{"id":57730,"date":"2022-10-26T02:12:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T10:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/10\/26\/cannabis-biz-called-out-for-federal-focus-newsletter-october-26-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T03:47:31","slug":"cannabis-biz-called-out-for-federal-focus-newsletter-october-26-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/10\/26\/cannabis-biz-called-out-for-federal-focus-newsletter-october-26-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis biz called out for federal focus (Newsletter: October 26, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-60.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Revised German legalization plan; Biden admin slams Russian ruling for Griner; MO marijuana campaign edits ads; Study: psychedelics &amp; nature<\/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. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in our success on Patreon so we can expand our coverage and more readers can benefit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/germanys-government-tweaks-marijuana-legalization-proposal-following-pushback-over-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany\u2019s health minister<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is circulating a revised marijuana legalization framework that removes a THC potency limit and other restrictions that were criticized in an earlier draft. The Federal Cabinet will discuss the proposal on Wednesday.<\/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\/white-house-condemns-sham-russian-court-after-brittney-griners-cannabis-appeal-denied-while-another-american-marijuana-prisoner-cut-off-from-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biden administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> loudly condemned a Russian court\u2019s denial of American basketball player Brittney Griner\u2019s cannabis vape conviction appeal, but the White House has remained silent on reports that Marc Fogel\u2014another American detained in Russia for medical marijuana\u2014was recently sent to a penal colony.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/big-marijuana-businesses-are-failing-state-legalization-efforts-south-dakota-campaign-says-as-another-poll-shows-initiative-trailing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">third poll in a row shows South Dakota\u2019s marijuana legalization ballot measure behind<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a top activist is calling out big cannabis businesses, which he says are pumping money into \u201cexpensive fancy D.C. lobbyists\u201d that have achieved \u201cvirtually nothing\u201d at the federal level while state campaigns are \u201cstarving\u201d for resources.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-activists-pull-marijuana-legalization-ad-following-police-complaint-but-release-revised-versions-ahead-of-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u2019s marijuana legalization campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> took down and reedited ads showing police officers after getting a cease and desist letter from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.<\/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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/people-who-use-psychedelics-are-more-connected-to-nature-and-knowledgeable-about-climate-change-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">people who use psychedelics are more connected to nature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and are more knowledgeable about environmental issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPsychedelic use (primarily the use of psilocybin) predicted objective knowledge about climate change directly, and indirectly via nature relatedness\u201d and \u201cpredicted concern about climate change indirectly via nature relatedness,\u201d suggesting that \u201cthe relationship of psychedelics with pro-environmental variables is not due to psychological biases, but manifests in variables as diverse as emotional affinity towards nature as well as knowledge about climate change.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-legalization-drives-huge-dip-in-detroit-drug-raids-top-police-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan assistant police chief<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the city\u2019s 95 percent drop in drug raids over the past decade is being driven largely by marijuana legalization, whereas cannabis used to account for a large share of narcotics busts.<\/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:\/\/saisreview.sais.jhu.edu\/a-holistic-approach-towards-international-counternarcotics-cooperation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta and Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd Robinson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> coauthored an essay on the U.S.\u2019s approach to international drug issues.<\/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.justice.gov\/usao-or\/pr\/armed-robbery-crew-posing-dea-agents-charged-federal-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. attorney in Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> charged six men with disguising themselves as Drug Enforcement Administration agents during an armed robbery of marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomDaschle\/status\/1584895951353053185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about a letter from the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation on \u201ceffective ways to debate #cannabis reform.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanSpehler\/status\/1584722690421948418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said marijuana is a state-level decision and voiced support for banking access and research. Democratic challenger Thomas McDermott, currently the Hammond mayor, discussed his support for legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTroyCarter\/status\/1584620743345815552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cMy bipartisan bill with Rep. @RodneyDavis would help expunge the records of people with simple marijuana misdemeanors. This is an important move toward true #justice and #CannabisReform.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weaa.org\/show\/today-with-dr-kaye\/2022-10-21\/congressman-talks-inflation-reduction-act-marijuana-reform-student-loan-forgiveness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed his support for marijuana law reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianBengs\/status\/1583876437739679746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brian Bengs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cJohn Thune claims he doesn\u2019t want government in your life. Yet he thinks the government should enforce a federal abortion ban and should prevent cannabis legalization in South Dakota, despite South Dakotans already voting to legalize it in 2020.\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:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?523736-1\/hampshire-gubernatorial-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Chris Sununu (R) indicated during a debate that he could potentially sign a marijuana legalization bill into law at some point, but it \u201creally depends what the bill looks like\u201d and \u201cnow is definitely not the time.\u201d Democratic challenger Tom Sherman, currently a state senator, said there are several good reasons to enact legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJamieSmith\/status\/1584714816932806656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith, currently the House minority leader, spoke about his support for legalizing and taxing marijuana during a debate. Separately, the legislature\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/news\/capitol-news-bureau\/sd-medical-marijuana-panel-endorses-potential-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> endorsed changes to the state\u2019s medical cannabis program. And <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/keloland-com-original\/committees-for-against-rec-marijuana-post-finances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">campaign committees<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> supporting and opposing the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot reported contributions.<\/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.coloradopolitics.com\/elections\/committees-backing-ballot-measure-take-receives-millions-ahead-of-final-election-push\/article_b80bbade-4f28-11ed-945b-4f4d59b07365.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> campaign supporting the psychedelics legalization initiative on the November ballot brought in $1.1 million in contributions this month.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennyVossler\/status\/1584654837849161728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Democrats circulated infographics about the benefits of legalizing marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a look at where <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/10\/25\/kentucky-house-candidates-abortion-marijuana-red-flag-laws-elections-2022\/69574063007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/10\/25\/kentucky-state-senate-candidates-on-abortion-marijuana-elections-2022\/69574095007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> candidates stand on marijuana policy.<\/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\/karlarosehanson\/status\/1584607464489914368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative tweeted, \u201cI\u2019m voting YES on legalizing marijuana. This is a conservative approach with many limits: it restricts use to adults 21+, it restricts the amount a person can possess &amp; grow, and it restricts use to private homes and property, not public places.\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.senate.mo.gov\/highlights-with-hegeman-for-the-week-of-oct-24-urging-caution-against-an-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator wrote about his opposition to the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot. Separately, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamBosleyMO79\/status\/1584657791096336384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">representative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cImagine having to depend on a legislature that doesn\u2019t support the release of those wrongfully convicted &amp; then asking that same legislature to allocate $$ for you to get your record expunged if you get caught smoking marijuana?! I will be voting NO on #Amendment3\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2022\/10\/25\/michigan-marijuana-regulator-plans-to-expose-stop-illicit-product-amid-complaints\/69589359007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator previewed plans to crack down on illicit cannabis sales and \u201cexpose\u201d bad actors in the industry.<\/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.dir.ca.gov\/dosh\/dosh_publications\/Cannabis-fs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Industrial Relations posted information about cannabis industry health and safety.<\/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.fox5vegas.com\/2022\/10\/25\/nevada-state-police-warn-after-troopers-recover-cannabis-infused-candy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> State Police issued a warning to parents about cannabis-infused candy ahead of Halloween.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/4514c72fd243\/ccb-weekly-meeting-announcement-week-of-16607296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will review recommendations for marijuana social equity status and licensure on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PAAgriculture\/status\/1584515056305258497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Agriculture is hosting a hemp summit on November 14 and 15.<\/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\/10\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-59.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:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2022\/10\/24\/denver-marijuana-tax-money-fund-minority-owned-business-investment-city-council-hancock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council approved the use of $15 million in marijuana tax revenue for a new investment fund to support minority- and women-owned 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:\/\/gazette.com\/premium\/el-paso-county-commissioners-formally-oppose-recreational-marijuana-in-colorado-springs-palmer-lake\/article_794549b0-5490-11ed-833c-1bf0407925ef.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">El Paso County, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Commissioners adopted resolutions opposing a statewide November ballot initiative to legalize psychedelics and expressing opposition to Colorado Springs measures to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/headynj.com\/jersey-city-to-impose-55-adult-use-cannabis-dispensary-cap-limit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jersey City, New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council is expected to consider a proposal to cap the number of recreational dispensaries at 55 on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofDetroit\/status\/1584666508952801281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detroit, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are hosting a cannabis industry job fair on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/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:\/\/www1.folha.uol.com.br\/colunas\/painel\/2022\/10\/conselho-federal-de-medicina-revoga-norma-que-aumentava-restricao-a-canabis-medicinal.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brazil\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Federal Council of Medicine suspended recently enacted restrictions on medical cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A representative of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamaicaobserver.com\/news\/sacramental-weed-debate-intensifies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jamaica\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Licensing Authority criticized the Ministry of Justice for failing to create a framework to accommodate Rastafarians\u2019 spiritual use of cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/business-and-innovation\/article-720525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israel\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> communications minister announced an action to combat unsolicited text messages offering cannabis for sale.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government officials from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ministerVWS\/status\/1579895182182748161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Netherlands and Luxembourg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> met to discuss cannabis and drug policy.<\/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:\/\/the-riotact.com\/canberra-2030-chief-police-officer-says-mental-health-support-critical-for-drug-decriminalisation\/606373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Capital Territory\u2019s police chief spoke about the local move to decriminalize drugs.<\/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 National Institute of Standards and Technology study of hemp products found that \u201cof the 53 samples examined, 49 were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/study-reveals-inaccurate-labeling-marijuana-hemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">incorrectly labeled as hemp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> because they technically fit the federal classification of marijuana.\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><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/861a355b7eb7\/take-a-look-new-digital-ads-urge-voters-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana-16642788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEIU, Service Workers International Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> endorsed the marijuana legalization initiative on Missouri\u2019s 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:\/\/www.mpp.org\/vg2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Policy Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a voter guide for gubernatorial races across the country.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safeaccessnow.org\/votemmj22_press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Americans for Safe Access<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a medical cannabis voter guide.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a look at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabiswire.com\/2022\/10\/25\/newly-lobbying-congress-on-cannabis-tilray-afl-cio-and-many-more%ef%bf%bc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">companies and organizations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that disclosed they are lobbying Congress on cannabis issues.<\/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.canopygrowth.com\/investors\/news-releases\/canopy-growth-us-cannabis-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canopy Growth Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced a plan to accelerate its entry into the U.S. cannabis market through the creation of a new holding company, Canopy USA, LLC, which it says will allow it to exercise rights to acquire Acreage, Wana and Jetty.<\/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\/20221020005729\/en\/Rapid-Growth-in-United-Food-and-Commercial-Workers%E2%80%99-Local-360-Membership-Continues-With-Workers-at-Curaleaf-Dispensary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curaleaf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> employees in Edgewater, New Jersey voted to organize with the United Food and Commercial Workers.<\/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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20221024005889\/en\/Cresco-Labs-Announces-Board-Director-Sidney-Dillard%E2%80%99s-Resignation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cresco Labs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> board member resigned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warren County, Ohio\u2019s prosecutor is charging two men with defrauding investors in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warrencountyprosecutor.com\/Public\/Press\/2022\/10252022_Local_Men_Indicted_for_Securities_Fraud.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fake cannabis business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/10\/25\/2540762\/0\/en\/Metrc-Announces-Sustainable-Tag-Solution-For-Seed-to-Sale-Tracking.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Metrc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched new radio frequency 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