{"id":56604,"date":"2022-08-16T02:25:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T10:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/16\/nd-cannabis-initiative-qualifies-for-ballot-newsletter-august-16-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-08-16T08:45:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T16:45:43","slug":"nd-cannabis-initiative-qualifies-for-ballot-newsletter-august-16-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/16\/nd-cannabis-initiative-qualifies-for-ballot-newsletter-august-16-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"ND cannabis initiative qualifies for ballot (Newsletter: August 16, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1f49a-1.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>SAFE Banking equity amendments suggested; Poll: TX voters back legal marijuana; NY cannabis processors approved; NJ sales<\/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. 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But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sheena Gowan: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe time you spend spreading news and information is very much appreciated and you should be compensated. I only wish I could give more. To feel this strongly <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1f49a.png\" alt=\"&#x1F49A;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> needs acknowledgment and movement. The hypocrisy must end and we the people have to unite and vote! You continue to spread the word that WE ARE THE MAJORITY, which gives me hope. Thank you.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in our success on Patreon so we can expand our coverage and more readers can benefit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/north-dakota-voters-will-decide-on-marijuana-legalization-at-the-ballot-this-november-state-certifies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Dakota\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.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With efforts heating up in Congress to craft an omnibus marijuana reform package that could pass by the end of the year, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/former-marijuana-regulators-call-for-10-equity-amendments-to-bipartisan-cannabis-banking-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is offering up 10 SAFE Banking Act amendments that they say can help center equity in the financial services reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new poll found that a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/majority-of-texas-voters-support-marijuana-legalization-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">majority of Texas voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-marijuana-regulators-approve-first-processor-licenses-and-cannabis-testing-rules-ahead-of-retail-sales-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s Cannabis Control Board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved the first recreational marijuana processors, authorized additional cultivators and signed off on rules for laboratory testing and sampling.<\/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-recreational-marijuana-sales-hit-80-million-since-post-4-20-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey\u2019s Cannabis Regulatory Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that retailers sold nearly $80 million worth of recreational marijuana in the first ten weeks since sales launched the day after 4\/20.<\/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.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2022-14562\/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-calendar-year-2023-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2022-14562.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">proposing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to add a recommendation to providers to \u201cassess patient\u2019s usage of cannabis\/cannabidiol\/etc., as use of these drugs can affect the metabolization of other medications but is often not included in the medical record.\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:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USDOJDEA\/bulletins\/32760c8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> museum posted a video about an opium pillow it has in its collection.<\/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\/Booker4KY\/status\/1558497129714393089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charles Booker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cRepublicans, Democrats, and Independents support the legalization of Cannabis. When I am elected to the Senate, I\u2019m going to fight to make that happen.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1558567790285656064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, currently the agriculture commissioner, accused rival Democratic contender Charlie Crist, currently a congressman, of \u201cpassing mandatory minimums during the racist war on drugs\u201d in a TV ad. She also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1558559946031112194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cThe private prison industry funded @CharlieCrist\u2019s inauguration. His first and last.\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.statehousenews.com\/?login=yes&amp;trial=yes&amp;path=cms\/content.aspx&amp;db=a&amp;select=20221348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate referred to a committee Gov. Charlie Baker\u2019s (R) veto of a section of marijuana legislation that would have directed state officials to study student access to medical cannabis at schools.<\/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\/Scott_Wiener\/status\/1558858699816312833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, \u201cPsychedelics have such immense promise to make people healthier, including helping people stop using heroin &amp; other drugs. Our legislation to decriminalize their use &amp; possession was just gutted. But we\u2019ll be back next year to try again.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ms.gov\/ACProposed\/00026520b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed rules on the appeals process for medical cannabis dispensaries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/maine\/metrc-user-workgroup-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators formed a marijuana inventory tracking workgroup.<\/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\/Agenda-Cannabinoids-Subcomittee-081722.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 Cannabinoid Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday.<\/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-82.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\">A judge extended a temporary restraining order preventing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/marijuana\/2022\/08\/12\/judge-extends-order-blocking-some-detroit-marijuana-applications\/10312131002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials from accepting recreational marijuana business license applications.<\/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\/VickieforNYC\/status\/1559219324145082368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> councilwoman filmed herself confronting a man at a \u201cknown squatter house\u201d who was smoking 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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/mailchimp.denvergov.org\/deliverybillcommitteehearingsetaugust-5624589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council\u2019s Business, Arts, Workforce, and Aviation Services will hold a hearing on a bill to exclusively allow social equity businesses to have marijuana delivery licenses on August 31.<\/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 head of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/jul\/21\/head-drug-deaths-taskforce-scotland-punishment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scotland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Drug Deaths Taskforce said \u201cyou can\u2019t punish people out of addiction,\u201d rejecting a punitive approach to drug policy.<\/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 \u201cCBD attenuated early symptoms of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00520-022-07312-y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with no major safety concerns.\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 of psychedelic use among Indigenous peoples of the U.S. and Canada found that \u201cparticipants recalled experiencing fewer symptoms of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2022-86438-001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">depression, anxiety, stress, trauma,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> symptoms of discrimination, and alcohol use in the 30 days after (vs. before) the psychedelic experience.\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:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2022\/aug\/14\/arkansas-democratic-party-stresses-sense-of-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> adopted platform planks supporting marijuana legalization and expungement of past records.<\/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\/KyDems\/status\/1558941323876524033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cRepublicans will continue to block medical cannabis. Democrats will legalize it. Kentucky has a clear choice in November.\u201d<\/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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/drbronner\/press-releasedr-bronners-releases-2022-all-one-report-leading-with-heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Bronner\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that it donated $4.4 million to drug policy reform efforts in 2021.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/weedmaps-lays-off-employees-as-marijuana-sales-fall-recession-fears2022-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weedmaps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cut 10 percent of its workforce.<\/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\/20220815005232\/en\/Columbia-Care-Reports-Second-Quarter-2022-Results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $129.6 million and a net loss of $54.3 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/awh-announces-q2-2022-financial-results-301605803.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net revenue of $97.5 million and a net loss of $21.2 million.<\/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\/08\/15\/2498551\/0\/en\/TILT-Holdings-Reports-Second-Quarter-2022-Results-Delivers-11-Sequential-Revenue-Growth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TILT Holdings Inc. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0reported quarterly net revenue of $47.1 million and a net loss of $7.1 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/4front-ventures-reports-second-quarter-2022-financial-results-301605955.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 4Front Ventures Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported $28.4 million in quarterly revenue and a net loss of $6.5 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/auxly-reports-q2-2022-financial-results-301605533.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported CC$27.3 million in quarterly net revenue and a net loss of C$14.3 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfilecorp.com\/release\/133631\/Awakn-Life-Sciences-Expands-Commercial-Operations-into-the-U.S.-First-Licensing-Partnership-Agreement-with-Revitalist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Awakn Life Sciences Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> signed a ketamine-assisted therapy licensing partnership agreement with Revitalist Lifestyle and Wellness Ltd.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyers for American basketball player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/brittney-griner-entertainment-sports-womens-basketball-888c2bf50f235dce2cfbf593505e013e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brittney Griner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed an appeal of her Russian conviction for possessing cannabis vapes.<\/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 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