{"id":56193,"date":"2022-07-28T02:23:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T10:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/07\/28\/schumer-defends-cannabis-bill-from-attacks-newsletter-july-28-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-07-28T08:45:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:45:49","slug":"schumer-defends-cannabis-bill-from-attacks-newsletter-july-28-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/07\/28\/schumer-defends-cannabis-bill-from-attacks-newsletter-july-28-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer defends cannabis bill from attacks (Newsletter: July 28, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-135.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Booker marijuana banking pivot?; Federal psychedelics task force; MO legalization initiative short on signatures<\/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>Your good deed for the day:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Ben Hurner:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI have not worked for 10 years, but made some money working on the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign this summer. With some of that money I would like to thank you for the best source of local to worldwide cannabis news on the planet!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/schumer-defends-marijuana-bill-saying-theres-overwhelming-evidence-legalization-doesnt-increase-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> defended his new marijuana bill from prohibitionist attacks, saying that in states that have enacted legalization \u201cthere has not been an increase in crime and has not been an increase in drug use.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/is-cory-booker-ready-to-embrace-marijuana-banking-reform-new-comments-hint-at-possible-pivot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has long voiced opposition to passing marijuana banking legislation ahead of justice-focused legalization, but some advocates see new comments he made at a Senate hearing he chaired this week as a signal of a possible pivot to letting cannabis business measures advance.<\/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\/biden-administration-exploring-psychedelics-task-force-ahead-of-expected-federal-approval-of-psilocybin-and-mdma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the Biden administration is actively \u201cexploring\u201d creating a task force on psychedelics in anticipation of federal approval of psilocybin and MDMA within the next two years.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/lawmakers-talk-next-steps-for-marijuana-banking-as-industry-group-launches-new-ads-highlighting-harms-of-cash-only-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House and Senate lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about the prospects for marijuana banking legislation at a briefing where the U.S. Cannabis Council released a series of ads showing the sometimes deadly consequences of forcing cannabis businesses to operate in cash.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-marijuana-legalization-initiative-short-of-signatures-needed-for-ballot-in-county-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preliminary reviews by Missouri county officials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> indicate that a proposed marijuana legalization initiative does not have enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, but the campaign says it\u2019s confident the final secretary of state analysis will put them over the top.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/27\/politics\/griner-whelan-biden-offer-viktor-bout-exchange-russia-arms-dealer\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the Biden administration offered Russia a prisoner swap involving American basketball player Brittney Griner, who is on trial for possessing cannabis vapes, and another U.S. citizen. Reportedly it is for arms trafficker Viktor Bout, but he did not confirm that detail. Meanwhile, Griner <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/brittney-griner-entertainment-sports-health-basketball-ae4138729642041aebbabeafa914706f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">testified<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in her trial, discussing her medical use of marijuana and saying that she did not intend to bring the vapes into Russia.<\/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.sbc.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/hearings?ID=8BDF5E57-2CE4-4AF6-8B87-22D79AFE7216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Small Business &amp; Entrepreneurship Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on barriers for previously incarcerated people, taking testimony from several witnesses who are launching marijuana and hemp businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorLujan\/status\/1552311197013245954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-NM)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cNow that cannabis is legal in most states, I don\u2019t think radio and TV stations should be penalized for advertising safe, legal cannabis products on their programs. That\u2019s why I wrote a bill to allow for radio and TV stations to accept advertising for legal cannabis products.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTinaSmith\/status\/1552066057967484930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cDecriminalize marijuana.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinamash\/status\/1552388482471010307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Justin Amash (L-MI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cThe Biden administration now needs to release all persons \u2018held hostage\u2019 or \u2018wrongfully detained\u2019 in the United States pursuant to unconstitutional federal cannabis laws.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The campaign of Missouri Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newstalkkzrg.com\/2022\/07\/26\/missouri-us-senate-candidate-lucas-kunce-send-cease-and-desist-order-to-opponent-trudy-busch-valentine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucas Kunce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter demanding that rival Democratic contender Trudy Busch cease and desist airing an ad containing what it says are false claims about his positions on marijuana and other issues.<\/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\/TomShermanNH\/status\/1552078162632347652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Sherman, currently a state senator, tweeted, \u201cI supported medical marijuana legalization in 2013, &amp; I\u2019ve supported legalizing recreational marijuana. We\u2019ve seen from other states how to do this safely, &amp; estimates say it could bring in $50 million to help fund things like education. Right now that revenue is going to our surrounding states who\u2019ve already legalized recreational marijuana. It\u2019s time we catch up.\u201d Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmur.com\/article\/new-hampshire-new-england-legal-marijuana\/40722987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House majority leader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> suggested that cannabis reform could be part of a broader package of criminal justice legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/American_Bridge\/status\/1552350920457035781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, currently a state senator, said legalizing marijuana is \u201ca stupid idea.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ILSenDems\/status\/1552041065930035200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate majority leader cheered an increase in marijuana tax revenue.<\/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\/CDPHE\/status\/1552388370231435265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Public Health &amp; Environment tweeted, \u201cMarijuana use decreased among high school students in 2021, according to the 2021 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey. In 2021, 13.3% of youth reported using marijuana during the survey period, a decrease from 20.6% in 2019.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keloland\/status\/1552426119604756480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> first state-licensed medical cannabis dispensary opened.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/2022\/07\/27\/cannabis-commission-slow-to-implement-workplace-rules-the-sale-of-edibles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are being criticized for being slow to implement rules on marijuana edibles and workplace issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ORagriculture\/status\/1552064898309316608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting applications from people who want to serve on the Hemp Commission.<\/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\/323b6ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are hosting a listen and learn session on conceptual draft rules clarifying definitions related to the evaluation of the production or processing of cannabis products 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 <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-134.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.kansas.com\/news\/local\/article263855362.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wichita, Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> police chief indicated that officers may continue to make marijuana arrests even if the City Council approves a proposed decriminalization ordinance.<\/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:\/\/kdhnews.com\/news\/local\/killeen-council-members-send-decriminalization-petition-to-november-ballot\/article_7d96d8aa-0d53-11ed-881e-fb8a3becde57.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Killeen, Harker Heights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dentonrc.com\/news\/denton\/denton-city-council-officially-sends-decriminalization-ordinance-to-november-ballot\/article_f89f1b99-8f02-5d7a-ae58-68f2d96c98ed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denton, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Councils opted to place marijuana decriminalization initiatives on their respective local November ballots rather than immediately enact the reforms.<\/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.saccounty.gov\/news\/latest-news\/Pages\/Cannabis-Tax-Measure-Going-to-Voters-in-November.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sacramento County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Supervisors voted to place a measure on the November ballot to tax cannabis 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.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/columns\/joe-holleman\/st-louis-county-council-ethics-committee-to-probe-colleague-s-marijuana-work\/article_9a2c67f6-89bd-5f4a-a3c3-59c3ff674840.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Louis County, Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Council\u2019s Ethics Committee will investigate a member\u2019s failure to disclose that she worked for a law firm representing clients seeking medical cannabis licenses while the body was crafting policies to regulate such 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.breakingbelizenews.com\/2022\/07\/27\/prime-minister-john-briceno-says-referendum-date-on-marijuana-legalization-may-be-changed-after-consultation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Belizean<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Prime Minister John Brice\u00f1o said the government may need to delay a referendum on cannabis reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KhaosodEnglish\/posts\/pfbid02sXCiBu5cbQxoDz5D2X4BMEc179aXTYUheqKq4o6NNxQbVY1ymuPyozqeUFvxNgSil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> public health minister vowed to oppose any efforts to recriminalize cannabis.<\/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 indicated that \u201d \u03949-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabinol inhibit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apjtb.org\/article.asp?issn=2221-1691;year=2022;volume=12;issue=8;spage=323;epage=332;aulast=Leelawat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lung cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cell growth.\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 concluded that \u201clegalization of recreational cannabis has the potential to generate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s42238-022-00148-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tax revenue to fund critical government projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and services\u201d but that \u201csuch legalization would have to be done carefully because heavy excise taxes would decrease the legal cannabis market demand and growers\u2019 profit, which would incentivize producers and consumers to move to the illicit cannabis market.\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\">A poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cultura.uol.com.br\/noticias\/50968_aprovacao-da-cannabis-para-tratamentos-medicos-diminuiu-aponta-levantamento.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brazilian adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support medical cannabis, 54 percent to 37 percent.<\/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.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1515300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trulieve Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is seeking to move a lawsuit that accuses the company of retroactively altering the termination date of a severely injured employee out of state court and into federal court.<\/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\/07\/27\/2486772\/0\/en\/The-Flowr-Corporation-Announces-Completion-of-KRS-Research-Facility-Disposition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hawthorne Canada Limited<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acquired The Flowr Corporation\u2019s research and development facility in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/hudson\/2022\/07\/ice-t-playboy-model-partner-get-review-boards-ok-for-jersey-city-cannabis-dispensary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ice-T<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the co-owner of a newly 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