Russia: hey, US! Back off over Brittney Griner drug charges | Prohibition Partners projects adult-use cannabis to net 66.4 billion

<p>Another Brittney Griner update and Prohibition Partners release adult-use cannabis market projections on today's "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cannabis-daily-podcast-bofc-live/id1488003336">Cannabis Daily</a>" </p><p>Here are today's stories:</p><ul><li>Russia isn't happy with the US talking about the tabled Brittney Griner release deal   - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-prisoner-exchange-talks-with-us-ongoing-no-concrete-results-yet-2022-07-28/">Reuters</a></li><li><a href="https://prohibitionpartners.com/">Prohibition Partners</a> say adult-use cannabis market will reach $66.4 billion by 2026 - see the report for yourself <a href="https://prohibitionpartners.com/reports/the-north-american-cannabis-report-3rd-edition/?__hstc=4138415.66364779b4059ed28e73695b4ca45e3f.1652305120044.1659008812079.1659099324155.38&__hssc=4138415.3.1659099324155&__hsfp=812266229">here</a>.</li><li>Denver’s social equity licensees are struggling to survive - <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/28/inside-denvers-struggles-to-diversify-its-700m-marijuana-market-00048073">Politico</a></li><li>Former <a href="https://www.akandacorp.com/">Akanda</a> director orders liquidation of Lesotho-based subsidiary. <a href="https://businesscann.com/akanda-could-lose-its-african-subsidiary-bophelo-amid-dispute-with-former-executive-chairman/?__hstc=4138415.66364779b4059ed28e73695b4ca45e3f.1652305120044.1659008812079.1659099324155.38&__hssc=4138415.4.1659099324155&__hsfp=812266229">BusinessCann</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cannabisnewyork.live/">Business of Cannabis: New York</a> - get your early-bird tickets here: <a href="https://www.cannabisnewyork.live/tickets">https://www.cannabisnewyork.live/tickets</a></li></ul><p>Tweet us and let us know your thoughts,<a href="https://twitter.com/bofc_media"> here.</a></p><p>Email us about our stories, <a href="mailto:info@businessofcannabis.ca">here</a>.</p><p>Missed the previous episode? You can catch up with it <a href="https://cannabis-daily-news.simpl