{"id":52498,"date":"2022-01-24T03:14:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T11:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/01\/24\/ne-medical-cannabis-poison-pill-bill-filed-newsletter-january-24-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-01-24T13:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T21:46:05","slug":"ne-medical-cannabis-poison-pill-bill-filed-newsletter-january-24-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/01\/24\/ne-medical-cannabis-poison-pill-bill-filed-newsletter-january-24-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"NE medical cannabis \u2018poison pill\u2019 bill filed (Newsletter: January 24, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2705-3.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>MN Dem leaders talk legal marijuana plan for 2022; PA medical cannabis homegrow bill; Study: Legalization states see increased banking activity<\/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. 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But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Graham Farrar of Glass House Brands: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI just wanted to take a minute and say thank you for everything that you and the team at Marijuana Moment do. The amount I learn from you guys, the news, the commentary, it\u2019s really amazing. It\u2019s valued and I appreciate it. Thank you to you and the team.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in our success on Patreon so we can expand our coverage and more readers can benefit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nebraska-activists-say-new-gop-medical-marijuana-bill-is-a-poison-pill-meant-to-detract-from-ballot-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nebraska Republican senator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a limited medical marijuana bill that\u2019s backed by legalization opponents, but activists say it has poison pill provisions meant to undermine more far-reaching ballot measures to provide patients with access.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/minnesota-democratic-leaders-preview-marijuana-legalization-plan-for-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota Democratic legislative leaders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discussed marijuana legalization plans for 2022\u2014including reworking a bill that cleared the House last year and the uphill climb to advance it in the GOP-controlled Senate.<\/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.marijuanamoment.net\/bipartisan-pennsylvania-senators-file-bill-to-let-medical-marijuana-patients-grow-their-own-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bipartisan group of Pennsylvania senators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a new bill to allow medical cannabis patients to grow their own medicine.<\/span><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 despite concerns about financial services access by the marijuana industry, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/banking-activity-increases-in-states-that-legalize-marijuana-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">banking activity actually increases in states that enact legalization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/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.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1456866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is being asked by the Hemp Industries Association to reconsider the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s authority to act against processors that handle hemp in excess of the legal THC limit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/01\/22\/big-weed-brink-scoring-political-wins-527604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is under a \u201cfantasy\u201d that he has enough votes for a comprehensive 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\/RepDaveJoyce\/status\/1484976549610856449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cOpportunities to enact effective #cannabis reform keep getting derailed. That\u2019s why I introduced the #HOPEAct with @RepAOC. Conservative in approach but progressive in scope, our bipartisan bill can reestablish a path forward. Leadership needs to put it up for a vote.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/hilltv\/rising\/590667-senate-candidate-gary-chambers-discusses-his-opposition-to-criminalizing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gary Chambers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke out how his campaign ad showing him smoking marijuana is part of an effort to \u201ccut through the noise\u201d and get his message out. He also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryChambersJr\/status\/1484680831692070915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201cRecreational cannabis use is legal in 19 states. Our campaign took one of the boldest stances on cannabis. Proud to do so. So who wants to host a fundraiser in a legal state? Let\u2019s roll up &amp; kick these facts about change. Email the team at fundraising@chambersforlouisiana.com.\u201d<\/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\/3617\/cosponsors?loclr=cga-bill&amp;pageSort=lastToFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">deschedule marijuana and fund programs to repair drug war harms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> got two new cosponsors for a total of 105.<\/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:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2022\/01\/21\/gov-lujan-grisham-gives-ok-for-legislature-to-make-some-cannabis-law-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) authorized lawmakers to include changes to the state\u2019s marijuana legalization law to the legislative agenda.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidernj.com\/murphy-pot-legalization-implementation-whats-rush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Phil Murphy (D) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newjersey.news12.com\/ask-gov-murphy-full-show-from-jan-20-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> it\u2019s more important to get marijuana legalization implemented right than to roll it out quickly. (About 20 minutes into the video.)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorTomWolf\/status\/1485250973887086594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Gov. Tom Wolf (D) tweeted, \u201cOTD 3 years ago, @FettermanLt\u00a0 launched a statewide listening tour on recreational marijuana. Here\u2019s what you told him you wanted to see: <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2705-2.png\" alt=\"&#x2705;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Legalization <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1f69c.png\" alt=\"&#x1F69C;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Cannabis grown on PA farms <img src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2696.png\" alt=\"&#x2696;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Decriminalization of nonviolent marijuana offenses. Legislators: Let\u2019s make this a reality.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/pro-marijuana-mayor-runs-for-governor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alabama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Thomas, currently mayor of Springville, spoke about his support for legalizing marijuana.<\/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.postandcourier.com\/politics\/in-a-statehouse-first-medical-marijuana-bill-to-get-a-vote-by-the-full-senate\/article_0fd7545c-7979-11ec-9f06-9b1c13ea5cd2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate put a medical cannabis bill on special order status for this week, but a spokesperson for the House speaker disputed the sponsor\u2019s claim that he has pledged to allow it to move through his chamber\u2019s committee process.<\/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.inforum.com\/news\/south-dakota\/south-dakota-house-committee-nixes-home-grown-cannabis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House State Affairs Committee voted to ban medical cannabis home cultivation. Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/news\/local-news\/south-dakota-marijuana\/committee-advances-revised-medical-cannabis-bills-to-senate-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Health and Human Services Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> advanced several other medical marijuana bills.<\/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:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveSilberman\/status\/1484603964339404801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a drug decriminalization bill.<\/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\/ACLUVA\/status\/1484578228618633216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House Courts of Justice subcommittee tabled a bill to defelonize drug possession.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lmtribune.com\/northwest\/bill-to-legalize-access-to-pot-derived-pain-relief-spray-introduced-in-house\/article_99b7d36c-6353-55ab-963b-d809190faf88.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Idaho<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers filed legislation to allow access to the cannabis-derived medical spray nabiximols.<\/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:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/advocates-for-recreational-marijuana-in-delaware-optimistic-this-is-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delaware<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative spoke about changes he made to his marijuana legalization bill to build support.<\/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.unionleader.com\/news\/courts\/supreme-court-wont-allow-employer-to-fire-worker-over-use-of-medical-marijuana\/article_0570bd35-bc7f-5f8c-8f3a-e418eb33864a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Hampshire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court ruled that people cannot be fired for off-the-job medical cannabis use.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/01\/20\/marijuana\/marijuana-regulators-sidestep-stoned-driving-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana regulators voted to approve a statement on pending impaired driving legislation that doesn\u2019t endorse or oppose it, reflecting a divide on the issue among members. Separately, the state\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbjournal.com\/article\/cannabis-control-commission-chair-troubled-by-predatory-financing-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">top cannabis regulator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> expressed concerns about \u201cpredatory financing deals\u201d in the industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/FLDOH\/bulletins\/306e863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a bulletin about new medical cannabis purchase limits.<\/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\/IB2022-01-Potency-Limits-Edibles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent a bulletin about new potency limits for marijuana edibles.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/news\/office-cannabis-management-announces-community-outreach-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators plan to hold a series of community outreach events this month and next month.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CO_Revenue\/status\/1484609037643788288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Department of Revenue tweeted, \u201cAs part of Colorado\u2019s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, Social Equity Licenses are one of the many ways our Marijuana Enforcement Division is supporting diversity initiatives 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:\/\/medicalcannabis.utah.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CMC-Update-Jan-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent an update on the medical cannabis program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/documents\/licensing\/medical-marijuana\/applications\/mm-testing-labs-list.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators posted a list of certified medical cannabis testing labs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NevadaCCB\/status\/1473422194638143491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will hold a public hearing on proposed changes to marijuana business rules 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 1,000 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-94.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.waow.com\/news\/pot-penalty-discussions-continue-in-marathon-county\/article_724a570e-7a34-11ec-8e17-73fd2c835872.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marathon County, Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Criminal Justice Collaborating Council discussed a proposal to lower the fine for marijuana possession.<\/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\/tedterry1\/status\/1484365295762300941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeKalb County, Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> commissioner spoke about his proposal to scale back drug testing for marijuana for county employees.<\/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:\/\/www.crhoy.com\/nacionales\/presidencia-alista-contrapropuesta-sobre-cannabis-medicinal\/]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Costa Rican<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Carlos Alvarado is preparing a counterproposal to a medical cannabis and hemp bill that lawmakers sent him.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InSightCrime\/status\/1484526236521037827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Constitutional Court blocked President Iv\u00e1n Duque\u2019s plan to resume aerial fumigations of drug crops.<\/span><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:\/\/mexiconewsdaily.com\/news\/ex-president-fox-chain-of-cannabis-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexican<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> President Vicente Fox spoke about plans for Paradise, a cannabis company he owns part of, to reach a total of 200 stores across 32 U.S. states by the end of this year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinistryofST\/status\/1484058887414296577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistan\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry of Science &amp; Technology tweeted about a Canadian company making a plane out of hemp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Alberta, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calgary.ctvnews.ca\/not-ready-alberta-police-association-says-it-won-t-support-drug-decriminalization-1.5748462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Association of Chiefs of Police said the province is \u201cnot ready\u201d to decriminalize drugs.<\/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 of mice found that CBD \u201cinhibits <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.abi6110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SARS-CoV-2 replication<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and highlights the substance as \u201cpotential preventative agent for early-stage SARS-CoV-2 infection.\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 \u201cdespite state-based advertising restrictions, recreational cannabis business pages use messages with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsad.com\/doi\/full\/10.15288\/jsad.2022.83.27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">youth appeal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and that \u201crequired safety message adherence is not typical on social media business pages.\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\/INDems\/status\/1484649505618227200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201c@INDems have called on the state to legalize cannabis because it\u2019s a win-win for Indiana and Hoosiers. More than 80% of voters want some form of legal marijuana, and Democrats will hit the road to discuss this common-sense issue very soon.\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:\/\/yallpolitics.com\/2022\/01\/20\/municipal-league-comes-out-against-ms-house-version-of-medical-marijuana-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi Municipal League<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> opposes recent changes to a medical cannabis bill.<\/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\/dama-financial-to-acquire-growflow-301465317.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dama Financial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is acquiring GrowFlow Corp.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/numinus-wellness-inc-reports-q1-2022-results-824217004.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Numinus Wellness Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported quarterly revenue of $0.8 million and loss of $5.4 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/cannabis\/articles\/1457176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MedMen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asked a California judge to order the company\u2019s former chief financial officer to repay more than $612,000 in legal fees.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220121005241\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbia Care Inc.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> received consent from noteholders to increase borrowing capacity to support growth initiatives.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/businesscann.com\/industry-rocked-as-leading-uk-bank-shuts-its-doors-to-cannabis-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Metro Bank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is reportedly closing accounts for CBD businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/01\/18\/snapchat-fentanyl-opioid-crisis-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Snapchat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is using automated systems to identify drug-related content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to get Marijuana Moment\u2019s daily dispatch in your inbox.<\/strong><\/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 - 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