{"id":67760,"date":"2023-08-16T03:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/gop-candidate-ramaswamy-on-cannabis-psychedelics-newsletter-august-16-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T19:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T03:47:01","slug":"gop-candidate-ramaswamy-on-cannabis-psychedelics-newsletter-august-16-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/gop-candidate-ramaswamy-on-cannabis-psychedelics-newsletter-august-16-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP candidate Ramaswamy on cannabis &amp; psychedelics (Newsletter: August 16, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><em>Yellen on shrooms; OH marijuana revenue projection; SD medical cannabis repeal; Study: medical marijuana tied to lower health insurance premiums<\/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 v4.9.6 - 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>BREAKING<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you\u2019ve got a few dollars to spare each month and believe in the work we do, please consider joining us on Patreon today.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-candidate-ramaswamy-supports-federal-marijuana-legalization-and-allowing-veterans-to-use-psychedelics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he supports federally legalizing marijuana and allowing veterans with PTSD to use certain psychedelics\u2014but he has made contradictory statements about broader drug decriminalization recently.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/treasury-secretary-yellen-says-magic-mushrooms-she-ate-in-china-were-delicious-but-didnt-make-her-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the magic mushrooms she ate at a restaurant in China were \u201cdelicious\u201d\u2014but they did not make her trip.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI was not aware that these mushrooms had hallucinogenic properties. I learned that later.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ohio-could-see-404-million-in-annual-marijuana-tax-revenue-if-voters-approve-legalization-this-november-analysis-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio could generate up to $404 million in new annual tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> if voters approve a legalization measure that\u2019s likely to appear on the November ballot, a new Ohio State University analysis projects.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/south-dakota-attorney-general-releases-final-summary-for-medical-marijuana-repeal-initiative-that-gop-activist-wants-on-2024-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a final explanation for a proposed ballot initiative to repeal the state\u2019s voter-approved medical cannabis law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/states-with-legal-medical-marijuana-see-significant-and-sizable-reductions-in-health-insurance-premiums-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study found that states that legalize medical cannabis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> see \u201ca significant and sizable reduction in health insurance premiums.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDue to the nature of insurance pooling and community rating, these savings are appreciated by cannabis users and non-users alike.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-auditor-launches-investigation-of-states-marijuana-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched an investigation of the state\u2019s marijuana programs to determine whether cannabis regulators are operating \u201cin a manner that is efficient, accountable and transparent.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/georgia-medical-marijuana-regulators-hire-more-workers-to-deal-with-patient-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Georgia Department of Public Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> recently hired more workers to help handle heavy interest in the state\u2019s medical cannabis program\u2014but patients say ongoing delays are impeding access and preventing relief.<\/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:\/\/www.durbin.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/durbin-speaks-at-40th-annual-national-black-prosecutors-association-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said at a National Black Prosecutors Association <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorDurbin\/status\/1691214866923892742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">event<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that \u201cforty years ago, ideas like the so-called \u2018war on drugs\u2019 and the \u2018war on crime\u2019 were ascendant,\u201d but \u201csince then, we\u2019ve tempered our approach and understood that \u2018smart on crime\u2019 can be just as effective, if not more effective, as \u2018tough on crime.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDeluzio\/status\/1691146116241174531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cMy constituent Marc Fogel has been detained in Russia for two long years\u2014all for possession of a small amount of doctor-prescribed, medical marijuana. I will keep fighting to bring attention to Marc\u2019s case and to build the public &amp; political support to bring him home.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLuttrell\/status\/1691541566182092801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cPsychedelic therapies give us the chance to save the lives of those who so graciously served our country. I\u2019m proud to see support increasing in Congress for these emerging therapies that help treat PTSD and other trauma.\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\/SenatorAgard\/status\/1691192665168056320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate minority leader tweeted, \u201cMinnesota has done the right thing by legalizing #Cannabis and working to right the wrongs of our past.\u00a0 Across the river, Wisconsinites are ready to do the same. Our justice system is ready to #legalizeit, too.\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:\/\/mylrc.sdlegislature.gov\/api\/Documents\/251886.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee will meet on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradracino\/status\/1691548613107663046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are reportedly withdrawing from settlement negotiations in a lawsuit challenging the marijuana dispensary license awarding process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ctnewsjunkie.com\/2023\/08\/15\/lawsuit-seeks-to-halt-commercial-cannabis-businesses-in-connecticut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials are facing a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the state\u2019s marijuana legalization law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The manager of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelundreport.org\/content\/measure-110-program-manager-resigns-says-state-was-maliciously-negligent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> drug decriminalization program resigned, saying that state officials have conducted \u201cmaliciously negligent\u201d oversight of the effort.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/maine\/ocps-stakeholder-digest-june2023-5421304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are initiating rulemaking to implement marijuana\u00a0 reform laws enacted this session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/cannabis\/about\/meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider marijuana business issues on Friday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/marijuana\/2023\/08\/will-gov-hochul-and-the-nys-legislature-stand-up-for-this-states-fledgling-cannabis-industry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homer, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor authored an op-ed calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to convene a special legislative session to address marijuana licensing 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:\/\/capcity.news\/latest-news\/2023\/08\/14\/cheyenne-city-council-supports-cannabis-decriminalization-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cheyenne, Wyoming<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council passed a resolution calling on state lawmakers to decriminalize marijuana.<\/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.wearegreenbay.com\/news\/local-news\/proposed-ordinance-to-lower-marijuana-fines-to-1-00-in-winnebago-co-fails-whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winnebago County, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board\u2019s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee rejected a proposal to lower the fine for marijuana possession to $1.<\/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.northernnewsnow.com\/2023\/08\/15\/duluth-city-council-approves-smoking-ordinance-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Duluth, Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council approved an ordinance to restrict public marijuana use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/city-council-members-propose-new-law-that-would-fine-landlords-of-illegal-marijuana-shops-up-to-10000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Council members filed a proposal to fine landlords who rent to unlicensed marijuana stores.<\/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.instagram.com\/reel\/Cv7U9c0NAG7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patterson, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council member is being accused by the CEO of Catalyst Cannabis of urinating on one of the company\u2019s dispensaries.<\/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.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/society\/court--swiss-police-can-t-seize-small-amounts-of-cannabis-for-personal-use\/48686942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Switzerland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Federal Tribunal ruled that police may no longer confiscate small amounts of cannabis, a decision that could potentially apply to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/society\/swiss-police-face-tricky-questions-about-hard-drug-rules\/48715960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">other drugs<\/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:\/\/taiwanenglishnews.com\/elon-musk-reported-to-taiwan-prosecutors-for-promoting-marijuana-use\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taiwanese<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> prosecutors may be forced to investigate Elon Musk for allegedly promoting marijuana use under a complaint that a pro-legalization activist filed to demonstrate the implications of policy statements made by the Ministry of Justice.<\/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 \u201ccannabinoids may be considered promising alternative inhibitors of [dipeptidyl peptidase IV]\u00a0 for potentially assisting in improving glycemic regulation in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4528268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">type 2 diabetes<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorkGOP\/status\/1691079032916369410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New York Republican Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted that the state\u2019s marijuana legalization law is \u201cthe most disastrous rollout of a state policy\u2026ever. All courtesy of Hapless Hochul and her fellow progressives.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/08\/15\/see-who-is-opposing-the-effort-to-legalize-marijuana-in-ohio\/70596776007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protect Ohio Workers and Families<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a new effort aimed at defeating the marijuana legalization initiative that may appear on the state\u2019s November ballot.<\/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.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2023\/08\/14\/2724935\/0\/en\/TILT-Holdings-Reports-Second-Quarter-2023-Results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TILT Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly net revenue of $41.6 million and a net loss of $26.9 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/ianthus-reports-second-quarter-2023-financial-results-816655175.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $38.7 million and a net loss of $20.1 million.<\/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\/2023\/08\/14\/2724998\/0\/en\/Safe-Harbor-Financial-Announces-Second-Quarter-2023-Results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SHF Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $4.6 million and a net loss of $17.6 million.<\/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\/20230814261235\/en\/Heritage-Cannabis-Announces-Appointment-of-Interim-Chief-Financial-Officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new chief financial officer.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teamster.org\/2023\/08\/teamsters-vote-to-ratify-contracts-at-verano-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zen Leaf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> workers in the Chicago, Illinois area voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreements with Teamsters Local 777.<\/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\/20230815619279\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organigram Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is entering the UK market through a supply agreement to provide dried medical cannabis flower to 4C LABS.<\/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\">Baseball player <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/astros-jon-singleton-marijuana-suspension-5aa9cbab5da522b98d5c543ddcca2a1e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jon Singleton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said his career \u201cwould have definitely been a lot different\u201d if he hadn\u2019t been suspended for marijuana, but he said he is \u201cglad that things have changed for the better now\u201d with respect to how the substance is seen.<\/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 v4.9.6 - 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