{"id":63842,"date":"2023-04-14T02:14:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T10:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/04\/14\/hawaii-ag-back-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-april-14-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T05:45:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T13:45:31","slug":"hawaii-ag-back-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-april-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/04\/14\/hawaii-ag-back-cannabis-legalization-newsletter-april-14-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii AG back cannabis legalization (Newsletter: April 14, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-89.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>NH 4\/20 marijuana hearing; WA psilocybin; NV athletic officials\u2019 cannabis proposal; USDA hemp &amp; cows study; NC psychedelics<\/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 v4.9.3 - 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. <\/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\/hawaii-attorney-general-now-supports-marijuana-legalization-pledging-to-work-to-enact-reform-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hawaii\u2019s attorney general<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said she switched her department\u2019s position on marijuana legalization from opposing it to instead proactively working with lawmakers and stakeholders to craft reform legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThat train has left the station.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-hampshire-senators-split-on-house-passed-marijuana-legalization-bill-ahead-of-4-20-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire senators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are offering their thoughts on the prospects of enacting a House-passed marijuana legalization bill ahead of a 4\/20 hearing that the chamber\u2019s Judiciary Committee will hold on several pieces of cannabis legislation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/washington-state-poised-to-enact-psilocybin-bill-but-fate-of-pilot-program-not-certain-as-end-of-session-nears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Washington State House and Senate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have both passed a psilocybin bill, but differences regarding a potential pilot program for therapeutic access need to be resolved before it can head to Gov. Jay Inslee\u2019s (D) desk.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nevada-sports-regulators-move-to-formally-stop-penalizing-fighters-over-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Nevada State Athletic Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is considering a rules change to formally codify that it \u201cdoes not classify cannabis or cannabis derived products as prohibited or banned substances\u201d and won\u2019t punish marijuana use by fighters regardless of other states\u2019 laws.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/cows-that-are-fed-hemp-cake-retain-safe-levels-of-thc-and-cbd-in-their-meat-usda-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A U.S. Department of Agriculture study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that cows fed with \u201chighly nutritious\u201d hempseed cake have very low levels of THC and CBD in their meat. An official said it would be \u201cvery difficult\u201d for a person to consume enough beef to exceed dietary cannabinoid exposure guidelines.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/virginia-lawmakers-approve-governors-hemp-bill-amendments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia lawmakers approved Gov. Glenn Youngkin\u2019s (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> amendments to a hemp product regulation bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/north-carolina-lawmakers-look-to-promote-psychedelics-research-as-medical-marijuana-bill-advances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Carolina representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are preparing to file legislation to create a psychedelics advisory board and fund research on the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin and MDMA.<\/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:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/4dbe1cae17a149ca889410f68461fbf4\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> issued sources sought notices for contractors to evaluate the effectiveness of media campaigns to deter impaired driving and to evaluate strategies to improve <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/a62132417ebb40548a0cb867bf4c7692\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">drug recognition experts\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> performance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov\/filerepo\/sites\/default\/files\/3661\/2023-04-12\/699052\/ams_3661_00015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said that retail hemp ad totals \u201csaw another major increase from last week and were up by 123%.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kten.com\/story\/48715405\/sen-lankford-on-marijuana-school-choice-and-gun-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he hopes to insert provisions into the 2023 Farm Bill to provide oversight of foreign entities buying agricultural land in the U.S., which he says has been a problem in Oklahoma under his state\u2019s medical cannabis law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredHuffman\/status\/1646533820680896515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about a \u201ccannabis\/psilosybin-worshiping\u201d church that can\u2019t get a federal religious exemption, saying, \u201cThat\u2019s wrong. If it embraced MAGA GOP politics the IRS would give rubber stamp approval. Just ask the Family Research Council \u2018church.&#8217;\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:\/\/arkansasadvocate.com\/2023\/04\/12\/arkansas-to-send-reserve-funds-to-uams-for-cancer-center-redirect-marijuana-marijuana-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers sent Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) a bill to shift medical cannabis tax revenue from supporting the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences\u2019s pursuit of recognition from the National Cancer Institute to addressing food insecurity and public health needs.<\/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:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/illinois-marijuana-is-legal-in-2023-laws-dispensary\/13118646\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate passed a bill to bar courts from preventing people from using marijuana or alcohol as a condition of probation, conditional discharge or supervision.<\/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:\/\/tulsaworld.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/govt-and-politics\/house-committee-churns-through-medical-marijuana-bills\/article_93b4181a-d96c-11ed-8983-9bf367bfa0e0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances Committee approved eight bills to revise medical cannabis rules.<\/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:\/\/altoday.com\/archives\/50931-house-committee-advances-legislation-limiting-sale-of-psychoactive-cannabinoids-to-people-21-and-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Health Committee approved a bill to tax delta-8 and -10 THC products and restrict sales to people over 21.<\/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\/ssurovell\/status\/1646585716967702553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate Rules Committee appointed members to the Cannabis Oversight Commission and other panels. <\/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:\/\/thenevadaindependent.com\/article\/cannabis-companies-want-to-incentivize-whistleblowers-to-reduce-illegal-market-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a bill to increase fine caps for trafficking illegal marijuana and to incentivize whistleblowing about cannabis industry violations. Separately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1644038502961786880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will hold a workshop to solicit comments on proposed cannabis regulations on Friday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg.colorado.gov\/sites\/sbg\/files\/documents\/230412_BBM_Enterprises_LLC_HSA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg.colorado.gov\/sites\/sbg\/files\/documents\/230412_COS_Investments_LLC_HSA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">issued<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health and safety <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbg.colorado.gov\/sites\/sbg\/files\/documents\/230412_Trinidad_Cultivation_Services_HSA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">advisories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about potentially unsafe levels of yeast, mold, Aspergillus and elemental impurities in marijuana products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flrules.org\/Faw\/FAWDocuments\/FAWVOLUMEFOLDERS2023\/4970\/4970doc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are withdrawing a previously proposed hemp rule.<\/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\/reminder-theft-must-be-reported-to-the-dcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a reminder about reporting theft or criminal activity targeting marijuana 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:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2023\/04\/cannabis-advisory-board-meeting-notice-04.18.2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,000 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\/2023\/04\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-88.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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/mailchimp.denvergov.org\/guidancemarijuanahospitalityunlicensedconsumptionbusinesses-6122937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials published guidance on marijuana hospitality and unlicensed consumption businesses ahead of a 4\/20 festival.<\/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:\/\/latinus.us\/2023\/04\/13\/amlo-califica-inmoral-fox-se-dedique-negocio-cannabis-siendo-expresidente\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexican<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador continued to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PartidoMorenaMx\/status\/1646552859985444875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">criticize<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> former President Vicente Fox over his involvement in the cannabis industry, calling it \u201cimmoral.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heutejournal\/status\/1646244632391565314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health minister spoke about the new marijuana legalization plan he announced. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnd.de\/politik\/cannabis-legalisierung-union-erneuert-kritik-an-ampel-plaenen-6ZFAL2TQ5JM35EHEBYTOM4UACQ.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christian Democratic Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> opposition party criticized the proposal.<\/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.expats.cz\/czech-news\/article\/legalizing-recreational-cannabis-in-czechia-buy-up-to-5-grams-per-day-but-you-need-to-register-in-a-database-first\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Czech Republic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government\u2019s forthcoming marijuana legalization plan will reportedly require consumers to be registered in a database.<\/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.cnnphilippines.com\/news\/2023\/4\/12\/Alvarez-decriminalize-marijuana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philippine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative discussed his support for legalizing marijuana.<\/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 rats concluded that \u201cCBD represents a promising therapeutic perspective in the pharmacological treatment of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.researchsquare.com\/files\/rs-2781595\/v1\/c3013d5e-f965-4def-9b30-1e0708aad747.pdf?c=1680789984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">chronic [neuropathic pain]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and associated comorbidities such as depression and memory impairments.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study of marijuana products in Colorado found that \u201cthe <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0282396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">average observed THC potency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was 23.1% lower than the lowest label reported values and 35.6% lower than the highest label reported values.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; 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