{"id":56318,"date":"2022-08-03T02:12:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T10:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/fed-worker-union-backs-legal-cannabis-end-to-tests-newsletter-august-3-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T08:45:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T16:45:51","slug":"fed-worker-union-backs-legal-cannabis-end-to-tests-newsletter-august-3-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/fed-worker-union-backs-legal-cannabis-end-to-tests-newsletter-august-3-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed worker union backs legal cannabis &amp; end to tests (Newsletter: August 3, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-19.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Biden daughter-in-law spotted at marijuana dispensary; Senate bill penalizes cannabis edibles; Study: Legalization doesn\u2019t increase youth use<\/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>Liz Gehl of Gehl Search Partners:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI pledged because I consider you\/Marijuana Moment to be the first with breaking news in our industry; it is clear that you are very well connected to those making decisions on the future and current state of the cannabis industry. You are a trusted source for vetted news.\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/largest-federal-workers-union-calls-for-ending-marijuana-tests-for-most-government-employees-in-legal-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Federation of Government Employees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014the largest union representing federal workers\u2014adopted a resolution endorsing marijuana legalization and calling for an end to cannabis testing for most government employees in legal states.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/biden-daughter-in-law-reportedly-shopped-at-marijuana-dispensary-with-secret-service-protection-as-president-leaves-cannabis-prisoners-behind-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden\u2019s daughter-in-law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportedly shopped at a marijuana dispensary\u2014accompanied by taxpayer-funded Secret Service protection\u2014while the president leaves his campaign promises to free cannabis prisoners unfulfilled.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-senators-file-bill-to-increase-criminal-penalties-for-selling-candy-flavored-marijuana-products-to-minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and GOP senators representing a quarter of the Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a new bill to increase penalties for manufacturing or selling marijuana products in the form of candy or beverages if there is \u201creasonable cause to believe\u201d they will be sold to minors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new federally funded study concluded that \u201clegalized cannabis retail sales might be followed by the increased occurrence of cannabis onsets for older adults, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-study-says-legalization-hasnt-caused-more-teens-to-try-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">but not for underage persons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> who cannot buy cannabis products in a retail outlet.\u201d<\/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.usda.gov\/media\/radio\/daily-newsline\/2022-07-28\/house-panel-hears-about-fits-and-starts-new-us-hemp-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a short podcast about a House hearing on hemp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alaskabeacon.com\/briefs\/qa-with-2022-alaska-u-s-senate-candidate-lisa-murkowski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said in a candidate survey that marijuana should be federally legalized.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska Republican congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alaskabeacon.com\/briefs\/qa-with-2022-alaska-u-s-house-candidate-sarah-palin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sarah Palin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a former governor, said in a candidate survey that marijuana should be federally legalized.<\/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\/charlie4georgia\/status\/1554497405596344321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Charlie Bailey tweeted, \u201cDecriminalization is the first step in undoing the harm nonviolent drug prosecution has caused entire communities. We must fully #LegalizeIt in Georgia, create a thriving recreational industry, and reform our criminal justice system\u2019s entire approach to cannabis.\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.nwahomepage.com\/news\/arkansas-secretary-of-state-issues-notification-of-sufficiency-regarding-petition-to-put-recreational-marijuana-on-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secretary of state issued a notification of sufficiency for signatures on a marijuana legalization ballot initiative.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wispolitics.com\/2022\/rep-mark-spreitzer-announces-spring-2022-legislative-survey-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative shared the results of a constituent survey he conducted that showed strong support for marijuana reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/cannabis\/resources\/cannabis-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed revised <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/headynj.com\/njcrc-releases-cannabis-rules-lacking-lounges-edibles-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on marijuana wholesale, distribution and delivery businesses, as well as on universal symbols, advertising, labeling and waste management, among other issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johncraven1\/status\/1554476668294668290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Social Equity Council released a new map of disproportionately impacted areas to be used when determining marijuana business license status, but postponed action pending further discussion.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thefloridachannel.org\/videos\/capitol-update-extended-drug-policy-council-considers-kratom-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Drug Policy Advisory Council discussed a potential ban on kratom.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/cra\/news-releases\/2022\/08\/01\/michigans-cannabis-regulatory-agency-recognizes-21-qualifiers-in-new-social-equity-all-star-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators named marijuana companies that qualified for the Social Equity All-Star Program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid09qWn3aQzLNUhC68jQeFHjE3JbL6YWFzinM3w9zz6ZqLUXfAZjZ6t9v7KuKMX65dql&amp;id=120707504635329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an FAQ about hybrid marijuana cultivator 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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/gobiz\/calcrg-program-grant-solicitation-is-now-available\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Governor\u2019s Office of Business and Economic Development will begin accepting applications for marijuana revenue-funded community reinvestment grants next week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/oha\/PH\/PREVENTIONWELLNESS\/Documents\/OPAB_AGENDA_FINAL_8.4.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Psilocybin Advisory Board will meet on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is <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\/08\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-18.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.kenoshanews.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/kenosha-city-council-votes-overwhelmingly-for-advisory-referendum-on-marijuana-this-fall\/article_5b7cd602-1208-11ed-98b4-dbcb21fc867d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kenosha, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to place a nonbinding marijuana legalization advisory referendum on the November ballot.<\/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.thewhig.com\/news\/canadian-patients-fighting-for-psilocybin-access-sue-federal-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government is being sued by patients who want access to psilocybin therapy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/presidential-elections-philippines-manila-rodrigo-duterte-39c9980cde49674fc0809c27547064a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the country does not plan to rejoin the International Criminal Court, which is investigating the nation\u2019s bloody \u201cwar on drugs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study found that \u201cacidic cannabinoids <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/function\/article\/3\/4\/zqac033\/6634246?login=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">suppress proinflammatory cytokine release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by blocking store-operated calcium entry.\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 of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/texas-original-survey-says-texas-gop-voters-support-medical-cannabis-treatment-for-chronic-pain-301594784.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas Republican primary voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that they support legalizing medical cannabis to treat serious conditions, 64 percent to 25 percent, and they back medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids to treat chronic pain, 72 percent to 19 percent.<\/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.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/opinion\/todaysdebate\/2022\/08\/02\/marijuana-40-years-edwin-rubis-legalize-cannabis\/10100749002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">USA Today editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said marijuana legalization should include relief for people who have already been incarcerated due to prohibition.<\/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.sandiegouniontribune.com\/opinion\/editorials\/story\/2022-07-31\/opinion-prop-64-cannabis-illegal-shots-stronger-thc-health-threats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is concerned about what it sees as the failures of California\u2019s marijuana legalization law.<\/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:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/31\/california-dems-want-mental-health-warnings-on-pot-ny-should-heed-the-lesson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Enterprise Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senior fellow authored an op-ed calling on New York regulators to do more to warn about the risks of marijuana use.<\/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.abqjournal.com\/2520887\/insurers-in-cannabis-lawsuit-try-to-take-case-federal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico health insurance companies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that are being sued over refusing to cover medical cannabis costs are seeking to move the case to federal court.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canopygrowth.com\/investors\/news-releases\/canopy-growth-announces-industry-veteran-christelle-gedeon-as-new-chief-legal-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new chief legal officer.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220802005651\/en\/Columbia-Care-Introduces-National-Cannabis-Loyalty-Mobile-App-Across-14-Markets-and-Portfolio-of-Retail-Brands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a customer loyalty mobile app.<\/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.tmz.com\/2022\/07\/30\/snoop-dogg-dave-chappelle-smoke-perform-blue-note-jazz-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dave Chappelle and Snoop Dogg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> smoked marijuana together on stage.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyers for American basketball player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/entertainment-health-sports-sergey-lavrov-paul-whelan-6c3307c3ed562cc46d92266be595778e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brittney Griner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who is on trial for possessing cannabis vapes in Russia, objected to testimony from a government narcotics expert.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New York Times looks at why <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/01\/sports\/basketball\/brittney-griner-athletes-cannabis-marijuana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">many professional athletes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are using cannabis to treat pain.<\/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 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