{"id":55003,"date":"2022-06-02T02:22:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T10:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/06\/02\/medical-cannabis-heads-to-nc-senate-floor-newsletter-june-2-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T05:45:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T13:45:36","slug":"medical-cannabis-heads-to-nc-senate-floor-newsletter-june-2-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/06\/02\/medical-cannabis-heads-to-nc-senate-floor-newsletter-june-2-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical cannabis heads to NC Senate floor (Newsletter: June 2, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-16.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NY marijuana packaging\/testing rules; CA safe consumption site bill advances; Another TX local decrim measure; OR psilocybin board decision pushback<\/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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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>S. Fabian: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been a free subscriber for a couple of years and have been amazed and impressed by your complete coverage of marijuana and psilocybin policies around the world. I\u2019m glad I could (finally) contribute to your work in my small way. Thank you for everything you do and I look forward to seeing more soon.\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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/north-carolina-medical-marijuana-legalization-bill-heads-to-senate-floor-following-committee-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina Senate Rules and Operations Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a medical cannabis bill. A floor vote is expected on Thursday, and the body\u2019s president pro tempore says he will support passage.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-marijuana-regulators-approve-rules-on-packaging-advertising-and-testing-as-state-readies-for-adult-use-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved proposed rules for marijuana packaging, labeling, advertising and laboratory testing. They also voted to issue additional cannabis cultivation licenses to make sure the market has enough product when sales launch this year.<\/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\/california-bill-to-allow-safe-drug-consumption-site-pilot-program-heads-to-assembly-floor-following-committee-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California Assembly Public Safety Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill to allow cities to open safe consumption sites for illegal drugs. It has already passed the full Senate and now heads to the Assembly floor.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-activists-say-they-collected-enough-signatures-to-put-marijuana-decriminalization-on-another-city-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Marcos, Texas activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> submitted what they say are more than enough signatures to put a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the November ballot. At least three other cities in the state are poised to qualify similar measures\u2014and voters in Austin already approved one last month.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/oregon-officials-rejection-of-rules-for-spiritual-and-religious-psilocybin-use-called-into-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rejection of a proposal for spiritual and religious use of the psychedelic\u2014and the manner in which it did so\u2014is being criticized by stakeholders who say the voter-approved program is being set up with too much of a medical focus.<\/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.law360.com\/benefits\/articles\/1498220\/doj-s-stance-on-pot-case-unusually-weak-high-court-told\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Supreme Court<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> received briefs from plaintiffs in cannabis workers\u2019 compensation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/search.aspx?filename=\/docket\/docketfiles\/html\/Public\/21-676.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cases<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/search.aspx?filename=\/docket\/docketfiles\/html\/public\/21-998.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">replying<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to a filing from the Justice Department that urged the court not to take the case.<\/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:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/news-events\/meetings-events\/2022\/06\/2022-virtual-nida-international-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will host an international forum addressing harm reduction, alternatives to punishment for people with drug use disorders and other issues on June 9 and 10.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeGarcia\/status\/1532000056152317953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appeared at a press conference with local police to discuss efforts to combat illegal marijuana cultivation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gabe_NM\/status\/1531977255496273921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gabe Vasquez<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cYesterday I toured several businesses and facilities in New Mexico\u2019s growing cannabis industry, including an abandoned greenhouse that was repurposed &amp; created hundreds of jobs. In Congress, I will support the federal legalization of cannabis.\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\">Former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-marijuana-mississippi-jackson-3c48bd799c398d452419c1efd47d1e18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D) is applying for a medical cannabis testing license.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marylandmatters.org\/2022\/06\/01\/adams-lierman-describe-visions-for-comptrollers-office-at-tuesday-evening-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic comptroller candidates said they support marijuana legalization during a debate.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/norml.org\/blog\/2022\/06\/01\/virginia-approved-budget-recriminalizes-public-marijuana-possession-over-4-ounces\/?fbclid=IwAR3WNnW-sU3w8TGXfpiAwG9sX3o4ds0nTtaWf1Do0-V3EhKSbYsjjUxpPrE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers sent Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) a budget bill that recriminalizes possession of more than four ounces of marijuana in public <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2022\/06\/01\/ct-adult-use-license-lottery-starts-with-web-based-randomizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators began a marijuana business license lottery process.<\/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.wral.com\/legalized-hemp-clears-nc-house-ahead-of-looming-deadline\/20310251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives approved a bill to permanently legalize hemp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/01\/magazine\/new-york-cannabis-business.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Office of Cannabis Management estimates that the marijuana industry will create 60,000 jobs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/news\/press-release.24986.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators awarded 48 cannabis craft cultivation licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/31a4c74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a bulletin about crime prevention resources for cannabis businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg.colorado.gov\/sites\/sbg\/files\/FINAL_Social_Equity_FAQs_for_Prospective_Licensees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a cannabis social equity FAQ for prospective licensees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/marijuana\/whats-generating-complaints-in-new-mexicos-cannabis-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released information about complaints they have received about marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/headyvermont.com\/2022\/05\/31\/licensing-update-board-issues-seven-more-cultivation-licenses-discusses-fire-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved additional outdoor marijuana cultivation business licenses.<\/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.dfa.arkansas.gov\/news\/details\/medical-marijuana-commission-will-meet-thursday-june-2-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Commission will meet on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/\/cra\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/cra\/Agency-Public-Meeting\/Public-Meeting-Notices\/public-notice\/June-16-2022-Public-Notice-Announcment-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will hold a public hearing to receive feedback on whether marijuana flower products should be required to be prepackaged on June 16.<\/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\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-15.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.metrotimes.com\/weed\/detroit-officials-throw-out-ballot-drive-to-repeal-citys-controversial-recreational-cannabis-ordinance-30199408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> elections officials upheld an opinion finding that a proposed initiative to overturn local recreational marijuana business rules missed the deadline to qualify for the ballot.<\/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.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article262011110.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sacramento, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to allow cannabis dispensary owners to sell their businesses.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/MinjusticiaCo\/status\/1532016030658306048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Iv\u00e1n Duque spoke at a cannabis forum.<\/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\/ScotParl\/status\/1532014228571361280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scottish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Parliament held a debate on access to medical cannabis products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manitoba, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/manitoba-drug-decriminalization-bc-1.6472891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> justice minister said the province will not join British Columbia in moving to decriminalize drugs. Meanwhile, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/jason-kenney-alberta-bc-controlled-drug-decriminalize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alberta\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> premier criticized the federal government\u2019s approval of local decriminalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationthailand.com\/in-focus\/40016184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Food and Drug Administration launched an app that lets people register to grow cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delfi.lt\/en\/politics\/decriminalization-of-small-amounts-of-cannabis-and-products-proposed.d?id=90370397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lithuanian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers filed cannabis decriminalization legislation.<\/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 review concluded that \u201coral cannabinoids are significantly effective for treating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2075-1729\/12\/5\/682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[multiple sclerosis]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pain and spasticity, while the other symptoms indicate slight improvement and the evidence is quite inconsistent.\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 \u201cacute cannabigerol administration <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fphys.2022.871962\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lowers blood pressure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in mice.\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\">In a poll, 57 percent of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidColetto\/status\/1531363162762747910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> listed legalizing marijuana as one of the major things the current Liberal government would be remembered for.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fox News host <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/fox-news\/laura-ingraham-blames-marijuana-mass-shootings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laura Ingraham<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> did a segment attempting to tie mass shootings to marijuana.<\/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.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/05\/27\/2452173\/0\/en\/Akerna-Announces-Corporate-Restructuring.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Akerna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is instituting a cost-cutting program that includes layoffs and reduced executive salaries.<\/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\/aurora-cannabis-inc-closes-previously-announced-bought-deal-financing-301558971.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aurora Cannabis Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed a bought deal offering of units for gross proceeds of approximately $172.5 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/06\/01\/2454072\/0\/en\/Verano-Announces-Exclusive-Partnership-with-The-Weldon-Project-s-Mission-Green-to-Advance-the-Organization-s-Cannabis-Clemency-and-Advocacy-Initiatives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Verano Holdings Corp.<\/span><\/a><span 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