Kailee joins Brian for this month's kratom news. Florida Drug Policy Council considers a kratom ban in the state. A Florida car accident involving a passed out man with a needle in his pocket is blamed on kratom. Big cannabis news: Bill for federal decriminalization of cannabis introduced. WNBA athlete Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russia for 0.7 grams of vape oil. Study finds association between more potent weed and CUD. DEA sued for access to psychedelics for terminal patients.

• References
• "Drug Policy Council Considers Kratom Ban" https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/capitol-update-extended-drug-policy-council-considers-kratom-ban/
• "Police: Kids jump from moving car in Cape Coral, man driving found unconscious" https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/19/police-kids-jump-from-moving-car-in-cape-coral-man-driving-found-unconscious/
• Follow up to previous story: "New bodycam footage from unconscious father crash in Cape Coral" https://www.winknews.com/2022/08/04/new-bodycam-footage-from-unconscious-father-crash-in-cape-coral/
• "Bill introduced to Federally Legalize Cannabis in the USA" ..…https://www.kratomscience.com/2022/07/27/bill-introduced-to-federally-legalize-cannabis-in-the-usa/
• "Biden: U.S. Won’t Rest Until Brittney Griner Returned Home To Serve Marijuana Possession Sentence" [SATIRE] https://www.theonion.com/biden-u-s-won-t-rest-until-brittney-griner-returned-h-1849373440
• "Another American Caught With Weed in Russia Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison" ...https://hightimes.com/news/another-american-caught-with-weed-in-russia-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison/
• "Kratom in Russia" https://www.kratomscience.eu/2022/01/27/kratom-in-russia/
• "New hope for Brittney Griner prisoner exchange" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ermU19K1fBw
• Levinson L. (2008). Half a gram--a thousand lives. Harm reduction journal, 5, 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-5-22
• "Highly potent weed creating marijuana addicts worldwide, study says" https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/25/health/marijuana-potency-addiction-study-wellness/index.html
• Petrilli, K., Ofori, S., Hines, L., Taylor, G., Adams, S., & Freeman, T. P. (2022). Association of cannabis potency with mental ill health and addiction: a systematic review. The lancet. Psychiatry, S2215-0366(22)00161-4. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00161-4
• "DEA Sued Again Over Refusal To Allow Psilocybin Access For Patients Despite Federal Law" …https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-sued-again-over-refusal-to-allow-psilocybin-access-for-patients-despite-federal-law/

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