Senate rejects amendment to protect hemp...

*Trump backs hemp THC recriminalization; FL bill to ban public marijuana
smoking; Study: No reason to raise legal cannabis age to 25*

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*/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW*

The U.S. Senate defeated an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to remove
provisions to recriminalize hemp products from a spending bill to end the
ongoing federal shutdown, voting to table it on a motion made by Sen. Mitch
McConnell (R-KY).

- Paul and hemp industry participants say the ban will close businesses
and cause people to lose their jobs.

President Donald Trump supports federally recriminalizing hemp THC products
even though he signed the legislation that legalized them in 2018,
according to a White House official who spoke to NBC News.

- The American Distilled Spirits Alliance, Beer Institute, Distilled
Spirits Council of the U.S., Wine America and Wine Institute sent a letter
urging senators to keep the hemp ban language in a spending bill.

Lawyers representing members of the Hemp Beverage Alliance sent a letter
urging Congress to reject an “overbroad” and “disastrous” proposal to ban
hemp-derived THC products that’s advancing and recently got support from a
coalition of state attorneys general.

A Florida representative filed a bill to clarify that marijuana is included
in the state’s ban on public smoking, alongside tobacco.

A new scientific paper from Doctors for Drug Policy Reform leaders pushes
back against the idea of raising the minimum legal age for marijuana use to
25, concluding “there is no clear neurobiological or patient-centered
evidence to support an MLA above 21 years.”

Max Jackson of Cannabis Wise Guys argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed
that the federal dispute about hemp legislation could be resolved with a
new definition that allows up to 1 percent THC in plants and up to 10 mg
THC in consumer products.

- “By regulating only the raw plant (1.0 percent) and the final consumer
good (10mg), we bypass the bad-faith argument that 99 percent THC
distillate is just “hemp extract.” If the final product is intoxicating,
it’s illegal.”

*/ FEDERAL*

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) said in a Senate floor speech that “the so-called
‘war on drugs’ has been waged for decades. It has cost billions of dollars
and countless lives, and it has not solved the problem.”

Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) tweeted, “The strategic objective of militarizing a
‘War on Drugs’ is unclear at best and, while not currently desired or
contemplated, these operations could conceivably lead to direct military
conflict with Venezuela or even operations inside the United States.”

*/ STATES*

A Maryland delegate who sponsored a bill to create a psychedelics task
force said she doesn’t think its recommendations to enact legalization will
be implemented for “several years.”

A Wisconsin court ruled that a licensed hemp processor can be prosecuted
for allegedly manufacturing products containing illegally high THC levels
without a referral by the agency that oversees the industry.

Colorado regulators issued an advisory about marijuana products that exceed
acceptable limits for yeast, mold, arsenic, cadmium and lead.

Massachusetts’s top marijuana regulator discussed social use businesses and
other issues.

Arkansas regulators filed proposed changes to medical cannabis rules.

Minnesota regulators are accepting curriculum submissions for a medical
cannabis consultant training program.


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*/ LOCAL*

Minneapolis, Minnesota officials are launching cannabis-specific business
technical assistance on November 19.

*/ INTERNATIONAL*

The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Medical Cannabis under Prescription
published a report with recommendations for the government.

Saudi Arabia has executed at least 320 people for drug offenses this year.

*/ SCIENCE & HEALTH*

A review concluded that “CBD may serve as a safe adjunct in managing oral
pain and inflammation.”

A study found that “acute cannabis intoxication may selectively reduce
subjective and objective impulsivity in people with [attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder], while impairing several other aspects of cognition.”

A review of MDMA research concluded that “early randomized,
placebo-controlled studies also suggest benefits in autism spectrum disorder,
eating disorders with comorbid PTSD, and anxiety related to
life-threatening illness” and that “large epidemiological and naturalistic
studies associate MDMA use with lower rates of depression, reduced suicidal
ideation, and improved posttrauma coping, though causal inference is
limited.”

*/ BUSINESS*

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. reported quarterly net revenue of $124.7
million and a net loss of $25.8 million.

Village Farms International, Inc. reported quarterly net sales of $66.7
million.

SHF Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Safe Harbor Financial regained compliance with
Nasdaq listing requirements.

Atai Beckley N.V. announced positive topline results from an open-label
extension study of a Phase 2b clinical trial of its 5-MeO-DMT nasal spray
in patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Arkansas dispensaries sold $25.1 million worth of medical cannabis products
in October.

*/ CULTURE*

Woody Harrelson told a story about the time he realized “marijuana does not
go well with acting” when shooting a scene for Cheers.

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