{"id":68697,"date":"2023-09-20T02:13:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T10:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/09\/20\/cannabis-banking-bill-amendments-new-name-newsletter-september-20-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T19:46:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T03:46:44","slug":"cannabis-banking-bill-amendments-new-name-newsletter-september-20-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2023\/09\/20\/cannabis-banking-bill-amendments-new-name-newsletter-september-20-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis banking bill amendments &amp; new name (Newsletter: September 20, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-26.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Fed worker marijuana bill scaled back; NH weighs \u201cfranchise\u201d legalization model; CA bills on gov\u2019s desk; OR drug decrim repeal; OH GOP ballot oppo<\/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 v4.9.7 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<label>Email address: <\/label>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\" \/><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p><b>Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Before you dig into today\u2019s cannabis news,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/heres-the-new-marijuana-banking-bill-text-that-senators-negotiated-as-committee-prepares-to-vote-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The marijuana banking bill up for a vote next week has a new name<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act (SAFER) Banking Act\u2014and revised provisions, including in a controversial section that had previously held up committee action. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/senators-are-reportedly-circulating-revised-marijuana-banking-bill-with-new-title-and-provisions-as-committee-prepares-to-vote-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the reworked bill \u201callows legal cannabis businesses\u2026access to financial services\u201d while letting federal regulators \u201cstop bad actors\u201d\u2014and he\u2019ll bring it to the floor \u201cwith all due speed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bipartisan-lawmakers-find-sweet-spot-for-marijuana-banking-bill-with-section-favored-by-gop-kept-intact-for-committee-vote-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Banking Committee members Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Jack Reed (D-RI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> indicated in new interviews that disagreements over Section 10 of the marijuana banking bill have been resolved ahead of next week\u2019s vote.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/gop-committee-chairman-seeks-to-scale-back-bill-on-removing-federal-marijuana-employment-barriers-ahead-of-this-weeks-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> plans to file an amendment gutting key provisions of a bill up for a vote in his panel on Wednesday that would, as introduced, protect people from being denied federal employment or security clearances due to marijuana use\u2014and to provide relief for people who lost opportunities in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A staffer for Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) told Marijuana Moment that she plans to support Comer\u2019s amendment to allow federal agencies to continue refusing to employ or issue security clearances to current cannabis consumers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-hampshire-officials-consider-state-led-franchise-model-for-marijuana-legalization-that-would-allow-privately-owned-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A New Hampshire commission charged with drafting legislation to legalize marijuana sales through state-run stores<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> heard testimony from state liquor officials about a new \u201cfranchise model\u201d for cannabis dispensaries. It\u2019s not clear if Gov. Chris Sununu (R) would support the plan.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/california-governor-will-decide-on-17-marijuana-and-psychedelics-bills-by-october-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is set to decide on 17 marijuana and drug policy reform bills by October 14\u2014including measures to allow cannabis cafes, legalize psychedelics, prevent employers from asking job applicants about marijuana use and more.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ohio-lawmakers-say-prospects-of-marijuana-legalization-repeal-are-unlikely-if-voters-approve-reform-initiative-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and the Senate president<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are speaking out against the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot\u2014but bipartisan lawmakers doubt the legislature will repeal the measure if voters approve it on Election Day.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-oregon-ballot-proposal-would-roll-back-voter-approved-drug-decriminalization-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new campaign in Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has filed two versions of proposed ballot initiatives that would reverse parts of a voter-approved drug decriminalization law by reinstituting criminal penalties for some substances and making other changes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/trade-associations-advocacy-groups-and-labor-union-push-congress-to-pass-marijuana-banking-bill-this-year-for-worker-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and a coalition of cannabis trade associations and drug policy reform groups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter calling on Congress to pass a marijuana banking bill to address the \u201chumanitarian toll\u201d of robberies targeting cash-intensive businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-colleges-are-adding-cannabis-courses-to-prepare-students-for-careers-in-legal-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A growing number of Missouri colleges and universities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are launching cannabis courses to prepare students for jobs in the legal marijuana industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/2891\/cosponsors?pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marijuana banking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bill got two new cosponsors for a total of 72.<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wyofile.com\/wyoming-lawmakers-look-to-control-delta-8-without-harming-hemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wyoming<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Joint Judiciary Committee held a hearing on draft legislation to restrict delta-8 THC products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stthomassource.com\/content\/2023\/09\/18\/commentary-state-of-the-territory-fulfilling-promises-on-cannabis-legalization-and-expungement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator authored an op-ed pushing officials to swiftly implement medical and recreational marijuana legalization.<\/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.wfla.com\/news\/florida\/florida-medical-marijuana-patient-fired-by-fdc-asks-state-supreme-court-to-take-up-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court is being asked to take up the case of a former Department of Corrections employee who said he was improperly fired for medical cannabis use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ctnewsjunkie.com\/2023\/09\/18\/former-cannabis-ceo-overseeing-state-regulation-raises-eyebrows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are defending the hiring of a former cannabis business CEO to oversee investigation and enforcement of marijuana sales rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacodeandbulletin.gov\/Display\/pabull?file=\/secure\/pabulletin\/data\/vol53\/53-37\/1249.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators filed an updated 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:\/\/mogreenway.com\/2023\/09\/19\/dcr-releases-new-guidance-and-form-for-final-item-approval-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published guidance on the marijuana item approval process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/people\/cannabis\/edibles\/docs\/testingguidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published guidance about hemp-derived cannabinoid product testing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2023\/9\/18\/23879894\/office-of-cannabis-management-anger-public-comments-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulators removed public comment portions from a video of a recent meeting.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradopco.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eUT9D4M1VN67oFM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are accepting public <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradopco.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cBbz4HXF7h6pcdE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">feedback<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about the online medical cannabis registry system.<\/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\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-25.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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/safehousephilly\/safehouse-legal-update-6203243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council voted to prohibit safe consumption sites for illegal drugs from opening in most parts of the city.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/former-local-politician-arrested-indictment-alleging-70000-bribes-baldwin-park-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compton, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council member was arrested on a federal grand jury indictment alleging that he and a consulting client paid $70,000 in bribes to a member of the Baldwin Park City Council in exchange for support for marijuana permits.<\/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:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2023\/sep\/19\/uk-drug-advisers-recommended-decriminalising-possession-in-2016-leak-reveals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs recommended decriminalizing drugs in a paper that the Home Office ignored and fought to keep confidential.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emcdda.europa.eu\/media-library\/emcdda-webinar-cannabis-regulation-europe-country-experiences_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held a webinar on cannabis regulation in Europe.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">British Columbia, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moosejawtoday.com\/national-news\/bc-health-officer-urges-patience-on-drug-crisis-delegates-to-vote-on-resolutions-7564036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> health officer defended the province\u2019s drug decriminalization policy from criticism.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cannabiz.com.au\/tga-fines-naturally-elevated-132000-for-alleged-advertising-breaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators fined a company A$140,000 for alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis.<\/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 found that CBD \u201cinhibits the proliferation and Invasiveness of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.jnatprod.3c00363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">prostate cancer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cells.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.valpo.edu\/sires\/171\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> research concluded that \u201cLSD and psilocybin specifically were found to have neuroprotective properties as well as promotion of neurogenesis.\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:\/\/gazette.com\/opinion\/editorials\/editorial-curbing-colorado-s-pot-impaired-drivers\/article_d0087e3a-5407-11ee-93ce-a3c27b2e3326.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is concerned about marijuana-impaired driving.<\/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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230919366096\/en\/Columbia-Care-Unveils-New-Name-and-Brand-Identity-%E2%80%93-The-Cannabist-Company-%E2%80%93-to-Bring-Passion-and-People-to-the-Forefront\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> changed its name to The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc.<\/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\/aurora-confirms-approval-of-transfer-to-nasdaq-capital-market-enters-into-agreement-to-repurchase-a-further-us-9-6-million-principal-amount-of-convertible-notes-879294755.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aurora Cannabis Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> received approval to transfer the listing of its shares from the Nasdaq Global Select Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/subversive-announces-launch-of-lglz-cannabis-exchange-traded-fund-301931003.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subversive Capital Advisor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a new Subversive Cannabis ETF.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steve Cohen\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.com\/companies\/news\/1026857\/cybin-skyrockets-as-steve-cohen-s-hedge-fund-point72-purchases-almost-19m-shares-1026857.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Point72 Asset Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> purchased nearly 19 million shares in Cybin Inc.<\/span><span 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