{"id":56671,"date":"2022-08-18T02:23:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T10:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/booker-says-cannabis-banking-bill-requires-changes-newsletter-august-18-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T08:45:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T16:45:57","slug":"booker-says-cannabis-banking-bill-requires-changes-newsletter-august-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/booker-says-cannabis-banking-bill-requires-changes-newsletter-august-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Booker says cannabis banking bill \u201crequires changes\u201d (Newsletter: August 18, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-93.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Anti-drug group hides sponsors amid backlash; CA senator talks psychedelics bill\u2019s path; AR marijuana activists oppose ballot measure<\/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>Hold on, just one second before you read today\u2019s news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming months and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check us out on Patreon and sign up to give $25\/month today:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/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\/anti-drug-group-hides-corporate-sponsors-like-nfl-and-krispy-kreme-amid-backlash-over-bid-to-block-marijuana-bill-in-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has removed the corporate sponsor page from its website amid a backlash from marijuana reform supporters who wanted to know why the NFL, Krispy Kreme and other major brands were backing a group that is working to block federal legalization legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/cory-booker-says-marijuana-banking-bill-requires-changes-as-former-regulators-push-equity-amendments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said a marijuana banking bill \u201crequires changes\u201d in order to pass. He made the comments in conjunction with a briefing about a new report from current and former cannabis regulators who are proposing 10 specific amendments to achieve equity.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBefore moving forward, legislation like SAFE Banking requires changes to ensure that the communities most harmed by our broken marijuana policies receive support and small cannabis businesses can have the same access to capital as large multi-state operators.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/california-senators-last-minute-deal-to-remove-lsd-couldnt-save-psychedelics-bill-but-he-sees-a-path-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California Sen. Scott Wiener (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke to Marijuana Moment about his psychedelics legalization bill stalling\u2014despite a last-minute deal with police lobbyists to remove synthetics like LSD and MDMA\u2014and the path forward to passing it next year.<\/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\u00a0 that drug policy is the second most common issue <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/two-in-five-americans-say-theyve-changed-their-mind-on-drug-policy-with-most-becoming-more-liberal-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Americans say they have changed their minds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on\u2014with almost twice as many saying they\u2019ve shifted in a \u201cmore liberal\u201d direction on it than moved to a \u201cmore conservative\u201d position.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/some-arkansas-marijuana-activists-oppose-legalization-measure-on-november-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some Arkansas marijuana activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are opposing the legalization measure on the state\u2019s November ballot, arguing it is a cash grab by the existing medical cannabis businesses that funded it.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/BLeeForCongress\/status\/1559908407192260610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cEvery 25 seconds, someone is arrested for possessing drugs for personal use in the U.S. It\u2019s time we bring Brittney Griner home and take action to end the war on drugs in our own country by legalizing marijuana at the federal level and expunging nonviolent drug crimes.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/8440\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">clarify that the Right to Try law covers Schedule I substances<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got one new cosponsor for a total of five.<\/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:\/\/commonwealthmagazine.org\/marijuana\/healey-says-her-prior-cannabis-concerns-may-have-been-unnecessary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey, currently the attorney general, said the concerns she expressed when unsuccessfully trying to convince voters to reject a marijuana legalization ballot measure \u201cmay have been, fortunately, unnecessary.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonbmartin\/status\/1560018899952979974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Martin tweeted, \u201cWhile our neighbor Arkansas is on track to bring in $60 million in funds for communities as a result of legalizing cannabis, Tennessee continues to criminalize small drug offenses and lets the cartels maintain control. Legalizing cannabis is simply common sense.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobforgovernor\/status\/1559711812567924738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski tweeted, \u201cWhy should CT FireLamont? While Ned touts social equity and the legalization of marijuana, state agencies under his watch are being sued over denial of licenses.\u201d In a related development, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/1521133\/conn-pot-regulators-look-to-transfer-social-equity-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asked a judge to transfer a lawsuit filed by a rejected cannabis company to administrative court.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoORourke\/status\/1559988598266626049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke, a former congressman, tweeted about discussing marijuana legalization at a rally.<\/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\/GabrielAcevero\/status\/1559692892372885504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> delegate tweeted,\u201dFree everyone locked up for cannabis possession. Expungement isn\u2019t enough! #LegalizeIt\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/news\/local-news\/medical-cannabis-program-admin-leaving-position\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator is stepping down.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.registerofohio.state.oh.us\/pdfs\/3796\/6\/3\/3796$6-3-02_PH_TBR_A_RU_20220816_1251.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted revised medical cannabis dispensary rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2022\/08\/17\/news\/central-maine\/kayla-alves-probation-sentencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> prosecutor was sentenced to two years of probation for her role in an alleged illegal $13 million marijuana operation.<\/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\/1DBoMAOkVPwQZmvUfdVLhNmrgDq-Sr508\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Intoxicating Hemp and Tetrahydrocannabinol Products Task Force announced its upcoming meeting schedule.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amco-alaska-gov.zoom.us\/j\/5080148238?pwd=NjVTakhLcUYxa0dBZ0Q2VHBIL3dkUT09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host a listening session on the marijuana licensing process 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-92.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:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/local\/san-marcos-city-council-approves-decriminalizing-marijuana-to-be-on-the-november-ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Marcos, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to place a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the November ballot rather than immediately enact 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:\/\/publicola.com\/2022\/08\/17\/council-committee-passes-pared-down-package-of-cannabis-social-equity-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seattle, Washington<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council\u2019s Finance Committee approved a package of cannabis equity bills.<\/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.reviewjournal.com\/news\/politics-and-government\/clark-county\/commissioners-discuss-regulations-for-pot-consumption-lounges-2624378\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clark County, Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Commission voted to delay consideration of rules for marijuana consumption lounges.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/police-in-nyc-seize-20-trucks-selling-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> police <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPDChiefPatrol\/status\/1559693359538634752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">seized<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about 20 vehicles they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPDChiefPatrol\/status\/1559605511628247041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">say<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> were involved in illegal cannabis 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:\/\/www.mynbc5.com\/article\/burlington-city-council-approves-local-cannabis-commission\/40912101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Burlington, Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to create a local cannabis commission.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.djournal.com\/new-albany\/mayor-kent-vetoes-aldermens-split-vote-to-opt-in-to-marijuana-program\/article_ed767e93-3a82-538c-ac84-39007d31e371.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Albany, Mississippi\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor vetoed a move by the Board of Alderman to allow medical cannabis 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:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/politics\/2022\/08\/16\/supervisors-ok-language-for-ballot-measure-to-tax-marijuana-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Diego County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Supervisors approved the language of a November ballot measure to tax marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas.<\/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.dw.com\/en\/germany-will-legalize-cannabis-but-nobody-knows-when\/a-62810179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> drug and addiction commissioner spoke about the process for forming and passing marijuana legalization legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/pot-smoking-tourists-not-welcome-thailand-says-health-minister-2022-08-17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> public health minister is discouraging tourists from visiting the country to smoke marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphic.com.gh\/news\/general-news\/supreme-court-explains-why-it-struck-out-licence-to-grow-cannabis-wee.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ghana\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court explained why it overturned a cannabis cultivation licensing law.<\/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 summarized the \u201canti-neuroinflammatory activities of CBD against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1420-3049\/27\/15\/4961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">various neurological disorders<\/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 concluded that \u201cusing marijuana-related hospital discharge as a measure of marijuana abuse\/misuse, the results indicate a sizable rise in marijuana-related hospital discharges after the entry of retail cannabis stores\u201d but that \u201cthere is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/hec.4573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lack of evidence that traffic crash incidents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are affected by the 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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.achemed.org\/usccresignation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Association for Cannabis Health Equity and Medicine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> resigned as a member of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomangell\/status\/1560033048380456960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Cannabis Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in protest of what it says is \u201cincreasing influence of corporate cannabis priorities over the council that has continually overshadowed or siloed equity-focused recommendations.\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.upstate.edu\/poison\/news\/marijuana-edibles-2022.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upstate New York Poison Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it has seen \u201ca sharp increase in the number of calls\u2026for children and teens who have eaten marijuana edibles.\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:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220817005121\/en\/Cresco-Labs-Announces-Second-Quarter-2022-Results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cresco Labs Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported $218.2 million in quarterly revenue and a net loss of $8.3 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1521497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GW Pharmaceuticals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. 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