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\n<\/span>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki<\/span><\/a> said President Joe Biden has \u201cevery intention\u201d of using his clemency powers and is specifically \u201clooking at non-violent drug offenders\u201d for relief.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Top Rhode Island lawmakers<\/span><\/a> are optimistic the state will legalize marijuana soon, with the House speaker saying negotiators are \u201cvery close\u201d to releasing a final bill and the Senate majority leader\u00a0 saying it will \u201cpass in both chambers overwhelmingly\u201d by February.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Less than a month after opening, <\/span>New York City\u2019s safe consumption sites for illegal drugs<\/span><\/a> are already saving lives by stopping dozens of overdoses. Meanwhile, there are positive signs for advocates in a pending federal court case on the harm reduction measure.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Congressional Budget Office<\/span><\/a> said in a new analysis that a bill to increase research on the medical benefits of marijuana for military veterans would have minimal costs\u2014though it\u2019s not clear that the analysts actually understand the legislation\u2019s requirements for the Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ FEDERAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit<\/span><\/a> is being asked to block the Internal Revenue Service from enforcing summonses seeking a marijuana dispensary\u2019s sales reports and other data.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a> tweeted, \u201cThe choice is a simple one: stick with an unsuccessful all-or-nothing approach or #passprogress immediately via incremental reforms with bipartisan support. Bipartisan, incremental proposals are not only critical to the lives of millions of Americans, but they also lay the groundwork for a robust federal overhaul of our nation\u2019s arcane #cannabis policies. I will continue to work on both.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ STATES<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, currently the attorney general, tweeted, \u201cNew York and New Jersey have legalized recreational marijuana while Pennsylvania lags behind. It\u2019s time to join our neighbors and get it done.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Assembly majority leader authored an op-ed on the importance of centering equity in the implementation of marijuana legalization.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A <\/span>California<\/span><\/a> senator tweeted about plans to pass legislation to legalize psychedelics and allow safe consumption sites for illegal drugs in 2022.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mississippi<\/span><\/a> lawmakers are criticizing Gov. Tate Reeves (R) for moving the goalposts on medical cannabis legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Maine<\/span><\/a> regulators are asking a federal appeals court to uphold the state\u2019s residency requirements for medical cannabis business licenses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minnesota<\/span><\/a> regulators said CBD tinctures, delta-8 THC products and hemp edibles are illegal.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Montana<\/span><\/a> regulators adopted <\/span>changes<\/span><\/a> to marijuana <\/span>rules<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> regulators sent a warning about a scam targeting medical cannabis businesses.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A former member of the <\/span>Missouri<\/span><\/a> Administrative Hearing Commission removed herself from considering medical cannabis licensing appeals due to a conflict of interest.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> marijuana regulators posted a three-year strategic plan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Virginia<\/span><\/a> Forensic Science Board will consider regulations for marijuana field tests on January 5.<\/span>
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\/ LOCAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Green Bay, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a> City Council voted to direct staff to draft a proposed ordinance to lower marijuana penalties.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ten percent of <\/span>New York cities<\/span><\/a>, 28 percent of towns and 19 percent of villages have notified state regulators that they will ban recreational marijuana retail operations and\/or social consumption facilities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ INTERNATIONAL<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Italian<\/span><\/a> Prime Minister Mario Draghi said his government <\/span>won\u2019t<\/span><\/a> seek to block a marijuana referendum from going forward.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Canadian<\/span><\/a> officials issued a warning about the risk that \u201ccopycat\u201d edible cannabis products can pose for children.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Australia\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Therapeutic Goods Administration issued fines for alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ SCIENCE & HEALTH<\/b>
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\n<\/span>A study found that \u201ccannabis terpenes demonstrate acute <\/span>anti-seizure activity<\/span><\/a> in rodent brain slices in vitro.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS<\/b>
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\n<\/span>NORML<\/span><\/a> published an overview of new marijuana laws taking effect on January 1.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Attendees at the conservative group <\/span>Turning Point USA\u2019s<\/span><\/a> AmericaFest event had relatively pro-reform views about marijuana, according to a reporter who attended.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Planet 13 Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a> is acquiring Next Green Wave Holdings Inc.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Organigram Holdings Inc.<\/span><\/a> acquired an additional $2.5 million of secured convertible debentures in Hyasynth Biologicals Inc.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Michigan<\/span><\/a> retailers sold $152.7 million worth of legal marijuana products in November.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\/ CULTURE<\/b>
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\n<\/span>Cypress Hill\u2019s<\/span><\/a> new album addresses issues in the cannabis industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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