{"id":51863,"date":"2021-12-20T03:10:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T11:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/12\/20\/next-steps-for-cannabis-banking-newsletter-december-20-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-12-20T13:45:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T21:45:52","slug":"next-steps-for-cannabis-banking-newsletter-december-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/12\/20\/next-steps-for-cannabis-banking-newsletter-december-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Next steps for cannabis banking (Newsletter: December 20, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1f4c5-1.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Malta legal marijuana signed into law; CO psychedelics decrim ballot measures; Congressional psilocybin push; Study: CBD doesn\u2019t impair driving<\/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>BREAKING<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you\u2019ve got a few dollars to spare each month and believe in the work we do, please consider joining us on Patreon today.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>MTX: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI pledged because I\u2019ve been reading your daily newsletter and while I\u2019ve found that provides a great roundup of the news, having more specific legislative information tracking is what I am looking for. I work for MTX Group and we provide licensing systems for states to regulate cannabis (also alcohol, tobacco, and gaming).\u00a0 MTX built the licensing solution that New Mexico is using right now as it continues to phase in their licensing tiers.\u00a0 Thank you for the great information you provide.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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\/malta-officially-legalizes-marijuana-with-presidents-signature-becoming-first-in-europe-to-end-cannabis-prohibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malta President George Vella<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> signed the marijuana legalization bill into law that Parliament approved just days earlier. The country is now the first in Europe to legalize cannabis.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/lawmakers-talk-next-steps-for-marijuana-banking-and-legalization-after-reform-blocked-by-senate-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke to Marijuana Moment about the next steps for passing cannabis banking legislation after it got stripped from the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/activists-file-colorado-ballot-initiatives-to-legalize-psychedelics-and-establish-healing-center-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado activists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed proposed ballot measures to legalize possession and personal cultivation of psychedelics, and to create a system of licensed businesses to produce psilocybin, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline for supervised use at \u201chealing centers.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-asks-colleagues-to-demand-dea-allow-psilocybin-treatment-for-terminal-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is leading a congressional effort to pressure the Drug Enforcement Administration to drop its opposition to letting terminally ill cancer patients receive psilocybin therapy. The agency is currently facing a lawsuit from a doctor who wants to provide the psychedelic.<\/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 found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/smoking-cbd-rich-marijuana-has-no-significant-impact-on-driving-ability-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">smoking CBD-rich marijuana has \u201cno significant impact on driving ability.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Even though THC blood levels were above the legal limit, \u201cno signs of impairment were found\u201d\u2014suggesting that CBD can negate THC\u2019s intoxicating effects.<\/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:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/ondcp\/briefing-room\/2021\/12\/16\/readout-white-house-hhs-host-national-harm-reduction-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted a two-day harm reduction summit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPerlmutter\/status\/1471866022214856708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep .Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted about the death of a marijuana dispensary security guard during a robbery, saying, \u201cThis is heartbreaking for the family of Dominique Ware. These businesses are forced to operate in cash which presents a huge public safety issue for the businesses &amp; their employees.\u00a0 We need #SAFEBanking NOW to help prevent future tragedies &amp; violence.\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:\/\/dpb.virginia.gov\/budget\/buddoc22\/BudgetDocument.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Ralph Northam\u2019s (D) proposed budget included funding for the implementation of marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSHouseDems\/status\/1471850799311507459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Democrats tweeted, \u201c#ksleg-islators will be back in Topeka in less than a month. <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1f4c5.png\" alt=\"&#x1F4C5;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Let your legislators know you support:\u00a0 <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2705-6.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>Medical cannabis\u2026\u201d<\/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.mykxlg.com\/news\/state\/senator-art-rusch-of-vermillion-talks-marijuana-and-2022-session\/article_526bc020-5f4b-11ec-81f2-6316a50de1ab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator spoke about the possibility of passing a marijuana legalization bill in 2022.<\/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.hometownsource.com\/sun_thisweek\/community\/burnsville\/rep-hanson-still-trying-to-get-marijuana-legalization-to-the-finish-line\/article_f549b02a-5edf-11ec-ab59-3f14e2b65180.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative spoke about plans to continue pursuing marijuana legalization in 2022.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, located within <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informnny.com\/abc50-now\/first-tribal-regulated-cannabis-industry-opens-in-akwesasne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, issued its first conditional marijuana cultivation 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:\/\/txcannaco.com\/tx-supreme-court-to-take-up-smokable-hemp-ban-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court agreed to hear regulators\u2019 appeal of a lower court ruling that overturned their ban on smokable hemp.<\/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:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2021\/12\/17\/nm-judge-rules-patient-cannabis-purchase-limits-consistent-with-state-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> judge upheld medical cannabis purchase limits.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/170.94.37.152\/REGS\/006.02.21-019P-21829.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed medical cannabis dispensary licensing rules changes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsos.gov\/departments\/index\/register\/volume45\/register_volume45_issue_51.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators proposed rules changes exempting cannabis vaping products from electronic cigarette taxes and exempting cultivators and retailers from having to obtain additional licenses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/local-news\/utah-department-of-health-to-speed-up-medical-cannabis-expansion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are expediting the implementation of rules to expand medical cannabis access.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2021\/12\/17\/maine-medical-marijuana-workgroup-says-no-to-mandatory-testing-and-tracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Medical Marijuana Workgroup rejected a proposal on using METRC to track products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.colorado.gov\/plants\/hemp\/hemp-background-checks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published information about background check requirements for hemp license applicants.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/osha.oregon.gov\/essentials\/cannabis\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published a safety and health guide for cannabis growers, processors and retailers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccb.vermont.gov\/event\/tuesday-board-meeting-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will discuss marijuana issues on Tuesday.<\/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-54.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:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MDBALT\/bulletins\/30109aa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baltimore, Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is ending pre-employment drug testing for city jobs in non-safety sensitive positions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/outgoing-denver-marijuana-czar-reflects-seven-years-pot-industry-12976498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver, Colorado\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> outgoing top marijuana regulator looked back on efforts to implement legalization.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/vocnederland\/status\/1471101204931518465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dutch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> government is adding another large city to its trial on regulating marijuana production.<\/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.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/acmd-advice-on-consumer-cannabidiol-cbd-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs published advice on CBD products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsai.ie\/news_centre\/food_alerts\/kama_hemp_cbd_oil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ireland\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Food Safety Authority issued a recall on\u00a0 hemp CBD oil over concerns about high THC content.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinistryofST\/status\/1471692681155944451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of Science and Technology tweeted about the benefits of hemp.<\/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 study found that \u201cusing lower doses of CBD and trace THC seems to be promising in managing behavioral problems associated with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s42238-021-00108-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">autism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and that \u201cthis treatment could be effective in managing the core symptoms and cognitive functions.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The results of study \u201csupport the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/02698811211055809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">overall safety and tolerability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of clinically administered MDMA and, importantly, suggest that the \u2018come downs\u2019 previously associated with the substance may be explained by confounds in research relating to the illicit sourcing of the drug and specific environmental setting for recreational consumption.\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:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/12\/17\/opinion\/new-york-is-home-first-supervised-injection-sites-america-let-boston-be-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boston Globe editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said the city should open safe consumption sites for illegal drugs.<\/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.kansascity.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article256555021.html#storylink=mainstage_lead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas City Star editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> expressed concerns about a Missouri bill that would prevent police searches based on the smell of marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfcr.org\/post\/montana-adopts-the-international-intoxicating-cannabis-product-symbol-iicps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Doctors for Cannabis Regulation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> touted Montana regulators\u2019 adoption of a cannabis product warning symbol developed by the group\u2019s founder.<\/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.cpear.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CPEAR_Mental-Health_White-Paper_R5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a paper on marijuana and mental health.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ BUSINESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/charlottes-web-announces-leadership-changes-including-former-cao-of-bacardi-ltd-jacques-tortoroli-appointed-ceo-301447117.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charlotte\u2019s Web Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a new CEO.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-california-tax-reform-gavin-newsom-b5852a77c8b751e49286dbcdbf1536ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California cannabis companies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sent a letter warning Gov. 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