{"id":77776,"date":"2024-09-11T02:12:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T10:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/cannabis-businesses-file-federal-lawsuit-appeal-newsletter-september-11-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T19:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T03:46:31","slug":"cannabis-businesses-file-federal-lawsuit-appeal-newsletter-september-11-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/cannabis-businesses-file-federal-lawsuit-appeal-newsletter-september-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis businesses file federal lawsuit appeal (Newsletter: September 11, 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-9.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Harris pushed on marijuana by West; Feds discuss psychedelics; TX candidate smokes bong in ad; Biden clemency push; Study: Cannabis for arthritis<\/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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Moment possible\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Your good deed for the day:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work 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\/marijuana-companies-file-opening-appellate-brief-in-case-challenging-federal-prohibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyers for marijuana companies that are suing to block enforcement of federal prohibition against their state-legal activities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed an opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/harris-should-fulfill-her-promise-on-marijuana-and-also-decriminalize-psychedelics-independent-candidate-cornel-west-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Independent presidential candidate Cornel West is calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to not only \u201cfollow through\u201d on marijuana legalization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> but also decriminalize psychedelics to treat mental health and addiction issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/federal-officials-say-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-shows-promise-for-ptsd-but-more-research-is-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal officials with the Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs spoke at an event focused on new treatments for PTSD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, including therapies involving psychedelics, MDMA, ketamine and other drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/texas-house-candidate-smokes-marijuana-while-calling-for-legalization-in-new-campaign-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas Democratic House candidate Sally Duval smokes marijuana from both a bong and a joint in a new campaign ad<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> detailing her support for legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-reform-advocates-launch-countdown-to-clemency-campaign-pressing-biden-to-free-cannabis-prisoners-before-his-term-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Last Prisoner Project launched a new effort\u2014#Countdown4Clemency\u2014to pressure President Joe Biden to release federal marijuana prisoners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> before he leaves office.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/medical-marijuana-helps-people-with-arthritis-and-other-rheumatic-conditions-reduce-use-of-opioids-and-other-medications-study-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study published by the American College of Rheumatology found that more than 6 in 10 patients with rheumatic conditions like arthritis reported substituting medical cannabis for other medications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014\u201dincluding nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (54.7%), opioids (48.6%), sleep aids (29.6%), and muscle relaxants (25.2%).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe primary reasons for substitution were fewer adverse effects, better symptom management, and concerns about withdrawal symptoms. Substitution was associated with\u2026significantly higher symptom improvements (including pain, sleep, anxiety, and joint stiffness) than nonsubstitution.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/florida-senate-democrats-endorse-marijuana-legalization-ballot-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Florida Senate Democratic Caucus endorsed the marijuana legalization initiative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the November ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-mexico-officials-recall-marijuana-products-over-pesticide-contamination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico regulators ordered a recall of cannabis products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that tested positive for a prohibited pesticide.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/missouri-regulators-launch-raids-of-nearly-50-stores-looking-for-intoxicating-hemp-edibles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has conducted dozens of inspections looking for intoxicating hemp-derived THC edibles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at retailers across the state.<\/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.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov\/missouri-marijuana-poison-control-calls-children-under-5-skyrocket-2300-over-6-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted a prohibitionist organization\u2019s analysis of cannabis-related poison center calls for children in Missouri.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sahilkapur\/status\/1833266721404211548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> called marijuana legalization a political \u201cbazooka.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blumenauer.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/blumenauer-when-even-donald-trump-can-get-on-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said \u201cit should be a powerful signal to the rest of the Republican party when even Donald Trump can get on board\u201d with marijuana reform.<\/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:\/\/governor.mo.gov\/press-releases\/archive\/governor-parson-attorney-general-bailey-announce-new-actions-combat-spread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Mike Parson (R) and the attorney general launched a joint task force to combat the spread of unregulated psychoactive cannabis products. Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksdk.com\/article\/news\/politics\/missouri-governor-parson-secretary-of-state-ashcroft-at-odds-over-delta-8-product-regulations\/63-5e07d905-d85b-4c5e-94b0-eb4e7b568822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">secretary of state<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, defended his decision to reject emergency rules to implement the governor\u2019s executive order banning intoxicating hemp products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ltgov.texas.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interim-Charges-Second-Wave.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor is directing the Senate State Affairs Committee to examine issues related to THC beverages during the legislative interim.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CaseyDeSantis\/status\/1833198813970133201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> first lady tweeted, \u201cAmendment 3 creates a permanent, constitutional right to possess over 100 joints at a time and SMOKE ANYWHERE in Florida\u2014even public places where it could more easily fall into the hands of children. What\u2019s more, it creates a monopoly &amp; blanket legal immunity for big weed corporations who spent $60+ million to write and get Am. 3 on the ballot.\u201d Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B-fX1YS446U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> working to defeat the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot released its first ad.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthbeacon.org\/government\/state-government\/goldberg-fires-cannabis-commission-chair-obrien-for-gross-misconduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> treasurer fired the state\u2019s top marijuana regulator over alleged \u201cgross misconduct.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A federal judge said that a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/2024\/09\/06\/judge-rejects-yet-another-attempt-by-texas-to-police-online-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> law regulating social media \u201cfails to define key categories of prohibited topics,\u201d suggesting that \u201ccontent related to marijuana use might be prosecuted as \u2018glorifying\u2019 \u2018substance abuse,\u2019 even if cigarette and alcohol use is not.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1877087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that aspects of the psilocybin services program discriminate against disabled patients.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/marijuana\/2024\/09\/ny-cannabis-control-board-approves-new-licenses-proposes-waiver-for-dispensary-location-rules.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved additional marijuana business licenses and advanced a proposal to relax distance requirements between dispensaries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/317d8f5776bf\/ccb-weekly-meeting-announcement-week-of-17852712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are launching a series of on-demand training videos for marijuana business licensees.<\/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:\/\/aws.state.ak.us\/OnlinePublicNotices\/Notices\/View.aspx?id=216467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Marijuana Control Board will meet on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vklJipSGWddNhLBGa_Y4r5vPh7vias3D\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will host a stakeholder meeting about revisions to marijuana rules on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><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\/2024\/09\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-8.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>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationthailand.com\/news\/policy\/40041340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thailand\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> deputy prime minister said he is confident the government will continue pushing legislation allowing medical cannabis use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lawsuit surrounding the U.S. visa status of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/prince-harry-visa-drugs-case-closed-biden-administration-heritage-1951493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Prince Harry and his past drug use has been terminated.<\/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 \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2823254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decriminalization of drug possession<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was not associated with an increase in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brown.edu\/news\/2024-09-05\/overdose-decriminalization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fatal drug overdose rates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Oregon in the 2 years after its enactment.\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 found that \u201ccannabidiol exhibits potent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12906-024-04610-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anti-cancer activity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> against gemcitabine-resistant cholangiocarcinoma.\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:\/\/smartandsafeflorida.com\/breaking-florida-young-republicans-endorse-amendment-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida Young Republicans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> endorsed the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Republican political operative <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/MSNBCW_20240910_060000_The_11th_Hour_With_Stephanie_Ruhle\/start\/2483\/end\/2543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stuart Stevens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> suggested that former President Donald Trump may have received campaign contributions from \u201cthose who are very invested in the marijuana business\u201d surrounding his endorsement of cannabis reform.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalizehawaii.org\/resources\/hawaii-cannabis-policy-voter-guide-2024-state-legislative-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Hawaii Alliance for Cannabis Reform<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a voter guide ahead of the state\u2019s general election.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cannabisjusticecoalition\/cjc-legislative-candidate-endorsements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kansas Cannabis Justice Coalition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> released a list of state legislative candidates it is endorsing.<\/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.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/vangst-acquires-greenforce---cannabis-hiring-is-back-302243265.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vangst<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring GreenForce.<\/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\/cornbread-hemp-unveils-americas-first-usda-organic-thc-gummy---legal-in-nearly-50-states-302243418.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cornbread Hemp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is launching what it says is the first U.S. Department of Agriculture certified organic THC edible.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br 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