{"id":56940,"date":"2022-09-01T02:24:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T10:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/09\/01\/more-cannabis-bills-hit-ca-govs-desk-newsletter-september-1-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T18:45:59","slug":"more-cannabis-bills-hit-ca-govs-desk-newsletter-september-1-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/09\/01\/more-cannabis-bills-hit-ca-govs-desk-newsletter-september-1-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"More cannabis bills hit CA gov\u2019s desk (Newsletter: September 1, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-1.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>AR legalization ad focuses on supporting police; Mexican must legalize marijuana soon, Senate president says; Aspen psychedelics initiative<\/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 v4.8.8 - 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>Before you dig into today\u2019s cannabis news,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/arkansas-marijuana-campaign-says-a-vote-for-legalization-at-the-ballot-is-a-vote-to-support-our-police-in-new-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas marijuana legalization campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a new ad highlighting their ballot initiative\u2019s provisions directing cannabis tax revenue to law enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOur brave men and women in law enforcement deserve our support. You can vote to support our law enforcement by voting for Issue 4 this election.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/a-dozen-california-marijuana-bills-including-allowing-medical-cannabis-deliveries-statewide-head-to-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a bill to allow medical marijuana patients across the state to have access to delivery services despite opposition from local officials. It\u2019s among a dozen cannabis bills pending the governor\u2019s signature, including measures on interstate marijuana commerce, streamlining record sealing, medical cannabis recommendations for animals and industry insurance coverage.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/mexico-is-falling-behind-other-countries-on-marijuana-legalization-top-senator-says-but-congress-will-prioritize-reform-in-new-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexico\u2019s Senate president<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> thinks the country will be \u201cfalling behind in the world\u201d if it doesn\u2019t legalize marijuana soon. Legislative leaders say passing a cannabis legalization bill will be a priority in the new session starting on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/aspen-colorado-activists-pursue-psychedelics-decriminalization-for-2023-ballot-as-voters-prepare-to-decide-on-statewide-2022-legalization-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aspen, Colorado activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are collecting signatures for a local ballot measure to decriminalize psychedelics.<\/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.ca2.uscourts.gov\/decisions\/isysquery\/446492eb-49d0-4828-825e-5a3c03deb2b9\/3\/doc\/19-997_opn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ruled that while two brothers who sought to dismiss cannabis charges against them \u201cconvincingly argue that it is irrational for the government to maintain that marijuana has no accepted medical use,\u201d Congress\u2019s decision to place it in Schedule I nonetheless survives a rational basis test.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnKennedy\/status\/1564996438458867719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cMore than 15 times as many Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021 than in 1971, when Pres. Nixon declared the War on Drugs. Meanwhile, Pres. Biden\u2019s #BorderCrisis is helping cartels flood our communities with fentanyl.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1565053199601614852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cWhile Representatives and Senators have debated, deliberated &amp; compromised on cannabis in Congress, @WhiteHouse could have paid attention to what 48 of 50 states have made legal at some level. Merrick Garland \u2013 deschedule cannabis from the CSA now!\u201d Democratic challenger <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnieAndrewsMD\/status\/1565054207589326850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annie Andrews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> replied by saying, \u201cYou voted no on the MORE Act that would decriminalize marijuana.\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=xfnfgbRiyoE&amp;t=1m46s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island Democratic congressional candidates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> all said they support federally legalizing marijuana during a debate.<\/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.wcpo.com\/news\/local-news\/boone-county\/florence\/its-time-to-catch-up-beshear-says-he-hopes-to-legalize-sports-betting-at-turfway-park-gaming-grand-opening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Andy Beshear (D) criticized lawmakers for failing to pass medical cannabis legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeCunninghamSC\/status\/1564980803200860161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham, a former congressman, reposted an attack ad that Gov. Henry McMaster (R) released that criticizes the challenger\u2019s support for marijuana reform, but adding an outro that says, \u201cI\u2019m Joe Cunningham, and I approved this message.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2022\/aug\/31\/arkansas-ag-files-brief-to-intervene-in-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attorney general told the state Supreme Court that the ballot title for a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot is \u201cmisleading.\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.westword.com\/marijuana\/colorado-lawmakers-revisit-marijuana-dui-driving-impairment-study-14786085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative spoke about efforts to revamp the state\u2019s marijuana-impaired driving laws.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRodneyPol\/status\/1565003635439845378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, \u201cOn September 20th, the first study committee studying our cannabis laws will meet. I\u2019m looking forward to serving on this committee and advocating for Indiana to catch up with the rest of the nation and listen to the vast majority of Hoosiers who want action on cannabis reform.\u201d<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWeinstein\/status\/1564986088879525898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s time to legalize marijuana in Ohio. Let\u2019s pass my bill #HB382!\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:\/\/twitter.com\/NebraskaAnna\/status\/1565060672874070016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator tweeted, \u201cFor those of you who, like me, are still reeling from the challenge after challenge thrown our way to stop Nebraskans from having the ability to vote on legalizing medical cannabis, do not despair. We will not quit until sick and suffering Nebraskans have access.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsos.gov\/departments\/index\/register\/volume46\/register_volume46_issue_35.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed changes to rules on the cannabis cultivation privilege tax.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cannabis.ca.gov\/notice-of-regulatory-action-standard-cannabinoid-test-methods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are proposing changes to rules on cannabinoid testing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/32a9f9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators initiated rulemaking on cannabis advertising and canopy sizes.<\/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.michigan.gov\/mspnewsroom\/news-releases\/2022\/08\/31\/state-police-halts-thc-toxicology-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> State Police said approximately 3,250 cases involving alleged marijuana impairment could have been false positives as a result of CBD being converted to THC during the laboratory analysis process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/live-health-justice-recovery-alliance.pantheonsite.io\/news-and-updates\/all_funds_approved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Measure 110 Oversight &amp; Accountability Council approved all remaining funds to be distributed to behavioral health resource networks under the voter-passed drug decriminalization measure.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/altoday.com\/archives\/46933-alabamians-can-download-forms-to-apply-for-a-medical-cannabis-license-starting-on-thursday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will begin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amcc.alabama.gov\/cannabis-business-applicants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">accepting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis business license applications on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.mo.gov\/plants\/industrial-hemp\/certified-industrial-hemp-samplers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulations published a list of certified hemp samplers.<\/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\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank.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:\/\/www.magnoliastatelive.com\/2022\/08\/31\/voters-in-one-county-vote-to-opt-in-to-mississippi-medical-marijuana-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lincoln County, Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voters overturned the Board of Supervisors\u2019s ban on medical cannabis businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayorsOffice\/status\/1564618490375446543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor\u2019s office tweeted, \u201cIn New York City, we\u2019re saying \u2018Yes!\u2019 to new opportunities for people impacted by the War on Drugs and \u2018No!\u2019 to illegally parked commercial vehicles in our neighborhoods. A City of Yes means more opportunities for all New Yorkers.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A judge dismissed lawsuits challenging <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/detroit\/2022\/08\/31\/judge-dismisses-lawsuits-that-challenged-detroits-cannabis-ordinance\/65464717007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> recreational marijuana business licensing rules. City <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrotimes.com\/weed\/detroit-is-closer-to-getting-recreational-weed-after-dismissal-of-cannabis-ordinance-lawsuits-30963443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">officials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will begin accepting applications on Thursday.<\/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.wvua23.com\/tuscaloosa-approves-medical-marijuana-dispensary-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuscaloosa, Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to allow medical cannabis dispensaries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktnv.com\/news\/clark-county-commissioners-vow-to-reject-any-cannabis-lounge-regulations-not-including-traffic-safety-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clark County, Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> commissioners say they will not support any marijuana social use lounge rules that don\u2019t include provisions to prevent impaired driving.<\/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.telemetro.com\/nacionales\/presidente-cortizo-firma-decreto-que-reglamenta-uso-medicinal-del-cannabis-panama-n5762655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Panamanian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Laurentino Cortizo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NitoCortizo\/status\/1565092136210599943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a medical cannabis regulation decree.<\/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\/NA_Committees\/status\/1564847932607795201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> National Assembly Standing Committee on Science and Technology directed the government to promote its medical cannabis and hemp policy to \u201cenhance its exports so it can contribute to\u00a0 growth of economy.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A member of Victoria, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimoLove\/status\/1564763937031471104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Parliament is being urged by the Privileges Committee to apologize for leaking part of a committee report on use of 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:\/\/twitter.com\/senatePH\/status\/1564898272682328064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about the nation\u2019s bloody \u201cwar on drugs\u201d in a hearing about the nominee for the country\u2019s permanent representative to the United Nations.<\/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 concluded that \u201ccannabidiol might prove useful as an adjunct for potentiating the psychological treatment of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1422-0067\/23\/16\/9333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anxiety-related 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 found that \u201clow-level <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0048969722052093?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contamination of edible CBD products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with heavy metals and phthalates is pervasive\u201d and that \u201cthere is substantial discrepancy between the product label claims for CBD potency and the amount measured in both edible and topical products, underscoring the need for tight regulations for CBD product label integrity to protect consumers.\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.okfarmbureau.org\/news\/okfb-legal-foundation-praises-supreme-court-in-recreational-marijuana-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma\u00a0 State Chamber Research Foundation Legal Center, the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation and the Oklahoma Cattlemen\u2019s Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> praised a state Supreme Court procedural order in a case on whether a marijuana legalization initiative can appear 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:\/\/arkansasadvocate.com\/2022\/08\/30\/groups-question-recreational-marijuana-proposals-impact-on-arkansas-hemp-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hemp Industries Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and prohibitionist organization Save Arkansas From Epidemic both suggested that the marijuana legalization initiative on Arkansas\u2019s November ballot could have unintended consequences for hemp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MSNBC\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qias8PS6Bmk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ari Melber<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> broke down the drug policy implications of Jay-Z\u2019s verse in a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QugLZCp74GE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DJ Khaled song<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/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.indigenouscannabis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a new organization that seeks to \u201cpromote the exploration, development, and advancement of the cannabis industry for the benefit of all Indigenous communities.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLUNJ\/status\/1564992689065664512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACLU of New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cLarge and well-resourced multi-state companies are already dominating NJ\u2019s cannabis industry just months after legal cannabis sales began. We have until 9\/30 left to tell @NewJerseyCRC: make NJ\u2019s cannabis industry inclusive + diverse.\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.businessinsider.com\/curaleaf-lays-off-workers-closes-sacramento-facility-2022-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is cutting staff in California and is closing a Sacramento facility.<\/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\/20220831005618\/en\/POSaBIT-Begins-Trading-on-OTCQX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">POSaBIT Systems Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 began trading on the OTCQX Best Market.<\/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\/1525543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jelly Belly Candy Co.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asked a federal judge to declare that a man who conceived the company\u2019s name isn\u2019t the founder of the company, which says it doesn\u2019t want to be associated with his separate \u201clegally murky CBD and marijuana food\u201d venture.<\/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\">Basketball player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/34494199\/montrezl-harrell-felony-marijuana-charge-reduced-misdemeanor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montrezl Harrell<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> had a felony marijuana trafficking charge reduced to a misdemeanor possession offense and pleaded guilty.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Singaporean Olympic swimmer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-31\/singapore-olympic-champ-schooling-suspended-after-marijuana-use#xj4y7vzkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joseph Schooling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was suspended from participating in upcoming competitions by the country\u2019s Defense Ministry after admitting to using marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonion.com\/study-psilocybin-mushrooms-may-help-heavy-drinkers-qui-1849469858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Onion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> joked about a new study showing that psilocybin can help reduce problematic alcohol use.<\/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 v4.8.8 - 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