{"id":52626,"date":"2022-01-31T03:12:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T11:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/01\/31\/cannabis-banking-amendment-gets-another-shot-newsletter-january-31-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T13:45:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T21:45:47","slug":"cannabis-banking-amendment-gets-another-shot-newsletter-january-31-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/01\/31\/cannabis-banking-amendment-gets-another-shot-newsletter-january-31-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis banking amendment gets another shot (Newsletter: January 31, 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><em>OH legalization signatures valid; Top drug official says teen marijuana use stable at SAM\/DARE event; OR psilocybin equity bill; USA hemp webinars<\/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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The newsletter is almost always the first thing I read when I wake up in the morning, and it makes me much more informed and effective in the work that I do in the industry. I\u2019m very grateful to the entire Marijuana Moment team for making this excellent resource available to the wider cannabis community.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support our work for $25\/month and gain access to valuable insider data, exclusive interview audio, and more: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/top-federal-drug-official-says-marijuana-use-stable-among-youth-at-prohibitionist-hosted-panel-sponsored-by-d-a-r-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014at an event hosted by prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana and sponsored by D.A.R.E.\u2014reaffirmed that teen cannabis use is \u201cstable\u201d even as more states are enacting legalization.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/congressman-files-new-marijuana-banking-reform-amendment-to-large-scale-house-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed the text of his marijuana banking bill as an amendment to broader legislation going before the House Rules Committee on Tuesday. The congressman has pledged to pursue avenues to pass the SAFE Banking Act\u00a0 before he leaves office next year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/ohio-lawmakers-will-be-forced-to-consider-marijuana-legalization-as-state-validates-activist-signatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio\u2019s secretary of state<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> confirmed that activists collected enough signatures to force lawmakers to consider marijuana legalization. If legislators don\u2019t act within four months, the campaign can collect more petitions to put the initiative before voters on the November ballot.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/oregon-lawmakers-file-psilocybin-equity-bill-as-state-implements-legal-use-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oregon lawmakers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed a new bill to create a task force to help ensure the state\u2019s emerging legal psilocybin services program centers equity for psychedelic business owners, session facilitators and participants.<\/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\/usda-teams-up-with-cornell-university-for-hemp-education-webinar-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming up with Cornell University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on a hemp webinar series that will cover issues like cultivation, processing, extraction, the endocannabinoid system, food science, genetics and economics of the industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new scientific case study looks at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/dont-feed-marijuana-buds-to-donkeys-new-study-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">two donkeys who had an intense experience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> after being hand-fed marijuana buds but later \u201crecovered uneventfully within 24\u2009hours of peak effects.\u201d<\/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\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/01\/27\/president-biden-announces-key-regional-appointments-for-usda-epa-and-sba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> press release touted a new U.S. Department of Agriculture appointee\u2019s record of overseeing cannabis issues in Florida.<\/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.c-span.org\/video\/?517397-1\/hearing-federal-prison-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism &amp; Homeland Security<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> heard testimony about a man who died of COVID after being sent to prison for marijuana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonaldPayne\/status\/1487173647177588747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI am outraged to hear that none of the 56 NJ cannabis business licenses were awarded to a Black-owned business.\u00a0 These entrepreneurs have been shut out of New Jersey\u2019s cannabis market.\u00a0 NJ needs to end this injustice!\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wild.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-wild-leads-call-action-against-philippines-human-rights-violations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and more than 20 colleagues sent a letter calling on the secretaries of state and treasury to seek targeted sanctions against Philippine officials responsible for human rights violations in the nation\u2019s bloody \u201cdrug war.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ilhan\/status\/1487063316778438660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cIt is way past time we legalize marijuana and expunge records for cannabis-related offenses. Our office is proud to co-sponsor the MORE Act to help 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:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1487546098822434820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cBusinesses big and small recognize the ramifications of cannabis prohibitions\u2026and what a detriment it is on the workforce.\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:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryChambersJr\/status\/1487256037430235139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gary Chambers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> met with California cannabis growers and tweeted, \u201cLouisiana citizens should have the opportunity to own &amp; grow these kinds of businesses. Justice &amp; equity require that we move the entire country forward on pot policies.\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:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/news\/local\/will-gov-walzs-weed-proposal-light-up-the-economy-or-burn-out-in-the-senate\/89-3fe13f67-1563-4dc0-8a68-59e819477a27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> deputy agriculture commissioner spoke about Gov Tim Walz\u2019s (D) marijuana legalization proposal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2022\/01\/27\/as-one-missouri-adult-use-ballot-initiative-raised-1-3-million-another-seemed-to-fizzle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana legalization campaign raised $778,000 in the last quarter of 2021 while another campaign brought in less than $1,200.<\/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:\/\/housedemocrats.wa.gov\/kloba\/2022\/01\/27\/house-passes-bill-protecting-all-medical-marijuana-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Washington State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House of Representatives approved a bill to clarify civil and criminal protections for medical cannabis patients.<\/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:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-marijuana-medical-marijuana-south-carolina-beaufort-659deeecc51bf441419de456117c1654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Carolina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate could consider amendments to a medical cannabis bill this week. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitsnews.com\/2022\/01\/27\/interview-with-tom-davis-on-south-carolinas-medical-marijuana-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">senator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sponsoring the legislation spoke about his ongoing efforts to convince colleagues to support it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-marijuana-virginia-retail-sales-8a4c1da90e2ba017882d2f1ae7976005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> House speaker said his top concern with marijuana legislation is that \u201cwe have to have a regulatory structure in place for retail sales that does not encourage the black market.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chair of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/01\/28\/marylands-communities-color-need-swift-end-cannabis-criminalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Legislative Black Caucus <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mdhousedems\/status\/1487181951618457604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">authored<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> an op-ed calling for marijuana legalization. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerAJones\/status\/1487179970958946306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House speaker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tweeted, \u201cI applaud the thoughtful insight from Maryland Black Caucus Chair @DelDBarnes on how Maryland moves forward with equitable cannabis policy reform. We are taking this issue seriously and will cross the finish line.\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.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/01\/28\/marijuana\/with-speaker-marianos-backing-mass-legislature-poised-advance-marijuana-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy approved legislation on marijuana local host community agreements, social consumption sites and equity. <\/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=\"http:\/\/indepthnh.org\/2022\/01\/28\/marijuana-bill-killed-in-committee-more-coming-this-session\/\" 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 killed a marijuana legalization bill at the request of its sponsors.<\/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.pressherald.com\/2022\/01\/30\/maine-could-legalize-magic-mushroom-drug-to-treat-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> legislature\u2019s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on a bill to legalize psilocybin therapy on Tuesday.<\/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.newschannel5.com\/news\/lawmaker-wants-to-legalize-recreational-cannabis-in-tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative filed a marijuana legalization bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/marijuana\/illinois\/ct-illinois-marijuana-craft-appeal-denied-20220129-paizxtayybflrnq6xe23tbg6ba-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Supreme Court denied a request to let regulators name the winners of craft cannabis licenses while litigation is ongoing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/activists-sue-over-social-equity-marijuana-licenses-alleging-the-licenses-are-going-to-big-cannabis-companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arizona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> judge heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging the state\u2019s marijuana social equity program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbfo.org\/state\/2022-01-28\/final-state-cannabis-rules-expected-by-early-spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> top marijuana regulator said final rules to implement legalization should be ready by early spring.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ca.gov\/2022\/01\/department-of-cannabis-control-proposes-adoption-of-conflict-of-interest-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis regulators are proposing to adopt a conflict of interest code.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markniesse\/status\/1487473576143958025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators met to discuss medical cannabis implementation issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov\/News?articleID=308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published updated medical cannabis patient and caregiver numbers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/a58aa9b9f8c3\/ccb-weekly-meeting-announcement-week-of-15771598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vermont<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators will consider public comments on proposed cannabis rules on Monday.<\/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:\/\/politico.mx\/cuando-podria-discutir-el-senado-la-reforma-sobre-marihuana-recreativa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mexico\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Senate president <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_OlgaSCordero\/status\/1487818716293259274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marijuana reform will be a priority in the session that begins this week.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinAgricultura\/status\/1487111037446987778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colombia\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> agriculture minister visited a cannabis production facility.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prohibitionpartners.com\/2022\/01\/28\/poland-legislative-reform-is-lacking-for-one-of-europes-largest-medical-cannabis-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Polish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lawmakers advanced a hemp research bill.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winnipeg, Manitoba, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/decriminalization-illegal-drugs-winnipeg-city-councillors-1.6330350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> city councilors are proposing a drug decriminalization plan.<\/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 \u201cmedical cannabis used as an alternative treatment for chronic pain demonstrates <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.painphysicianjournal.com\/current\/pdf?article=NzQwOA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reduction in chronic opioid use<\/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 found cannabis-based medicinal products \u201ctreatment to be associated with a relatively low incidence of severe adverse events in the medium-term\u201d and that \u201cpositive changes following treatment were observed in general, as well as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/10.1089\/can.2021.0145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anxiety and sleep-specific<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, [health-related quality of life]\u00a0 outcomes.\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\">A poll found that 59 percent of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220127005269\/en\/55-of-America%E2%80%99s-Generation-Zs-and-60-of-Millennials-Have-More-Delivery-Apps-Than-Streaming-Services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American adults<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> would rather purchase marijuana via delivery than going to a dispensary.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A poll found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com\/british-public-narrowly-split-on-legalisation-of-cannabis-for-recreational-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">British voters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are split on legalizing marijuana, with 35 percent in favor and 38 percent against.<\/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\/INDems\/status\/1487113240177889291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indiana Democratic Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is talking up marijuana legalization on a new \u201cjobs tour.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/leaders\/2022\/01\/29\/psychedelic-therapy-shows-great-promise-more-states-should-legalise-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Economist\u2019s editorial board<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said more states should legalize psychedelic therapy.<\/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\/trulieve-announces-closing-of-75-million-private-placement-of-8-senior-secured-notes-301470628.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trulieve Cannabis Corp.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> closed a private placement of senior secured notes worth $75 million.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-parent-company-announces-voluntary-extension-of-board-of-director-and-leadership-team-lock-up-agreements-301470592.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Parent Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced that certain insiders of the company voluntarily entered into a twelve-month extension of lock-up agreements.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Workers at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local881ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Press-Release_Sunnyside-Champaign_Workers-Vote-YES-for-Contract_Jan27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunnyside<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Champaign, Illinois voted to ratify a union contract.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Workers at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grownin.com\/2022\/01\/28\/two-more-mass-dispensaries-petition-for-a-union-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sanctuary Medicinals and INSA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Massachusetts filed petitions for union representation.<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220128005052\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wiz Khalifa\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cannabis brand officially launched sales at Cookies stores in California.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" 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