MORE Act reintroduced in Congress 🤝

"I am proud to reintroduce the MORE Act today. As more states continue to legalize marijuana and public support increase, federal law must catch up and reverse failed policies criminalizing marijuana. It is long past time to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, expunge marijuana convictions, and facilities resentencing, while reinvesting in the communities most adversely impacted by the War on Drugs." Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said.

Nadler reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, which would deschedule cannabis. The New York Democrat filed similar legislation the last three sessions, but it has never been able to get through the Senate.

(Also, the New York Times let us know yesterday that Nadler is retiring after this current term in Congress.)

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Delaware governor vetoes cannabis retail zoning bill 🏫

Governor Matt Meyer vetoed a bill on Aug. 28 that would have limited the power that local communities had to restrict cannabis businesses through zoning. Meyer said he was concerned that the bill would have preempted local decision-making about proximity to schools, childcare facilities, parks or libraries. 

Insurer sues shuttered Mississippi testing lab 🔬

The James River Insurance Co. sued Rapid Analytics in federal court on Aug. 27, seeking an order that it is not obligated to cover any of the lab's claims related to the suspension of its license. Mississippi's Department of Health ordered the lab's closure in March for "widespread, flagrant, continuous and willful violations." 

Rhode Island opens social equity screening ahead of retail application window 💻

Regulators in Rhode Island began allowing applicants to get pre-approved as social equity candidates on Aug. 29. The state will be awarding 24 retail licenses, with six of them reserved for social equity applicants who either have a past cannabis-related conviction or live in a disproportionately impacted area. Rhode Island Current has more. 

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