{"id":56472,"date":"2022-08-10T02:11:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/10\/mo-cannabis-measure-makes-november-ballot-newsletter-august-10-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-08-10T08:45:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T16:45:50","slug":"mo-cannabis-measure-makes-november-ballot-newsletter-august-10-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/10\/mo-cannabis-measure-makes-november-ballot-newsletter-august-10-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"MO cannabis measure makes November ballot (Newsletter: August 10, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-54.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>FL Ag commish slams Biden marijuana\/gun suit reply; NJ interstate cannabis commerce bill; Study: Legalization reduces poisonings; OR psilocybin votes<\/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. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-marijuana-legalization-initiative-will-appear-on-november-ballot-state-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u2019s secretary of state<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> certified that activists collected enough signatures to place a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot. The decision comes after preliminary county analyses indicated the campaign failed to submit enough valid petitions in key congressional districts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/florida-ag-commissioner-blasts-insulting-biden-doj-response-to-medical-marijuana-patients-gun-rights-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, told Marijuana Momentin a phone interview that the Biden administration\u2019s response to her\u00a0 medical cannabis and gun rights lawsuit is \u201cinsulting\u201d when the Department of Justice claims that cancer patients are too \u201cdangerous to trust\u201d with firearms.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-jersey-senate-president-files-bill-to-allow-interstate-marijuana-commerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey\u2019s Senate president<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a new bill that would allow the governor to enter into agreements with other states for interstate cannabis commerce.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study found that legal access to real marijuana is associated with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/states-that-legalize-marijuana-see-significant-reductions-in-synthetic-cannabinoid-poisonings-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201csignificant reductions\u201d in poisonings from synthetic cannabinoids<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> like Spice and K2.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMore permissive cannabis law may have the unintended benefit of reducing both motivation and harms associated with use of synthetic cannabis products.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/oregon-officials-put-psilocybin-services-bans-on-local-ballots-two-years-after-voters-legalized-it-statewide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voters across Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will see local measures to ban psilocybin services businesses on their November ballots, just two years after a statewide initiative legalizing access to the psychedelic for certain uses was strongly approved.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/tomangell\/status\/1557008515348193286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and attorneys for a proposed safe consumption site for illegal drugs have once again agreed to a delay on the deadline for the Biden administration to reveal its position in the case as \u201cproductive\u201d negotiations continue. It\u2019s now due September 22.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/aug\/8\/is-drug-legalization-the-next-failed-drug-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director Art Kleinschmidt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed suggesting that ending the war on drugs would amount to allowing \u201crampant crime in our cities.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace\/status\/1557031831362588672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted a Twitter thread attempting to draw a parallel between the investigation of potentially improper handling of federal documents by former President Donald Trump and the war on drugs and mass incarceration.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/iowa-view\/2022\/08\/05\/marijuana-legalize-revisited-moderation-all-things\/10236698002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Greg Ganske (R-IA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed reiterating his support for marijuana legalization with regulations.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TessaDuvall\/status\/1556006296683532289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charles Booker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reiterated his support for legalizing marijuana.<\/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:\/\/arkansascannabiz.com\/news\/democrat-jones-supports-marijuana-amendment-would-push-for-criminal-justice-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Jones spoke about his support for legalizing marijuana and criticized Republican opponent Sarah Sanders for not taking a position on a pending legalization ballot initiative.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.co.us\/pubs\/newsRoom\/pressReleases\/2022\/PR20220809Insufficient61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secretary of state confirmed that a second psychedelics legalization initiative failed to make the ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GillianBattino\/status\/1556770291556225024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic treasurer candidate Gillian Battino tweeted, \u201cWe must be prepared for the legalization and decriminalization of cannabis in the near future. As your State Treasurer, I\u2019m ready to plan strategically for a state banking system that supports cannabis businesses.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HattersleyforFL\/status\/1556389518646853636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic chief financial officer candidate Adam Hattersley, currently a state representative, tweeted, \u201cLegalizing recreational cannabis would be a boon to Florida\u2019s economy. As your next CFO, I will work with the legislature to legalize recreational adult use of cannabis, bring investment to Florida, and expunge the records of non-violent drug offenders.\u201d<\/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.wpsdlocal6.com\/news\/delta-8-declared-legal-in-ky-after-much-uncertainty\/article_ee23037a-171f-11ed-bfe4-e74ba0f5da84.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> judge ruled that delta-8 THC hemp products are legal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/public-interest\/2022\/08\/michigan-marijuana-industry-shocked-by-plan-to-move-licensing-director.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator is transitioning to a new position in the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/doc\/post-harvest-testing-and-remediation-guidance\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted guidance on hemp remediation and post-harvest testing.<\/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-application-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 is accepting applications for the cannabis revenue-funded Community Reinvestment Grants program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/hodroomsvirginiageneralassembly\/reservation_docs\/attachments\/000\/000\/940\/original\/Task_Force_Agenda_8-9-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Task Force to Analyze Industrial Hemp Extracts and OtherSubstances Containing Tetrahydrocannabinol Intended for Human Consumption <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiamercury.com\/2022\/08\/09\/virginia-is-seeing-a-spike-in-thc-related-poison-control-calls-among-toddlers-and-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">met<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/IACIO\/bulletins\/326af5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will discuss the medical cannabidiol program at a meeting on Friday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/19FBJSnEnVW3sFiqOjhZ250bt4SLV-Lkb\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host a stakeholder meeting about proposed marijuana rule revisions on Friday.<\/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-53.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\/MayorofSeattle\/status\/1557132238428332032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seattle, Washington\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor proposed several cannabis equity measures.<\/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.waow.com\/news\/top-stories\/stevens-point-voters-could-see-marijuana-referendum-on-ballots\/article_2249dd60-1791-11ed-b63c-6f8fe6365619.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stevens Point, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council is considering putting 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LACountyBOS\/status\/1557090127658115072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Supervisors <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kathrynbarger\/status\/1557110974594686976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to place a measure 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:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2022\/08\/08\/marijuana-back-on-ballot-granite-county-montana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Granite County, Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voters will see measures on the November ballot to allow and tax marijuana sales.<\/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:\/\/nbcmontana.com\/news\/local\/missoula-city-council-approves-cannabis-business-licensing-ordinance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missoula, Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council approved a cannabis business licensing 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:\/\/mtcannabisreview.substack.com\/p\/flathead-co-sparks-outrage-with-last\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flathead County, Montana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Commission will hold a public comment session on a proposal to put a measure to ban marijuana businesses on the November ballot on Wednesday.<\/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\">Ontario, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9046678\/ontario-cannabis-store-deliveries-cyberattack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government-owned cannabis stores were unable to process deliveries after a logistics partner experienced a cyberattack.<\/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 \u201cevidence suggests that cannabis-based medicine can be safe and effective in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apcz.umk.pl\/JEHS\/article\/view\/39279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pain relief<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\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 indicated that \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0955395922002286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">older adults\u2019 beliefs about cannabis use<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are shifting and this is likely related to legalization and broader social acceptance of cannabis.\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\/CBCFInc\/status\/1556626377075564545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congressional Black Caucus Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is hosting a cannabis fellowship program sponsored by tobacco company Altria.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.astm.org\/newsroom-articles\/astm-international-approves-suite-cannabis-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASTM International\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis committee approved new standards on environmental conditions during packaging, transit and storage of cannabis and hemp flower.<\/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.cpr.org\/2022\/08\/08\/voting-group-and-cannabis-company-team-up-to-register-coloradans-to-vote-ahead-of-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">League of Women Voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is partnering with cannabis company WANA Brands on a Colorado voter registration drive.<\/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\/GrantSmithEllis\/status\/1557029358388199426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts and other organizations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter urging Gov. 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