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\n<\/span>Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra<\/span><\/a> indicated that the Biden administration won\u2019t block safe consumption sites for illegal drugs. But it\u2019s primarily a Justice Department issue, and a brief due in federal court next week will make the government\u2019s position clear.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D)<\/span><\/a> is \u201copen-minded\u201d to legalizing home cultivation of marijuana, saying he\u2019s \u201cnot sure there\u2019s a good answer\u201d as to why the state still criminalizes recreational consumers or medical cannabis patients who grow their own.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>South Dakota legislature\u2019s Marijuana Interim Study Committee<\/span><\/a> approved a draft bill to legalize recreational cannabis. Meanwhile, activists are moving ahead with plans to put the marijuana issue back on the ballot in 2022.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI)<\/span><\/a> sent a letter urging the Biden administration to resist efforts to internationally ban kratom.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Attorney General Merrick Garland<\/span><\/a> discussed his support for eliminating the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a> delivered a Senate floor speech about the need to equalize crack and powder cocaine penalties.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cBetween a lack of basic banking services and issues accessing capital to facing a constant threat of violence to their business and employees, legitimate cannabis business owners face challenge after challenge. \"👏\"We need #SAFEBanking NOW.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cLegalizing marijuana isn\u2019t just the right thing to do \u2014 it will help to create jobs and grow our economy.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Missouri Democratic congressional candidate <\/span>Henry Martin<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cIt\u2019s well past time to end the war on drugs. This type of policing is just nonsense that makes the community distrust you. We need criminal justice reform and we need it now. Legally operating small businesses should not be having their coffers raided!\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nick Kristof decried \u201ca politics that has treated addiction not as a disease but as a crime\u201d in an ad announcing his candidacy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida<\/span><\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, currently a congressman, tweeted, \u201cLegalizing marijuana will not only benefit our economy and justice system but it will also shift the negative stigma around it for folks to use, especially those who are fighting painful illnesses.\u201d Separately, the state\u2019s <\/span>Hemp Advisory Committee<\/span><\/a> will meet on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Iowa\u2019s<\/span><\/a> attorney general joined counterparts in other states in sending a warning about marijuana-infused foods that look like major brands.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mississippi\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House speaker said lawmakers may have to take up medical cannabis legislation in January instead of in a special session as planned.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Virginia<\/span><\/a> legislature\u2019s Cannabis Oversight Commission created a subcommittee to draft recommendations on potentially expediting recreational marijuana sales.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Vermont\u2019s<\/span><\/a> House Judiciary Committee chairwoman said it\u2019s \u201cimportant to try to repair and mitigate the harm that the war on cannabis has caused to communities of color.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma\u2019s<\/span><\/a> top medical cannabis regulator did a Facebook Live chat with an industry trade association.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/a> regulators proposed marijuana rules and will hold a <\/span>hearing<\/span><\/a> on Monday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Louisiana<\/span><\/a> regulators are moving to allow hemp-derived delta-8 THC in food.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South Dakota<\/span><\/a> regulators released the application form for medical cannabis establishments.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> judge sent a pregnant woman to prison for smoking marijuana while on probation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Montana<\/span><\/a> regulators spoke about ongoing efforts to enact marijuana rules.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Mexico<\/span><\/a> regulators will hold a public hearing on proposed marijuana manufacturing, retail and courier rules on Thursday. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maryland\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington State\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force will meet on Thursday.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>New York City<\/span><\/a> Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said he is finally moving ahead with safe consumption sites for illegal drugs because the city \u201ccould finally have the kind of potential cooperation we needed\u201d from the state and federal governments.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>San Francisco, California<\/span><\/a> Board of Supervisors voted to let certain marijuana businesses operate while their license applications are pending.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Los Angeles, California<\/span><\/a> regulators rescinded a December 31 deadline for marijuana businesses to submit modification requests.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Activists in the <\/span>Cayman Islands<\/span><\/a> launched a proposed marijuana decriminalization referendum.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study concluded that \u201cwearing of developed functional <\/span>hemp clothing with CBD extracts<\/span><\/a> applied on the fabric surface was safe and caused improvement of skin condition, which can have an influence on slowing down of skin aging.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A review indicated that general practitioners \u201cand hospital physicians from various specialties frequently experience <\/span>patient demands for medical cannabis<\/span><\/a> and to some degree show openness to using it.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Former <\/span>Drug Policy Alliance<\/span><\/a> federal lobbyist Bill Piper passed away.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ BUSINESS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>PharmaCann and Curaleaf<\/span><\/a> joined Columbia Care in offering whole-plant medical cannabis flower sales in New York.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Workers at a <\/span>PharmaCann<\/span><\/a> cultivation and processing facility in Orange County, New York ratified a three-year union contract.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Mike Tyson<\/span><\/a> is launching a new cannabis company called Tyson 2.0.<\/span><\/p>\n

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