug seizures include all kinds of fentanyl laced drugs, including marijuana.\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\/2864\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">seal certain marijuana and other convictions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got six new cosponsors for a total of 16.<\/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:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=29981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed several medical cannabis reform bills into law, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/keloland-com-original\/senate-approves-two-marijuana-bills-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">legislature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent her several other measures. Separately, Democratic gubernatorial candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackhillsfox.com\/2022\/03\/06\/democrat-south-dakota-governor-candidate-meets-with-rapid-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jamie Smith<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently the House minority leader, criticized the governor for undermining the state\u2019s voter-approved marijuana legalization measure.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/562022\/approved\/20220308c.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy\u2019s (D) budget proposal recommends using marijuana revenue to benefit communities harmed by the war on drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshShapiroPA\/status\/1501315276297568267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, currently the attorney general, tweeted, \u201cRepublicans in Harrisburg could legalize recreational marijuana, raise the minimum wage, and pass nondiscrimination bills. But they haven\u2019t over the past decade because they\u2019re more focused on helping wealthy special interests. I\u2019m still fighting for you, and I always will.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a look at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuer.org\/health-science-environment\/2022-03-08\/heres-what-changed-for-medical-cannabis-in-utah-in-the-2022-legislative-session\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis reform bills that passed this session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/9163424085\/posts\/10159144182579086\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Minority Leader Renny Cushing, who championed marijuana reform, passed away.<\/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\/AsmMiaBonta\/status\/1501320127421116419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Assembly Public Safety Committee approved a bill to provide relief to people with marijuana convictions.<\/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.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/missouri-house-takes-up-marijuana-legalization-in-push-to-sink-ballot-question\/article_cf0fa6e9-46cb-586c-afb5-31e6bed7c2ed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Public Safety Committee held a hearing on 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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yNfYukypAE&amp;t=26m35s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Judiciary Committee held a brief hearing on a marijuana legalization bill that\u2019s being presented as an alternative to a legal cannabis plan that the full House has already approved.<\/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.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/local\/committee-gets-an-earful-over-cannabis-gifting-ban\/2736101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House General Laws Committee held a hearing on legislation to ban forms of marijuana gifting.<\/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.mlive.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/marijuana-would-be-removed-from-michigans-drug-schedule-under-new-bill.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative filed a bill to remove marijuana from the state\u2019s list of Schedule I substances.<\/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\/Maureen4Indiana\/status\/1500502967270662151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative tweeted, \u201cWhen 80% of Hoosiers support medical cannabis, or adult use, we really aren\u2019t representing our districts well when we refuse to hear 13 bills that were filed this year on the topic.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OMMAOK\/status\/1499807483690459138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator spoke about implementing a new tracking system.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/masscannabiscontrol.com\/2022\/03\/cannabis-control-commission-launches-programming-for-massachusetts-third-cohort-of-social-equity-program-participants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators launched programming for the state\u2019s third cannabis social equity program cohort.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.illinois.gov\/sites\/agr\/Plants\/Pages\/2022-Transporter-Application-Questions-and-Answers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published questions and answers about marijuana transporter license applications.<\/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=CjUhkSHYqZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/Documents\/Presentations\/OLCCRuleUpdateSeries-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">presentation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about hemp rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2022\/03\/cannabis_control_board_meeting_031022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulators will meet 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 1,000 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\/2022\/03\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-56.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.tapinto.net\/towns\/jersey-city\/sections\/economic-development\/articles\/jersey-city-planning-board-to-begin-review-of-retail-cannabis-shop-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jersey City, New Jersey\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Planning Board began reviewing the city\u2019s first recreational marijuana retail application.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com\/documents\/Special-CRC-Agenda-March-2022-Packet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland, California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Regulatory Commission will meet on Thursday.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consalud.es\/politica\/parlamentos\/aemps-duda-cannabis-aliviar-dolor-cronico-reducir-ansiedad_111173_102.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spanish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Congress of Deputies\u2019s medical cannabis subcommittee held its first hearing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mugglehead.com\/argentina-to-revisit-unfinished-medical-cannabis-regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Argentina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court will hold hearings next month on the constitutionality of criminalizing medical cannabis cultivation.<\/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 \u201cCBD appears to alter some key physiological and psychological responses to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s40798-022-00417-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">aerobic exercise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> without impairing performance.\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 \u201cpsilocybin \u2013 mostly combined with psychotherapy or psychotherapeutic support \u2013 shows a promise as a treatment for various <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/14740338.2022.2047929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(treatment-resistant) mental disorders<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/DLCC\/status\/1501242973622779904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Democratic LegislativeCampaign Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about how Virginia\u2019s former House speaker oversaw the passage of marijuana legalization legislation.<\/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\/awh-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2021-financial-results-301498334.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net revenue of $88.5 million and a net loss of $16.5 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/economy-business\/2022-03-08\/a-pennsylvania-company-becomes-the-first-in-the-us-to-raise-marijuana-legally-for-medical-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Groff North America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> says it is the first company in the U.S. to grow and bring a cannabis crop to market legally for scientific study.<\/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.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/03\/08\/2399002\/33079\/en\/ScottsMiracle-Gro-Provides-Business-Update-at-Institutional-Investor-Event-Reduces-Sales-Outlook-for-Hawthorne-and-Non-GAAP-Adjusted-EPS.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scotts Miracle-Gro Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it expects sales for its Hawthorne unit to decline 15 to 25 percent, as \u201csales in the segment have been challenged for several months due to an oversupply of cannabis, which is leading to a slowdown in both indoor and outdoor cultivation.\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 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