{"id":54844,"date":"2022-05-24T02:22:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T10:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/fed-cannabis-arrests-keep-dropping-as-more-states-legalize-newsletter-may-24-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T00:46:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:46:28","slug":"fed-cannabis-arrests-keep-dropping-as-more-states-legalize-newsletter-may-24-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/fed-cannabis-arrests-keep-dropping-as-more-states-legalize-newsletter-may-24-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed cannabis arrests keep dropping as more states legalize (Newsletter: May 24, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-49.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>KS medical marijuana stalls as session ends; Feds want cannabis growers for research; Study examines cannabis influencers on Instagram<\/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 v4.8.7 - 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>Before you dig into today\u2019s cannabis news,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at <\/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\/kansas-lawmakers-plan-to-work-on-medical-marijuana-over-summer-as-2022-session-ends\/\" 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\"> said that although medical cannabis legislation will not pass this year as the session comes to an end,\u00a0 lawmakers will work over the summer to form a \u201cnear complete product\u201d of a bill that can be considered early in 2023.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new report from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/federal-marijuana-arrests-continue-to-drop-amid-legalization-movement-new-justice-department-report-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Justice Department\u2019s Bureau of Justice Statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shows that federal marijuana arrests are continuing to drop as more state cannabis legalization laws are enacted.<\/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\/top-federal-drug-agency-seeks-new-suppliers-of-marijuana-for-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a notice saying it is looking for new partners who can supply cannabis for research\u2014including \u201cmarijuana cigarettes of varying potencies\u201d as well as extracts of THC, CBD and other cannabinoids.<\/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 looks at how legalization has \u201cdrastically changed\u201d the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-legalization-drastically-changed-cannabis-marketing-on-instagram-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">social media landscape for marijuana marketing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014with women taking a lead as influencers.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCannabis influencers on Instagram are changing the stereotypical characteristics of illegal cannabis culture.\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2022-10998\/meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\u2019s Drug Testing Advisory Board <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0will consider workplace marijuana testing on June 21.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1528851666962944003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe EQUAL Act will end the discriminatory 18:1 sentencing disparity between \u2018crack\u2019 and powder cocaine. That\u2019s why it\u2019s supported by a huge bipartisan coalition. I stood today with New Yorkers impacted by the War on Drugs to say we\u2019re going to keep working until we 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\/Marie4Congress\/status\/1528028270859587584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI strongly believe we must not only legalize cannabis federally, but we need to right the wrongs of the past and put equity at the forefront of all we do.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeGarcia\/status\/1527736160839249920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> toured illegal marijuana cultivation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeGarcia\/status\/1527805888718942208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sites<\/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.c-span.org\/video\/?520307-3\/washington-journal-rep-fred-keller-r-pa-discusses-economy-energy-campaign-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he is concerned about Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman\u2019s support for legalizing marijuana. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marshall9News\/status\/1528128447947628546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado Republican Senate candidates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed marijuana during a debate.<\/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:\/\/blackchronicle.com\/orourke-outlines-plan-for-texas-veterans-at-armed-forces-day-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke, a former congressman, framed marijuana legalization as a way to help veterans.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColoTreasurer\/status\/1527359949143085080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> treasurer tweeted, \u201cWe need to give state-legal marijuana businesses access to traditional financial services as a public safety imperative that could also bolster the economy.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/Scott_Wiener\/status\/1528868385437519872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate approved a bill to require cities to allow medical cannabis delivery.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaleighReporter\/status\/1528750578662354946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker suggested medical cannabis should be dealt with during a long legislative session, and not this year.<\/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 where pending <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2022\/05\/20\/governor-stitt-signs-new-cannabis-industry-regulations-with-more-on-the-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis reform bills stand.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waaytv.com\/news\/the-slow-road-to-medical-marijuana-in-alabama\/article_328f1dd4-d885-11ec-a45d-638d49010f3c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulator said medical cannabis cultivation rules should be ready by mid-July.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MEDACF\/bulletins\/3188aff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting hemp license applications.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/Docs\/news\/news_releases\/2022\/nr052022-May-Commission-Meeting-Alcohol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved marijuana business violation stipulated settlement agreements.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdacs.virginia.gov\/pdf\/hemp-trained-sampling-agents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of trained hemp sampling agents. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewJerseyCRC\/status\/1528732380067921924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana business license applications on Tuesday.<\/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\/05\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/05632ebbdd68\/dcr-releases-spark-report-10119281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials will host a webinar on marijuana social equity applicant verification on Tuesday.<\/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\/KimberlyforIowa\/status\/1528806364226760704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Polk County, Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney candidate tweeted, \u201cThe Polk County Attorney\u2019s office needs a major shift in priorities. If elected, instead of focusing on low-level, non-violent crimes like marijuana possession, we will be laser focused on prosecuting serious and violent crimes. Crimes like gun violence and sexual assault.\u201d<\/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.lrt.lt\/en\/news-in-english\/19\/1698337\/lithuanian-mps-propose-to-decriminalise-possession-of-cannabis?mc_cid=3f4c09ec9a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lithuanian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> parliament\u2019s Committee on Legal Affairs proposed a bill to decriminalize marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/may\/22\/legalise-cannabis-rides-high-in-senate-vote-as-grassroots-campaign-pays-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Legalise Cannabis party received an unexpectedly high number of votes in the weekend\u2019s elections.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnbrasil.com.br\/politica\/pre-candidatos-a-presidencia-falam-sobre-a-liberacao-da-maconha-no-brasil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brazilian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> presidential candidates shared their views on marijuana policy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokpost.com\/thailand\/general\/2313450\/govt-touts-healthy-pot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of Public Health said the government will use a tobacco control law to ensure that marijuana is used for medical, and not recreational purposes.<\/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:\/\/psychedelicspotlight.com\/canadian-senators-wife-secretly-gave-him-psilocybin-to-help-his-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator said his wife helped alleviate his depression by secretly microdosing his coffee with psilocybin.<\/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 provides \u201csome evidence to support the effectiveness of medical cannabis as a treatment for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0165178122001834?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anxiety and depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201chigher prices and inconvenience of legal sources were common <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35590180\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">barriers to purchasing legal cannabis<\/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.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2022-05-23\/marijuana-taxes-california-newsom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles Times editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cheered a move by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax but said more steps are needed to undercut the illicit market.<\/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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/ddd5a3b50ba9\/us-hemp-roundtable-requests-fda-issue-policy-of-enforcement-discretion-for-cbd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Hemp Roundtable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is pushing the Food and Drug Administration to issue an enforcement discretion policy for CBD and other hemp-derived products.<\/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\/the-boston-beer-company-introduces-teapot-a-new-line-of-cannabis-infused-iced-teas-301552330.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Boston Beer Company, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a new line of cannabis-infused iced teas called TeaPot.<\/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\/4front-ventures-reports-first-quarter-2022-financial-results-301553215.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4Front Ventures Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $26 million and a net loss of $5.9 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.verano.com\/news\/news-details\/2022\/Verano-Prevails-in-Nielsen-Arbitration-Dismissing-All-Claims\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Verano Holdings Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that an arbitrator dismissed RICO claims brought against the company.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.compasspathways.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/compass-pathways-presents-largest-ever-study-psilocybin-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COMPASS Pathways plc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that a study showed a single dose of its psilocybin product, in combination with psychological support, was associated with a statistically significant reduction in depressive symptoms.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/reports\/a40064805\/will-smith-ayahuasca-vision-career-destroyed-oscars-slap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will Smith<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he had a vision during an ayahuasca experience that his career would be \u201cdestroyed.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/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 v4.8.7 - 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