{"id":51648,"date":"2021-12-09T03:29:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T11:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/12\/09\/cannabis-dispensaries-drive-employment-study-finds-newsletter-december-9-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T21:45:53","slug":"cannabis-dispensaries-drive-employment-study-finds-newsletter-december-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/12\/09\/cannabis-dispensaries-drive-employment-study-finds-newsletter-december-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis dispensaries drive employment, study finds (Newsletter: December 9, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-27.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>IN gov open to pre-legalization plan; IRS marijuana biz advice; SD voters don\u2019t like gov\u2019s cannabis stance; Banking debate among reformers<\/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. It\u2019s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day.<\/p>\n<p>(function() {<br \/>\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {<br \/>\n\t\tlisteners: [],<br \/>\n\t\tforms: {<br \/>\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t{<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t);<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t}<br \/>\n\t}<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.6 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<label>Email address: <\/label>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t&#013;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\" \/><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p><b>Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Hold on, just one second before you read today\u2019s news. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We\u2019re planning our reporting for the coming year and it would really help to know what kind of support we can count on.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check us out on Patreon and sign up to give $25\/month today:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/anti-marijuana-indiana-governor-backs-proposal-to-set-up-legalization-rules-if-federal-prohibition-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014who opposes marijuana legalization\u2014said he\u2019d be OK with lawmakers passing a bill now to set up a regulatory and licensing structure for cannabis sales in case federal law eventually changes.<\/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\/irs-official-gives-marijuana-businesses-advice-on-tax-compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Internal Revenue Service Small Business\/Self Employed Division\u2019s commissioner of examination<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> offered tax compliance advice for marijuana businesses during a new webinar hosted by PBC Conference.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/south-dakota-voters-disapprove-of-governors-handling-of-marijuana-legalization-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> disapprove of Gov. Kristi Noem\u2019s (R) handling of marijuana. She opposed a legalization ballot initiative and her administration funded a lawsuit that overturned the measure after voters approved it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/allowing-legal-marijuana-dispensaries-boosts-employment-rates-in-colorado-counties-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado counties that allow legal marijuana dispensaries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> see increased employment rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe findings in this paper provide evidence that recreational cannabis dispensaries improved county-level labor market conditions.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a new op-ed for Marijuana Moment, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/cannabis-reformers-can-get-safe-banking-or-nothing-from-congress-which-is-it-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minority Cannabis Business Association President Kaliko Castille<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> argues that cannabis reformers holding out for full legalization instead of supporting the SAFE Banking Act will end up with nothing at all from this Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m not here saying that SAFE Banking will magically alleviate access to capital problems, but it will help more than the status quo.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abgutman\/status\/1468611262670159875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said he can\u2019t answer a question about safe consumption sites for illegal drugs \u201cbecause of ongoing litigation\u201d but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2021\/12\/08\/secretary-becerra-delivers-remarks-during-joint-hhs-ondcp-press-call-on-biden-harris-administration-harm-reduction-investments.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cthe so-called \u2018War on Drugs\u2019 was actually just a War on People.&#8217;\u201d<\/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.whitehouse.gov\/ondcp\/briefing-room\/2021\/12\/08\/white-house-releases-model-law-to-help-states-ensure-access-to-safe-effective-and-cost-saving-syringe-services-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Office of National Drug Control Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> released a model law for states to help expand access to syringe services programs.<\/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.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2021\/12\/08\/samhsa-announces-unprecedented-30-million-harm-reduction-grant-funding-opportunity-help-address-nations-substance-use-overdose-epidemic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> launched a grants program to support harm reduction services.<\/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.train.org\/vha\/course\/1100848\/live_event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Veterans Affairs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/MS\/products\/CME_CEU_calls\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">webinar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on using medical cannabis to treat multiple sclerosis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackhunter74\/status\/1468280464263811080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about working to get more Republican and Democratic cosponsors for her marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elisestefanik\/status\/1468242756736802830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about the drug arrest of a St. Lawrence County, New York legislator, saying, \u201cThis is the 3rd North Country elected Democrat to be arrested for criminal cocaine possession in recent years. Tim Currier. Simon Conroy. Tony Arquiett. I am calling on Tony Arquiett to immediately resign. Shame on all North Country Democrats who are silent.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDaveJoyce\/status\/1468623879874744331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about continuing to \u201cadvocate for bipartisan, achievable cannabis reform here in Congress.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLaMalfa\/status\/1466901505450065922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about illegal marijuana grows, saying, \u201cThese operations steal water, poison wildlife, trash our public lands, and increase the chances of a forest fire occurring.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thenewsstation.com\/former-speaker-john-boehner-on-marijuana-and-midterms-good-luck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former House SpeakerJohn Boehner (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> evaded a question about whether marijuana is a winning issue for the midterm elections.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whav.net\/2021\/12\/08\/former-u-s-rep-frank-among-those-speaking-at-cannabis-workshop-thursday-in-haverhill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep Barney Frank (D-MA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will speak at a cannabis conference on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House bill to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/6134\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">require the Food and Drug Administration to regulate CBD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got two new cosponsors for a total of five.<\/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.michigan.gov\/whitmer\/0,9309,7-387-90499_90640-573651--,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill to ease financial reporting requirements for marijuana businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/business-technology\/2021\/12\/06\/ready-set-grow-producers-prepare-for-canna-biz-to-begin-in-new-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> secretary of regulation and licensing spoke about efforts to roll out the recreational marijuana market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zSTetiy8L-InR4K7r_2CITS5kqyNhyBR\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a health and safety advisory about potentially unsafe levels of the pesticide Imidacloprid on marijuana produced by Tree Farmers LLC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/marijuana\/2021\/12\/30-more-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-on-the-way-in-nj.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators approved 30 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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/gbi-opens-investigation-of-austell-police-chief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medical cannabis regulator, who is also the police chief of Austell, is under investigation over his department\u2019s K-9 expenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/cannabis\/2021\/12\/7\/22812374\/illinois-marijuana-taxes-recreational-pot-sales-state-boxing-out-negativity-day-simp-derek-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has collected \u200b\u200bnearly $563 million in marijuana tax revenue since legal sales began.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/olcc\/marijuana\/Documents\/Bulletins\/Compliance_2021_03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a compliance bulletin on marijuana sampling and testing.<\/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:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WALCB\/bulletins\/2ffc005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis regulatory board member resigned.<\/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\/12\/HempTransporterList2021_12-3.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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FDACS\/status\/1468265594231398403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a reminder about a federal hemp survey for which responses are due this week.<\/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:\/\/cannabis.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CAC-Meeting-211213-Notice-and-Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cannabis Advisory Committee will meet on Monday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/socialequitycouncil\/-\/media\/Social-Equity-Council\/Meeting-Files\/1213-Cannabis-Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana Social Equity Council will host a forum on Monday.<\/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 1,300 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\/12\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-26.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><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrugPolicyOrg\/status\/1468628051693117442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ithaca, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor joined the Drug Policy Alliance\u2019s board of directors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailygazette.com\/2021\/12\/07\/mccarthy-disappointed-in-how-council-decided-to-opt-out-of-marijuana-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schenectady, New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mayor said he is \u201cdisappointed\u201d the City Council voted to opt out of allowing marijuana dispensaries and on-site consumption facilities.<\/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\">Former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/politique\/hollande-se-dit-favorable-a-la-legalisation-du-cannabis-apres-avoir-defendu-le-contraire-a-l-elysee_AN-202112080453.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">French<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande said he now supports marijuana legalization after having opposed it while in office.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NQXqW5THihE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Singapore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said his government has no intention of legalizing marijuana or other drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/nick-clegg-countries-decriminalising-drugs-cannabis-1337809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> deputy prime minister is calling for the legalization of all drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-scotland-59542090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scotland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government is urging people to stop using words like \u201cjunkie,\u201d \u201caddict\u201d and \u201calcoholic\u201d to reduce stigma surrounding substance misuse.<\/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 there is \u201cno clear conclusion whether cannabis induced positive or negative effects to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journal.ugm.ac.id\/buletinpsikologi\/article\/view\/59576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">human cognitive functions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are recruiting participants for a study on \u201chow varying levels of cannabinoids like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) can impact factors associated with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/today\/2021\/11\/29\/new-take-runners-high-study-explores-how-marijuana-affects-workouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regular exercise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, such as enjoyment, motivation, and pain.\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\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Protectaxpayers\/status\/1468618618262986752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taxpayers Protection Alliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> endorsed a Republican-led federal marijuana legalization bill.<\/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.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2021-12-08\/editorial-new-york-city-is-saving-people-from-drug-overdose-deaths-why-cant-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles Times editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is calling on California lawmakers to pass legislation legalizing safe consumption sites for illicit drugs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span 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