{"id":56966,"date":"2022-09-02T02:13:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T10:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/air-force-weighing-cannabis-policy-change-for-recruits-newsletter-september-2-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T10:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:46:16","slug":"air-force-weighing-cannabis-policy-change-for-recruits-newsletter-september-2-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/air-force-weighing-cannabis-policy-change-for-recruits-newsletter-september-2-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force weighing cannabis policy change for recruits (Newsletter: September 2, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-7.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Study: Legalization hurts pharma profits; PA marijuana pardon effort; MO special session marijuana push; Court rejects cannabis ballot rules challenge<\/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>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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Cara West:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI joined Marijuana Moment because I think it is the best newsletter I have seen; it has so much information. I am in marketing and having this information to share with my clients helps solidify me as a trusted resource, not just one of their vendors.\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\/pennsylvania-governor-announces-month-long-marijuana-pardon-project-to-expedite-relief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a month-long Marijuana Pardon Project to expedite relief for people with low-level cannabis convictions on their records.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A major general said the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/u-s-air-force-and-space-force-reviewing-common-sense-marijuana-drug-testing-policy-change-for-recruits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> U.S. Air Force and Space Force<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are considering enacting a \u201ccommon sense\u201d change to no longer disqualify applicants due to positive marijuana drug testing results.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/federal-appeals-court-rejects-nebraska-medical-marijuana-campaigns-challenge-to-ballot-initiative-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reinstated Nebraska\u2019s requirement that ballot initiative campaigns collect signatures from a certain number of counties across the state, rejecting a temporary injunction that was instituted after a challenge brought by medical cannabis activists.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-activists-form-campaign-to-oppose-marijuana-ballot-initiative-urge-governor-to-put-reform-on-special-session-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">coalition of Missouri marijuana legalization supporters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> who don\u2019t like the cannabis initiative on the November ballot\u2014including state lawmakers and a former lieutenant governor\u2014are calling on the legislature to pass an alternate measure in a special session.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-court-could-decide-on-marijuana-legalization-ballot-measures-fate-next-week-as-lawsuit-gets-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a hearing on a lawsuit that seeks to remove a marijuana legalization initiative from the November ballot, and he could make a decision in the case next week.<\/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 \u201ccannabis legalization is associated with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/pharmaceutical-industry-suffers-billions-in-losses-after-states-legalize-marijuana-new-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decrease in the stock market returns for pharmaceutical firms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cInvestors anticipate a single legalization event to reduce drugmaker annual sales by $3 billion on average.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1565355044932915200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cToo many families are losing loved ones to drugs like fentanyl. My Safer America Plan addresses the opioid epidemic by imposing tougher penalties for the deadly trafficking that has poisoned our 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:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2022-18787\/agency-information-collection-activities-proposals-submissions-and-approvals-strategies-to-improve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, seeking White House Office of Management and Budget permission to collect information on how to improve drug recognition expert programs, said that \u201cas the number of states legalizing marijuana continues to increase, the need for effective strategies to address the growing concerns about impaired driving is imperative.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/about-nida\/noras-blog\/2022\/08\/five-areas-where-more-research-isnt-needed-to-curb-overdose-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> highlighted several areas where she says we don\u2019t need any more research to show that certain policies can help reduce drug overdose deaths.<\/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\/CDCInjury\/status\/1564251937167613954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted updated information about the \u201cpotential harms and side effects\u201d of CBD.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThomHartmannProgram\/videos\/563439722231362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he supports legalizing marijuana but would need to look more closely at a lawsuit on gun rights for medical cannabis patients before he weighs in. (Around 1:20:10 into the video.)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marie4Congress\/status\/1565018631154667527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman\u2019s call for marijuana reform, saying, \u201cAs a proud member of the cannabis caucus, I agree \u2013 good for people, good\u00a0 for the economy and good for small biz!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sungazette.com\/news\/top-news\/2022\/08\/oz-proposes-prescription-in-williamsport-for-pennsylvanias-ills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mehmet Oz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> accused Democratic rival John Fetterman, currently the lieutenant governor, of wanting to \u201clegalize all drugs.\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\/BenWinslow\/status\/1565418539640467456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Spencer Cox (R) joked that he might be better off cultivating marijuana than the alfalfa he grows on his farm.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendaForVT\/status\/1565356538251939841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brenda Siegel tweeted, \u201cThese are not partisan issues. It is not extreme to keep people from freezing to death or to use science to make good drug policy &amp; keep people alive or to follow climate science. These are the most pragmatic, strategic &amp; humane things we can do.\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.baystatebanner.com\/2022\/08\/31\/culpepper-blasts-decriminalization-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative who is running for state Senate is defending a drug decriminalization bill she introduced from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotnews.com\/2022\/voters-will-pick-next-second-suffolk-senator-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">attacks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> levied by an electoral opponent.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/170.94.37.152\/REGS\/006.28.22-002P-22987.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed revised medical cannabis rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dos.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2022\/08\/083122.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed emergency marijuana testing rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/oha\/PH\/PREVENTIONWELLNESS\/Pages\/Psilocybin-Administrative-Rules.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators released draft psilocybin services rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2022\/09\/want-to-sell-medical-marijuana-in-alabama-what-you-need-to-know-as-application-period-begins-today.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators began accepting applications for medical cannabis business licenses.<\/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.lcsun-news.com\/story\/news\/local\/new-mexico\/2022\/08\/31\/discovering-cannabis-at-the-new-mexico-state-fair\/65465974007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> State Fair will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.saffire.com\/files.ashx?t=fg&amp;rid=NewMexicoStateFair&amp;f=Burgeoning_Industry_Highlighted_at_State_Fairs_New_Discovering_Cannabis_Exhibit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">feature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a \u201cDiscovering Cannabis\u201d exhibit.<\/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\/stay-up-to-date-on-labor-peace-agreement-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent an alert about labor peace agreement requirements for cannabis businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/cra\/sections\/social-equity-program\/social-equity-program-video-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a series of marijuana social equity videos.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacodeandbulletin.gov\/secure\/pabulletin\/data\/vol52\/52-35\/52-35.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of pesticides that can be used on medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.sc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/HempTransporterList2022_8-30.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of permitted hemp transporters.<\/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-6.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.lansingstatejournal.com\/story\/news\/2022\/09\/01\/recount-meridian-township-marijuana-ballot-proposal\/65463733007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meridian Township, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials conducted a recount of the results of a ballot question on which voters opted to allow recreational marijuana sales by a small margin, and the outcome was not reversed.<\/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\/reneedgoodwin\/status\/1563921698025611267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Suffolk County, New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature is considering a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easthamptonstar.com\/government\/202284\/county-bill-takes-packaging-cannabis-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">measure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to enact strict guidelines on cannabis packaging and marketing with the aim of preventing them from appealing to children.<\/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\/DenverPerfect10\/status\/1565407190323793920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council member tweeted about discussing psilocybin decriminalization with Canada\u2019s minister of mental health and addictions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcur.org\/podcast\/up-to-date\/2022-08-31\/jackson-county-prosecutor-jean-peters-baker-says-efforts-are-underway-to-reduce-violent-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jackson County, Missouri\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed what marijuana legalization would mean for her office.<\/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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECHR_CEDH\/status\/1565249425525579777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">European Court of Human Rights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ruled that Sweden did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights by prosecuting a man who said grew cannabis for medical reasons. The court also posted an updated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECHR_CEDH\/status\/1565287520753123332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fact sheet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about medical marijuana and human rights issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2022\/09\/01\/Health-Canada-Denies-Compassion-Club-Exemption-Safe-Supply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials rejected a drug safe supply compassion club\u2019s request for an exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a decision that will be appealed in the nation\u2019s Supreme Court.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbcnews.com.fj\/news\/parliament\/government-to-source-hemp-seeds-from-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fiji\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minister for economy said the country will source hemp seeds from Canada.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kent, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GBNEWS\/status\/1564933320990941184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">England\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> police and crime commissioner said law enforcement should take \u201c\u200b\u200bswift and strong enforcement against those who are using the strongest substances, like cocaine and cannabis.\u201d<\/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 of mice indicated that \u201cbroad-spectrum cannabis oil attenuated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0753332222009416?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fibromyalgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-induced mood behavior signs.\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 \u201ca commercially competitive legal market may affect and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/orca.cardiff.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/152022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">harm the local illicit cannabis market<\/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><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\">Advocates launched a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00823237\/1625717\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana for America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Super PAC.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A federal judge certified class status for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1526082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aphria Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> investors suing company insiders for allegedly orchestrating an acquisition deal \u201cfor the purpose of stealing money\u201d from the company.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/litigation\/litreleases\/2022\/lr25489.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ignite International Brands, Ltd.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for potentially violating \u201cfederal securities laws by making false or misleading statements in reporting its 2020 financial results.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/boston\/news\/2022\/09\/01\/cannabis-leaders-petition-for-changes-to-state-rul.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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