--- title: Your Top 5 News Stories - July 12, 2021 description: "Big Tobacco Flirts with Non-Smokeable Marijuana: Cannabis Weekly, Introducing America’s Hottest Brands of 2021, and more!" image: https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Canabis-Insight-Daily1.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 - July 12, 2021 July 12, 2021 [In Sight Daily](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/topic/in-sight-daily) [![4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165.jpg?width=1025&name=4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165.jpg)](http://newfrontierdata.com) [![Commercial-Insight-Equio782x90-1](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Commercial-Insight-Equio782x90-1.gif?width=720&name=Commercial-Insight-Equio782x90-1.gif)](https://newfrontierdata.com/equio-features/) --- ![finance](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/finance.jpg?width=720&name=finance.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-07-12 at 2.30.46 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.30.46%20PM.png?width=256&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.30.46%20PM.png)](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-12/big-tobacco-flirts-with-non-smokeable-marijuana-cannabis-weekly)   | [**Big Tobacco Flirts with Non-Smokeable Marijuana: Cannabis Weekly**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-12/big-tobacco-flirts-with-non-smokeable-marijuana-cannabis-weekly) A foray into beverages could put BAT in competition with large consumer-products companies, such as Molson and other Big Alcohol players.  | | --- | --- | --- ![social cultural](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social%20cultural.jpg?width=720&name=social%20cultural.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-07-12 at 2.32.20 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.32.20%20PM.png?width=252&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.32.20%20PM.png)](https://adage.com/article/special-report-hottest-brands/2021-america-most-popular-buzz-brands-top-marketing/2348296)   | [**Introducing America’s Hottest Brands of 2021**](https://adage.com/article/special-report-hottest-brands/2021-america-most-popular-buzz-brands-top-marketing/2348296) Lotsof cannabis retailers are hitting the market, but none quite so splashy as Cookies, a chain founded by Billboard-topping rapper Berner.  | | --- | --- | --- ![wild card](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wild%20card.jpg?width=720&name=wild%20card.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-07-12 at 2.33.22 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.33.22%20PM.png?width=251&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.33.22%20PM.png)](https://www.newcannabisventures.com/interstate-cannabis-commerce-is-an-overblown-concern-for-now/)   | [**Interstate Cannabis Commerce Is an Overblown Concern for Now**](https://www.newcannabisventures.com/interstate-cannabis-commerce-is-an-overblown-concern-for-now/) Interstate commerce is coming, if likely not soon; until then, investors should focus on companies most able to navigate in the status quo.    | | --- | --- | --- [![LatAm Ad](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LatAm%20Ad.jpeg?width=720&name=LatAm%20Ad.jpeg)](http://newfrontierdata.com/newsletter-signup/) --- ![legislative](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/legislative.jpg?width=720&name=legislative.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-07-12 at 2.34.34 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.34.34%20PM.png?width=260&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.34.34%20PM.png)](https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/12/could-cannabis-be-made-legal-in-u-s-under-biden-signs-are-mixed/amp/)   | [**Could cannabis be made legal in U.S. under Joe Biden? Signs are mixed.**](https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/12/could-cannabis-be-made-legal-in-u-s-under-biden-signs-are-mixed/amp/) While President Biden has lent support for medical cannabis rights and decriminalization, he yet refrains from endorsing full legalization.  | | --- | --- | --- ![tech science innovation](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tech%20science%20innovation.jpg?width=720&name=tech%20science%20innovation.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-07-12 at 2.35.52 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.35.52%20PM.png?width=252&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-07-12%20at%202.35.52%20PM.png)](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/11/well/move/marijuana-olympics-ban.html?smid=url-share)   | [**Can Marijuana Make You a Better Athlete?**](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/11/well/move/marijuana-olympics-ban.html?smid=url-share) The most common refrain from athletes who use cannabis is that it helps calm their nerves and alleviate anxiety; can it aid casual workouts?  | | --- | --- | --- ![event](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/event.jpg?width=1200&name=event.jpg)[![SORSEwebcast1-600x335-TW (1)](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SORSEwebcast1-600x335-TW%20(1).jpg?width=600&name=SORSEwebcast1-600x335-TW%20(1).jpg)](https://newfrontierdata.zoom.us/webinar/register/4216191920335/WN_Q2N1O55yR3-ARBGygSoIkg?utm_campaign=Straight%20from%20the%20Sorse%20-%20Webcast%20Series&utm_source=email&utm_medium=HubSpot&utm_term=newsletter&utm_content=Sorse%20Webcast%20ep.1) --- [![SIN blue](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SIN%20blue.png?width=389&name=SIN%20blue.png)](http://newfrontierdata.com) [![NFDLogoBlueAquaStacked](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NFDLogoBlueAquaStacked.png?width=155&name=NFDLogoBlueAquaStacked.png)](http://newfrontierdata.com) [NewFrontierData.com](http://newfrontierdata.com) ![61734b2a-5216-4ab5-a33f-e6179eeccc23-2](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/61734b2a-5216-4ab5-a33f-e6179eeccc23-2.png?width=110&name=61734b2a-5216-4ab5-a33f-e6179eeccc23-2.png) ![1954288e-d406-47de-8f36-55e27d3d8433](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1954288e-d406-47de-8f36-55e27d3d8433.png?width=586&name=1954288e-d406-47de-8f36-55e27d3d8433.png) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [In Sight Daily](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/topic/in-sight-daily) Share this post: - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) - [In Sight Daily (146)](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/topic/in-sight-daily) ###### Gain access to actionable insight for the cannabis industry today! ![](https://newfrontierdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/equio-screen-national.png) [Free Trial](https://newfrontierdata.com/equio-features/) **LOCATIONS** HEADQUARTERS 1400 I Street NW, Suite 350 Washington, D.C. 20005 [info@newfrontierdata.com](mailto:info@newfrontierdata.com) 844-420-D8TA (3882)   Copyright © 2014-2021  Frontier Financial Group, Inc. 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