{"id":55890,"date":"2022-07-14T02:23:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T10:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/07\/14\/house-approves-cannabis-psychedelics-amendments-newsletter-july-14-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T08:45:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:45:46","slug":"house-approves-cannabis-psychedelics-amendments-newsletter-july-14-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/07\/14\/house-approves-cannabis-psychedelics-amendments-newsletter-july-14-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"House approves cannabis &amp; psychedelics amendments (Newsletter: July 14, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-70.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NYPD reverses course on police marijuana testing; Amendments on cannabis in housing &amp; for veterans filed; Banking groups push Congress for SAFE<\/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>Free to read (but not free to produce)!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We\u2019re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we\u2019re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Kathleen Walker: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI read your newsletters with interest because I have a brother serving time in a federal prison with a marijuana conviction. He received a 47 year sentence! I am 68 years old &amp; am trying my level best to do whatever I can to find anything to get his sentence reduced &amp; get him out. Our parents died while he was in there &amp; he is the youngest. I am the oldest. I don\u2019t want him either dying in there alone or coming out alone. Time is not in our favor. Thank you for what you do.\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\/house-approves-marijuana-and-psychedelics-amendments-as-part-of-must-pass-defense-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved amendments requiring the military to study the benefits of psychedelics for service members with PTSD and to examine the \u201chistorically discriminatory\u201d enforcement of marijuana offenses.<\/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\/house-will-vote-on-these-marijuana-and-psychedelics-measures-as-part-of-defense-bill-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Rules Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cleared a total of nine drug policy amendments\u2014including three that already passed on Wednesday, as well as others on cannabis banking, allowing medical marijuana recommendations for veterans and other issues\u2014to proceed to floor votes this week for possible attachment to the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bipartisan-lawmakers-file-marijuana-protection-amendments-for-veterans-and-people-in-public-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congressional lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed new spending bill amendments to protect people from being kicked out of public housing for marijuana and to shield military veterans who use medical cannabis from being punished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/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\/nypd-will-no-longer-drug-test-officers-for-marijuana-effectively-immediately-department-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City Police Department<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced it would cease subjecting officers to random, scheduled or pre-employment drug tests for marijuana in accordance with a city memo directing all agencies to stop such activity\u2014but later reversed course and said it will continue the tests while it reviews potential conflicts with federal law.<\/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\/major-financial-institutions-push-house-to-approve-marijuana-banking-in-defense-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Americans Bankers Association, Credit Union National Association, Independent Community bankers of America and National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter calling on Congress to again pass marijuana banking legislation\u2014this time as part of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.<\/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:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/3c36bba44511483d88923a956667b70f\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced it intends to award a contract to a company to \u201cprovide online data subscription and analytic services to help address knowledge gaps and contribute to the foundation of evidence needed on cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabis products to help inform development of surveillance measures, guide prevention efforts, and target education\/outreach initiatives.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/media\/radio\/weekly-features\/2022-07-12\/industrial-hemp-pest-control-strategies-need-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted a short podcast about hemp pest control strategies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finance.senate.gov\/ranking-members-news\/crapo-statement-at-treasury-and-hhs-nominations-hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pressed a nominee to be health and human services assistant secretary for planning and evaluation to challenge the Biden administration on the \u201chealth impacts of marijuana legalization\u2026with close attention to what the facts indicate, rather than what political agendas might dictate.\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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAndyBeshear\/status\/1547256318741839872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) tweeted, \u201cNinety percent of Kentucky adults support medical cannabis, and this committee will help ensure every voice is heard as I weigh executive action that could provide access to medical cannabis for those suffering from chronic pain or our veterans suffering from PTSD.\u201d The state\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-travel-kentucky-medical-marijuana-pikeville-cfa36be16d318ecfd7bd0bdfe7ce7207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1547010474478387200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tim Walz (D) tweeted, \u201cMinnesotans want us to #LegalizeMN and expunge cannabis convictions. It\u2019s time that we move our state in that direction.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/politics\/os-ne-nikki-fried-interview-20220713-axg63eywj5borjeuhzfpp3yuhe-story.html#nt=pf-double%20chain~hp-top-stories~flex%20feature~curated~cp-fried-713-6p~AXG63EYWJ5BORJEUHZFPP3YUHE~1~1~1~14~art%20yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, currently the agriculture commissioner, said she is liquidating her financial interest in the marijuana industry as faces questions about potential conflicts of interest.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronDFordNV\/status\/1547029487467892737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general hosted a cannabis roundtable meeting, tweeting, \u201cI\u2019m proud that marijuana is legal and regulated in Nevada \u2014 and it\u2019s clear that this industry is offering good jobs, inclusion, and a career path for many folks.\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:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-new-mexico-santa-fe-alcoholism-0f519c0b39bac254bbd705542d7bfabc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s interim Legislative Health &amp; Human Services Committee heard <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Agendas\/LHHSageJUL11.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">testimony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the benefits of allowing psilocybin-assisted therapy.<\/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\/NebraskaAnna\/status\/1546993347364941824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, \u201cMany people have reached out and asked if we came across the finish line with enough valid signatures to meet the requirements to put medical cannabis on the ballot. My answer is I don\u2019t know and won\u2019t know until the end of August when the official count is completed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/norml.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/13\/pennsylvania-police-arrested-over-13000-people-for-marijuana-possession-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> police arrested more than 13,000 people for marijuana possession 2021.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nys_cannabis\/status\/1547282030609793026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will vote on approving the application for conditional recreational marijuana dispensary licenses on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/egov\/press_releases\/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=22-079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting a second round of public comments on a draft request for grant applications for the Sustainable California Grown Cannabis pilot 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:\/\/nj.gov\/bpu\/pdf\/publicnotice\/FY23_NC_ProposedChanges_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Clean Energy Program is considering offering a new construction program specifically for cannabis businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0252ee091e0e\/718-retail-marijuana-public-health-advisory-committee-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee will meet on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,500 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\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-69.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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvua23.com\/council-passes-new-penalty-for-marijuana-misdemeanors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuscaloosa, Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council approved a marijuana decriminalization proposal.<\/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\/article263413158.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sacramento County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Supervisors rejected a proposal to place a question on the November ballot to tax marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaklandca.gov\/news\/2022\/rfp-for-cannabis-equity-program-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a request for proposals for several opportunities under the Cannabis Equity Program.<\/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.eastoregonian.com\/news\/local\/hermiston-city-council-discusses-psilocybin-prohibition\/article_f173c588-020b-11ed-80f7-f7b548d9b92f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hermiston, Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council is considering putting a measure on the ballot to ban psilocybin services 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:\/\/www.nationmultimedia.com\/in-focus\/40017673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Council issued medical cannabis guidelines for doctors.<\/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.ilriformista.it\/intervista-a-riccardo-magi-sulla-cannabis-il-pd-ha-paura-di-andare-fino-in-fondo-309937\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmaker is pushing for a vote on a bill to legalize personal marijuana cultivation.<\/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.elobservador.com.uy\/nota\/rendicion-de-cuentas-botana-pide-cumplir-compromiso-con-colonizacion-y-plantea-impuestos-para-financiar-al-deporte--2022712162921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uruguayan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator wants to tax marijuana to help fund the country\u2019s Olympic Committee.<\/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:\/\/internationalcbc.com\/cutting-edge-german-cannabis-possession-case-decided-on-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">German<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appeals court exonerated a father and son for possessing medical cannabis on the basis of \u201cemergency\u201d treatment.<\/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 \u201cthere is substantial evidence for the effectiveness of THC\/CBD combination medicines for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10787-022-01020-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">chronic pain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, especially neuropathic and nociplastic pain or pain with an inflammatory component.\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\/aldemocrats\/status\/1547285655742562304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cNo one should be in jail for a little bit of weed.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rstreet.org\/2022\/07\/13\/how-federal-cannabis-legalization-can-restore-police-legitimacy-and-enhance-public-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">R Street<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a white paper on how legalizing marijuana can restore police legitimacy and bolster public safety.<\/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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220712005432\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zoned Properties, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secured an initial debt facility of up to $4.5 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AirDistrict\/status\/1547241582134325248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Sage Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being directed to shut down nine diesel generators at their cannabis facilities.<\/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\/220712_June_2022_and_May_2022_Marijuana_Sales_and_Tax_Revenue_Press_Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 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