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Weed Wonks in the news! "As with cannabis, psychedelics regulation is “going to be an iterative process,” said Dominique Mendiola, who holds split roles as the senior director of both Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) and the state’s Natural Medicine Division. Both are under the Colorado Department of Revenue. Mendiola, who was also elected president of the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) last year, was speaking on an episode of the Weed Wonks podcast with host Jordan Wellington, a partner at the cannabis policy and public affairs firm Strategies 64." Read more on Marijuana Moment here: (Link to Weed Wonks episode featuring Dominique Mendiola in the first comment)

In October, Kentucky will hold a lottery to see which of the thousands of applicants will receive the state’s several dozen highly-coveted medical cannabis licenses. In the latest Weed Wonks, Sam Flynn, Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis, talks about the steps the Bluegrass State has taken to build a medical marijuana market that focuses on patient access and ensuring the economic viability of the market for cannabis companies. Check it out here: https://hubs.li/Q02Pmc4L0

"Dominique Mendiola, the head of both Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division and Natural Medicine Division, recently told an interviewer that she expects to use the lessons she’s learned in regulating the marijuana industry to inform her decisions for the state’s new psychedelics program. During an appearance on the Weed Wonks podcast, Mendiola said the two substances are “very different,” but many employees from the state’s marijuana regulatory agency are working “split roles” in both agencies based on their ability to leverage resources from their experience with cannabis." Our recent episode with Dominique Mendiola of the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division and Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) gets a mention in this article from The Paper: (link to episode in first comment)

In the cannabis policy world, 30 years is an eternity. In the latest Weed Wonks episode, Jordan Wellington and Mason Tvert of Strategies 64 talk to NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano about the three decades he’s spent in cannabis policy and what it has taken to change public opinion surrounding cannabis. They also discuss Armentano's work on federal rescheduling, which could be the most significant cannabis policy shift since prohibition commenced. Check it out here:

We've got a great episode this week! Hear Jordan Wellington and top Colorado marijuana regulator and Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) President Dominique Mendiola discuss the long and winding road of cannabis policy and how the experience of legal marijuana policy is shaping the state’s alternative medicine initiative - and a whole lot more. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gNrG98bf

Last week, regulators in Ohio approved the state's first 10 recreational marijuana certificates of operation for growers and processors, bringing the launch of retail cannabis sales one step closer. Earlier this year, we hosted Cincinnati native Brian Vicente of cannabis law firm Vicente LLP for an episode on the “absolute landmark event” that is legalization in Ohio. Now streaming:

ICYMI: Last month we held a fascinating talk with attorney Adam Fine of Vicente LLP’s Boston office on the firm’s successful lawsuit to allow maritime transport of legal cannabis, and why regulatory agencies shouldn’t be afraid to fail and make big moves. check it out here:

On July 25-26, the International Cannabis Bar Association annual Cannabis Law Institute Conference will be held at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Ahead of the conference, revisit this recent Weed Wonks episode featuring INCBA Board President Jason Horst and 1906 Chief Legal Officer Shabnam Malek on all the ins and outs of the legal complexities of cannabis:

Listeners in Massachusetts (and everywhere else) we've got a great one this week. As you may have noticed, the agency in charge of regulating cannabis in Massachusetts is facing heightened scrutiny from the media and the governor. Weed Wonks host Jordan Wellington is joined by attorney Adam Fine of Vicente LLP’s Boston office for a discussion about the criticism levied at the Cannabis Control Commission, the firm’s successful lawsuit to allow maritime transport of legal cannabis, and why regulatory agencies shouldn’t be afraid to fail and make big moves.

Listeners in Massachusetts (and everywhere else) we've got a great one this week. As you may have noticed, the agency in charge of regulating cannabis in Massachusetts is facing heightened scrutiny from the media and the governor. Weed Wonks host Jordan Wellington is joined by attorney Adam Fine of Vicente LLP’s Boston office for a discussion about the criticism levied at the Cannabis Control Commission, the firm’s successful lawsuit to allow maritime transport of legal cannabis, and why regulatory agencies shouldn’t be afraid to fail and make big moves.