{"id":56407,"date":"2022-08-08T02:12:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T10:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/08\/ar-lawsuit-could-get-cannabis-on-ballot-newsletter-august-8-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T08:45:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:45:47","slug":"ar-lawsuit-could-get-cannabis-on-ballot-newsletter-august-8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/08\/ar-lawsuit-could-get-cannabis-on-ballot-newsletter-august-8-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"AR lawsuit could get cannabis on ballot (Newsletter: August 8, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1f343-1.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Congressman talks expungements as banking add-on; Lawmakers want another US marijuana prisoner freed from Russia; Fed cannabis breath tests; IL regs<\/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>Andrew Thacher: \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you so much for all that you are doing to keep us updated on the dynamic journey from all that has been marijuana to all that is cannabis! Your writing is clear and insight informative.\u00a0 As colleagues in the Seed2Health Learning Health Alliance work here in Maine toward innovative ways of advancing what we call \u2018learning health\u2019 with cannabis as catalyst, your diligence is invaluable.\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\/arkansas-marijuana-campaign-files-lawsuit-to-put-legalization-measure-on-ballot-after-state-boards-rejection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas marijuana activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a lawsuit before the state Supreme Court, seeking to secure ballot access for their proposed legalization initiative that was rejected by the Board of Election Commissioners despite having enough signatures from voters.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-says-his-marijuana-expungements-bills-could-be-adjunct-to-reform-package-with-banking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke to Marijuana Moment about cannabis reform momentum in Congress and how his new expungements bill could be an \u201cadjunct\u201d to a broad package of reforms that bipartisan leaders are crafting that includes banking and other issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner\u2019s Russian cannabis sentence generates international outrage, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/lawmakers-push-biden-to-help-another-medical-marijuana-patient-in-russia-as-griners-case-gets-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bipartisan lawmakers led by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to give similar \u201cwrongfully detained\u201d status to another American who is imprisoned in that country for medical marijuana.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAlthough he may not carry the notoriety of a celebrity WNBA athlete, we believe it is essential the Biden Administration work to bring Mr. Fogel safely home to his family.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/feds-seek-contractor-to-help-test-marijuana-compounds-in-peoples-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is looking for a contractor to help carry out a study measuring how the concentration of cannabis compounds on consumers\u2019 breath decreases over time after use.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/illinois-lawmaker-plans-bill-to-centralize-marijuana-regulations-under-single-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois representative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is planning to file legislation to consolidate the state\u2019s marijuana regulations under a single new commission, rather than the hodgepodge of agencies that oversee the cannabis market now.<\/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.c-span.org\/video\/?522200-1\/president-biden-signs-bills-combat-covid-19-relief-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he is \u201cworking hard\u201d to free American basketball player Brittney Griner, who was sentenced to prison in Russia for cannabis vapes, and that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/05\/biden-says-hes-hopeful-brittney-griner-will-be-freed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201chopeful\u201d she will be released.<\/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.ussc.gov\/about\/news\/press-releases\/august-5-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> confirmed new members of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDeanPhillips\/status\/1555528913937436672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cBrittney Griner\u2019s 9 year sentence for possession of cannabis is just as absurd as classifying cannabis as a Schedule I narcotic.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1555609031137452032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cBrittney is a political prisoner. Her sentence for having less than *1 gram* of cannabis oil is unimaginably cruel and outrageous. Also a reminder that cannabis inexplicably remains a Schedule 1 drug in the U.S. and millions have been locked up for nonviolent drug charges.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=537ddnPR93c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for expressing concern about American basketball player Brittney Griner\u2019s Russian cannabis sentence when she herself oversaw marijuana cases as a prosecutor and the Biden administration is not taking significant steps to free domestic prisoners.<\/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:\/\/www.nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/562022\/approved\/20220805c.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill allowing medical cannabis patients under the age of 18 to have up to four designated caregivers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/326be14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tony Evers (D) pardoned more people for marijuana and other offenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBPritzker\/status\/1555678840856387584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) tweeted, \u201cIllinois, take a look at what we\u2019ve accomplished these past four years:\u2026 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1f343.png\" alt=\"&#x1F343;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Legalized adult-use cannabis\u2026 And we\u2019re just getting started.\u201d Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianaforLG\/status\/1555684610075418624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lieutenant governor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cFour years ago,\u00a0 @JBPritzker and I promised to legalize adult-use cannabis and expunge cannabis-related records. Four years later, our efforts on building a more equitable Illinois are coming to fruition.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Blood4G\/status\/1555877669086105601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Carol Blood, currently a state senator, tweeted that the state\u2019s \u201cwatered down hemp bill is ineffective.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/tx\/south-texas-el-paso\/news\/2022\/08\/05\/medical-marijuana-becomes-focal-point-in-race-for-texas-agriculture-commissioner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate Susan Hays accused the incumbent of being slow to embrace medical cannabis.<\/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.sacbee.com\/news\/california\/article264113101.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about his bill to legalize psychedelics possession.<\/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\/ssurovell\/status\/1555392702820261896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator participated in a ribbon cutting at a new medical cannabis dispensary.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abra.dc.gov\/release\/joint-cannabis-task-force-begin-inspections-unlicensed-cannabis-businesses-september\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are launching a Joint Cannabis Task Force to conduct inspections of unlicensed marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mtrevenue.gov\/?mdocs-file=76278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed proposed rules changes on the marijuana waste management process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpost.com\/news\/article\/Bridgeport-company-seeking-cannabis-cultivator-17356447.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are being sued by a company that was denied a marijuana cultivation license.<\/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.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/Documents\/Agendas\/Task-Force-WNR-Agenda-080522.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production\u2019s Water and Natural Resources Subcommittee met.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmacy.ohio.gov\/Documents\/BoardMeeting\/August%202022-Board%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider medical cannabis rules 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\/08\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-42.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:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1555652750956187648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor tweeted, \u201cI am proud of the work NYC\u2019s overdose prevention centers are doing. Since opening, they have saved lives and connected people with basic necessities and social services. All New Yorkers deserve access to safe health care and treatment. And we\u2019re leading the way with these sites.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/denver-ballot-question-raises-marijuana-taxes-out-of-school-learning-14693513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voters will see a measure on the November ballot to increase recreational marijuana sales taxes and use the revenue to fund out-of-school learning stipends.<\/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\/harker_heights_herald\/local\/council-orders-election-for-marijuana-decriminalization-ordinance\/article_aaade4a2-144f-11ed-9e3f-df36a9a4c558.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harker Heights, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to place a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the November ballot rather than immediately enacting the reform.<\/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:\/\/kobi5.com\/news\/medford-city-council-votes-in-favor-of-legal-psilocybin-193098\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medford, Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council declined to place 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/detroit-city\/2022\/08\/06\/detroit-send-another-marijuana-overhaul-november-ballot\/10245877002\/?gnt-cfr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to place a measure on the November ballot to revise recreational marijuana business rules.<\/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.axios.com\/2022\/08\/05\/russia-us-prisoner-swap-griner-whelan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Russia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> foreign minister said the country is \u201cready to discuss\u201d a prisoner swap involving American basketball player Britteny Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for possessing cannabis vapes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amandala.com.bz\/news\/cannabis-legalization-shelved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Belize\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minister of new growth industries said that a decision to delay a referendum on cannabis legalization had to do with the cost of carrying out the election, rather than concerns about banking as previously reported.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/canadian-growers-destroyed-a-record-425-million-grams-of-cannabis-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> licensed marijuana businesses destroyed 468 tons of unsold, unpackaged dried cannabis in 2021.<\/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 suggested that \u201d CBD can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatrist.com\/jcp\/anxiety\/cannabidiol-treatment-resistant-anxiety-disorders-young-people-open-label-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reduce anxiety severity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and has an adequate safety profile in young people with treatment-resistant anxiety disorders.\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 suggested that \u201cCBD may protect against sepsis-induced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/bph.15936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inflammation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and subsequent arrhythmias.\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:\/\/journaltimes.com\/opinion\/editorial\/our-view-it-s-time-wisconsin-should-legalize-marijuana\/article_1bbcb0b3-90d9-5edc-92a2-1783b91500e9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Racine Journal Times editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling on Wisconsin lawmakers to legalize marijuana.<\/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.nj.com\/opinion\/2022\/08\/arresting-illicit-weed-sellers-repeats-our-drug-war-mistakes-editorial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star-Ledger editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it would be repeating the mistakes of the drug war to crack down on unlicensed marijuana sellers with harsh criminal penalties.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2022\/08\/06\/helping-black-entrepreneurs-cannabis-legalization\/10101072002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> co-founder Ben Cohen authored an op-ed about the need to go beyond marijuana social equity programs to restore communities damaged by the war on drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The executive vice president of prohibitionist organization <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2522445\/lujns-marijuanaad-bill-puts-youth-at-risk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smart Approaches to Marijuana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed criticizing a new Senate bill to allow cannabis advertisements on TV and radio.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/canopy-growth-corporation-reports-first-quarter-fiscal-year-2023-financial-results-301600610.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net revenue of C$110.1 million and a net loss of C$2.1 billion.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fullsendpodcast\/status\/1555381539935903744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SpaceX<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CEO Elon Musk said the federal government made him take drug tests after he smoked marijuana on Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mogreenway.com\/2022\/08\/05\/missouri-sets-new-record-with-historic-sales-month-for-medical-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dispensaries sold more than $33 million worth of medical cannabis in July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(function() {<br \/>\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {<br \/>\n\t\tlisteners: [],<br \/>\n\t\tforms: {<br \/>\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t{<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t);<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t}<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.7 - 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><em>Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis \/\/ Side Pocket Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ar-lawsuit-could-get-cannabis-on-ballot-newsletter-august-8-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">AR lawsuit could get cannabis on ballot (Newsletter: August 8, 2022)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\" target=\"_blank\">Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nRead More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ar-lawsuit-could-get-cannabis-on-ballot-newsletter-august-8-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AR lawsuit could get cannabis on ballot (Newsletter: August 8, 2022)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressman talks expungements as banking add-on; 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