{"id":47900,"date":"2021-05-26T02:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/26\/cannabis-decrim-heads-to-la-senate-floor-newsletter-may-26-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:45:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T21:45:54","slug":"cannabis-decrim-heads-to-la-senate-floor-newsletter-may-26-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/05\/26\/cannabis-decrim-heads-to-la-senate-floor-newsletter-may-26-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis decrim heads to LA Senate floor (Newsletter: May 26, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1f331-1.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>DE gov: Marijuana a \u201cgateway\u201d; MN gov signs smokable medical cannabis; CT legalization vote next week; IL equity bill passes; Young hemp farmers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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Tim Walz (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> signed a bill legalizing smokable medical marijuana\u2014a significant expansion to the state\u2019s current cannabis program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/delawares-democratic-governor-reaffirms-opposition-to-legalizing-marijuana-which-he-says-can-be-a-gateway-drug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delaware Gov. John Carney (D)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reiterated his opposition to legalizing marijuana, saying it can be a \u201cgateway\u201d to opioid addiction, but he declined to say if he would veto a legal cannabis bill that\u2019s advancing in the legislature.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLook, I just don\u2019t think it\u2019s a good idea.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/louisiana-marijuana-decriminalization-bill-advances-to-senate-floor-one-step-from-governors-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana Senate Judiciary C Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a House-passed bill to decriminalize marijuana. It now heads to the Senate floor for a vote on final passage. If approved there, it would go to the governor\u2019s desk.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/connecticut-marijuana-legalization-bill-could-go-before-senate-next-week-top-lawmaker-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut\u2019s House majority leader<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said negotiations on marijuana legalization are nearing a deal and the Senate could vote on a cannabis bill \u201cearly next week.\u201d The speaker puts the odds at getting it done this year at 57-43, upgraded from his previous prediction of 50-50.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/illinois-house-approves-marijuana-equity-licensing-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois House of Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a bill aimed at increasing equity in the marijuana industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/legal-hemp-is-attracting-young-farmers-to-an-aging-agriculture-market-top-senator-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the legalization of hemp is bringing a younger generation of people to farming. He also said there\u2019s a good chance Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will cosponsor his new bill to legalize CBD-infused foods and drinks.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/wyoming-prosecutor-censured-for-allowing-false-testimony-in-case-trying-hemp-farmers-as-marijuana-traffickers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wyoming Supreme Court<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> censured a prosecutor for allowing a police officer to lie during testimony in a case that sought to pin hemp farmers as marijuana traffickers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/legal-marijuana-states-have-generated-nearly-8-billion-in-tax-revenue-since-recreational-sales-launched-report-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new analysis from the Marijuana Policy Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> finds that states have generated $8 billion in tax revenue from cannabis since legal sales first began in 2014\u2014including $2.7 billion in 2020 alone.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/e-discovery-and-legal-tech\/marijuana-industry-suit-over-irs-summonses-faulty-u-s-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">acting U.S. solicitor general<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up a case challenging the Internal Revenue Services\u2019s ability to investigate marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov\/products\/plant-based-chronic-pain-treatment\/draft-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a review on the use of cannabis for treating chronic pain.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?511820-2\/houses-passes-bill-create-january-6-commission-252-175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> argued in a House floor speech that marijuana legalization has caused Mexican cartels to shift to trafficking other drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1396984182061080579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s long past time we did away with the racist, unscientific prohibition of our cannabis laws. Republicans at the Minnesota Capitol are blocking this legislation, but I\u2019m hopeful we\u2019ll get this done. Legalize it!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ STATES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.nh.gov\/news-and-media\/governor-chris-sununu-signs-14-bills-law-vetoes-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a bill adding insomnia and autism spectrum disorder as medical cannabis qualifying conditions, as well as other marijuana legislation. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marylandmatters.org\/2021\/05\/25\/gansler-launches-gubernatorial-campaign-with-call-to-legalize-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler, a former state attorney general, said he would seek to legalize marijuana if elected.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnFettermanPA\/posts\/2916613728606567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor posted on Facebook, \u201cWhen I traveled to all 67 counties for a listening tour in 2019, I found that a majority of PA supports legal weed. In 2021, a majority of PA voters *still* support decriminalizing the plant. <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1f331.png\" alt=\"&#x1F331;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> How much longer will we deny justice for our commonwealth??<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccd.rld.state.nm.us\/2021\/05\/24\/adult-use-cannabis-producer-licensing-requirements-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published draft marijuana producer rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Draft <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixnewtimes.com\/marijuana\/arizona-pot-social-equity-rules-still-allow-for-quick-sale-of-licenses-11556634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana social equity rules would allow people who obtain licenses to immediately sell them.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2021\/05\/25\/appeal-process-could-take-most-june-lottery-expected-now-august\/7429529002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are delaying a lottery to award new medical cannabis dispensary licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justicecenter.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2021\/05\/medical-cannabis-guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Justice Center for Protection of People with Special Needs issued updated medical cannabis guidance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/9bc9aaa4801\/384cd86c-5831-46cd-96c4-ce95b6b36946.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators issued a compliance tip about quarantining contaminated marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasagriculture.gov\/Portals\/0\/Files\/ACP\/Hemp\/HEMP_Lab_Registration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of registered hemp laboratories.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.sc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HempTransporterList2021_5-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a list of permitted hemp transporters.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfa.arkansas.gov\/images\/uploads\/medicalMarijuanaCommission\/MMC_Agenda_May272021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Commission will meet on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/image.fff-email.com\/lib\/fe9713727c65057d71\/m\/1\/be181022-3703-4b5f-971a-7dffe204a8e4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top medical cannabis regulator will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<strong>\u2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marijuana Moment is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracking more than 1,100 cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills<\/a> in state legislatures and Congress this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon supporters<\/a> pledging at least $25\/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don\u2019t miss any developments.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9128 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana bill tracker<\/a> and become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporter on Patreon<\/a> to get access.<br \/>\n\u2014<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\/ LOCAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2393823\/abq-proposal-would-limit-where-pot-is-sold.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Albuquerque, New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council is considering a proposal to restrict where marijuana businesses can be located.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/19327031.decriminalising-personal-drug-use-would-considered-independent-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scottish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> National Party published a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/politics\/snp-release-radical-plans-independent-24176033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> saying that the country could form a commission to examine potentially decriminalizing drugs if it gains independence from the UK.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ SCIENCE &amp; HEALTH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201cdata from experimental animal models of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/10.1089\/can.2020.0183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[autoimmune diseases]<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> showed that natural and synthetic cannabinoids downregulate inflammatory responses mediated by immune cells responsible for AD chronicity and progression.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A study examining the effects of Canada\u2019s cannabis legalization law on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0376871621002763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marijuana use<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that \u201cincreases were observed among individuals who were not actively using cannabis prior to legalization, whereas decreases were observed among those who were active consumers.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION &amp; ANALYSIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll found that a majority of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210525005273\/en\/Brand-New-Poll-Shows-Soaring-Bipartisan-Support-for-Federal-Cannabis-Legalization-Among-AZ-UT-WV-Voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voters in Arizona, Utah and West Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support federal marijuana legalization and other cannabis reforms.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WisDems\/status\/1397226989229158404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cRT if you believe Republicans should stop obstructing marijuana legalization in Wisconsin.\u201d It also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WisDems\/status\/1397227964983619591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cWisconsin Democrats: Let\u2019s legalize marijuana and raise tax revenue off its sale! 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