{"id":2211,"date":"2021-11-05T10:13:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMiaGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1hcmlqdWFuYW1vbWVudC5uZXQvZ29wLWRlbS12b3RlcnMtYmFjay1sZWdhbC1jYW5uYWJpcy1wb2xsLXNheXMtbmV3c2xldHRlci1ub3ZlbWJlci01LTIwMjEv0gEA"},"modified":"2021-11-05T10:13:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:13:05","slug":"gop-dem-voters-back-legal-cannabis-poll-says-newsletter-november-5-2021-marijuana-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=2211","title":{"rendered":"GOP &amp; Dem voters back legal cannabis, poll says (Newsletter: November 5, 2021) &#8211; Marijuana Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Military recruits with marijuana waivers \u201cperform no worse\u201d; Study: Government-grown cannabis more like hemp than consumer marijuana<\/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>Paid for by readers like you.<\/b><span> Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter and in-depth cannabis reporting is made possible by the nearly 700 people who subscribe to us on Patreon. <\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>Support our work for $25\/month and gain access to valuable insider data, exclusive interview audio, and more: <\/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\/dc-lawmakers-remove-marijuana-bill-provision-that-threatened-crackdown-on-unregulated-market\/\"><span>Washington, D.C. Council chairman<\/span><\/a><span> removed controversial provisions of legislation up for a vote on Tuesday that would have cracked down on unregulated marijuana sales.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/army-recruits-whove-used-marijuana-perform-no-worse-than-other-soldiers-military-funded-report-finds\/\"><span>military-funded RAND Corporation<\/span><\/a><span> study found that Army recruits granted a waiver for marijuana \u201cperform no worse\u201d than other soldiers and are \u201cless likely to separate as the result of health or performance concerns.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>\u201cWithout waivers, a failed drug test for marijuana would block the one-third of American 18-year-olds who say they have used marijuana at least once in the past year. Recruits who make it into the U.S. Army despite low-level histories of marijuana use perform no worse, overall, than other soldiers. That should be welcome news in recruiting offices nationwide.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>A new study found that the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/government-grown-marijuana-is-genetically-closer-to-hemp-than-cannabis-sold-in-dispensaries-another-study-finds\/\"><span>marijuana the government grows to be used in research<\/span><\/a><span> is \u201csubstantially genetically different from most commercially available\u201d cannabis strains that consumers are actually using and in fact shares a \u201cgenetic affinity with hemp.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.policeforum.org\/trending23oct21\"><span>Drug Enforcement Administration<\/span><\/a><span> Administrator Anne Milgram spoke about marijuana on a call with law enforcement officials.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov\/products\/plant-based-chronic-pain-treatment\/living-review\"><span>Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality<\/span><\/a><span> published the latest edition of an ongoing review of cannabis and other plant-based treatment for chronic pain.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lexi_schweinert\/status\/1455191861908410370\"><span>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)<\/span><\/a><span> attended the opening of a CBD processing facility.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1455236697034272775\"><span>Rep.. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span> tweeted, \u201cCongress hasn\u2019t passed any federal cannabis reforms since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. #SAFEBanking is the best opportunity to enact some type of cannabis reform this term, and will help pave the way for broader reform while creating a safer &amp; more equitable industry.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>Missouri Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hmforcongress\/status\/1453845206240010240\"><span>Henry Martin<\/span><\/a><span> tweeted, \u201cToday would be a good day to end the war on drugs.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbt.com\/2021\/11\/01\/up-smoke-reeves-wont-call-special-session-until-additional-adjustments-made-medical-marijuana-legislation\/\"><span>Mississippi<\/span><\/a><span> Gov. Tate Reeves (R) said he and lawmakers are still negotiating potency and possession limits for medical cannabis legislation.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1453826466953801739\"><span>Florida<\/span><\/a><span> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, currently the agriculture commissioner, tweeted, \u201cNot only do we have the opportunity to correct historic injustices, but we have the chance to turn Florida into an industry powerhouse. Let\u2019s start #SomethingNew and legalize marijuana.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/Agenda.aspx?m=4823\"><span>Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span> House Medical Marijuana Commission held a hearing.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SenatorAgard\/posts\/423016952529958\"><span>Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span> senator posted about the economic benefits of legalizing marijuana.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/summary_of_liquor_gaming_and_marijuana_legislation.pdf\"><span>Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span>&nbsp; Legislative Council Staff published an overview of cannabis legislation that was enacted this year.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.idaho.gov\/main\/isda-announces-approved-state-hemp-plan\/\"><span>Idaho\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> hemp plan got federal approval.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2021\/11\/01\/illinois-court-takes-step-towards-forming-supercase-involving-185-held-up-dispensary-licenses\"><span>Illinois<\/span><\/a><span> judge is taking steps to consolidate separate lawsuits challenging regulators\u2019 marijuana business licensing processes.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CalCannaAwards\/posts\/128002709578436\"><span>California<\/span><\/a><span> State Fair\u2019s cannabis awards began accepting submissions.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/oha\/PH\/DISEASESCONDITIONS\/CHRONICDISEASE\/MEDICALMARIJUANAPROGRAM\/Documents\/commission\/DRAFT_OCC_Letter_to_Legislators.pdf\"><span>Oregon<\/span><\/a><span> regulators posted a draft letter asking legislative leaders to create a subcommittee on Cannabis and Healthcare and to stop working to transfer authority for the designated grower program.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/state-official-enrollment-in-medical-cannabis-program-grew-72-percent-in-2-years\/article_cd2a5098-35a6-11ec-b208-c7c73f6412f6.html\"><span>New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> medical cannabis patient count has increased 72 percent over two years.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lcb.wa.gov\/pressreleases\/emergency-suspension-okanogans-emerald-flash\"><span>Washington State<\/span><\/a><span> regulators issued an emergency license suspension for Emerald Flash LLC over alleged violations.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rules.utah.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/b20211101.pdf\"><span>Utah<\/span><\/a><span> regulators proposed changes to hemp cultivation rules.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAgriculture\/status\/1454931420690984961\"><span>North Carolina\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAgriculture\/status\/1455293936877113351\"><span>tweeted<\/span><\/a><span> about a federal hemp survey.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.sc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HempTransporterList2021_10-28.pdf\"><span>South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span> regulators released a list of permitted hemp transporters and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.sc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HempFacilityList2021_10-28.pdf\"><span>facilities<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/News?articleID=299\"><span>Ohio<\/span><\/a><span> regulators published updated medical cannabis patient and caregiver numbers.<\/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 size-medium jetpack-lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank.jpg?is-pending-load=1\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9128 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><br \/><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 \/>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/news\/will-denton-decriminalize-misdemeanor-amounts-of-pot-12712829\"><span>Denton, Texas<\/span><\/a><span> City Council is considering a marijuana decriminalization proposal.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>Voters in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkar.org\/wkar-news\/2021-11-01\/group-is-backing-a-string-of-marijuana-proposals-in-michigan-but-its-donors-are-a-mystery\"><span>Clawson, Perry, Potterville and Rockwood, Michigan<\/span><\/a><span> will decide on ballot measures to allow marijuana businesses on Tuesday.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesobserver.com\/news\/local-news\/2021\/11\/da-makes-pitch-for-legalizing-marijuana\/\"><span>Warren County, Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span> district attorney said he supports legalizing marijuana.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>British Columbia, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/toxic-drug-measures-1.6232746\"><span>Canada<\/span><\/a><span> will apply for federal permission to decriminalize drugs this week. Separately, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/pot-pardons-still-low-484-1.6230666\"><span>federal government<\/span><\/a><span> has only granted marijuana conviction pardons to 484 people over the past two years.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/commonslibrary\/status\/1455140351002415112\"><span>UK<\/span><\/a><span> House of Commons is scheduled to debate medical cannabis on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/channel\/2021-11-01\/guernsey-deputy-resigns-in-a-row-over-cannabis-laws\"><span>Guernsey<\/span><\/a><span> deputy resigned from the Home Affairs Committee after the panel\u2019s president said he had a conflict of interest on marijuana legislation because of his role as a director of a cannabis company.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A review found that \u201cnumerous publications suggest that cannabinoids and extracts of Cannabis sativa have potent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fcell.2021.715380\/full\"><span>anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrogenic<\/span><\/a><span> properties.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>A study of cannabis vaporizer cartridges indicated that \u201cchromium, copper, nickel, as well as smaller amounts of lead, manganese, and tin migrate into the cannabis oil and inhaled vapor phase, resulting in a possible acute intake of an amount of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.chemrestox.1c00230\"><span>inhaled metals<\/span><\/a><span> above the regulatory standard of multiple governmental bodies\u201d and that \u201cnoncartridge heating methods of cannabis flower and concentrate were compared, and results indicate that the heating device itself is a source of metal contamination.\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:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/ny-edit-safe-injection-sites-nyc-20211031-glo3qmq4yvd7tiydxxdk27hv6u-story.html\"><span>New York Daily News editorial board<\/span><\/a><span> endorsed opening safe consumption sites for illegal drugs.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/the-green-organic-dutchman-enters-into-a-definitive-agreement-to-grow-through-a-strategic-acquisition-823501548.html\"><span>The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd.<\/span><\/a><span> is acquiring Galaxie Brands Corporation.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211101005957\/en\/\"><span>Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span> completed its acquisition of Medicine Man.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211101005119\/en\/Launch-of-Curaleaf-International-driven-by-the-liberalisation-of-cannabis-accelerating-across-Europe\/\"><span>Curaleaf International<\/span><\/a><span> is rebranding for the European market.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span>Professional wrestling commentator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nodq.com\/news\/jim-ross-announces-that-he-is-opening-a-cannabis-farm\/\"><span>Jim Ross<\/span><\/a><span> is starting a cannabis farm in Oklahoma.<\/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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