--- title: Your Top 5 News Stories - October 18, 2021 description: European Lessons from U.S. Cannabis Legalization Journey, DEA Proposes Dramatic Increase in Marijuana and Psychedelic Production in 2022 Calling for 6,300% More MDMA Alone, and more! image: https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Canabis-Insight-Daily4.jpg --- [![](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-ondark.png?width=431&height=233&name=logo-ondark.png "logo-ondark.png")](https://newfrontierdata.com/) # Your Top 5 News Stories - October 18, 2021 October 18, 2021 [In Sight Daily](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/topic/in-sight-daily) [![MicrosoftTeams-image (18)-Aug-10-2021-02-42-34-78-PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(18)-Aug-10-2021-02-42-34-78-PM.png?width=720&name=MicrosoftTeams-image%20(18)-Aug-10-2021-02-42-34-78-PM.png)](http://newfrontierdata.com) 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Shot 2021-10-18 at 2.04.07 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-10-18%20at%202.04.07%20PM.png)](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-proposes-dramatic-increase-in-marijuana-and-psychedelic-production-in-2022-calling-for-6300-percent-more-mdma-alone/)   | [**DEA Proposes Dramatic Increase in Marijuana and Psychedelic Production in 2022 Calling for 6,300% More MDMA Alone**](https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-proposes-dramatic-increase-in-marijuana-and-psychedelic-production-in-2022-calling-for-6300-percent-more-mdma-alone/) The DEA is calling for dramatically increased production of cannabis and psychedelics (e.g., psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, and DMT) for research.  | | --- | --- | --- ![finance](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/finance.jpg?width=695&name=finance.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-10-18 at 2.05.20 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-10-18%20at%202.05.20%20PM.png)](https://www.masslive.com/cannabis/2021/10/three-years-in-more-than-100-massachusetts-communities-have-at-least-1-licensed-cannabis-shop.html?outputType=amp)   | [**Three years in, more than 100 Massachusetts communities have at least 1 licensed cannabis shop**](https://www.masslive.com/cannabis/2021/10/three-years-in-more-than-100-massachusetts-communities-have-at-least-1-licensed-cannabis-shop.html?outputType=amp) The state’s industry has passed $2 billion in sales since 2018, with more than 100 communities having at least one licensed operation.  | | --- | --- | --- [![NXTecK-DMP-782x90-1](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NXTecK-DMP-782x90-1.gif?width=695&name=NXTecK-DMP-782x90-1.gif)](https://newfrontierdata.com/nxteck/) --- ![wild card](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wild%20card.jpg?width=695&name=wild%20card.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-10-18 at 2.06.28 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-10-18%20at%202.06.28%20PM.png)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/analysts-agree-despite-market-downturn-132254023.html)   | [**Analysts Agree: Despite Market Downturn, Cannabis Is 'A Real Opportunity For The Long Term'**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/analysts-agree-despite-market-downturn-132254023.html) A NYC panel discussion among cannabis investors pondered whether a current downtrend is a good time to double down on market opportunities.    | | --- | --- | --- ![tech science innovation](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tech%20science%20innovation.jpg?width=695&name=tech%20science%20innovation.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-10-18 at 2.10.54 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-10-18%20at%202.10.54%20PM.png?height=227&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-10-18%20at%202.10.54%20PM.png)](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S031359262100134X)   | [**Too high to get it right: The effect of cannabis legalization on the performance of cannabis-related stocks**](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S031359262100134X) A study of Canada’s adult-use legalization from 2015-2020 suggests that it has thus far been unsuccessful from a stock market perspective.  | | --- | --- | --- [![Report-Cannabis&Wellness_1776x900-Email2](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Report-Cannabis%26Wellness_1776x900-Email2.gif?width=695&name=Report-Cannabis%26Wellness_1776x900-Email2.gif)](https://info.newfrontierdata.com/cannabis-wellness-report?utm_campaign=Cannabis%20%26%20Wellness%3A%20A%20New%20Consumer%20Paradigm&utm_source=email&utm_medium=HubSpot&utm_term=newsletter&utm_content=Cannabis%20and%20Wellness%20Report) --- [![SIN blue](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SIN%20blue.png?width=389&name=SIN%20blue.png)](http://newfrontierdata.com) 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