{"id":52301,"date":"2022-01-13T03:27:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T11:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/01\/13\/ms-lawmakers-defy-govs-medical-cannabis-demands-newsletter-january-13-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:46:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T21:46:17","slug":"ms-lawmakers-defy-govs-medical-cannabis-demands-newsletter-january-13-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/01\/13\/ms-lawmakers-defy-govs-medical-cannabis-demands-newsletter-january-13-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"MS lawmakers defy gov\u2019s medical cannabis demands (Newsletter: January 13, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-53.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Italy marijuana referendum certified; Prohibitionist poll shows legalization support; VA cannabis prisoners; Record AZ cannabis sales<\/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>Your good deed for the day:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Russ Hudson, The Big Book of Terps:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cAs a consultant and researcher, I need access to the latest legislative and regulatory information about cannabis, and rely on Marijuana Moment for this and for its aggregate news resources.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work at <\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-mississippi-medical-marijuana-bill-defies-governor-on-purchase-limits-setting-up-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> approved a medical marijuana bill that defies Gov. Tate Reeves\u2019s (R) veto threat over patient possession limits. Senate floor action is expected as soon as Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/italian-officials-certify-signatures-for-national-marijuana-and-psilocybin-referendum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italy\u2019s Supreme Court of Cassation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> certified that activists collected enough signatures to put a marijuana and psilocybin referendum before voters this spring. One more formal approval by another court is needed before it\u2019s officially on the ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll funded by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/polls-funded-by-marijuana-prohibitionist-group-show-big-support-for-legalization-policies-it-lobbies-against\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> found that a supermajority of U.S. voters support recreational and medical cannabis legalization policies that the organization lobbies against. Only 14 percent back ongoing federal prohibition.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/virginia-lawmakers-divided-on-releasing-marijuana-prisoners-following-legalization-taking-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Members of the Virginia legislature\u2019s Cannabis Oversight Commission<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are divided over what\u2014if anything\u2014to do about people who are still serving time behind bars for marijuana convictions as legalization is implemented.<\/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\/arizona-hits-recreational-marijuana-sales-record-with-new-program-catching-up-to-medical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona Department of Revenue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported that retailers set a new recreational marijuana sales record in November, with adult-use transactions finally catching up to sales in the older medical cannabis program.<\/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.epa.gov\/office-inspector-general\/report-epas-title-v-program-needs-address-ongoing-fee-issues-and-improve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> inspector general reported that New Mexico officials improperly spent funds on a staff member\u2019s participation in an Adult Use Cannabis Task Force.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorHassan\/status\/1481042581454741506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said she will vote against President Joe Biden\u2019s Food and Drug Administration commissioner nominee due to the agency\u2019s role in allowing the opioid overdose crisis to develop.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repdinatitus\/status\/1481354795784966148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI\u2019m a co-sponsor of the bipartisan MORE Act because it reforms our nation\u2019s drug laws which have disproportionately targeted communities of color. It\u2019s time to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and provide justice for those facing marijuana charges or convictions.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestatehousefile.com\/commentary\/marijuana-policy-must-be-based-on-facts\/article_443ec290-723d-11ec-858e-d3ca15bdad26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Jill Long Thompson (D-IN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> took issue with the Indiana Democratic Party\u2019s support for marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinamash\/status\/1481371009517301769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Rep. Justin Amash (L-MI)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reacted to a study finding that cannabinoids can protect cells from COVID infection by tweeting, \u201cLegalize cannabis.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gomcdermott\/status\/1481294890650771460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thomas McDermott<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, currently Hammond\u2019s mayor, tweeted that a tour of an Illinois dispensary he went on \u201cproved exactly why IN is left behind in tax and agricultural revenue. Legalizing cannabis is the right and equitable thing to do for IN farmers, business &amp; residents.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana Democratic congressional candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mtcannabisreview.substack.com\/p\/q-and-a-why-tom-winter-is-putting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tom Winter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke about his support for marijuana legalization and his own cannabis consumption.<\/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\/6129\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">facilitate expungement of marijuana records<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got two new cosponsors for a total of three.<\/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\/841\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">allow CBD as a dietary supplement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got two new cosponsors for a total of 38.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/brynstole\/status\/1481314094875660289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said a marijuana legalization referendum is preferable to lawmakers passing a bill to enact the policy change, but he did not take a position on the overall issue.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/562022\/approved\/20220111e.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) spoke in his State of the State address about how \u201cmany jobs await in the cannabis industry.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorTomWolf\/status\/1481249604414935040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tom Wolf (D) tweeted, \u201cPennsylvania is the only northeast state that hasn\u2019t at least decriminalized marijuana. I\u2019m pro decriminalization and legalizing recreational, adult-use marijuana. Let\u2019s get it done.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LtGovStratton\/status\/1481009377343647744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lieutenant governor tweeted, \u201cThe #R3 grant empowers local people to bring solutions and resources to their communities. With this funding, we\u2019re repairing the harm caused by the failed war on drugs by using 25% of adult-use cannabis tax revenue to bring #equity.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeCunninghamSC\/status\/1479531684169232400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham, a former congressman, tweeted about discussing medical cannabis and other issues with state lawmakers. He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeCunninghamSC\/status\/1481076537088741378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in support of a new bill to prevent police from using the smell of marijuana for probable cause.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lyman_brian\/status\/1481303281959907333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim James criticized the state\u2019s medical cannabis law.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlieCrist\/status\/1481362991048187905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, currently a congressman, tweeted, \u201cIn November, Floridians will have a chance to elect a Governor who will legalize marijuana. I will be that Governor.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelLeonor_\/status\/1481298425907982341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker called marijuana legislation a \u201cmess\u201d and said it\u2019s not clear how lawmakers will proceed with legalization issues this session.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/keloland-com-original\/senate-leader-says-highly-unlikely-recreational-marijuana-passes-legislature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate president pro tem said it\u2019s \u201chighly unlikely that the legislature passes recreational marijuana.\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.youtube.com\/watch?v=aix4uy5ZMGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee held a hearing on a bill to decriminalize psilocybin.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSHouseDems\/status\/1481365838724743174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Democrats tweeted, \u201cHouse D #ksleg-islators introduced 2 constitutional amendments to legalize marijuana for medicinal &amp; recreational use. Over 6 years, CO collected $1.6 billion in marijuana taxes &amp; fees, some from Kansans crossing the border. We need to keep that taxpayer money in Kansas.\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.facebook.com\/annawishartforlegislature\/posts\/375964647671131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> senator posted about a new study indicating that cannabinoids can protect cells from COVID.<\/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.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1454643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oklahoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court disbarred a cannabis attorney who serves as executive director of the Oklahoma Cannabis Industry Association for allegedly taking and not returning funds received from clients.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ldh.la.gov\/news\/6482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an oversight report on consumable hemp products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nys_cannabis\/status\/1480970548628885506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will launch a new medical cannabis patient registration and certification system on January 24.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/IACIO\/bulletins\/30557a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published an annual report about the medical cannabidiol program and announced two new board members.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicnewsservice.org\/2022-01-12\/rural-farming\/new-federal-management-removes-barriers-for-wi-hemp-farmers\/a77280-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> switch to federal management of its hemp program is leading to reduced costs for farmers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicoleElliottCA\/status\/1481315814540075008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis regulators are hiring an equity and inclusion analyst.<\/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 900 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\/2022\/01\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-52.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.dailynews.com\/2022\/01\/11\/la-county-supervisors-pass-30000-per-day-fines-for-illegal-cannabis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles County, California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Board of Supervisors <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kathrynbarger.lacounty.gov\/la-county-board-of-supervisors-approves-motion-by-supervisors-barger-and-kuehl-to-tackle-illegal-cannabis-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to set a $30,000 daily fine for illegal marijuana dispensaries and grow operations.<\/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.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/denton-discusses-decriminalizing-misdemeanor-marijuana-possession-but-no-vote-set\/2856769\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denton, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> City Council discussed, but did not vote on, a marijuana decriminalization proposal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/assets\/brooklyncb4\/downloads\/pdf\/news\/record-clearance-flyer-case-closed-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> officials circulated guidance about clearing past marijuana and other records.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Activists in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/5e3e75c6c2b0\/friday-ground-game-texas-holds-press-conference-to-announce-new-ballot-campaign-to-decriminalize-marijuanain-killeen-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Killeen and Harker Heights, Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will launch local marijuana decriminalization ballot initiative efforts on Friday.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/qcostarica.com\/hemp-and-cannabis-bill-moves-closer-to-becoming-law-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Costa Rica<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Carlos Alvarado raised doubts about whether he would sign a medical cannabis and hemp bill that\u2019s expected to be considered in the Assembly on Thursday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnd.de\/politik\/karl-lauterbach-schlaegt-burkhard-blienert-als-drogenbeauftragten-der-bundesregierung-vor-WICNRJQEZZEPXHZ7UD5X4BUPTQ.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Germany\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cabinet is expected to appoint a new drug commissioner who supports marijuana legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senat_Direct\/status\/1481276689527287813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">France\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senat_Direct\/status\/1481276689527287813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">debated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> CBD <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senat_Direct\/status\/1481279453305229312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/cajardineMP\/status\/1481230181855600644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> member of Parliament met with the health secretary about medical cannabis access for children with epilepsy.<\/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 \u201cmost women reported that cannabis improved pain from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/greenjournal\/Fulltext\/9900\/Medical_Cannabis_for_Gynecologic_Pain_Conditions_.362.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">numerous gynecologic conditions<\/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\">A study concluded that \u201ccommercial CBD products, especially aqueous beverages, can show <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epilepsybehavior.com\/article\/S1525-5050(21)00775-7\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inconsistent labeling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, vary largely from their label claims should they make them, and show lot-to-lot variability making dosing unpredictable.\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.regulations.gov\/document\/FTC-2021-0076-0003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jockeys\u2019 Guild<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is urging the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to establish regulations on medical marijuana use by jockeys.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.release.org.uk\/publications\/cannabis-regulating-right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published a report on guiding social equity principles for the UK\u2019s future legal marijuana market.<\/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.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220111006153\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leafly Holdings Inc. and Merida Merger Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> delayed a vote on a proposed merger and entered into a $30 million convertible note purchase agreement with new investors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/marijuana-producer-tilray-buys-two-more-craft-beer-brands-for-5-1-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tilray, Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> acquired the Alpine and Green Flash craft beer brands from WC IPA LLC.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bex_heller\/status\/1481027436259299331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shut down a fundraiser for a cannabis consulting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bex_heller\/status\/1480662521698820103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/colorado-marijuana-sales-on-pace-break-previous-record-13206964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> retailers sold $158.4 million worth of legal marijuana products in November.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ CULTURE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a 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