{"id":1960,"date":"2021-10-19T10:26:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMiaWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1hcmlqdWFuYW1vbWVudC5uZXQvYm9hLWNhbmNlbHMtY2FubmFiaXMtcmVzZWFyY2hlcnMtYmFuay1hY2NvdW50LW5ld3NsZXR0ZXItb2N0b2Jlci0xOS0yMDIxL9IBAA"},"modified":"2021-10-19T10:26:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:26:35","slug":"boa-cancels-cannabis-researchers-bank-account-newsletter-october-19-2021-marijuana-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=1960","title":{"rendered":"BoA cancels cannabis researcher&#8217;s bank account (Newsletter: October 19, 2021) &#8211; Marijuana Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>NY restricts workplace marijuana testing; SD lawmakers approve legalization proposal; CA cannabis environmental cleanup grants<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe<\/a>&nbsp;to 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><b>Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Your good deed for the day:<\/b><span> 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><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>Support our work at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\"><span>https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/democratic-senators-bill-would-let-dc-legalize-marijuana-sales-in-contrast-to-bidens-proposed-blockade\/\"><span>Senate Appropriations Committee<\/span><\/a><span> released FY2022 spending legislation that would finally let Washington, D.C. legalize marijuana sales\u2014in contravention of President Joe Biden\u2019s budget request. The House already signed off on eliminating the ban, and Democratic leaders plan to enact a final appropriations package by December 3,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The new Senate bills would also protect state medical cannabis laws from federal interference, call to reconsider policies that fire federal workers for marijuana and criticize Schedule I research roadblocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-york-employers-cant-drug-test-most-workers-for-marijuana-state-announces\/\"><span>New York\u2019s Department of Labor<\/span><\/a><span> issued guidance saying that employers cannot drug test most workers for marijuana\u2014going so far as to say the odor of cannabis cannot be used to prove impairment on the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>\u201cObservable signs of use that do not indicate impairment on their own cannot be cited as an articulable symptom of impairment. Only symptoms that provide objectively observable indications that the employee\u2019s performance of the essential duties or tasks of their position are decreased or lessened may be cited.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/south-dakota-lawmakers-advance-marijuana-legalization-bill-as-activists-pursue-2022-ballot-initiative\/\"><span>South Dakota legislature\u2019s Adult-Use Marijuana Study Subcommittee<\/span><\/a><span> approved a bill to legalize recreational cannabis. Activists don\u2019t necessarily trust that lawmakers will follow through and still plan to move forward with a plan to put another legalization initiative before voters next year.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/applications-are-open-for-marijuana-funded-california-cultivator-environmental-clean-up-grants-state-announces\/\"><span>California Department of Fish and Wildlife<\/span><\/a><span> will hold a workshop this week about a new grants program to help small marijuana cultivators with environmental clean-up and restoration. The funds come from cannabis tax revenue.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/19\/us\/politics\/trump-border.html\"><span>Former President Donald Trump<\/span><\/a><span> reportedly planned to send 250,000 troops to the border and stage military raids against drug cartels inside Mexico until he was dissuaded from doing so by the secretary of defense.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1450260394472353795\"><span>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/span><\/a><span> tweeted, \u201cThe federal prohibition on marijuana has disproportionately harmed young people of color. @SenBooker, @RonWyden, and I are working to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to end the federal prohibition and undo the harms of the War on Drugs.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NORML\/status\/1450171589287424007\"><span>Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span> wrote about his support for federal marijuana law reform in a constituent letter.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/norton.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/norton-secures-major-victories-in-senate-dc-appropriations-bill\"><span>Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)<\/span><\/a><span> sent a press release and posted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EleanorNorton\/status\/1450523740954144778\"><span>tweet<\/span><\/a><span> cheering the removal of a rider blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing marijuana sales in newly released Senate appropriations legislation.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>Washington State Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CallForCongress\/status\/1450280629086482437\"><span>Jason Call<\/span><\/a><span> tweeted, \u201cLet it be known that the incumbent in my district has never supported federal legalization. To be sure, worse than that, he\u2019s voted at least 4 times to allow the DOJ to continue to prosecute people in states where cannabis has been legalized. Like my own state of WA.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3617\/cosponsors?pageSort=lastToFirst\"><span>deschedule marijuana and fund programs to repair drug war harms<\/span><\/a><span> got 11 new cosponsors for a total of 87.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/841\/cosponsors?pageSort=lastToFirst\"><span>allow CBD as a dietary supplement<\/span><\/a><span> got one new cosponsor of a total of 31. <\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlieCrist\/status\/1450570170280333314\"><span>Florida<\/span><\/a><span> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, currently a congressman, tweeted, \u201c18 states have already legalized recreational marijuana \u2014 it\u2019s time Florida does too.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HalaAyala\/status\/1450257899478036481\"><span>Virginia<\/span><\/a><span> Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Hala Ayala, currently a delegate, highlighted marijuana legalization as a key accomplishment.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGKarlRacine\/status\/1450549040509341699\"><span>Washington, D.C.\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> attorney general tweeted, \u201cAfter 6 years of advocacy, I\u2019m glad to see Congress respecting the will of DC voters. I hope DC will soon be able to regulate our local marijuana market, direct new tax revenue to communities most impacted by over-criminalization, &amp; take steps to expunge related criminal records.\u201d The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChmnMendelson\/status\/1450487180850307078\"><span>Council chairman<\/span><\/a><span> tweeted, \u201cThis is a step in the right direction. We hope that, as the bill moves through the Senate, no rider language is inserted so we can honor the will of District voters and set up a safe, equitable recreational cannabis market.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canorml.org\/25th215\/\"><span>California\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> attorney general and other officials will participate in a conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of the state\u2019s medical cannabis law on November 5.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/interview-assembly-speaker-robin-vos\"><span>Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> Assembly speaker said he supports medical cannabis but does not support recreational marijuana legalization \u201cat this time.\u201d (About 18:00 into the audio.)<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2021\/10\/pa-house-democratic-leader-says-voting-rights-bill-tops-her-wish-list.html\"><span>Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> House minority leader said marijuana legalization bills don\u2019t yet have enough momentum to pass.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The chairwoman of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahEMcBride\/status\/1449930189245403136\"><span>Delaware\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> Senate Health &amp; Social Services Committee said she is eager to hold a hearing on a marijuana legalization bill if it can clear the House.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/marijuana\/illinois\/ct-illinois-marijuana-lawsuits-consolidation-20211019-xof7g7r7jzd2tenrld4vjgb5sm-story.html\"><span>Illinois<\/span><\/a><span> Supreme Court ordered the consolidation of various lawsuits challenging regulators\u2019 marijuana business licensing award processes.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rapidcityjournal.com\/news\/local\/department-of-health-recommends-medical-cannabis-rule-revisions\/article_53a1c611-3dac-542f-ac73-dfd4d0b6ed2b.html\"><span>South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span> legislature\u2019s Rules Review Committee will consider newly revised medical cannabis regulations on Monday.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SenatorAgard\/posts\/414333230064997\"><span>Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span> senator who is sponsoring a marijuana legalization bill held a virtual roundtable meeting about the issue.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njcourts\/status\/1450485929211097088\"><span>New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span> judge pointed out that the legalization of marijuana is reducing the number of required court appearances.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.nv.us\/Register\/2021Register\/R026-21P.pdf\"><span>Nevada<\/span><\/a><span> regulators proposed rules on cannabis weighing and measuring.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1LrYlUMeR9b3eQNM1kwOkmWnyZPPzNFMV\/view\"><span>Colorado<\/span><\/a><span> regulators are forming a work group on cannabis cross pollination.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/Documents\/Dispensaries\/Dispensary%20Applications%20-%20RFA%20II\/Dispensary%20Applications%20-%20RFA%20II\/First%20Q%20and%20A%20Responses.RFA%20II.pdf\"><span>Ohio<\/span><\/a><span> regulators published question and answer responses about medical cannabis dispensary license applications.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mtrevenue.gov\/cannabis\/\"><span>Montana<\/span><\/a><span> regulators will host a cannabis virtual listening session on Friday.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/som\/0,4669,7-192-47796-570492--,00.html\"><span>Michigan<\/span><\/a><span> regulators will host a marijuana social equity education session on October 28.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><strong>\u2014<br \/><strong>Marijuana Moment is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,200 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 \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9128 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href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/2021\/baltimores-no-prosecution-policy-for-low-level-drug-possession-and-prostitution-finds-almost-no-rearrests-for-serious-offenses\"><span>Baltimore, Maryland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> district attorney not to prosecute minor drug possession and prostitution led to fewer new low-level drug and prostitution arrests, almost no rearrests for serious crimes for those who had charges dropped, and fewer 911 calls.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.es\/entry\/regulacion-integral-cannabis-congreso-diputados-errejon-mas-pais_es_616ed4afe4b079111a4f6628\"><span>Spain\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> Congress rejected a marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>Western <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.wa.gov.au\/Parliament\/commit.nsf\/WCurrentNameNew\/0496E1B11C984DBD4825876D007EF670\"><span>Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> Parliament formed a Select Committee into Cannabis and Hemp.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstar.com\/headlines\/2021\/10\/19\/2135257\/doj-release-some-info-war-drugs-cases-review-findings\"><span>Philippine<\/span><\/a><span> Department of Justice said it will make public information about certain killings in the nation\u2019s bloody \u201cwar on drugs.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A case study appears to \u201cdemonstrate a possible benefit of \u2018CBD oil\u2019 intake that may have resulted in the observed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/casereports.bmj.com\/content\/14\/10\/e244195\"><span>tumour regression<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A study of rats found that \u201ccannabidiol at dose 10 mg\/kg bw exerts <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Velizar-Hadzhiminev\/publication\/355173719_Pneumothorax_associated_with_COVID-19_-_the_first_three_cases\/links\/61642183e7993f536cbf3b09\/Pneumothorax-associated-with-COVID-19-the-first-three-cases.pdf#page=164\"><span>anxiolytic<\/span><\/a><span> effect in a model of acute cold stress.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoDakDems\/status\/1450537515471998984\"><span>South Dakota Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span> tweeted, \u201cKristi Noem opposed medical cannabis. Now she\u2019s using $700,00 from South Dakota taxpayers, meant to implement these measures, as thinly-veiled political ads.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArekSarkissian\/status\/1450531346636488705\"><span>Trulieve<\/span><\/a><span> donated $250,000 to a campaign seeking to put a marijuana legalization measure on Florida\u2019s 2022 ballot.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/marijuana\/2021\/10\/former-nj-cannabis-company-employee-says-he-was-demoted-because-hes-black.html\"><span>iAnthus<\/span><\/a><span> is being sued by a former employee who alleges he was demoted because he is black.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/marijuana\/2021\/10\/nj-medical-marijuana-exec-took-1m-in-company-money-to-fund-israeli-dispensary-lawsuit-claims.html\"><span>Harmony Foundation\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> former chief administrative officer filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired after speaking up about the firm\u2019s CEO allegedly using $1 million of company money for a personal investment.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211019005473\/en\/Tilray-Strengthens-Leadership-Position-in-Canada\/\"><span>Tilray Canada<\/span><\/a><span> has a new president.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2021\/10\/19\/2316337\/0\/en\/atai-Life-Sciences-Launches-atai-Impact-a-Philanthropic-Program-to-Harness-the-Power-of-Innovative-Mental-Health-Approaches-for-Positive-Social-Change.html\"><span>atai Life Sciences<\/span><\/a><span> formed a nonprofit arm called atai Impact.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211019005323\/en\/Leafly-Announces-Contest-to-Celebrate-Budtenders-on-International-Budtender-Day\"><span>Leafly<\/span><\/a><span> is hosting a contest to celebrate budtenders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"cb_p6_patreon_button\">\n<p>Marijuana Moment is made possible with support from readers. 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